LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 4

LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.

The . Novembor . celebrations of the ..Loyal Orange Institution, which took tho form of a concert, .wero ; hcld in' the- New -Century-. Hall, Kent Terrace, last night..There was, a largo attendance.' . .. ,:. . :: : The Chairman, R.W.G.M. Bro. Pethcrick,. delivered a brief address';-, in the .course., of, which he explained-the reasons for. which-the; institution existed.- Members ,of the :institu-

tion, 1 lie said, stood for civil and religions , , liberty, and would .always lie loyal to the- .. King'so long as he was loyal ..to tho Protes-; taut faith. The blood of many, of their .forefathers had boon shed in thb effort to .obtain.,. ; tho privileges which wero enjoyed tordiiy.;. , •- In his, opinion, tho institution ..was needed, just as lunch at the present timo as ever., Although'the number of active members in' , • 'Now Zealand might not total more than..,. 2000, it had to be remembered that .. thou-... sands of tho residents ,were in : sympathy ~ with the movement, , Mr. Rice, the Canadian 'Commissioner'to tl'.o late Exhibition,- had informed'him ,thi\t there were, at least,half a .."• million members,-of the institution! in Canada.' The growth of the ,Order in other parts'of . ' the world was 1 .equally: gratifying. ... (A'p- '. plauso.) ' - During tho evening: Jarief addresses :\vore also given.by the..'.Revs. C. .15. Ward and, Basil Mctsoii, and were contributed by tho following:—Mrs. Collins,' Misses. Morris ... and ltask, and Messrs. Watkin,. Cresswell,, and Kenton, and Master Carolario. (songs) -Master and Miss Carolane (duet); Jijr. A. •Orex (flute solo) ; Mister. D..'Greeiv'(piano.: solo); Miss P. Taylor lind'Messrs. Allen,'and: ... Weston (recitations)., _ .... ;