GIRLS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16908, 6 December 1922, Page 10

GIRLS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

The annual general meeting of the Girls’ Friendly Society was held yesterday afternoon in the J-odge, Gloucester Street. Archbishop Julius presided over a- large attendance, amongst those present being :—Mrs Tobin, Mrs Carrington, Mrs Charles Bean, Miss Julius, Mrs AVigram, Mrs C. Croxton, ■ Miss Ollivier, Mrs. Benjamin, Mrs Mem-, Mrs Powell. Miss Trier, Mrs \V. Wood, airs \yilson. Miss'lM, Bain, Mrs Wagstaff, Mias Mafferr. Miss Fearoe, Mrs Thompson, Mrs' Petrie. Miss Fuineatx, Mi-s Onraow, Miss Neil, Airs Kentledge. Mrs BarnettMrs Or bell, Mrs Olivers, Mrs H. Alar I liner, Aliss M. Oocks, Airs Biakiston 1 | Mrs Day, Mrs Harris, Aliss Lewis Miss i Farr, Miss Papprill, Miss Baxter, Airs } Pieties, and Aliss Harvey, i Apologies for absence were repaired 1 from. Airs Holland, Alias Heywood,. Mrs | C. Fraser and Airs Knight. I The annual report stated that. th» I year had been most satisfactory from : the society’s point of view. Rarly in j the year electric* light had been in I stalled throughout the Lodge, the ejc- ; peuse of this being met by part of the j wgacgr left i<o tho Dodge by til© lat*? j Milliam Wood. As a bequest of ■ | £l7O had been received from the ’ I Weisch estate, this was devoted to en i largmg the present prayer and rest i - , The society had suffered a i * .J 6 oss ‘ s year in the retirement | of Mrs Croxton and Aliss Grace Wood, but there had been an appreciable in- : crease in the membership, the total now standing ad follows ■ —Working as ! socmtas, 74: honorary associates, 40; memcers. 3SS; candidates, 86. and [ branch helpers, 5. ~ rh * v Charles Perry, in moving 1 - 7c of the balance-sheet, eai : [l Jg® was to be congratulated on progress mode during the past r year, pair * especially as it was made w mv* * ny at sensationalism Ihe annual report and balance-sheet wore adopted without discussion. Arolilusuoj, Julius congratulated the Si? ! 11 ™» doing. He iolt that the hostel was filling a useful part m the life of the cite and ns SSL - he Vf ' r y for it. Trie Girls’ Frieudly boanif ivm the. only agency eoncorrted in the type Of wit in the Ckrd of JZiaafand, and he would like to see the numbers of the itiembers very cou=id crtbly increased The election of officers for the <?r fming year resulted as follows:—Preei dent, Mr< Chrringfcoa.; nice-pre* i den i* Mrs Tolhu. Mrs

Julius; treasurer. Miss Brantley Cocks; Diocesan secretary Mrs C. AVagstaff literature associate. Mrs T , Pickles, works committee, Mrs drivers. Miss Papprill. Miss Heywood, Dr C-rawshavi-and Mrs drivers. Votes of thanks were accorded t< Mrs AVagstaiT. Miss Brantley Cocks, tit? working committee, Revs Charles Perry and S. Parr and Mrs L Pickles. The Mother Superior of St Anne’s Guild briefly addressed the meeting.