ODDFELLOWS' GREETING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1924, Page 8

ODDFELLOWS' GREETING

•TO BROTHERS IN A SQUADRON.

A large1 number ofVLpyal' Antipodean Ijpdge,? M.U.,,' Oddfellows, ■ attended : a :- special meeting, last.^eveningi to:/ extend ' fraternal greetings to their brother meni- •■ bers from the Squadron. Bro:/' C. ' :H. .Wood (1.P.N.G.) presided^ and, after the usual ritual of opening Lodge, the chairman called on Bro. Blair, D.P. G.M., to extend greetings to the visit- . ors. '. Bro. Blair explained thatVithe. meeting was arranged h'urrjeclly.. An \: invitation was sent aboard the. ships invitingl^ M.U. Oddfellows to attend, and members were pleased to extend _ fraternal greetings. Bro.\ S. A. Hall (the Loyal Orwell Lodge, Ipswich), from . H.M.S. Repulse, and Bro. H. L. Har.vey ..' (Loyal" Harboard Lodge, Manly, Sydney) from H.M.A.S.. Adelaide.- In extending them a hearty welcome he ;gave_ some .-.interesting information re- ; : garding the /Antipodean Lodge, and M.Ctr .Oddfellows' in general. '"• He "ask- ■;. Ed them when they returned to their. lodges ■ to .convey' the Loyal .. Antipodean Lodge's fraternal greetings. ■ '"■■ Bro:-B: "Smith also spoke, extending greetings. . Bro. Blair then called for .Lodge honours to the visitors, , which were given enthusiastically. ,Bros. Hall and Harvey thanked members for their greetings, and expressed regret,- on account of the short notice, that there were , not more brothers present to receive such a cordial and brotherly welcome. They would, be pleased-to report to tfieir respective' Lodges the kindness that: had been-.extended to th"em. Tho vLodge ■waS'ithen ■closed, arid adjourned to tho' social.room,'.'.where-a smoke concert was held.. Bro. G. Read, P.P.G.M., presided. The following toast list was honoured : "The King," Chairman; "Visitors," proposed by Bro. W. Clark, D.S.C.; and responded to by Bros. Hall and Harvey Bro. Blair, D.P.G.M., y proposed "Kindred Societies," arid.Bro. ,'MacLauchlin (Excelsior Lodge .Druids) responded.•"■; Bro., E. Read proposed"The Ladies," and Bro. Gorgensen (secretary of. the Sister. Wallis Lodge) replied... :"Some,very interesting speechr es : were delivered, "and Bros. E. Read' and Ripon, of Loyal Masterton Lodge, were responsible for an interesting pro gramme of songs, recitations, etc. The einging of "Anld: Lang • Syne" ■' brought', to a close one- of the most ' enjoyable : evenings ever- held by the vLbyal Antipodean Lodge.. .-■'■■";■■■■■. ..