MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11643, 29 January 1900, Page 8

MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Caverv sham Lodge, M.U., was held in the lodge room on Wednesday. N.G. Bro. J. Will presided, and there was a good attendance of -mem-' hers. A large amount of correspondence wasdealt with in the usual manner. During tho evening P.G. Bro. J. Wilson was presented with a P.G. sash and apron. G.M. Bro. ■ T., . Gallagher, in making the presentation, referred, to the good feeling which existed between the members of the lodge and P.G. Bro! Wilson,and also referred to the capable manner iv which he had fxilfilled the various offices of the' lodge. P.G. Bro. ,1. Wilson suitably-it-1 spondcd. Bros. T. Gallagher, R. Haddock, J.: Searlo, and Bevin all gave very interesting aev counts of how they had spent their holidays.. Bros. Broadfoot and Bremner responded *on; behalf of the visitors. The receipts for the' evening were £23 lGs Gd. , ; The usual fortnightly meeting of the Star of Boslyn Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held oh Thursday, the C.T., Bro. J. C. Strachan, presiding.: There was a fair attendance of members and visitors. It was decided that the present' officers hold their respective positions during the next quarter. The chief business of the evening was the election of delegate:; to tho District Lodge for the current year, which re-, suited as follows:—Regulars: Bros, dandilands,J. C. Strachan, S. Hart, 'Scott, and E. Strachan. Alternates: Bros. L. Hart, Wilson, Shannon Snow, and Sis. A. Brown. It was decided that the next meeting be pound night. The cr.s-. toniary vote of thanks to the visitors was responded to by Bros. Grantliam (Alliance),. Ewing (Hope of Duhedin), and Himuiel(Pioneer). ~■■-. A large number of members and officers ofCourt Hobin Hood, No. 3991, A.0.F., met in' the Foresters' Hall, Port Chalmers, on Friday,' when, at the request of Bro. Dillon, C.E., Mr John Mill took the chair. Bro. Mill, who is one of the founders of the lodge, expressed tho pleasure hefelt at being asked to .take part in a very pleasing ceremony, that of. presenting their esteemed friend and brother, Past" Chief Ranger Bro. W. G. Fail, with a token of the regard felt for him by the court, and as' a slight mark of the valuable services he had rendered the members during the term of his office as secretary. Nothing they could '. do w-ould adequately repay Bro. Fail for his labours, but they were about to ask his ac-: ceptance of'a gold watch pendant and a Gladstone bag as a slight mark of the esteem in which' he was held.—(Applause.) He (Mr (Mill) trusted Bro. Fail would be long.spared' to wear the pendant, and that he would continue for many years to give the court the. benefit of his services and advice.—(Applause.). Tho pendant, a handsome oblong gold one, bears on tho obverse the initials "W. G. F." and on the reverse: " Presented to W. G. Fail, P.C.E., from the members of Court Robin Hood, No. 3091, for extra services rendered. January, 1SO0." Bro. Fail was then saluted with full Foresters' honours, the Chief Ranger, Bro. Dillon, leading. Bro. W. G. Fail, in Teturring^ thanks, said the presentation came, upon him as a pleasant surprise. He never anticipated that anything of the kind would take place. Anything he had done was peTfoimed with a free will, and without the hopeof reward. He had been a member of' the order for 42 years, and had filled every office, in Court Robin Hood except that of treasurer.. He assured them he looked upon the presentation as a double honour, first, because it was a mark that they appreciated his services, and, next that it was a spontaneous gift from the members, and not paid for from the funds of; the court. He assured them he should prize their handsome gifts highly, and that at any' time his services were necessary they would, be at the court's disposal.—(Applause.) An. adjournment was then made for refreshments, and at the request of Bro. J. Mill, the health of Bro. Dillon, the Chief Ranger, was drunk with musical honours. Bro. E. M'Alpine, P.C.R., was indefatigable in attending to the comforts of the members and visitors, and a,couple of hours was spent in harmony, some excellent songs, principally patriotic, being rendered by ; Bros. Dr Borne (court surgeon), G.Churchill, Montgomery, Anderson, E. Smith," J. K. Murray, Osborne, F. Fail, G. Cashman, M'Alpine and Young, while P.C.R. Bro. A. Fullarton]' sen., gave an effective recitation. Prior to separating "Rule Britannia" and "God savethe Queen" : were sung.