THE RECHABITE ORDER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 235, 10 November 1909, Page 4

THE RECHABITE ORDER.

SUU-DISTIUGT MEETING. A sub-district meeting of the Independent Order of tachabites way held at llawera yesterday. Delegates were present from Wanganui, Hawera, New Flymouth and Inglcwood. Bro. J. Buttimore, of New Plymouth, was appointed chairman.

fraternal greetings were received from Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Invercar-

It wag resolved that special attention be paid to opening new tents in the sub-district during the ensuing six mouths.

Most of the tents showed an increase of membership, and reports indicated that the medical arrangements of the various tents were highly satisfactory. As an incentive to an increase of mem. hership iL was suggested that a banner should be procured for competition bv 1 tlie various tents in the sub-district, the 1 tent gaining the largest percentage of members to hold the banner for the vear. It. was decided that as the 75th annivers'arv of the Order takes ohiee oil August 2.1 111, Ml). 1,, nl „.j|| | )( , asked to commemorate the event in some fitting public manner. 11l view nf tlie experience gained at the. sub-district convention, the district ollicers will asked (o submit dral'l rules for the working of sub-districts, lor consideration at the next district convention. It was tliouiiht desirable that an organiser lie appointed to visit tin, various IcuU throughout Ihe district, and cspecially places where it was possible to form new tents. It was suggested that as a nicajis of tu'thcr heneliting (1,,. I))<Ii- r . (cuts of ■IIWI members and over should be divide,]. ( orrcspondonoc was received with re Bird to publishing a " liechiibitc Magazine' tor New Zcahnid.-Ucsolvcd that the various tents i„ (he siib-dis'tricl should consider and report with rcard to the venture. 0 The next meeting will be held at Hawera oil Easter Holiday.