Girls' Friendly Society.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume V, Issue 6, 1 December 1914, Page 66

Girls' Friendly Society.

At the last Council Meeting of the G.F.S. for the year 1914, the following members of council were present :— Miss E. Williams (President), Mrs Sedgwick, Mrs Ruddock Mrs Stopford, Miss Mitford Taylor, Mrs Mayne, Mrs Tuke, Mrs Dean, Mrs Clark, Deaconess Esther Brand Miss White, Mrs Callender, Mrs Cottle, Mrs Ziele, and Mrs Hansard. After the minutes of the last meeting were . read and confirmed, letters re new members from England were read and one from Miss McMichael regretting she had been unable to get money from the Central Fund for lodges towards the Napier kodge, and also one from Mrs Dawson, of Dannevirke, resigning office, and saying Mrs Branting had been elected instead ; also one from Mrs Seddon, again asking if we could not adopt ♦ badges, and this, as before, was negatived. The report and balance sheet ' were read and adopted !for the General Meeting which followed after a short interval for afternoon tea, kindly provided by Mrs Sedgwick. ANNITAI, MEETING. The twelfth annual meeting of the Girls' Friendly Society was held at Bishopscourt on November nth. \ The Bishop of Waiapu presided, and a large number. of Associates were • present. Archdeacon Ruddock, i Canons Mayne and Tuke were also (present. ; ANNUAI, REPORT. E $hfe.last year of the G3T.S. can ; certainly be called an eventful one,

and much more interest has been taken by the Society, . and good work done by the Branches. There are now 13 Branches, 119 Associates, 56 Hon. Associates, 63 Working Associates] 286 members, 37 Senior Candidates and 169 Junior Candidates, I 3; commended men*bets and two Senior Candidates have arrived from Great Britain 1 ; and all have been placed with Associates. The year commenced with aii enjoyable Festival m conjunction with the Mothers' Union. A service was held m the Cathedral at which Bishop Averill preached, and afterwards all adjourned to Bishopscourt for afternoon tea. During, the afternoon Bishop and Mrs Averill were presented with an address from the Society, which expressed great regret at their departure frjwn the Diocese. At the last annual meeting a strong committee was chosen with Mrs Ziele as Secretary, to collect funds for the G.F.S. Lodge. By their effort and a generous gift from the Hawke's Bay I^adies' Syndicate, the sum of ,£1034 8s od has been collected. A building committee was elected, Miss White acting as Secretary, with the result that a property on Sea View Terrace has been secured, and plans for the buildings are being prepared. The Intescessional Service was held at S,. Augustine's on the 18th June, the day appointed i» England. Archdeacon Williams preached an impressive sermon appropriate to the occasion. All the Branches co-operated m sending to Lady Godley, for the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force, 50 flannel shirts, 50 pairs pyjamas, 52 pairs socks. Mrs H. Lqwry kindly gave all the material. The Society has much pleasure m welcoming Bishop and Mrs Sedgwick and Deaconess Esther Brand to the Diocese. OFFICERS. ! The following officers were elected for the ensuing year :— President, Miss Edith Williams; Vice-Presi- [ dents, Mesdames Sedgwick and Ruddock ; Secretary, Mrs Stopford; Treasurer, Miss Jardine ; Auditor, Mr Hansard ; literature Associate, Miss Mitford Taylor ; Council, the wives of the clergy of the Diocese, Branch Secretaries and Mrs ; Hansa*d, Mrs Ziele, Deaconess Esther Brand, and Miss Pallot,