Ancient Order of Foresters, Wellington District.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 126, 5 November 1884, Page 2

Ancient Order of Foresters, Wellington District.

The eighteenth annual district meeting of the above .©rcjer was held m Blenheim on Thursday Itst^when the following lc#al>djstricfc, officei»fan4 dogates were present':— 3s2B, Marlon, P.CR., T. Trott j.49%6, P.O f B. r §, Austin r«566$ Palmerston, P.aß'.; R. N. Keeling ; 5768. ..Feilding, P.C.R., 0. Bray ; 6609, Wdddrille, P-:0.R., T. Moore ; 6947, Halcorabe, P.(3:R., W. H. Dobson. Mastertbti was'the'boly Cburt^ndt represented. After the -opening formalities th e^pQrtan^;l)alanDo»sti'eiet wfefoh-fead, which showed th& district io be m a , v Dur^og thpAye^t 292 new members had been initiated, and the f unexal sfundi h^d increased by £272. dome' alterations of the by-laws having, bs^o^^iscussed, ! an.^^ojtedjttltC election of officers, -v^as., jproceeded with, and resulted as follows • T T-Forp.Q.R.,J, ! W^Ward ; D.5.0.R.. i Jl Ba'fe Ml \, <W.'M, Vicar • D.T./AvWbifefotdY'D^.,: vJi-T. Bavis ; District 1 'AoditoV^ Wiifl: (Pbbsoo, . In the eVdliing, l i'h'el. district (officers, and delegate^ ' were entertained 1 >at a dinner at tho Temperanqe; I^all^ ,A"bout 60 sat down to ; an, excellent, din* ■ncr, provided "by ; Mr Dra^'er, of iba. Rbyal Hote^ The; chair %as,taken Brb|, Wra. Noawbrthy^ Pfeft. aii^geqre.tary 1 : of Court, Blenheim, supported 'On his right b^.the newly«electddri):€J.^;^Br6X Ward, and on 'the left by ihe retiring ,P.DjP,R. Bro. Fauvel. The vice-chairs were filled by Bro,. .Charming, 0.R,, and Bro. \Yfio4ham,;JS.C,R. of jGourti'%^' heim. Bro. r ßpyj[p, tbft.iPistrict:Secretary, in 'res'pibding to theitoast of ft The Or.der " alluded to the rqcept meeting of W^Mgh 'Gb'fift at ! Mancfieigter at. whicb. *!BUpOTantfaatibn^f iin^ haa^'een' estab- f •lishedv;and a resolution passed 'opening ' t the- Arder : .to • i all men , ; irrespective' of ■' colour,aßf racfi^ Bpot* Boyip;. gave the; fpllowing^atiß^icß..Gf tbeOrder on 4he{ 31st "p.ecember laißt^l^istncts, , 293 ;r 'Cburw; 4778 ; members, 622,812 jfunds,' £9,883,730; sb'owi^g an.increas^bf M^' trictei &;Courte; 121 jmemUrs, 25,812 ; and funds, £108,784. Ho considered •tb^t tbfi^4vernmfent • ought to give Sail ithe t aßßißtancj^ ; in. their power to Friendly: Socie'tres— and he was glad to see; it was . doing than it used to do—cpnejder'ing )ffiie{ ; nu'm6er 'of* widow's' and.prplia,n» fluppoited by the Order. In the Juven-. ileißranch thmre were 53;613 (members, the funds, .amounting l*to'? «fi61,&75j and ! these 1 Juvenile Courts ought to' be en- ' qouraged as. feeders for , the adutt. bodies of the Orde^ v !A yariety of, •^er > toa.«ta: proceeaiugs, wnlch were harmonious »n, . more ways than one, concluded '& injaV' 1 iriigh^J ->y"tf i^ -'«-■» ■" ■'.■'■•'■■ ■ — - ; \ ■