MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11927, 9 February 1917, Page 7

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.

—■-*— — j Tho L'.a-.vl Benevolent, met, on ! Muiiduy in the hall Montreal fctreot. j i\*.o. Brother W. B. Browne presided over ! u fjoi.d -.it'.cr.dunc". Correspondence was re- ; ceived t'rni:. th« North Canterbury district. ; stat-intr t.'ie.t the annua] conference, would ; l.io held oii March & 1 , 1917, at Addington. , Tho Dis-trbt Corumittee also to-warded re- | solutions relative to contributions of mem- j bers <>.; Hxpedithmary Forces. It was do- j fined to write to i!i« Oistriot Committed ; prolc-th:? a;:«inst the proposed resolutions i '.vhirji were considered most unfair to tho ; s-.d'l ior n.rmbjira of thf> order. Tho X.O. | r::r,-\vp,d novice U: p-.ttond the district meet- I i'-iij, to bo examined in '.he. m;nor degrees. | The. resignation of [)r 11.- M, Inglis .vcs ac- j cepted, and it v.-as »f;;:eed thai Dr Temple j should suit ior him till 'he etui <>:' the pre- j :■<:!,i (iti-artcr. Tho annua! report add ha.'- I unco-sheet of the, Fnited Friendly Societies j Council of Canterbury wrs received. The, i following liomillations were forwarded to the j District Committee-. For D-puty | Orand Ma-ter, P.O. Brother 0. .11. Bond, P.O. Brother V>\ 15. Browns and P.O. Br<dher -\ F. W. -Jamee; 1 >)■=»( rio.t, ("omlirtW, P.O. Brother R. S. V»'ard P.O. Brother W. . B. Brown a.nd P.O. Brother A. F. \V. .lames. A r+mil received for alteration of the rules of general low whs hi-ld over for discission. Accounts inr £1 i S-; k! wore. tor payment. Tho receipts wore £\C, ] Is Od. The Hope, oi Christehureh Lodge, T.0.0.T., held its w-e-eklv meetini: in the Manchester Oh ain bora <,n Tuesday, Sister Mlarrloii, P.C.1.., pre.sKlin<r. Tho following- officers were installed by the L.P„ Sister Ounn<dl assisted l-i v Brother Etrord and Sister T(:a:'ni':— C.T.. Brother Ford; Y.T.. Sister Cooper; Secretary, Brother M'Ferran ; Assistant Secretary, Sister Bascand; F. Sec, Si-ter M. Sweiiev; Treaßurer, Brother G«n-ji-11' (hap., Sister I). Je.mmett; P.C.T., Sister Ma.rdon: M.. Sister Mills; D.M., Sister Ford: 0. 'Brother Holland; Sent,., Brother Shenherd; Registrar, Sister Mills; Librarian. Sister Ford; Pianiste, Sister j Swer.ev; Press Correspondent, Sister Warburton'. Si * tor Gunnel! wan recommended as L.0.. Brother Hampton as S.D., and Sister M. Sv.eney as S.J.IV. Sister Hamilton presented a framed portrait of her mother, the late Sister Lodge. The. fortine-ht'v meeting of the Selwyn Xursin? Division of tho St John Ambulance Brigade? was held on February 6, fortyseven member?, heinc present. Mta Bub--ell, hidv superi'ifendent of the division, oc•up'ifd the chair. The members had practise, in. drill, and Dr Maude Fere honorary lecturer t-j the, division, gave a lecture oiw ••Artificial Respiration," ' with dpm.onßt.ration=. Ques-tions were afterwards asked. A hearty vote of thanks wes passed to the lecturer. _________.__._»-_