MANCHESTER UNITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21524, 22 December 1931, Page 12

MANCHESTER UNITY

The:; - Loyal V Centenary/ Lhdge held its Animal summoned meeting jh- the "Wesley St reet' ’'Eta'll' .011jMonday.,,: evening, when : there was a large attendance of members and visitors from the various city and suburban, lodges. TheiN.6;(Bro; E/ Harrison): presided, and extended' a cordial welcome to ' the . visitavsit Avdiiph, included P.G.M-. Bro. E. Longworlffi; ?P,DIG..Mh Bro. L. . W. Ibbotson and R. S. Black. The chief business was the election and installation of officers, the’ following being elected:— N.G;, Bro:. J.’Mp.ore; V.G., .Bro, W. Russell: E-. 5., Bro. A. Norman; G.M., Bro. E. Harrison; • warden, Bro. W, M‘Allan; guardian, Bro. G.'.Hebbard. These were' installed by the P.G.M., assisted by the P.D.G.M. and visiting,officers. The.P.G.M. made reference-to the fine attendance of visiting, brethren', some of whpnr had assisted at. a number .of - installations. Among these was P;P.G,M. Bro.- W. Ibbotson, the senior past provincial grand master of the Order in Otago. Speaking to the newly-installed, officers, the P.G.M. advised them to visit other lodges. This experience would be invaluable to them during their term of office. On behalf of the executive, he extended best wishes and , seasonal greetings. A number of visitors also conveyed congratulations from their respective lodges, and at the conclusion of the meeting those present Were entertained to supper. The N.G. (Bro. W. R. Smeatpn) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Mosgiel Lodge, held at Mosgiel on Tuesday evening. , There , was'.a good muster of members and a number of visitors from city lodges, including, the P.G.M. and the P.D.G.M., were welcomed. One new member was initiated and two propositions' (Top, membership received. The ahnuaP/suminopech.meetihg’,was., then opened," and. the following officers were installed; for : the. ensuing iterm:—N.G., Bro. J. Plato;' V.G., Bro. EULyhll;' E.S., Bro.. J. Bfpwny. warden, Bro. E. Gordon; guardian, r ,Bro. H. Wright; G.M., Bro; W.. R. SmeatopjThe installation ,was ducted;, by the district officers, assisted by visitors.--'from ■. the; -Loyal Princess Mary, Centenary/ Caver sham, -Albion,-. Prince of Wales, aD(I .-Dunedin- Lodges., -It- was' decided :ito .forward .-a letter to Past Permanent Secretary Bro. William Weir, conveying greetings from the lodge and expressing best wishes for his early recovery. During the evening opportunity was taken to bid farewell to P.G. Bro. W. M. Park, who has been transferred to Oamaru. During his association with the local lodge Bro; Park has passed through the chairs and has given good service, and appreciative reference was'made to his work. The next meeting of the lodge being set down for December 29, it was resolved to obtain the permission of the district executive to cancel this meeting and to resume on January 12.

At the annual summoned meeting of the Loyal Valley Lodge, held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Albany street, on Monday evening, December 14, the following officers were elected for the next half-year:— K. Bro. S. E. Varcoe; V.G., Bro. G. S. Robertson; G.M., Bro. J. Swan; E.S., Bro. J. Scbtt; warden, Bro. J. MacDonald; guardian, Bro. W. Hogg. For- the annual summoned meeting of the Loyal Caversham Lodge, held in the Oddfellows Hall, Forbury corner, on Wednesday evening, there was a large attendance of members, the N.G., Bro. A. •T. Miller, in the, chair. Considerable ■interest was taken in the election of' officers, as was evident by the attendance of over 70 members, while visiting brethren brought- the total attendance to over 100. Before proceeding with business sympathetic reference was made .to the death of an old member, P.G. Bro. James Robertson, who was prominent in the early history of the lodge, having passed through the chairs in ISB6. Reference was also made to . the passing of P.G. Bro. John Neill, who was for over 51 years closely connected with the Loyal Outran! Lodge. It was decided to forward letters of sympathy to the relatives cf the late brethen, and members stood jn silence for a few moments as a tribute So their memory. Under the ordinary meeting two new members were intiated. The election of 'officers' was t«en held, and the following were installed by the P.G.M.:—N.G., Bro. J. Smith; V.G., Bro. L. Esplin: E.S., Bro. V. Dixon; G.M., Rio. A. Miller; warden, Bro. G. Stevenson; guardian, Bro. J. Stevenson. For the ’office of permanent secretary, P.G. Bro A. Rennie being the only nominee, was elected to the position. Bro. Rennie vas installed by P.G,a Bios. B- B. H] *nd PJ; Rend a) (trustees). Bro. Hill

stated that they all regretted the necessity for the appointment of a new secretary, none more so than Bro. Rennie, who had been closely associated with the late Bro. Souness. • He waa sure members had chosen a worthy officer; one who would give loyal and efficient service to the Caversham Lodge. In . installing Bro. A. J. Miller as G.M., the P.G.M. paid a tribute to his fine work during a strenuous period of office. During his term the lodge had' held its jubilee celebrations, ‘and this entailed cbnsiderable work for the chief officer of the lodge. The various functions had been a credit to all concerned and would long be remembered by those who took part in them._ The new officers were accorded the Oddfellows* toast, and made suitable response. The resignation of Bro. Rennie as treasurer was before the meeting, and it was decided to hold over the election of a successor until the adjourned summoned meeting on January 13, the rules requiring a new treasurer to be appointed within 28 days. Prior to the conclusion of business, the district officers and a number of visiting brethren spoke on behalf of their lodges, and tendered congratulations and seasonal greetings, which were reciprocated by the N.G. of the Cavereham Lodge. The N.G: (Bro. H. A. Penny) • presided over a large attendance :of members at the fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Albion Lodge, held bn Thursday evening. There was also a fine muster of visiting brethren, all the city arid 'suburban-lodges being represented, while a visit was received from four members of :the District Executive, headed by the P.G.M., Bro. E. Longworth. The annual summoned meeting was opened, and the following officers were elected: —N.G., Bro. L. Huntley; V.G., Bro. G- Potts; E.S., BroR. Stewart; G.M.„ Bro. H. Penny; warden, Bro. L. Anderson; guardian, Bro. C. A. Varcoe. The P.G.M. and the disr trict officers, together with visiting brethren carried out the installation. The P.D.G.M., Bro. L. Calvert, congratulated the N.G. elect,-who was'a past officer of the Loyal United Juvenile Lodge. He had given good service in both the Juvenile and Albion Lodges, and in .the light of bis previous experience should fill the. position with credit to himself . atjd. the, lodge. The various officers were, ,coii;. gratulatcd oh their, appointments to office and suitably returned thanks. The secretary of the Juvenile Lodge, reported that owing fo heavy initial outlay on regalia, a deficit would bo shown on the year’s working, and it was decided to donate the sum of £2 towards the lodge. The next meeting, set down for December 31, having been cancelled, the lodge was then adjourned for four weeks. The P.G.M.. in acknowledging the toast of ‘‘The District Executive,” tendered his sincere thanks to all officers and brethren who had supported him so loyally during the many installations, of which the present was the final. He also thanked hie colleagues on the executive for their assistance. At every installation he had conducted there had been keen' competition for office, and this fact. ■ together with the large'attendances at the-various meetines augured well for the progress-of tire Order in 1932. :• After briefly touching on executive matters,, the. P.G.M. tendered season’s greetings from, tiie district officers. The P.D.G.M. and Bros. Hopcraft and Sligo also responded to the 'toast.