THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES’ fete.

Evening Star, Issue 3672, 28 November 1874, Page 2

THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES’ fete.

To the Editor. . ir —ln your issue of the 24'h instant I Tu ™ vi . tk P' easura the financial success of the Friendly Socie ies’ FC:e, but to mv astonishment, instead of a handsome denation to so-ne charitable institution, the sum ot LIO only was presented to the Benevolent Institution. When this amount is traced to its source it will be found, from the naragraph ui your paper, that 1.4 was taken at the Caledonian grounds on Saturday last Ll was presented by Messrs Armstrong and l unmng and actually an entire 15-noto by the United Friendly Societies. VerilJ chanty bcgmneth at home, and sometimesnearly stops there, far I see Mr W a Geddes was presented with LlO 10s for bia services in connection with the jG e. Now 1 should like to know, just for the pleasure ot knowing, what have the other trustees none or not done that they should not even receive a public their services as well as Mr Gedd.e. who Z ® OP .? and T ca . B ' l bath. In justice to these gentlemen I think their exertions should be recognised in some manner. 1 should like t0 6ee pttb. ixshedis the balance sheet, so that tbedif.

ference between the cross amount received (! 431) and Ihe available surplus of L 220 10s. viz., L2io 10s, mipht ba clearly accounted for. Although t believe audited in clue co rse. I think the balance sheet shot Id be published for penpal information as the success of the fete was undou tcdly owinc to the pa! run ape of the public. md'theltMe was und. r the auspices and for the benefit of three different orders of the Friendly Societies. Trusting that this letter may have the effect of calling (he attention of the msmig ing committee to what are evident!}’ oversights on their part.—l am. &c.. Inquirer Dunedin,