STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 258, 22 March 1913, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

j From Our Resident Reporter. (Office: Next Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Telephone 113. MASONIC Tiie annual ceremony of installation in connection with Lodge. Stratford No. 7") was held on Wednesday night. The following olliccrs were installed by 1 lit. \\ or. Bro. I'. C. Fookes, Provincial Cr.ind .Master: W.M., Wor. Bro. Copeslake; S.W.. Bro. J. McAllister; J.W.. liro. C. 11. Speck; secretary, Bro. E. Jackson; 1.P.M., Wor. liro. F. E. Dobson: in. Rev. liro. Butler: Treasurer, Wor. liro. F. K. Dobson; S.D.. ]!i-o. T. E. Coleman; J.D.. Bro. W. H. Jiesley; Director of Ceremonies. Wor. Bro. G. Smart; 1.0., Tiro, J. 11. Ashton; S.S., Bro. E. W." Hancock; J.S.. liro. E. L. Ilann; Tyler. A\ or. Bro. V\. 11. Webb: Organist, liro. J. IT. Thompson. After the eeremony ail hour or two was spent in harmony. Mrs. Brooking's catering was ex- 1 cellent. EASTER GYMKHANA ■Mr. A. J. Hansen lias declared the following handicaps for the cycling events at the Easter Monday 'Gymkhana:— ] mile. 2 miles, o miles. Yds. Yds. Yds. P. Hill (iO 100 150 S. Jj. Parker .... 80 120 3DO R. Garliek I*2o 120 330 R. Tapp 140 180 300 ! C. Mult 150 -200 500 E. A. Tounley .. 150 200 500 B. Richmond ... 130 200 500 E. Perrett 150 200 500 C. Corkill 150 200 500 L. Connelly 130 200 500 F. E. Speck 150 200 500 The following handicaps have been declared for the trotting events:— One Mile Trot.—All horses off scratch. One Mile and a. Half Trot.—Tip Top scr., Madcap 20sec., Cerise 30sec., Bess UOsee., Miss Huia SOsec., Fernroot 30sec., Tom Boy 30sce., Mona SOsec., G'otnic 30sec. ODDFELLOWSHIP ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING. The annual district meeting was held on Thursday, when Prov. G.M. J. ■ W. fcnowdon presided over a representative attendance. The sum of £3 was voted to the Opunake Te Kiri Lodge to recoup them for the recent loss of their books, etc., through fire. Prov. D.G.M. W. Moiintford was elected Prov. 0.M., P.O. A. Melville Prov. D.G.M., and P.P.O.M. F. Brabant Warden, j P.P.O.M. F. Amoore was nominated as' D.G.M. of the New Zealand Branch, I>.( I.M. John Smith as O.M. of the New Zealand Branch, and P.P.O.M's. C. E. Bellringer and F. Amoore as Directors of the New Zealand Branch. It was decided that meetings of vari- i ous lodges should be held during the' ■ coming winter to discuss the important question of the centralisation of the sick \ funds, reports to be made for the next | district meeting. j Prov. D.G.M. A. Melville was nominal- > ed as G.M. P.O's. E. H. Bollringer, W. j H. Butier. T. C. Stanners. T. Lawson, T. j Holder. W. Scown and Cunningham were J nominated for Prov. D.G.M. j It was decided to alter the name of | the district from New Plymouth to Tara-! uaki, and the district officers were au- j thorised to have the District Rules ] ( amended and registered accordingly, j P.P.O.M's. Ainsworth, Amoore, Han- I | cock. Sole and Snowdon. and P. G. E. H. j: Bellringer were elected as District Com- I j mittee. J ; The next meeting of the District Lodge ( was (ixc'l to be held a I hltham. at a | date to be arranged by the district of- ( liccrs. - ) j 1 Tlie Prov. O.M. and D.G.M.-elcct were : | duly installed by P.G.M. C. E. Bellringer. | ( A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Stratford Lodge for the entertain- , nient of the delegates, and to the Stratford Borough Council for the use of) ( their council room for the meeting. c A P.P.O.M's. jewel was presented to P.P.O.M. Snowdon on the- completion of his term of office. ( STRAY PARAGKAPHS * The Druids held their first dance of } r the season on Wednesday night. About j p twenty couples took the floor, to ox- j cellent music supplied bv -Mr. Rodgers' J (j orchestra, consisting of Mr. Rodgers ) (violin), Miss Rodgers (pianoL { Rodger- (violin). Mr. Peim (violin), Mr. Everiss ("cello). Mr. O'Leary ((lute). Bnrmister (cornet). Mr. J. Jones acted as MX'. Mr. Hine. M.P., was present, c and joined in the dancing, which finished \ up a'bout 12 o'clock. The Druids intend < holding their popular social every month, p