THE ODDFELLOWS LODGE

Grey River Argus, 30 January 1906, Page 3

THE ODDFELLOWS LODGE

Annual Meeting The annual meeting cf the Westland 1 District of was held in the Borough Council Cham-; bers yesterday afternoon, the follow ing being present: P.G.M. Charles Evenden (JCumara Lodge), D.P. G.M. Ernest J. Smith (Greymouth Lodge), C.S. Edward Hopkins (Greymouth Lodge). Delegates : Grey Lodge, Bros P. G.s Edwards anci Warnes; Albert Lodge, Bros Evenden and Peters; Waimea Lodge, Bro. P.P.G.M. Lyons. The Provincial Grand Master in presenting the annual report congratulated tho brethren on the satisfactory state of the funds, and expressed the pleasuija it gave him of meeting them once more. The report war; as follows: "The return 3 of the District on January 1, 1906, shows that the members standing good on the books of the three Lodges, comprising our district to be 171. During the year 14 members' have! f been (admitted, four deaths have taken place (three from Groymouth and one fi^om the Albeit Lodges), five have left by nonpayment of dues, and twe have left by clearance, The Greymouth Lodge jias had the misfortune to lose twoi esteemed Brothers who have often sat at this table on many similar occasions such as this. I refer to P.P.G.M. 's Bros J. G. Thomas and. Charles Holder, deceased since last we met. i On January Ist the Sick and Fun eral Funds of the three Lodges amounted, %y> #5009 Us sd, and the reooipta for the year were: Contributions £207 Is 4d, interest£24S 10s 9d, initiation fees £2 2s 6d. contributions received from other lodges £10 12s 7d. Sick and Fun- ; eral benefits repaid by other lodges £49 18s 6d, and the sum of. £40 refunded by the Dis^i^t. ,for- two deaths' in 19Q4, v The parents for the same period for sick benefits, £349 2s lOd, members funeral monies £60, District Funeral Fund £40 13a H, contributions refunded to. other lodges £29} leaving the amount of funds on December Slsfc, 1905, '£5052 13a 54, , ; During the year your District Officers have taken over two district members from the late Hokitika Lodge, and received the sun of £275 sterling, which has' beer deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank in the joint names of th( treasurer and secyelavy. The fo$Q.TOJ n g officers were elec \q& fov- the ensuing year: — Provincial Grand Master, Bro. E. J Smith; Deputy. Provincial Granc Master, Bro. E. Warnes, Provincial Corresponding Secretary, Bro E. Hopkins. • -„ On the question of amalgamating with, another. District opinion was divided on the question of the necessity;- but it was resolved that th( Provincial offteers attend the meeting- of the South Westland District to be held at Blackball on February. 6th, and see if any arrangement could be made for the mutual benefit of both districts. A levy of 3s for management was struck, and it was decided to leave the matter of funprai levies as at present. A i%rga amount of routine business was gone througl when \^h,e meeting adjommed for the Purple Lecture, which was held at 8 p.m. At .the fj'ocial held -at Ketlar's Restaurant to entertain the delegatesN.G. A. Martin was in tli« chair after the toast of tho (King and the Manchester^ Unity had beer disposed. ?£,. RRGf.M. . Edwards proposed "The District Officers" tc which P.G.M. Smith,, ajnd ßP. S.M. Warnes responded. Othei toasts honored were: "The Gfeymputh Lodge" (P.P.G.M. Evender proposing, and the N.G. Bro. Martin responding); "Kindjr^ Societies' D. P.G.M, "VKarn.es, responded to by Xkp % . Sotheran (Foresters] Bro.'T-ympns (Hibernians) and Bro. Jackson. .. (Druids) ; "The Press/ : P,P.G.M. Eldwards, responded to by Mr Petrie; "The Ladies/.'- Bro. C. Heaphey. responded to by Bro. Orams; YOur Host and Hostess," yss-pondedr to by Mr Keller. . During the evening the Prov. G. M. presented Bro. East with a framed Oddfellows' emblem in recognition! of his valuable services to the Ibdge during the past 30 years; a,nd also one to D. P.G.M. Barnes for merit. V ■■■':■ 'V-