BY the death on 12th April last of Mrs.

A. J. Fairrie, President of the Hoylake Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in her eightyninth year, the Institution has lost the oldest of its many lady workers. For over thirty ysars she has been a generous and active friend to the Life-boat Service, and, in spite of her great age and of ill-health, she continued her duties as President up to the last. Two years ago the Committee of Management presented her with the Gold Brooch, which is only awarded to those who have done long and distinguished honorary service for the Institution..