MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6727, 23 February 1900, Page 2

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

— ♦ ■. - ' Thfc ordinary meetihg bf Court Thistle Of the* FWfesty*-A.0.F. , Was held on Tnesd-r^: V^nih^rOlttV^Bro -*Hehry Ift-the *6hftir. There twi'f «•??!#!£& attendance of membe^. Visiting -nrtilftpers from Court Star of GantMbury, .■Court. Qveen of Canterbury, And the fcxectftivc officers of the Canterbury 1316---v^-fet paid ah official visit Id the Court. Tho : Wooa-wMtis reported ho members on ■■ the sick fund. "Ofte new member- Was itftitiat-fid into the ovjlgcj, ID.C.A. Brp Olliver assisting tie "C.R!' in the initiatory ceremony. The ordinary business of the evening having' been concluded the„Court adjourned for harmony. Sister L. SaVage, Bro« Henr,v. Ward, Spare, rlujtlen, -Cwota^V'^well and M%tks sang Jjat'ri'pt-ie. -infl P-Oimlp BJihga,' .jvhiclt wciy iauch" enjoyed "by tlje Irtei-ttbei****. '"The Chief B*nger, ot. behalf oj the trienipers of Court Thistle of the 'tft-ii^tv presented -..to i&ro Marks ia- hMidaßW* marble bearing a ?ity*J"'pla*tc, on A^iich "waiv ehgraved a suitable inscription, as' "a token of esteetn and %ho Court's appreciation of the valu- 1 able service's he had'rendeVefl to tl.e ; *Com*l. for eighteen yehrfc. The members also pre-' sehted to Br"o Mftifcs-a gold -brooch, engraved "with initials *nd date,7_or- Mr-a Masks, as w token of Wrtefem, *md in recognition of tiiA interest fche has taken in -the QtM't.^Xlii* memb*ers gave clitbusiasue cfWers for Bro 1 Marks.- Brb -Ma-tks feelingly tt'ck'fto'w.edjirfrd tfi<_i.»_*i»«.tfe. , '^tefreshm^nt* weVe hftttfied ro3u^*3^titfc*e.*-^et}ii|g';clo'*d.v . *.. The usnal fortnightly meeting,- rof Uie' Loyal Volunteer Lodge, M.U 0 pJ.0.0._?., Sto. held on Wednesday •evcn'ihjs in thei Druid's Hall, Colombo JRuAnV Bvdl.hl.am.' N.G. Bro J. R. vMerrimnn pi-tet-idefl. Sick-' ■pay was passed to several brothers, liros 1 Williams, M-krimah and Ambrose wero eieCjted delegates to repres'cftt the LO&fle \\t rl.*?; DietHct meeting. It \vhA deetded tliht the Lodge should pay an official visit %o4li-e Loyal Kaiapoi LodgE. oiuMarch 13. , TP-^p-'-..i.,^MM^^. p,, „ ifl-iuM— — mm. .-!■__