FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1861, 10 July 1920, Page 7

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

ORIENT LODGE. The IwH-veorlv meeting of Orient Lodge was held last evening, there being a very ■largo attendance, N.G. Rio. J. Bell presidin.v Two candidates iverc initiated and one candidate piojwsed for membership. Jhe Lodge passed a vote of syni|);'t:iy to tnc relatives of the late Bro. Brett (I'orestcrs ami this h-te Bro. Hickoy (Hibernian), r.l members standing. A vote of thanks was parsed hv acclamation to the press for I 10 manner in which they have reported the proceedings of the Oricit Lodge.' Llie ressidents of Hiwinui challenged the Lodge to a game of cuds on Friday r.ext. Ihe Grand Lodge notified this district that 'he Grand Sire'of America-, Bro. Boist, wul.be in New Z, aland in August, and will visit as niniv lodges as possible. D.D.G.M. Bro Smillie, assisted i v P.G. Bro. Anderson'(Ki/i Ora Lodge). P.G. Bros. Hawtiy, Gillespie, and Pelus (Pyramid Lodge. Wanganui). end P.G. Bro. Mnlhuson and Lmdsav (Kiwitea Lodgo, [''aiding), and P.G. Rro. J. Fa hoy, D.D. Grand .Marshal, being in' I'ltt'-ndnnce. installed N.G. Bro. H. Thompson and the various officers for jhe ensuing term. Representatives o! the following Lodges were present:—Pyramid. Lodge, Wiinganui; Kia On, Dannevirke; Awoi'im, Taihape: Kiwitea. Foildmg; Tnnentua. Pntorua; and Sf.r of Waikato. Hamilton. P.G. Bro. Hawtrv presented P,D.D.G.M. Bro. 0. Harris with a V I) D.G M 's eo'lar and jewel for ids nasi services as D.D.G.M. duiin-r the last four years. D.D.G.M. Bro. Smillie nnnounccd thai Hie following twitters were undt consideration hv this district: District Grand Lod<te. a new medical scheme, and the consolidation of the medical services for !:iis Order in New Zealand. After tic meetnii'. at a social function. to;ists were 'honoured a, follows:-"The King." "Grand Lodge." "Kindred Societies." "Absent Members.' Items wen> rendered by Mr 0. Houston. Bros. Hawtrv, Hnrdio. Pawn' and Wi Duncan mid Bro Mal'mson. .Orient Lodge pays oflicial -isils .villi the D.D.G.M. en the ]!) th and 20 tli July ' ri Dannevirke and Wanganui.