ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 68, 14 December 1920, Page 8

ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

INFORMAL ANNUAL MEETING. The tenth annual meeting of the liov.nl Life-Savmß Society wns t ho I..U.UA. last hvening. Mr. T Tfonnvno ron'l'hV 0 "' proiiidMl; 'twenty members constitute a quorum, and onlv nin» vero present, hut it was decided to carry o-n the meeting m an informal iiiamier,'and to have the proceedings confirmed at a subsequent general mooting. T^ 1 - 0 . Te l? ort "id balance-sheet (already published) were, after a short discussion, adopted Mr. G. S. Kill recited the poor attendance, liut said that other societies were also suffering becuuso of the apathy of the people. However, th.n- need not be downhearted, and .'f they displayed some energy lie thought that things would I £? r T: L Th( * a balance, hut , that from special donations, and he thought the society could not rely wholly upon a continuance of the.se grants. The society should bo self-sup-porting, and it would be self-supporting if the membership could bo increased. The election of officers resulted ns follows Patron of the society in Now 7,eaInnd, His Excellency I.ord Jellieo.', Gov-ernor-General; vico-patron. Wellington Centre, Mr. T. Ronavne. 1.5.0.; president, I)r. A. K. Newman, M.P.; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. p. Taiko - , M.P., C.M.G., and T. M. Wilford, M.P., Hon. J. Rigg, Messrs. Martin Chapman, J. X'. Firth, .T. P. Maxwell, ,T. A. Tripe, IT. Amos, W. H. Cov, •T.P., I)r. Platts-Mills, Messrs. IS. C. (Id--lin and R. Cresswell: chairman of the executive, Mr. G. S. TTill; vice-chairman of the executive, Mr. If. Smith; lion, secrctarv-troasuror, Mr. F. Chapman; lion, trustees, Messrs. G. S. Hill. .T. A. Duffy, 13. Perry; hon, auditors. Messrs. A. A. Somcrville. W. G. Morpeth; chief i hon, instructor. Mr. J. A. Unify; assistant hon. chief instructor. Mr. Ralph Smith; lion, examiners. Major Eaton, ■Messrs. A. A. Sonierville. IV. C. Collier, E. Perry, H. E. H. Ilird, R. Smith, J. 'Kober-; and Astliridge; executive committee, 'Messrs. W. Gerrio. .T. H. l'owick, W, C. Collier. R. Tinmiins, J. Foster, T. Shields. N. jf'Cartiicy, C. T. Hell, F. ICiiin. R. ISinns, and F. J. M'Ardle; hon. district representatives; l'aekakariki, Jlr. .T. Sanderson; Carterton, Mr. F. E. Tyler; Palmerston North. Mr. C. H. Bon-en; Levin. Mr. P. W. Matlirson; Nelson, Mr. G. M'Kay; Blenheim, Mr. J. Gainsford Baeon.