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Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 2

The fortnightly meeting of Court Pride of the Leith, A.0.F., was held on Wednesday last, with a good attendance of members and visitors. The inability of P.D.O.R. Bro. W. R. Brugh to be present to give his talk on ‘ Robert Burns’ was much regretted, and hopes were expressed that the lecture would be delivered at a future date. The toast of “The Visitors” was responded to by P..D.C.R. Bro. W. Sinclair for Court Little John, and S.W. Bro. E. M. Thomas for Court Saint Andrews, both speakers congratulating the court on its continued progress. Four new members were admitted. The half-yearly and yearly balance-sheets were read hy P.C.R. Bro. R. S. Vercoe (auditor), who, along with P.C.R.’s Bros. J. Benfell and W. J. Duncan (auditors) also gave the auditors’ report The statements submitted showed that great progress had been made by the court last year, both numerically and financially. After purging the roll the membership was 833 at tho end of tho year. Sick allowances and funeral allowances to members amounted to £1,016 Tls Bd, and the medical expenses were £862 6s Id. The secretary, Bro. J. K. Mncfie, gave an interesting report on the work of tho court for the past year, and fully explained the various funds, stating that it cost nearly £1,200 to manage the court last year, while the consolidated sick and funeral fund of the united Otago district benefited considerably from the work of the court during that period. The prospects are very bright for the further advancement of this court, the largest in tho dominion.