ODDFELLOWSHIP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 104, 23 April 1908, Page 3

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

UIrJ.NMAL .UOVABLK (JO.U.UITXKI j N'ED.NJiSDAVS SliSUsiuXS. j 'The conference resumed vcslcrda morning. ! An important rni.il f,om the di ri .,.| j <>'- tor the u ,f t | k , ■\UI < ' l '' a, ' a 1 ,i I t f' , 1 IV ' IS '» l »cd by Deput -UcLcod. Hitherto members l,„| | ; | l''-""itlnl to clear from one 10,|.., | »«ut kt in a tIi,U-ict without any alter i "i .l'J.ung 01 surrender value Vl, j ,2'. d ih:,t the* ~rivii": brand,. ° '" the AVw Zealand the motion .■»-(.... ronton, was rnf d. "" am " rak ' d <lis«i aid runu, t.ll, ,; ;'^'i; ;-»■ "-lioalaltondan,, ' ;,. ; ■ --. Jl »' '<'»>• l-rcviuusiv was ;i,i,all o{ ! ptsl " ,,S ' or ox It was al,o dcciu«d lo transfer to m *'v»''ly lnivelliiig i{,. lu , f a D | - . •"-I the l,alan,e in hand on a Uie s du I'laiiciscoKclief l'und Hie committee considered a rcmi ii'om Auckland district as follows--Hiat the life insurance tabic I*. !, s tended to tile age of 05 venrs " Jogether with this was taken th, following JW rtion of the directors le port:—"lnsurance schciuc.-This mattei Has been referred to the districts a c ™rditig to the resolution of the last -Movable Committee meeting, l„it half *•* "f »■>•«! very great «»; It would almost appear that members l>reler to assure in established a^sur- «»«■".«"•'■;■""- »■ v. however, n, U„. "pnuon that ..,„„e -,ep s 5i,,,,,,,, ,„. to provide that new entrants lo our Society must contribute j„r a ]„,.„,.,. ,„„. eral benefit than that at present provided, and that present members may also do ,Oon providing a oert-ilicate of good health and paying contributions aecoidmgto the scale provided. In thw conncctum we desire to draw attention to a new table of annual contributions' that luis been provided on the data ot -New Zealand Inendly .Societies' mortality, 4 per cent., which provides an additional funeral Iwnetit' of cut) for an annual contribution of 5s Id at a"c l(i and IDs 3d at age 50, as against Ss Id and 20s Sd as provided in Table 111 General Mules."

The committee decided to refer the' insurance proposals back to the Hoard ot Directors to obtain information Horn • lie various districts.

CENTRALISATION OF FUNDS. Deputy C. K. Bciiringer moved. "That the question of the centralisation of the funeral funds be considered with .1 view to its being referred to the (ir.uiil -Master and Board of Directors to investigate and report; such report to he referred to district- for consideration and to be given cllect to as soon as possible." This was carried. Dcpulv Lo-asby then moved a similar remit regarding the sick funds of the branch. After some discussion, and upon the motion of Deputy Jull, the question of centralising the sick funds was referred to the Grand Master and Directors for inquiry, the inquiry to cover the alternative of making the basis of liability lor sickness and mortality .-pread over the whole of the district ill the New Zealand branch so that the valuations shall lie made upoii and adjusted to such experience over the whole New Zealand branch while leaving the control of individual lodge funds in the kinds of the lodges; the report of the tiraud Master and Director.* to be submitted to thedistricts at least six mouths before the' next biennial movable committee meet-

REVISION OF RILES. The remit of the llokitika district to amend the rules so that nieniber,s should be exempt from paying contributions on attaining the age of ii.3 years was dismissed without discussion." APPEALS.

The Movable Committee was recommended to make provision in the general rules for charging expenses in appeals to the Board of Directors aud districtwhen Mich appeals are considered to be frivolous. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT.

Deputy ('. 1). Sol.' moved—That il be .in instruction In (lie drnml Master mill Hoard of UJK-.ti.i~ to endeavor In luvi' inserted in tin- new Friendly Societies Act thv following:—Any person initiated into a Friendly Society under tlie ngc. of 1\ years shall lie eligible to hold any olliee, and his acts as directed by his lodge shall be legal and binding."— Negatived. dKXEKAL. The mutter of advertising the OrdciTOr referred to the Directors. A letter from the. Registrar of Friendly Societies regarding the compilation of records of the e.irly day, of the Dominion's Friendly Societies was referred to the Hoard of Directors. The Movable Committee was recommended to consider the table of contributions based on Mew Zealand Friendly Societies' mortality, with a view to substituting it for Table :l in (lateral Utiles.

Permission was given to change the name of the llokilika district to the. 1 Westland district.

The Queensland branch invited the branch to send delegates to an InterState Conference.—They will be thanked (or the invitation, and informed that the New Zealand branch cannot see its way to send representatives.

ELECTION (IF OFFICERS. : J Deputy (irand Master Bro. dames , Marshal' (Ashley district) was appointed (Irand Master for the ensuing term. For the position of Deputy (irand Mas- ; ter the following were nominated:— Prov. C.S. llro. C. E. Bellringer (New I'lvmouth), P.P.d.M. Bro. John Clark (Auckland). I'.P.G.M. llro. A. E. .lull (llawkea Bay I, P.P.d.M. Bro. John Smith (Wellington); llro. Bellringer wa, elected, defeating Bro. .lull on the second ballot. Auditors, Bros. T. S. Powell and A. duise (Wellington) and W. Ilarkness (Nelson); Corresponding Secretarv. Bro. Kershaw, Treasurer, llro. <l'.' K. Codber; Parlinnientary | a-eiit. P.P.d.M. llro. John Smith; directors P Pd.M. Bro. J. Clark (Auckland), Prov. C.S. Bro. J. P.. Fielder lllawkes llav), P.d.M. Bio. 1). P. Uiasliy (Wellington) P I'.d.M. Bro. John Smith (Wellingtonl. P.P.d.M. Bro. d. Xcllars (Ashley). Prov. C.S. Bro. 1. Salek (\\aiigauui). CONCLUSION. V verv heartv vote of thank- was accorded'l.l the Mew Plymouth Distri.-t officers and the ladies for the exceptionally hospitable manner in which tho delegates bad liecn entertained, the mover remarking that the resources of the Napier brethren, would be sorely taxed to provide eipial pleasure for their visitors. Votes of thanks were al-o accorded In llaik.'-urd'',. iJ'l'r—.

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" Vl,^ u !-ked or lllld lk " o' ' . lhuu ß" l ' ll >™. tbat the Wis ilui„ hcic entitled to t )ie thini the nation. tlianks o ' in. re nu , G(n ™"»™l should take -i tut they were run on r H,t lues «i« ho had uevcr", "with I ijc -Manehestcr Unity, j.ojj./V^ a i in;'" la,llw tu lfe Order '« I" Hiis banquet. In the iiechabitcs I »»ny wo,,™ had occupied lodge X to themselves and to tk t l''ov. C.S. Field,.,, briclly replied. M'l 1,, in-"' I,rUl,USl!(l '" n,c (;i ' l »'l Jlaslci, Olhccrs, and Deputies of the V«' Zealand feme!,." ,} K „, , t I<»1 the olheers l,ey, )lul ;lll Vai - ■I". tic less the (lovenunentinteV-'ored »i l.r,e„dly Societies the better for

; . t.riui, Master Batchelor, in respond ; '»S, sa.U the .Manchester Unitv had (T laigcst iii<Miii*rsl>i|) ami (|,' L . i a ,, r , sl t-apitiil oi all Friendly Soti.-tros [Vov C.S Kershaw also brielly replied. < Hhcr toasts were "Kindred Societies,' miposed by Prov. U.S. .Salck. respon'e ■A- D.S.I-J}. Lever (Foster,) l a,U Grand L'r«Hl,„t 11. .1. Uilbfert (Druids); live Indies, proposed by I>.J>.ti..\l. ■lull respons, by Mrs. J. Clark (Auckami); "ilie I'r.ss," proposed bv l-rov. US. Jennings. A capital program me was given as under:-Vocal items bv hisses Sole Ainsworth. and U,e>ih,'|>ros. O.S. lire Fi.-hl.-r C.s. |!ro. Ker.-liaw. IMfAl] Hr.. Al.-1..,„d. IMMJ.M. j; r „. ||. T . Messrs. Harris and llaslani; recitations by i'.I'JJ.M. liro. A. K. .101 l and IM'.U.M '""'.'■ JJil . v : "'"1 « stepdaiice bv .MNs (■«!«•. -Mr. W. 1',,,-ry played h,e a ,. lOinpanimeiits. I'ttF.SKXTATION. During the evening P.CUI. Bro Uasby, on behalf of the delegates, presented the outgoing tirand Master, Bro. Hak-lielur. with a silver tea and coffee service, lie eulogised the self-sacrificing, work ol the (fraud .Master during his term of ollicc, and the efforts he had made lo enfold the jew districts in the Dominion which Kan- not yet alliliated with the \ew Zealand branch. He looked forward lo the consummation of an united New Zealand. In this Order any aspirant for tne po-itioii of (fraud Master had lo serve a still' apprenticjsliip, passing ihrough Hie offices of his lodge, his district ,' and the Hoard of Directors, lieforc he could hoj>e to hold I lie higli ollice of the presiding officer of the Xew Zealand branch. This presentation, lie mij.frt say, was thelira nil Master's only reward, for no olliccrs other than the secretaries and treasurers in tlie Oddfellows received nny salary. Th e jii'esent wa.- a token of real esteem and appreciation on the part of the Oddfellows ol the. colony as represented at the ljicnnial Movable Committee. 'l'he recipient was accorded the lull honors of the Order, and cheers for him and .Mrs. Ilatchelor were given.