OODDFELLOWSHIP.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14140, 17 July 1916, Page 2

OODDFELLOWSHIP.

LOYAL NELSON LODGE, \ To. 8615

The half-yearly summoned"meeemg/of the Loyal Nelson Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was held on Wednesday evening, when there was a fair attendane'e' of members.- The Noble Grand, Bro. J. T. Radford, presided.' The District officers, G.M. Bro. Wm. Liddle, Dep. Pro. G.M. Bro. Geo. Robertson, and C.S. Bro. A. G. Shrimpton, paid an official visit to the lodge, and were heartily thanked for their attendance. The District officers suitably replied. The auditors' report and balancesheet were read and adopted, and showed that the lodge was in a very flourishing state. The Sick and Funeral Fund has a credit balance of £6954 8s 2d. The amount of sick pay disbursed for

the half-year was £140 2s 6d. The Management Fund has a credit balance of £41 7s 4r::, and the Benevolent Fund a credit balance of £49 os. The sum of £40 4s lid was paid to- the District Widows and Orphans' Fund. The total worth of the lodge stands at £7045 10s 6d, an increase of £162 2s 7d for the lialf-vear.

The membership now stands at 227. There are 19 members with the Exneditionarv Forces.

The follow in.'- officer? were dalv installed by thn'jVov. G.M. B.ra. Wn,. Liddle :-:Grand Master, Bro." J. T. Radford; Noble Grand. Bro. F. C. Christall; Vic-e-Gra^l. Bro. D, Hood. The permanent secretory. /Br<\ \Y. L. Hesseltine 'nntil siich time-.-is he leaves to join t-hf Expeditionary Forces), and the trei;ißiirer, T-vo. Jas. Armstrong, retain their resneetive offices.

A resolution was nursed expressiTi-g the lodge's deep sympathy to P.P.G.M. Bro. W. H. Robertson unon the death of his only son, Bro. A.. W. Robertson, who was killed in action in Flanders on June 22nd.

During the evening occasion was taken t<>.welcome r)rn. J. Heath, of the Loyal West-wood Lodge, England, who contemplates taking, over the office of permanent secretary during the absence

of .the permanent secretary (Bro. W. L. Hesseltine) with the Expeditionary Forces. ■ * .. - A hearty vote of thanks waa passed to'the retiring officers for the manner in .which they had carried out their duties during the past half-year. The District officers were afterwards entertained at the Burlington Tea Rooms.