DRUIDISM.

Evening Star, Issue 14636, 4 August 1911, Page 3

DRUIDISM.

Tlio fortnightly mee-thi" of the, Bi Lodgtt wae held'in their lodge room < Tuesday, July 27. A.D. Bro. M'Sba presided over a, fair attendance of visito and members. Tho efficiency competiti< judges (Bro. M'Bwith. D.P., No. 2 Di triet, Bro.. Sunderland, 8.M., .and Bt Jacohson, P.U.P., li.A.S.) paid a, 60 pries visit. Two candidates wero eleeu and initiated. It' was resolved to tal part in the procefsioit. The toast* beir honored, they wero responded to by tl visitors. A.D. Bro. Knight presided over tl fortuighilv meeting of the Enterprk Lodge on "Thursday night. There was fair muster of members, and a somowm novel proposal was eprung upon the me© ing. Adopting the usages of the Oppos tion in Parliament, a vote, of wa-nt-of-coi fidence iu tho officers was proposed. A ammatod and indeed at tames an acr monious discussion followed, tho hostii motion being evontually det'ea-tcd. Then after the lodge returned to the even tenc ! of its way. : A.D. Bro. Cliff presided over a larp ! attendance of members and visitors at th Ivanhoo Lodge, which met last Monda night. D.G.'P. Bro. Mitehel '(Oamart paid an ofiieial visit, accompanied hj D.G.S. Bro. Larnach, Bro. Steele, G.G T.P.D.G.P. Bro. E. Sunderland, P.D.J Bro. Robertson, 8.M.. and P.A. Bro. A Sunderland. B.M. The All Nations Lodge pai < an official visit in charge o P.A'. Bro. Craig, P.G.P.s Bro. John awl Bryant, and Bro. Wilson (Shanno Lodge, North Island) woro also present .Routine business was dispensed with am £lO sick pay passed for payment. Th report of tho special committee sot up t consider the quinquennial valuation wa received and ordered to lie on the tab! till next lodge night. A committee eon sisting of Bros. Moss, Haynes, and Shel ton was instructed to consider alternat soboirics for consolidaition and report Three candidates wero initiated. Th Indue being under examination by th< H.A, Chapter judges, who were present a question was submitted for discussion and the manner it was debated was : credit, to the members, and of great on joymenf to these present. It was de cidf.d to contribute to Bro. Wilson's pre sentation. Tho loyal toasts being hon ored, the president, in responding, con gratulated the lodge on its prosperity and proceeded to address the brethren oi the work' done at the conference held ii Melbourne last May, but as the time wa: getting late ho had to curtail his remarks and will take the opportunity of address ing tho I van hoe Lodge later on P.D.G.P. Bro. Bryant congratulated th manor in conducting tliier business. P.A P.ro. Sunder'Jand (judge) and Bro. Wilsoi

(Shannon Lodge) also responded. Lindou Lodge, No. 5, met on Tuos day, A.D. Bro. John Duff presiding Support whs uiven to the procession ;>r inngod by the D.P.s. No. 1 and 2 Dj-. dirts, ;cnd an invitation was accepted :•• pay Court Littlejohn, A-0.F., a- visit Itei:rct was expressed at the demise of om of the Cha.rtet members, Bro. T. W. West of iviclunond, Victoria, and a vote o: condolence to th* btreated widow wa; carried. A funeral claim of £7O wa; passed for payment. Two candidates wen initialed. An adjournment was made tc rectivo iadics and visitors who wero in vited to spend a social evening. A vers large number responded to tho invitation auo a most enjoyable evening was spent ii dancing, .-.ingijig, and card playing. T\rc new members have been initiated duiinj the last quarter, and tho lodgo has somt em.hiisia.st.it: members. The ladies pro vided tho supper, and the. hall was Utste fully decorated by Bro. Jas. Duff. Visitors from .ill parts of Now Zealand were present at tho Ota;;o .Lodjre moot-in;; on Wednesday nL'ht, and must have gladdened the heart of A.D. Bro. Jones, who occupied the chair. D.G.P. Bro. Mitchell, with his officers and members of the board, paid an official visit. Nix candidates presented themselves for initiation, the ceremony being carried out- in an efficient manner. P.A. Bro. Beazley vacated tho office as A. Ba.rd, and Bro. ffolrri was t'leet.ed in his si cad, and «■!?« installed into -iftiro by Bro. M'Boath. D.P.. No. 2 Div .jict. Ajt-or the honoring of tho toasts :he President gave a speech touching oe lis visit U> Australia-. Bro. Lamaeh, G.S., iljo spoke. The«toast-s wera responded to >y the visitors. During the eouise. of hit-, ■ornnxks Bro. .Mitchell, G.P.. tellingly reerred to the Victorian brethren. During lis visit a gala and bazaar was in progress n aid of tho Alfred .Hospital, and on July L 4 the Druids' JCxeculivo met in the

Hospital's board room. Grand Secretary j Bro. Brennan handed to Mr O'DonnelJ, ! treasurer to the Hospital, two cheques, one j of £1.1'13 Is sd, the proceeds from the gala, the other £6,556 (as 9d, the proceeds I from the bazaar, making a. total £7.499 : 2i% 2d. Truly, this lesult k magnificent. i C'anuot we do something in the same cii- [ rection? There is plenty of nwm. I A Druidfc' torchlight procession was held ; on Thursday evening and witnessed by a j vast crowd. The procession left the lv;ui- | hue lodge room, Hanover street, beaded ; bv the Dunedin Pipe Band, and then folj lowed the D.G.P. Bro. Mitchell, ofaYens, | and members of the 8.M., along with the l P..A.C. oifieers rmd upwards of"~2C0 mem- | lions. Clothed in Druidic robes, tho tin- ' initiated were treated to dome amusement :at the expense of the brothers. Colored i lights were ascl on tho route, and nave lustre, to tho pio :eedings. Tho society's j object was to revive old customs and to ! give an entertainment to the in ma tec of I the Charitable Institution and by ei;- | deavoring to brighten their lives a" little j to better earrv out its motto -'United to | a.-sis.!.'' Mr Sinclair received (ho visitors, j who .it once proceeded with their pro- | gramme. J'.G.P. Bro. Johns, in tho ahi sc-oc of the G.P., took the chair, a.nd ! after a, inw introductory remarks, caller] | up.-in the members ot tlio Pipe Band fot j the first, item. -Songs weyo rendered bv ! Bros. A. T. Smith, sen. and jun., Walker, j Gibson, .May, Siuc<>ck, Firkin, Swan, Clitf, i and MTanid. Bro. Slyficld gave u recii tation. Bro. F. C. Evans and the pianirt ! of the Enterprise Lodge wero the aecomI ranists. In returrun;.' "thanks foT the op- | port unity piveu io endeavor to bring a. ray jot c>unsliine into the inmates' life, tho I Order, said Bro. Mitchell, was only carry- | out. its primary object, and hoped to j meet them again r.t no distant date. Bro. : Brockje and hi; committee deserved ihe.ir j thanks for the nblo manner in which thoy carried oaf Ihe.ir functions. Mr Bine.la.tr : thanked tie;, visitors, and the proceedings ele-se.J hy ' Aviid bou syno' an<l tho I NaUoiul Anthem.