FORESTERS’ LODGE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 384, 16 March 1937, Page 4

FORESTERS’ LODGE.

I Half-yearly Meetin? of Court Stratford. The half-yearly meeting of the A.O. F.. (Joint .Stiw.tord, was held last pt-ghl. Bro. A. Lash, Chief Ranger, : ."I ..-sided, and the District Officer.' and j 8.-c.etar.es were pi'esenii Twelve new candidates v.Lre iht- . Lia-.t 11 and three otti rs ptoposed. It I was reported that the total Stratford i membership was now 369 .and the ' lolal value of rhe lodge fund £ .' .j j i lie amount paid out last year in sick i- ‘ ,L J wus £Tqi,, while tne amount p. id i-tit lor rnat 1-uity benefits v?as £i.«s | .11 addition,,£4o was paid in the form of donations, to distresstu members. The District Chief Ranger outlined io the Court certain features of the Aiational Health sciiem.., and also -o.AgratulaUa Coui l Stratford for mii. ting tne second largest iiu-iiiber. of members in Taranaki last year. He ...ales that Court Stratfoi'd was the I largest Order in Taranaki. I The s.crcitary, Mr E. R. j. i<. vf ß. drew the antent.dn of members to the Jubilee of the Order in Stratford, wh,ch would, be marked by a week's celebrations, starting on June 23. At the social evening which followed, over 200 were present. District Chief Ranger Bro. C. Lawrence presided. | Following the loyal toast, the- folloiV- | ing list was honoured: “A.OlFi," pro- ' posed by Bro A. J. Tunbridge, District I Secretary and replied to by Bro Tait, : t’.D'.-.i.R.; ‘'District Officers/' Bro. jo. W.re, I’.D.C.R..—Bros. C. S. (Lawrence, J. Vickery, Hunt and gRiley; “Visiting brethren from other | Courts,” Bro. R. E. J. Kivell—Wai- | tarn, Taranaki, Waireki, Eltham and |Hav,'era. representatives; “Visiting i brethern of other Lodges,” Bro. H. A. ; Las'll—representatives of Hibernians. I Manchester Unity and Druids; "Art- [ iL-'l.s.,’-' and tile. “Press.” j Items were contributed 'during the evening by Messrs Treacher, Orr, I Stafford, A. O’Sullivan, Tanner, Ell's. J. Kelly, and member: of I|w I'lrtirtl’ord Citizens’ i::i.n<l„ Mr p. ! Brennan, played the accompaniments.