ON the 18th September a very successful procession took place at Ashington, and as a result of it and of a ball which followed, a sum of over £174 was raised for the Institution. Ashington is a min- ing village, and the Day was organised by Mr. H. S. Hunter, the Honorary Secretary of the Cresswell Branch, with the active support and help of the Workmen's Social Clubs and the local Trade Unions and Co-operative Societies. The procession was headed by the Cresswell Life-boat, of whose crew nearly all have, at some time, worked in the Ashington mines. The Crew gave their services for the day, while the six horses which drew the Life-boat had been lent by the Ashing- ton Coal Company. After the Life- boat came the Newbiggin Sea Scouts, and they were followed by a Trades Display. The Day was a very great success, and is another of the many proofs which the Institution has received of the readiness and generosity with which the men and •women of the working classes support the Life-boat Service..