LIFE SAVING SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 9

LIFE SAVING SOCIETY.

The, Executive .Committee of the Welllngjtoh'branch of the Royal Life-Saving Socioty met last evening at the Y.M.C-A. : : Rooms." Mr. G. S. Hill Was in':the chair. ~; Among the* letters': received • was one . from Mr. .William Henry, Writing on , general matters, Mr.-; Henry says:—"Since 1-have been Home much has■'happened. The.'cause'in which we. aro mutually interested' has prospered exceedingly, and more',pcoplo everywhere are helping in the 'iinove.meiit" : " ' ,-■''. Amon? the ,out-going'correspondence' was a letter .to Mr. J. Calnan, of the Thorndon Baths,: informing him that his commendable-act in saving the life of a bather had been placed on record, and a • Fetter was also sent to the Royal Humane 'Society regarding the above. • .- ( ' ' 'With regard-to-classes of instruction in. methods of life-saving, Mr. P. Wilson was appointed as instructor to the Kelburne Boy Scouts, and a class is to be held every Friday .at the Clyde Quay School. -,-,!' .;■■ - - ■'.'.. - ' ■: . : • Dealing with the team to represent the Wellington Centre in the competition for 'the Wigram Shield, to he heltl_ at tho Wanganui'tournament; tho-following wero appointed examiners.for the test:—G. 11. Neal, W. C. Collier, ■and G.S. Hill. ■ After a few alterations, the design for the Schools'- Life-Saving,Challenge Shield as presented by Mr. Frank Grady, was ffn- ' proved. ,' ~'•: , ,-'' ; ' ! - A sub-comipittce which had been appointe<l to draw up the condition.; of the. above challenge placed them before tho'meeting, and, after a few alterations ' and additions, : these conditions wero up-. ; proved. ~, ■; . .•"''■■■■ ■: