INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 35, 10 February 1909, Page 9

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES.

; ' • "(By lelegTapfcr--Ficew. isßoWation.y;p. : :, The ttirCy-seventh* Tnee'tiiig ipf represeiv- . tatiyes of "ilie . iadependent; Ofder of .ruler* of .'tie'; district,*, if. Calder (Nelsqn).,! presided. \ ".-*'. •■.' ' .The- foliowipjgf, aiibfiidn'.'^as'Jcarried: — ;"13i»t;. it i? c . Hvjtli. great'"pjeaejite, this , ' ,ifieeting-;of delegates.!, ' iShe New Zealand .central district of the corgra.tuJa.t6B most 'heartily Jthis . . electorate" Jipoi' the'"'resulb'''.of tie* recent ificepsuig Jdll ;7and, 'furtKerj .congratulates i£he. .i.JMlas.tert^ii'.' teat .ttpoa! ,l>sipg j now ~ aitd'' iUo wislies express.; gratification 1 t>£ mie delegates .'a-ftSue rbeing. eiialSleet:' to hold their'Dienriial meeting ik 'a.'dfif-''; tricfc\thatfe:lifCs:takKn..jTicih a decided} s'tgp on.Jjehalf : of the ' ■'It-Was* resolved:'• "That>- Bros. Gtaudm,' ; Snodgrass, .Cooj>er v and Grayson fee : a ; j finance andlevies committeei" <i»*?s The ' 'dietricfc ■ BUpeHntehdent of' tht juvenile brancnes presented his r^po)rt,' r ; whici; /thafc". returns' ! ftom ; varjous; branches,-- \i#h'-the;excep-tion oi ■ slio'wed- increases ia.membersliip. . • Nelson- l--had done solid ..work.. • Membership ■'■ai ■ the. last returns -\yas'36(3 j-new,mejii.Dera •admitted, 114; total, 480; transferredJtPj • aduit.tent3,36; members-.suppende4, : l7O; j present mepibership, 274. • Reference; was • made to a, decrease in .juvenile; ■. ship,, and the, folicKwtog; -niotio%j»Bis: esd-. .^i^..,w|t.hpμ^djgc^^sβion l ;,■..'3?ia,4^ti^e ,&&& l preegn^ : ..ati. f> this. tliemselyes to brfeg .before theitj-iespeCT: ; tiye, ,iente .-the, claims, pf T/ juveiiip[e»inejii- ■ .•tiers;; -in, those -juvenile .tents...exist endeavour to,increase mom- . bershipi , and in ;those.,places, , tent? .exist endeavour-, iaye, juveiiile tents formed.'*, ...-, S| . ' f .-■' i .- ',• V. ..-..• , She district depuiy-riiler, brougit up bhe.questioii of Order. ] .Hβ .'stated, .that "the s fehristchurc^ : jtent had increased by, oyer.l.oQ .JHe; considered'the few members. the,-Oix(er had was disgraceful, considering the'gceafc- ■ temperance, sentiment in; New:Zealand.'j , ■ Bro. Suissex;' , (Petone)" , ' also 1 • strongly on the itiattei , , and urged ail. to do their utmost toaavance the . The proposed a'mradaieiits!' tpruies= were considered,;and Ttoinpi. aniendmepte we're made...■■'■ ''■ ',j ; ;,••' :'.'*■:•'''■■ ~ j . ; -l. ■