ODDFELLOWSHIP

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 4

ODDFELLOWSHIP

ASIILEY DISTRICT.

Tlv» thirtv-Ecvcn'.h annual -Jjf ! T, -. ni-trict. Manchester „ ~ » « Iveld at the Oddfellows Hall, follows, was Cnturdar There were prcseni— « W Smith (presiding), D.P.G.M. E W v P",. C.S. C. I. Jcnmn«. Tyler • t T^ or Delcciites —Ranpiora ?- G J- X Matkall oV Bell C, K. Barrell. ami T. Hills : Oxford, and H. B. Nelson; Ml ■iVm Oxford), I. Morn-. G. Smuh, an< i \ 1 P. Wotherspoon: f,- V and A. •'• J. c . ohoku. H. ? W<Ler.d B J. Archer and McDerW. Fletcher. D. Palmer; wk H Hale and G. B. Holton; WaP-ari J Shaw: and W.iau. C. A, Oldwere also present as visitors p a p'r M Bro <'■ A. McLean and P.P.G.M. It K Scott' o: the J.yUehon District. wno accorded a heartv welcome, and were • -n nart m ihe discus?ior>s. 1D Thp Grard Master, in his oner,in- »ddre-<*-. Jdc reterence to .he continence of the ™ a . and Stated that thore w:e approsiniiuclv ; H»0.n00 members of tne Order ser\ .n;. with the Colouie. From the -New Bnuirh there were 1730 at the front ™tof of H.nnn. The Ashley District. t of :i membership of 1032. had sent 1.4 to the front. Of these "1 had p»ui the supreme sacrifice, and 12 had been lionmirabh discharged. leaving 128 -till on active The member?:iip of tno Ashley Difhad decreased from 10.12 to 991 dunn 3 {!.<.'v?ar, there bavins been 20 deaths, jnc'rdii]" H soldier member, and member? had tef' bv non-pavment of contributions and othCT causes. whilst only six members were admitted. . , Fraternal were received fiom Rrn F W Watt. D.0.i1. of New Zealand, and Bro. llinaldi. D. Pro. G.M. of the North Canterbury District. The balance-sheet and auditor? report were adopted. The former showed that £600 Iwl been paid in funeral benefit, and £ml 12s lcl to the Central Funeral Fund. The Distress Fund showed a credit of A' 235 8» Sri. t.ie Management Fund a credit of 3? Bd» and the Soldier Members' Contributions Fund a credit of 15s. Soldier members' sic'; pay to the amount of £191 J*s 2d was shown to have been paid, and soldier members' contributions to the amount of £320 Id, which had been provided by levy upon the other members The action of the committee of management in invc-stinjc £100 of the Distress Fund in 11 Wl ' ir ,)orK ' ,VIIS approved. A motion from the Loyal Ambclev Lodjrc to the effec.l that soldier members' contributions bo p»id by a levy on sick and funeral funds of lodges was negatived by a. lar-e majority. It was rosolverl t-o convey to Air A. I. Traverse an ox]"f-«ion of appreciation of his valuable services to friendly societies as actuary, and rejrret at bis rclinquiahins the The business sh*ef of the B.M.C. then came up for consideration. A remit from trie Auckland District, To*,t members c» active service shall not bo entitled to sick pay for wound? or au-lsnes-s incurred white on active scivicc, such members, however, to bo entitled to sick pay as from tlie date of their dischsrjw from the naval or military forcos of the Empire," evoked a lon£ discUF-sion, and a vote taken on the cpie'sUon resulted in favour of the remit by tw.Mve votes to nine. The delegates to tlie B.M.C. were given a free hand in dealinp: with the business except in respect of the Auckland remit. Officers were elected as . follows : — Pro. G.M.. D.F.G.M. Cry st II (Cnsth D.P.G.M., M. JJnrTe':l (Random): trea-snrer, P.P.G.M AV. T. Wilson ; book inspector. P.G.M. .T. Mn:.»ha!I: auditor. P.O. T. Hills: committer of management, to act with the District officers, P.P.G.M.s AV. Hale. G. A. McLean, and P.O. T. Hills and K. AV. Cooper. P.G.M. .Marshall and P.P.G.M. McLean were elected delegates to the B.M.C. The officers were installed by P.G.M. Marshall. The retiring Grand Master w.is thanked for his servicca. and it was rc&olved that lie receive the usual honorarium and jewel, that his name be placed on the merit board, and thai he receive tho past officer's degree.