MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16952, 3 September 1915, Page 3

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

The Star of Linwood Lod-e. 1.0.0. F., N.Z., hold its quarterly meotiug on luefday, in trie ledge rojm, Rolleston Street, Brother J. Coleman, NIG. pres.ding over a go„d a tendance. The BUoi of £1 Is was donutcd to a Brother in distress. Ihe N.G. and V.G. were appointed to attend tho meeting called to consider the question of assiatiiig the Veterans' Association bazaar. A deputa. .on from tho Umtad Friond y Societies' Diapen-nry Board, consisting of Brothers Hunter. Gabagan and Burgers attended, and addressed the members at srme length in to the dispensary . and free hod%>it_l .bed scheme. Several -questions were nsbed ond satisfactory replies w«re ?iven by the deputation. A hearty vote of thankt> to the dep; t tion was carried by acclajnation, and Brother Gahagan suitably replied. I_9 Queen's Own Lod?e, N0..86. P.A., held a very successful card' social and clanot! on Monday night in the Oravure Ha'l. Mr Allen, "one of the prize-winners, handed his trophy back, ana :'«' was disposed of by' auction four times and rea'iscd a handsome sum for the Pied Cross Fund. The Pioneer Lctfse. No. 1, U.A.0.D., held i's quarterly moetinsr on Monday evenii"', A.D. Brother T. Eoyal prefud'ng ever a filr attendance of members and. visitors. Brother R. T. Bailey. wrote 'n r n fcrence to an hon•nurs board-to inscribe the names of membera who had ™ n ne t\> the frrr-V. Brothers.li. E. Smith. C. Barnes and W, J/.. Willsteed were appointed to eo into the matter and riport next !od?o night. A request from tho Veterans' A-- c oo : atiou. asking the ledge to assist the pssociation in its endeavours to TRise fu'id" fcr a Veteran s ' Hme «Ti 3 Kranted. Brothers Gahagan, Beattie and Eldrid|e. m'>mb3rs of tbe United Friendly Societies' Dis'iensirv Board, waited on the lodge in connection with matters relating to l 'he dispensary and answered questions. During the evening: P.D.P. Brother AVii'sfeed rend a, letter he had received from P.D.P. BrctV.er'.E. Oppenheim, Leestrn,. one of the oldest mcmb"rs of the kd?e, recallhnr many events that brd taken place, in the' in years' past, atid thanking the lod™e for He kindness to him. D.P. Brother- Harriot also repd a letter he had received from his sen. a former membw of the ledje, giving a full acocunt of th' work nt the fro'-i.. Both letters proved very interesting to the Irdje. and a vote of thanks was nassed to t'-e Brothers. Bro'hers W. J. \V. Nea'e C. Barnes a'd S. Kennedy wre aopoiutrd the delegates to the Try of Li"—ond L'-dce. to tnke part in dehate on " Shou'd Friendlv Societies employ their own doctor?" and on the hosoital tied scheme. At th» q'mrWy meeting of th" T "y of Linw6od Tj-dge. U.A.0.D.. Mo. 13 » ** '"i 'he Orsn?e Hall, Worcester Street, A.D "".rrther Business was su»rerded to receive a d°mrta-t-'onfrom the Dispensary Board. A discussion tonk n'aie on matWs of interest n-d for th« .ffc'fi\ro of th" d ; °v>pi-»Ty and the hoa"ital bed ".cheme. The deputation was acc°rd"d, bv. aedlamatio'i, a heartv vote of tIT-"ks. Br-ttTmi- Fa'lr brieflv wepf,,^-,} ~'he Loyal MTJ.. >"0.'59c0. met in the <"VoV«l'nws' Hnll. AV'-o'«'o'i, on Aii"n"t ther« b"in°- a j»t'r>"'lvico of 'members. P.G.M, Davidson'-" r r,,; "'"'nHtiei) a= o^e. of the drVr •gpfr*a to.the Dispensary Board was accepted with regret.