MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Evening Star, Issue 11454, 23 January 1901, Page 8

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

The monthly nieeting of the Loyal raLodge No Surrender was held in"the ChorVJl on Wednesday, 16th, when there wasj§| |ja large attendance. The W.M. (Bro.fl presided. Correspondence wasgl |3read, including a report of the Grand Lodgefl pannual session by the R.W.G.S. Bro. WilM H'lis, an already reported. During the even-pJ Ming one friend was admitted. The niect-fsfj closed with a vote of thanks to the visit-|| brethren, and was responded to by D.M.|| PJBro. Hunt and Bro. Kyle (Oamaru) and Bro.pl (Timaru). It" was resolved to pav&jj man official visit to No. 12 Lodge. * M |J Court Pride of the Leith, A.0.F., heldra ordinary fortnightly meeting on Wed-kjj evening last at the Oddfellows' Hall.Pl street. The CR. (Bro. J. P. Jamesjjj.s f|occupied the chair. After the usnal busi-p the auditors' report and the year ended December 51 was sub-j7?j jHjmJtted. This showed the Court to hep Igmakicg satisfactory progress, the sick andfej gfuneral fund showing a gain of £228 7s 6clK ||and the management'fund £sl 9s 9d ; |M£262 17s 3d. The interest on to the sick fund, was £172 3s SIM |jThe «ck pay disbursed amounted to £182,P g/and funeral claims amounting to £lO werejKl Rjaiso paid ; the grand total of funds beiugfe 3s lOd, £3.000 of which is well in.p by the trustees. The members ex-pl pspressed satisfaction at the favorable report.H Hand unanimously adopted the same. The|| Umanagement fnnd being in a good position,El f|it was resolved to cea-sc charging the cxtralS per week, which had been in force forjP rasome years. M