RECHABITE CONVENTION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 11

RECHABITE CONVENTION.

•. Vl'te Bfcu'nd AVeUingteu. Sub-DistHot i Touven-■tioii'-uf'the'lndeuen.aent.'U.vdev o! Keoliftbitcs; ; uuhatnd : by tbe- Excelsior ■ Tent,; was'Vhelrt in - tho , ItuChaßitoi: Clianibers, Hannci'a ,Streot yes-■ fcnUiy. , , uf ternpon. • The following ..were .'present:, ;^Urt.^: ! |JV'-FoithersivTeprescnttne.Ctne''-Qistriotji ■Jsrn.. i ,, . It. ]''rasev, ropresentiii" the ITemale 'J'cnt, lJro-? TV. J Giudin, and T. W, Ward t L-trdlsior Tent, Wellington, Bro. 'R A FcrSU'son, I'ipsc,crwo Tent, Wellington, Bro W SldVpiis Caitrrton, 13rds D Treadwell, and T >Andrpni, Mostcrtor Bro 7 TCobmson,. 3'ahli 'tua, pro-i 0 W\ uid H Heyward, Petow, Bros U J! Moif,an and 0 Allmail, Palmers ton North, Bros. II I! Keji and I, James, Lovni l!ro. Ward \ra3 olscted to the chair In the abiduco of Bro Munro, of Palmorston North .ind Uro Morgan nas Tβ elected sccro tary I 'Din delegates) wero met by Bios Tnthere and (laudin, and entartained at luncheon Uie clui.nail veKomed tho delegates Hp snd he ti ustpd, ui the outcome of this second con \ulhon, much would be Accomplished to furtlior on thp good of tho order iho minute , ! of the last coinontion held at I'alimrston North in .Tune rtoro read and udoiifod I 1 Greetings received from the Hawke's Dtij and Taranftlti Coin entions, and greet- I iu(,b ftcrti tent Iroin thi> AVpHnifftoii Crnvcfltion lo other eomcnliotis being held throughout Iho Dominion A letter wii lcceivcd from the district Chief, llro I J WisnC), Invirc\rgill, congiatuht ing tho tents ot llir district mi the good pro | Eles? mudc, und nibhmg th"in m'ry b>icciss Bro rithers reported tint there nert now 4J ncti\e ndult tents, anil b jnuniln (pntß in the Doniiniou that II) adult-, uid urn ju Yiiiilc tonls hetd Hocii opeiml miico tho last tunvenUou.

ijeiogotcs from Palmerston Norih, Petonp ( Aljbtei-ton, anil Levin roporlrd i;ood progress during thf 'past six months. The question of publishing' a Eechabito JfagaJiino was del'oi-rra till ' the next convention. The follow ing i reolntioris Mere considered:— Moved by Uro. Eobinirtn ami seconded by IJro. 'J'rpadWL-11! That the delegates bring befoic llieir res[)ectivo tonH tho ffic't "that there is nothing in the constitution to prevent females boulg members of thn malo tents, and that they bring- before their tents tho debirability of admitting sisters, us benefit inembers."—Carried. v Moved by Uro. Treadn-rll, seconded by Bro. Guudins That it be a lecommendatfon to t!io district officers when framing ruler, for BUb-dibtrK'ts, to give them power ,to put motions on tlii- nider paper of the district meeting, tho (notion to no brought forward- by thu mover if present at suih meeting, or by thp district officers, on the mover's behalf.-' Carried. > - - lloved by J3ro. l'orguson, seconded by Bro, Keywnrri: That as the 75th anniversary •of the order takes placO on August 25, 1910, each lent to aOtni lo eommemorato tho event in Borno public way.—Carried. ' Moved by Uio. Robinson, seconded by Bro. Hoywaid: That with a view of spreading inturmation throughout all the tonta as ro the doings of (lie order, this district convention tiavo ii Villi roport of its deliberations repotted in tho press, a copy of etidh report Co be sent lo ttie secretary ot each tent throughout fho Domiuion, ivJtl) a .request io JiflVo tho sAma \eixd at U\o iirst evmuaoned - m '' Movotl by lira. Jloywflrd, seconded by Bro. C. BelU 'that with ti view to obtaining an iJicTousa in the niorabereiiiF of oxisting juvenile tents, and the opening of new tents, each inprewulalive here present be asked to pkdgo WueolS to assbt toe s'lVpervntauKHita wid neip to carry out ideals with tho greatest possible dispatch.—Carried. , Moved by Bro. Keys, seconded by Bro. Andrews: That the delegates iiresotit pledge thauuolvcs to endeavour to bung the mlinerical strougth of the juvenile branch up to nt least 50 per cent, of the adnlt membership.-Curried. Moved by Bro. Morgan, seconded by Bro. Andrews: Th&t tho next convention be hoU ut Mastorfon on Juno 3, fOfO.-Camcd, Bro, Alliuan moved a hearty vote of thanks lo tho members of tho Excelsior Tent for the kind way in which, tho delegates had been outertumed. This vns seconded by Bro. btevons and carried. A vote of thanks was also accorded to tho chairman. As mo3t of the delegates had to leavo by tho \ p.m. train fof homo, the meeting dispersed early, thus concluding a must prontubio gathering.