MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6115, 23 March 1898, Page 4

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

j. A. meeting of the Christchurch Salesmen's- Association was ,held .on -Monday evening, at the Association's rooms, Tnglis's ; Buildings. Correspondence, ;was .received •f r'om .Wellirigtbn, stating; that the formal 'alteration in the rules had been- attended to,' and that the Associatioii.would be duly -egistered'.fdrtl-with. . .Tlije need for prompt abd decisive : acticn in '• the direction of securing shorter hours for shop assistants was urged upon the __ ssociation, and it w<ts resolved to take a ballot of members at next' meeting., as to tlie : advisableness ' of >~seudiu&" a- 'Circular letter to the shop- ' keepers rbf'v^Christchurch,;' ti'rgihg ; them to i io.o_e their establishments at 5:30 p.m., and : so 'follow >the example Set" by a leading jjfitrtt imthe city. .= . i. ,: ..'■'-.. I There was -a' moderate attendance' at the; (.fortnightly meeting of the Bud of Hope iLod^-f Of Druids, held at Rangiora on Monday -evdning. : : A y committee was ap- . pointed to Arrange .or a', return cricket match with the Kaiapoi fiodgev Bros C. '.R'dmblesiandiJ. sHarldw we'r_. appointed to .the.^fvacant i ; Vice- Arch-Bards' •ch-.ii.s. • A 'financial and: .two honorary . members were proposed, and- an honorary 1 member was initiated. -i: i '" •••:;.; The ordinary meeting of the Christchurch Prohibition Leagiie was held iif the Congregational schoolroom on Friday, when the. Rev P. W. Isitt presided, andHhere--1 was a good attendance of members^ L Tne ■ sub-committee f. reported on the progress in the matter bi the representation of the League at the Band of Hope demonstra!.tion on Easter Monday. It was resolved to 'urge upon the various Temperance Societies the importance of being represented at ,'the South Island Convention] which will hold its sittings in Christchurch during Easter Week. It was further resolved that the public meetings in connection with theConvention should be effectively "advertised. The President stated* that -he Rev Charles Porter would return shortly from Australia, and it was decided to tender him a Trelcon-e-home " social."