BY the death of Mr. Sholto F. Middleton, in October of last year, the Institution has lost one of its most successful and devoted Honorary Secretaries. Mr.

Middleton founded the Branch at Seaford, Sussex, in 1917, and remained its Honorary Secretary until his death.

During those eleven years the Seaford Branch raised over £1,100. In March of last year, on the completion of ten years as Honorary Secretary, Mr. Middleton was presented with a framed picture of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in distress, as a small mark of the Institution's gratitude for his devoted services..