HOROWHENUA LODGE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 March 1916, Page 3

HOROWHENUA LODGE.

, $ ANM-. r.RSAUY. 'file tweiuy-iirsi anniversary ot Uie iioro'.vheuua l.odge oi .Druids (No. t2j was celebrated in the Druid,-' Hall last night ill the siiape of a banquet. \ i>iting iiretliren weie presem from I'oKoluaiii. lox ton, >':>iiauima, (H-aki. e.i----t-haiu. represetita i-ives ot the Grand Lodge, and n.embeis -u Kiieired. .societies. A.l>. lire. Alaciiitosii • pn .sided, and explained the object ot ihe ••a-tn-.-j'iiig in a lew weii-cho.-en words. ue ivelcome-d the visiting orcthreii .aid the inembeis ni kindred societies, ihe lirst toast on the list honoured was ''.rite King and. .Druids proposed oy Diie chairman. After ihe inner man had been catered for, fi;o. Gardener [jroposed the ae-alth ot the "Grntiu Lodge," and referred to tne good worn :hat liad been doile by these officers in connection with malt r.- -p.. r.aintug to lodge work. The secieta-ry ot t« t e Grand (.lire. Gran.; replii d ami tohgi'ttiulated the members of the Levin lodge on the progress they ;>at. math 1 during the t\v. iny-oue years t-iiey had been in existence. u.e manitailie.l that file 0r..0r owed a .o the good work clone by Bro. (i'arieiier, wlin was nut; o. the hr-t inenH»c-rs. in keei>ing meuii>er» logvieer. Hint, also llow lie. worked white a member oi me liranci i.odge for tne count;y InsiiLiibiotts. lie aiso paid a. tiibitle to ! •iiefr present secretary iiiro. .J. Young; : .mil also to the late iiro. ilaii ! ivlio had jtu%t attained tlie niguej. j rank that could' possibly n>e held in I the district before he died. iiro. j Jonncliy (of VVei.iiigt.on; proposed the toast ei' "Charter Members, j which was respondied to oy liros. Aie lntyre, Tfiompson and Gardener, three | :it' the charter members of ihe touge. I bro. Mcfntyre was entrusted with tlio ; toast ol ".•"i-tor Lodges, ' le.spond. u ; to Brofi. Bills (Otaki), tiiilyer (6iia.u , lion). \\ hibh.-y (.I' oxtoni, \\'hiteford I (Ivltha-inj and the A.D. oi the i.inci Lottge. at i'okoiuaru. liro. C. Thomp son proposed the health ot the "Kindred .Societies"," and uros. Asstritlgo (l.O'.U'.l'M. li.; Tuoliy-. (H.A.C.JLS.V., ' Da.vison (Foresters;, .Lj." it,. Keys (ileo j ha.bites;. "iiorowhenua Lodge' wa.s proposed by Mr. J. J. McGrath, o. Wellington, and in a happy speech tins ! gentleman gave the members oi the I lodge and kindled societies eotne goo . advice on the management of th-.-i. j affairs. He told them to pui then j trust in the Grand Lodge olheens, io/ ■ iuow-ing them all as lie did, he iva.s 1 sure that every tiling thai was don ; j would be lor the benefit of the order "The Boys at the Front," and tui. j ••Army and .Navy" were also cluly ; honoured. j Uiiriug the evening sotigs were given by .Bros. Eccletoii, Lanchester. Smitii j Wilson, B u glass (encored;, airi rec. I tations by liros. Collins, M.<cuitosli : I and. Havjson. t 15ro. Mason presided at the piano. | Great credit is due to the officers j am. members of the tlorowiienua Lodg. ; j lor the" manner in which tne ..iliufue. j was cimducted, ;yid tiie praise oi Lite j visiting . brethren must nave well re- [ paid tiiem for the trouble and wo. i> I they had gone to. j