AT the personal request of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Sutherland has accepted the Presidency of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in succession to the Marchioness of Carisbrooke, and she inaugurated her Presidency by issuing an invitation to each Guild to nominate two of its members, the Chairman or President, and the Honorary Secretary, to become members of the General Council of the Guild, which, as announced last year, it had been decided to form.

The members of the Guild are already very busy women, and we wish to make it clear that it is not proposed to ask the General Council to meet, at any rate for the present, as this would entail bringing members to London from all parts of the country. Those who accept the invitation to join the Council need not fear, therefore, that by so doing they will in any way increase the work which they have already undertaken for the Life-boat Service. At the same time we feel that the Council will act as yet another link in the very real, though informal association, through membership of the Guild, of the many hundreds of women who are engaged in voluntary work for the Institution.

It is proposed to publish and distribute to all members of the Guild the names of the General Council, so that, in every part of the country they will find in the members of the Council those who will be best able to give help in promoting the Guild's work.

Meanwhile we publish here the names of those ladies who have, up to the present, accepted the Duchess of Sutherland's invitation, and we hope to comiplete the list of Council Members in the next issue of The Lifeboat.

The following are members of .the Council ex officio, or by reason of long and special services to the Institution :— The Duchess of Sutherland, President of the Guild.

The Marchioness of Milford Haven, Vice-President.

The Countess Waldegrave, O.B.E, for some time President of the original | London Ladies' Committee, and now President of the Guild for Wells (Somerset).

The Viscountess Bertie of Thame, Chairman of the London Women's Committee.

The Lady Cynthia Colville, for some time a member of the original London Ladies' Committee.

The Lady Florence Pery, Vice- Chairman of the London Women's Committee.

Lady Baring, for some time Chairman of the original London Ladies' Committee and then of the present London Women's Committee.

Miss Alice Marshall, an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution, and Honorary Secretary of the Oxford Branch.

Mrs. Astley Roberts, an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution, and President of the Eastbourne Guild.

Mrs. A. G. Anson, for long connected with the work of the Service in Hastings | and St. Leonards, where she was Chairman of the Guild.

The following have been elected to represent their Guilds on the Council:BRANCH.

Barnsley Blackburn Bridlington.

Chester Cullercoats .

Darlington North of England District.

NAMES OF DELEGATES.

. THE MAYORESS Mrs. C. H. PARKER . Mrs. R. Y. AITKEN Mrs. R, R. FIELDING . THE MAYORESS Mrs. GRAY . THE MAYORESS Miss S. E. HEWITT . Lady GREQO Miss W. CUNNINGHAM . THE MAYORESS Mrs. LAMONT President.

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Doncaster .

Harrogatc .

Hyde Lancaster .

Liverpool .

i Macclesfield I Morecambe Nantwich .

Newbiggin .

Northwich i Norton . - ; Oldham i Port Erin .

i Preston Saltburn Sedbergh .

Tyldesley .

Tynemoutli Wakefield .

Wigan Bristol Cleethorpes .

Langwith .

Lewisham .

Woodford .

1 11 1 1 Eastbourne .

Kessingland : Seaford Tonbridge .

Banbury Bournemouth — continued.

NAMES OF DELEGATES.

. THE MAYORESS Mrs. BORRILL .

Lady BAIN (Mayoress) Miss BAIN . Mrs. M. OLDHAM, J.P.

Miss ALLSOP Mrs. OOLETHORPE Mrs. JOHNSON .

. Lady RUSHTON.

Mrs. BILLS . Miss ETHEL SHELDON Miss WINIFRED BROWN . Miss HEATON .

Miss DEWHIRST .

. Miss VERDIN Miss MACDONALD . Mrs. CHARLTON .

Miss LUNN . Mrs. G. H. BROCK Mrs. HARRON . Miss I'ANSON . THE MAYORESS Miss BAYLEY . Mrs. HAMPSON .

Miss HANDLEY .

. THE MAYORESS Miss CROSS . Mrs. BAHNETT .

Mrs. A. ANDERSON GRANGER . Mrs. WELCH Miss TOMLINSON . Miss F. BROWN .

Mrs. J. K. NOWELL .

. Miss MITCHELL .

Mrs. A. T. JONES . Mrs. ARTHUR PICKLES Mrs. G. E. JACKSON .

. THE MAYORESS Mrs. W. H. TYNER .

Midlands District.

. Mrs. H. WALKER Miss HARTLY HODDER . Miss R. LOCKING Miss S. SMITH .

Mrs, C. WHITMORE Mrs. POOLE London District.

. Mrs. SPRATT Miss YEOMAN . Mrs. WALL Mrs. STEVENS South-East of England District.

. The Misses LEWES PITT Mrs. BBIGGS . Mrs. H. BROCK .

Mrs. WOOLFIELD . Miss JANK LEHESCHE .

. Miss DESIRES BENNETT South-West of England District.

. Mrs. MAWLE . THE MAYORESS Mrs. BALL.

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Brixham . . . .

Bude . . . .

Cowes . . . .

Falmouth . . . .

Fareham . . . .

Isle of Wight Portsmouth Reading . . . .

Salisbury . . . .

Southampton Torquay . . . .

Ventnor . . . .

Wells (Somerset).

Weymouth Dundee . . . .

Ireland and Wales District Aberdare . . . .

Anglesey . . . .

Knniskillen Ludlow . . . .

Newport (Salop) .

Shrewsbury Whitchurch NAMES OF DELEGATES.

. Mrs. MATTHEY . . . .

Miss SHEARS . . . .

. Mrs. STUART NICHOLSON Mrs. LALLOW . . . .

Mrs. E. PERKY.

. Mrs. R . DAVEY . . . .

Mrs. J. ROGERS . Miss SIMMS . . . .

. The HON. MABEL GOUOH-CALTHORPE . . . . .

Lady PINK . . . .

Miss D. HOLE . . . .

. Lady ABRAM . . . .

Mrs. SHERWOOD . . . .

Mrs. HAMILTON FULTOK Mrs. VANRENEN . . . .

. Lady EMMA CRICHTON Mrs. WALTER . . . .

. Mrs. MALCOLM PATTON Miss STIRLING COOKSON . Lady SHANNON Miss SAUNDERS . . . .

. Mrs. ALLAN . . . .

Mrs. ALCOCK . . . .

. THE COUNTESS OF ILCHESTER Mrs. WILLIAMSON Scotland.

Mrs. LONGAIH . . . .

Miss JENKINS . . . .

(in which are included Herefordshire . Miss I . EVANS . . . .

. Mrs. BURTON . . . .

Miss M E. LAURIE . Lady MARY CORRY .

. Mrs. WINDSOR CLIVE Mrs. E. TYRRELL Miss HEANE . . . .

Miss A. E. MOSER . Miss WALFOHD . . . .

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