ANNUAL MEETING.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume II, Issue 6, 1 December 1911, Page 103

ANNUAL MEETING.

The ninth annual meeting of the Girls' Friendly Society was held on Monday, November 27th, at Bishopscourt, the Bishop being m the chair.

After prayers, the minutes of the previous annual meeting were read and confirmed. The Report and Balance Sheet were read and adopted, and the members of the Council were duly elected : President, Miss Edith Williams ; VicePresidents, Mrs Averiil and Mrs Ruddock ; Secretary, Mrs Stopford ; Treasurer, Miss Jardine. Mrs Hansard and Mrs C- H. Maclean were also elected members of the Diocesan Council, together with the wives of the Vicars of the Diocese. Mr Hansard was appointed Auditor. The Bishop, m the course of his address, expressed the thanks of the Society to the members of the Council, and especially to the Secretary (Mrs Stopford) for the work m the past year. The Diocese had reason to be grateful to Mfss Whitaker for the energy and enthusiasm with which she had worked. The progress as regards the increased number of branches and members had been great. It was necessary to be careful to see that the all-important matter of the character of members be kept prominently before them. After referring to the help the Society was to the girls to maintain a high standard of Christian life, he impressed upon the Associates the need of emphasising the spiritual side of the work. At the same time the social side ought not to be neglected, and as much variety, as possible should be made m their meetings. He thought that lectures on nursing might be given at times, and that it might perhaps be possible to establish reading circles. The Bishop concluded by expressing his regret at not having been able to be present at the Diocesan Festival Service, he being absent from Napier visiting some of the country districts. The following resolution was adopted :— "That this meeting desires to send its greetings to Miss Whitaker, and to express its grateful sense of the great help she has afforded to the work of the Girls' Friendly Society m this Diocese." The meeting closed with the Benediction.