Front Row, left to right: Sir Godfrey Baring,, Bt. (Chairman of the Committee of Management), The Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Miss Margaret Bsvan), Mr. Charles Livingstone (Chairman, Liverpool Committee).

Back Row: Mr. B. J. Kirkham (Hon. Secretary, New Brighton Station), Mr. S. S. Jerrett (Chairman, New Brighton Station), Mr. F. Holt (Hon. Secretary, Liverpool Branch).

New Branches and Guilds.

Meetings, for the purpose of forming new Branches have been held at Conway, Carnarvon (President, The Mayor) ; Coppull, Lancashire (President, Mr. F. H.

Tansley) ; Barton, Yorkshire (President, Councillor W. Hibbert) ; Flint, Flintshire (President, Mrs. J. Humphrey Williams) ; Rawmarsh, Yorkshire (President, Councillor W. Spick), and Royston, Yorkshire (President, the Chairman of the Council).

Meetings for the purpose of forming new Guilds have been held at Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire (President, Mrs. Tatton) : Cawthorne, Lancashire (President, Mrs. Pardoe) ; Connah's Quay and Shotton (Cheshire), (President, Mrs. Isaacs); Crigglestone and District, Yorkshire (President, Mrs.

A. H. Hobson) ; Market Drayton (Shropshire), (President, Mrs. Evan R.

Davies); Millom, Cumberland (President, Mrs. Graham), and Stainland. Yorkshire (President, Mrs. Beaumont).

Special meetings have also been held at Colne and Leeds for the purpose of re-organising the work of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Fetes, Dances, Concerts, etc.

WlCK AND AOKERGILL (CAITHNESSSHIEE).

—The chief feature of the New Year's Day celebrations was a Fancy Dress Parade in which the local tradesmen, Boy Scouts, Boys' Brigade and Salvation Army all took part. It marched through the principal streets in the town, ending at the riverside, where Colonel Buik, Chairman of the Branch, made an appeal, and thanked those who had organised the Parade.

There were numerous collectors in fancy dress, and over £90 was collected.

Whist Drives, and Dances have been held at Aberdovey, Abergavenny, (Monmouthshire), Accrington, Alnwick, Angle, Milford Haven, Berwick, Birmingham, Bradford, Bridlington, Camforth (Lancashire), Chelmsford, Cowes, Darlington, Enmore, Ennis (Co. Clare), Exeter, Finchley (Middlesex), Fishguard, Grimsby, Halstead (Essex), Hartlepool, Hollingworth (Cheshire), King's Lynn, Ledbury (Herefordshire), Lichfield, Lincoln, Lisburn (Co. Antrim), Montrose, Mumbles (Glamorganshire), Newport (Monmouthshire), New Mill (Yorkshire), Porthdinllaen (Carnarvonshire), Rawmarsh (Yorkshire), Rishton (Lancashire), Rugby, Rugeley (Staffordshire), Seaham Harbour (Durham), Stanwix (Cumberland), Stockton and Thornaby (Durham), Swansea (Glamorganshire), Tuam (Co.

Galway), Tunstall (Staffordshire). West Hartlepool and Workington (Cumberland).

A Bridge Drive was held at Truro.

Concerts have been given in aid of the following Branches, Bradfordon- Avon, Bridlington, Clacton-on-Sea, Donaghadee (Co. Down), Inverness, Newport (Salop), Peterhead, Scarborough and Walthamstow. A Cinema Matinee was given at Wellington (Salop).

American Teas have been held at Burnley and at Colne, Lancashire.

A very successful Social Evening was held by the Rawmarsh and Parkgate Branch (Yorkshire).

Addresses to Rotary Clubs.

Life-boat Addresses have been given to the following Rotary Clubs : Bedford, by Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the Institution ; Littlehampton, by Major R. J. P. Wyatt, M.C. (District Organising Secretary for the South- East of England) ; and Montrose, by Mr. Loudon R. Connell.

Notice.

The next number of THE LIFEBOAT will be published in SEPTEMBER, 1928.

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