LODGE AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 71, 25 March 1937, Page 20

LODGE AFFAIRS

SOME RECENT MEETINGS

: ■■SouthernI:^Cross' 1 Lodge.—Brb,;'-;->C;-Quirin; ,N.G:, presided".oyer.agood' attendance. . The sick^ visitors .reported on several members, .on- the;:-- sick-ylist; Accounts.,totalling^ £44 ~p?; ill^w.er.e; pass,ed for., payment. ;;Bro.:J.'JP.V Salmond reported .on a' meeting■,'ofJ the: U.F.S. Dispensary" Board.' One member was; admitted on' transfer from, 'Orient Lodge and a member ■> granted a clearance "to j Otahuhu.' "■•■ An;:, official visit-was: !ireceived from'Bro.vß;' ::W: Harvey,. : N;G., and' members.,;,of; Zealaridia Lodge, , the' itravelling; : gavel being ■ .deposited..:- •;' . Brol";), Hodgson (Onslow Lodge) -was also ■present.1; Thelodge! was closed early" to enable ■members' to defend '•' 'the district1' "500. shield and the -bowls trophy ' • against, Zealandia; Lodge and Ngatitoa, Lodge respectively.- 'Both- shields ..were;/lost by -narrow margins: ■.<-;.■.;..: •W^i^" Zealandia .; -'Lodge.—Bro. ~«.; .^w. Harvey, N.G;, presided over a good;attendance; Two members were reported to be still on the sick'list,, relative sick pay being passed- for ' payment. The N:G:-reported^ oni offlcialJ^sitei to Maraenuiiand-Southern'Cross^Lodges. Bro ' Hardham: reported (that the, lodge team was - successful,, in-winning; toe "500". shield • from, - : Southern^ , Cross. Lodge. Arrangements were:.:flnalisea for . entertaining,:;^members, .piir,. the occasion; of the^installatipirofr the DD.G.M.- The election of officer^ ;,for theerisuingteri^reiultedas^follows:N G.: Bro. 'P. Fifteld; - V.G., Bro.^i.. .W. feedVea;1 secretary,; Brp.. E.-D.sWalUs;: rec^secretaryj --Bro, C; C:i Blakemore; trps<!iirer Bro. H. J. Parkins. :,.,■ *:■;■' t Sow j!odge.^tie N^^presidcd over a:, good attendance.•* Official visits were received': from j WildeyrMaraemii, Southern ..Cross, .andyPndevrotrKarori, Lodges. . The major;portion, of the evening was occupied; with; the junior charge* in the . district ritual? competition. ;There.werei: ; flve competitors— Bros. : Grayndler-.,,-(Onslow>j r ! ■ Miller (Pride.of KarorD-'Sergent. (Maraenui),: Rodeers (Wildey),■ ~ and.•..- Woolcott fsoutoem Cros^)?-Brp. ■Grayndler. was; declared/: the'.wiriner. .by/.the Judges, frev NG; presided over ;f: the, recent Seeting.^ Two.candidates were nommSedfOT>membership.;,:;Ofncial:;. visits were received from,the ■ grand-warden, Bro G. ■■ F. Rudkin, - and the^ lady D.D.G.M.,; Sister: ;M. Sergent.,, Reprer sentatives were present from 'Victoria, Rahiri, arid. Esther;: Rebekah-Lodges. The meeting was followed by,a social everiinl in honour of' Sister Sargent, wh^w^s'Presented-with.; a-:fountain pen and"'made.'a'life.member':.pf^-.the lodge'in honour,.and: ( appreciation^oi her^kindly" co-operation since-the ;cpnamencement. of, the. lodge., .■•'-„;.;., -,tl} ■: Victoria vßebekah'LQdge— Sister-M-Smith,- N.G.,, presided, over .a:aarge;a^ tendance. Official visits were received from the L.D.D.G:M,, Sister Mv'Se^. «ent and membe rs ; P f Esther.'.Rahiri, Ngai'b, and' Rose of Wellington:'.'Rebekah Lodges. j ;lf was. decided,; 'to .recommends to ■ district lodge. > that :,the annual: church parade be; held at the Taranaki Street-, Methodist; f Church. The second nomination ,pf;. officers for the ensuing term ,was; taken: ;, The senior Rebekah ritual competition held the • competitors being Sisters Kempton (Victoria),' Barrowman(Rahiri),- N. Sergent (Esther). ■ and. Hope (Roseof Wellington). The, judges, Bros. C.--H. Havill and .JE.:. D; :Wallis, awarded first place .to. Sister Barrowman. ■• Arrangements were'; completed to pay official visits to-Rose of Wei-, lingtoii: and Esther> Lodges.r- ■'-,■' ■. ' l' s.:!. Star'of: Petone Rebekahv Lodged Sister E. Nairne, N.G., presided. Eightcandidates were initiated. A cribbage, challenge from Heretaunga Lodge was accepted. ;; First nominations of.. officers were taken. After the meetirigCa successful dance was held. Thanks were extended to Sisters Duncan and Turvey. for "donations to Sister Wilson for the gift of a shield for table tennis, and to Mr. Westrup for donating trays.