UNITED ANCIENT ORDER oF DRUIDS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 18, 19 December 1883, Page 2

UNITED ANCIENT ORDER oF DRUIDS.

New Lodge. = ' The'iriaiigtfral proceedings ! m. conned- ■ tion with the formation of yet another, of the' many branches of the popular -Dmids friendly Society were carried through with considerable eclat last d^eningafc the Oddfelk>wg f *Hall r(Atowlem'a office). Some thirty candidates 'presented themselves for initiation into Che*mysteries of the Ancient Druids, put ; thi*ouwh ; «he ! ordeal by Bro. W. K. Bishop, P.D.P. of %c k Gri'apd Lodge of, Australia, f assisted by 3i-oi/^,r^:i:A&cjb,'-^P/ Uie " Bishop Lodge," Wangauui. The Dispensation signed V 6n behalf of the Grand Lodge by Walter,- K? Bishop, P ( . D.P., ., Geo. F. Bates; t): Vi No, 18 DUlriofc,- Ufad Edgar Jones, A.D., Excelsior Lodge, No 97, having been read, the drfly. opened :by thjo preside ing .officer, and the election of first bnice-bearers^rbceeded with. The fol- . lowing bi'etbren were ejected, and^, af iefwards duly installed into their" respective chairs by P.D.P. Bishop: — Arch Druid, J. T. "Wood, Finance Secretary, J. S. Jolly,, (both appointments made by the Board of Dirt c tors) ; Vice-Arch Druid, C. E. Shortt; Inner -Guardr J. Andrews ; Outer Guard, • Thort. Jansen.'; A.D; Bards, R. Tingey and J. Bett ; Vice-Bards, J . S. Watchorn and R. E. Cole ; Minute Secretary, A. "W. George; Medical Ofiicer, Dr Marriner; Treasurer, S. M. George; Trustees, F. Stratford, R, Tingey, and G. F. Hawkins. It was resolved to name the Lodge ,s»e " : Oroua Lodge," an 4: the meetings to bo held at the Hall on alternate Tuesdays. A hearty vote of thanks was carried to Bro. bishop by acdumojation for his 'services inf orming t]ie Lodge, and tbe were then brought to a ■close,' Kfter one of the most successful Friondly v Society gatherings lreld iv this district. Mr Bishop returned to Wellington to day.