LODGE MEETINGS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 8

LODGE MEETINGS

: ■ : ,'A eummoned meeting -.of. the Loyal '■ Britannia':. Lodge of.•; Oddfellow s; M.U., ;/ '•( was held* in the .lodgwoom, Lambtbni<. Quay on -Slpiiday. evening, The: meet-; I'"'-, ing was presided"over by N.G. Bro. J.' ;•■'■-'-•'■." H: Kraft 'supported by P.G- Bro. S. L. ;.•';-•■ : Levy, - and; G'.M. Bro. ..Cooper. About i ; •i- 'fifty members, were present... One new ■'''.. '. : niember -was.-repeived' by initiation. and i : : twopthei ; s "for next, meeting. '■."' A notice'of motion on the order paper i: '-read as-follows: "That the-matter of /dental'attendance of'.:members be,cdn- -' -V Bidered and,.give.n. .effect to.; :■ After-,a y-'-.i -certain amount ;of discussion it .was de-

\ ■■■ ■'■ ckied, on-the : motion of Proy. C.S. Brp. i~- G.E. .Cpdber, : seconded-'by; .C.S.- Bro. P''-.,-Kerehaw,;'-that -'"the- question .;. be .rey '':. '; v . ferre'd. baclcyto ; committee, fpr ■ fur- : - 'ther consideration with power to act," D.G. Bfo. E.. L. Levy amoved; and. r ",-. /C.S. BroV J; .Kersbaw'seconded:' "That' ■•'' \ ':■ ■ all members. -leaving for the-; war '.with •. • the Expeditionary' Forces be' kept' good t■';:: on.the : books' l until such time ;as.-they :'■■'■v.re'turh;"",'.'This.' motion .'.was'; ,carried ;''■■-.;. unanimously.. ■'■'■ ■'■'■■ ■•■.''■','■ ',:';.'.".'.. '■;"'.'•"■' ""It Avasi Tcsolved, on the motion ' of ; ' P.Pi.G.M;'-Bro. ■ Aperre, seconded,: by : ■'■ -Bro. E. ;S. : Levyi'Tliat'the lodge re'■.:'verts to--the old system "of holding its ■, lectures-onl.the first Monday in every ; ■'■'■•■' ffionth, .wh'eiy such niglit is not a regular ;■:■• lodge" night. The.lodge unanimously : ... decided to. the salary paid to ... the'permanent secretary.' by £25 per ; ■■'-.. ennum. '■'. , ■ '''.' ' '. . • ■ ' ' ~ ;' ':-.. :For very : many years, there has been : "•■'■>. attached to .the: Britannia Lodge a lodgo *'.'■" of juvenile members.. Boys are eligible for membership between the ages, of : fhreo and sixteen, years.,.' After passing : the latter age they pass into the adult ■ .lodge. Many .members expressed the ■ ' opinion that; the benefits of this '• lodge were not as fully appreciated 1 by ':■ tho boys, of the city as they : might : be, and expressed a : hopo that some m eans would be taken whereby the membership might be increased. It was' ' resolved: "That steps be taken to have ■ . the Juvenilo'Lodge valued arid ' regie-i : tored." Bros. Edmonds, M'llvride,' : O'Sullivan, 'and Perrin iwere appointed '.' a committee to:'assist- in the' management of the Juvenile Lodge. 'In responso to an appeal from 'the Wellington District, upon a motion of ; C.S. Bro! J. Kejshaw, seconded by Bro. C. Anderson, it was rc,solved: "That. '""■"•-a levy bo struck of Is. per member to raise money for a war distress fund, : such "fund to be administered by the Wellington District Management Com-/nittc-e." '■..'■' The weekly session of tho Pioneer Lodge met in the Rechabite Chambers, . Manners Street, on Monday ' evening, Bro. Petlioriek. C.T., presiding. Tho programme included: Pianoforte selection, Bro. L. Millar; song, Sis. Hyde; recitation, Master Lancaster; song (2), Mr. Boyd; recitation, Bro; Ford.; song, Brp. Parsons; recitation, Miss Fathers; short address, Bro. Wright; song, Sis. Millar; Tecitation, Mr. Thompson; pianoforte solo. Bro. L.' Millar; step dance, Master Dentice; song, Bro. H0w- ,;.,-- iit; recitation. Master Lancaster. A '."• hearty vote of. thanks was then pro- '. posed to the visitors by Bro. iAtkinson, P.C.T.