MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 7

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

A special summoned meeting of the Lova! Albion Lodje, K=. 5-283, A1.U.1.0.0.P., wag held iu tlie Icdgcrcom, Oddfollows' Hall, KatUay street, on Thursday for the putposo of electing k permimeM sccrolary and c treasurer. There. wua p n very largo attendance of members,, and 'a keen interest w«s taken in the. elections, which resulted in E.G. Bro 1.. L. Lillblini being elected permanent secl-elury !tud IMi. Bro I'. W. Stabb (vessurer. A further election then took placo lor the position of trustee owing to P.O. Bro. Lillbtirn having resigned to take up the position 01 permanent secretary, which resulted in P.O. liro. 11. ilnim being elected. 'Die newly-elected officers were duly installed, Mid each returned thanks. l'.G, Bro. Lyon (Hand :nul Heart Lodge) and Bro. Hail (Loyal Apiti Lodge) acted as scrutineers. The auditor (I'.ll. Hro. James Brown) congratulated tile loose mi its satisfactory position, and made e.>nH< complimentary remarks concerning the retiriiii; pernnment secretarv (P.P.G.M. Bro. W- }■'■■ C Heid. It was decided that Uto elective otlicers form tliemselves into a- committee In co-operate with tlio other lodges in. iv...i!:.i:j; „p a benefit concert foi Bro. Jurliy iWainori l.odije). who was pcrmnuently rfisabled while saving the lift of a boy from rtrownnij; some tlsiep years Bro. 0. It. Coilsnlan. on behalf of the jodse. presented 1.0. Hro. 0. Kennedy with ?.'Past Grand '?,', '"" r \' ,ron , »', recognition ot nis having lilted tho Grand Master's chair lor a *coud term A large, amount of b"?ine.-s was transacted, and one candidal,. *•„, initiated and tliree were proposed. The following brothers responded to the second toast:-P.O. Bro. Lyon (Hand and Heart). X.O. Bro. firitv (Loyal Cnverslmml. liro. Cwrt iLoval Britons), ami Uro. 11.ir (Wa'. ApTii T„,(]„e Wanuamiil. P.O.M, Bro H. S. Black re(ponded to the third toast.