Druids.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12288, 22 June 1903, Page 2

Druids.

| t LODGE AT BCGLEWOOD. i On Wednesday evening* last 25 memr 1 Ijers of the "Druids Lodge drove, out . to Inglewood. to assist _• the Grand " Lodge officers who Jbad arrived at Inglewood "tiy, the mail, train to open a braixcli qf the, Order to- be known as Ingflewood. \ Lodge, Grand Secretary'Brotiher J. Mackay presided, assisted by Bro. 'Grant, "G.T., Bro. W. T. Jctonings, P.D.G.P. Bro. - Gilbert, G.G.^ anrd officers of the Hjawera.and Moturo&T Lodges. D;P.. Bro. Lee acted* a<* r it/DV and initiated 16 candidates^ -wiro i'-w'itjtt '7; Druids ,^9. haid received iheir [ cleffrances^frpiii; various, Lodges^.ihj^de I' ■dp rr i: i :i fihe tipt^I r oi|23 f mpn^bers to .sifciixt rl^otJge Inglewood, a very, gooa.begiiimitfg. !Xtyi\ 'principal .-.ifpatwre 6f : >the evening, was a.speecih,. from, the Grand' Secretary ' Bird," ; Mackay, whioii 3K*ag listened to } ih& 60 Drttwls 5 present. Bro.' .Mackay; stated that' it always gave him "^great pleasure to ' assist in, .opening . jaew Lodges, and lie cauW, assure ,the members that they /had . joined one of the mostprogressive , societies in , New. Zealand. ( Thfi free, initiation and - special funeral levies' were a spepiaLieatiurte, " the -flatter rea(ulting in about "£.75 being paid, out at the death of a, mem- . ber;' ..this.f amount beingi . over twice.' as mfctth as/ that paid -ou.t, by any ; o,ti^er society" in' New- Zealsnd* EigHtVyears ago the, Grand" Lodge Started witit JX Lodged and too funas-, and the, present position was" 31 Inodges and a general fund of .over £SJM)O coanected I with tte ' Grand Lodge. Jt can - thua 'be seen what a benefit the young men of th 6 present day get "by joining the ranks of the' Dirtudfe. It cost JLhfm* motiiing to join and by "paying- their J weekly "coritributions," ttiey werei "!en— titleid to the best ined&al attendance' 'and ■medfbui'e's, ""aiftcl £l^a^,week while ."they 1 are" 1 fill for the first "s^x months,, 'arid at de^flK 1 the'- 'relatives .receive' close upon-^Bo.' Arch' J)ruid Brq \ll. Bt^ton'tHefi r tti r an:k^dr,'tfie. Grand Lodge , 11 officers' -foi^-.^fficlt a-tteiiß'^nc'e, -«nd' also 'th^^pffijeerSiat" 1 ELaw'era and- .Maaturcai Lodges whro^'had' coifie' so, £ar to -help, them; tha% e^hrnj:. Tfie metnbers;Vand. visitors "adjourned 1 to., a'. Jliouniji-- . ful stupjply of refresli.m.entsvprovideH.by; ' ; -the Inglej^oojd. .Lodge. The gathering closed' at 'uitLdnigh-t "with" A,iilcl Lang! Sjme, thSf.- "town ■ members reaching.-. • Wlest's stables-, at 2 a.m. after a most :enjoy«Lblc ooiting. /, '->-; '.>.-^ \ ' " ' . i." '