ODDFELLOWSHIP.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1523, 2 April 1887, Page 2

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

A wall-attended meeting of Oddfellows was held last night m tbe Oddfellows' Hall for the purposes of electing < ffioera for tbe newly-f^iii.ed Ashburton dißtriot, the following being thj reault of the election :--Prov.G.M M Bro O. Held ; " D.P.G.M., Bro G. F. Scott ; Prov.O.R., 800 11. Minuifl ; Trustees, Bros J. Corbet t * and J, Btept.ene ; Auditor, Bros J, I Pearson, I. Reid and J. A. Clothier. The \ installing officers from the .North Cantor- i bnry District were.— Prov.©,M. Bro Manks; D.JP.G.M. Bro Guntrip; Prov.O.H. Bro Foster. The delegates from Lodges m the new district were — Ashburcon, B-os Keid, Uorbett, and Minnie ; K>kaia, Bro Osborne; Tinwald, Bro Williams; Springburn, Bro Oooper ; Waterton, Bro Soal. la addition to thoie mentioned, several pafct officers were present. The first officers of the new diatriot returned thanks for their election, promising m appropriate speeches, to do their best for Oddfellow ship and for the advancement of the game m their own district especially. It was decided to hold the next half-yearly meetiug, fixed for Septemoer, at Springnurr, whoa the auuiversary of the 1 a,k\ lod^e will alt*o be celebrated. After the meetiug the brethren adj ut' una to thu Somerset Hotel, where ih y I sat down to a first class spread, the t*b!ea, aa usual, bearing teatiinouy to dost Pattman's excelleut taste m masters of th.va kind. The ♦• inner mon " having been emply aatlabbd, a numtier of loyal and patriotic toaata were proponed and duly reßp'iuded to, ttie liat oumpristng — " The Queen &nl Mane e?ter Unity," " The or«nd Mitatur <>t t'm Buara tf .i Dirtotors." ' Djs'not » ffiours i-f Nor L o*i>t6rbury ana Visiing Brethren," ' % the wffijdM of the nvtr district," " Paßi officers of the JLyitelton District," " Tue Ladies," "TbePresf," and ♦• Host auU tlostoaß." Between ihe toaats Bungs were rendered m s;ood style by Bros Scott, Bandeli, Oorbett, Cook burn, Miles, Soal, reflations by Bros Minuis and Williams, and the host gave the " Khine Wtnu' with hia well-knovrn ability. Altogether the c< mp-ny spent a very pleasaut even- '■ ing, t'io members who had anauged for the banqutt fully doservi. g the unanimous vote ot tha.iks which was accorded tlieiu At 11 30 the (Jhi»irma > cahid fut •' Auld L.og which was given m true Sootob stylo, and the proceedings ttrmiru tod with the Nftt-<n I rtmh m.