GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20384, 12 October 1929, Page 12

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES WANTED

MAINTENANCE OF THE LODGE

In view of the vagueness surrounding tho control of the Girls' Friendly Society's Lodge in- Wellesley Street, the council of tho society has approached the Church of England Diocesan Synod for the appointment of a board of trustees to govern its endowments and funds. This course is provided for in a Bill infcro-' duced to synod by Archdeacon W. J. Simkin last evening. Archdoaeon Simkin said that many years ago tho Council of the Girls' Friendly Society opened a small lodge in Auckland. The work grew and eventually leasehold premises were purchased in Wellesley Street. Part of the building on the land was demolished and a modern brick structure erected.- It was the intention of the council when funds became available to replace tho old wooden section by a building in permanent material. In order to carry out work already done tho council had raised over £4OOO. The society already had in hand £IOOO toward tho cost of further rebuilding, this amount having been given by an anonymous donor.

When tho Welleslcy Street property was purchased, trustees wero appointed, but no method was devised whereby vacancies were to bo filled. It was doubtful if any of tho trustees still lived. The Arch; bishop acted, but there was no record of his appointment. Tho council felt the work of the society at the lodge was of great value and it desired to see it con-, tinned for all timu. Many girls were admitted to the lodge who wero not membors, and the question had arisen as to what would bocomo of tho lodge if tho society ceased to function. There was. no deed ot trust governing tho lodge property or funds handled by the council apart from the endowment fund.

Tho council had decided to approach synod firstly to provido a method for the appointment of trustees and secondly for a statute to declare the trust upon which tho lodgo and property should bo held if at any time tho society itself went out of existence.

Five trustees, including tho bishop of the diocese, are provided for by the Bill, the members, other than tho bishop, to bo elected by tho council of tho society, ono retiring each yeaar, but being eligible for re-election,

It is laid down that tho Wellcsley Street promises shall bo maintained' as a lodge for girls although the trustees will havo no part in tho control or management of tho lodgo. The £IOOO now in hand shall bo held by tjio trustees, and tho use of that as well as any other funds which come into tho hands of tho trustees shall be determined by tho council. ' The Biil.w.as read a second, timp.