Greater London.

ASHFORD.—Flag Whist Drive.

BARKING.—Life-boat in the procession celebrating the incorporation of Barking as a Borough.

BRONDESBUBY. — Address to Young People's League by the District Organizing Secretary.

CITY, THE.—Address to Tower Hill Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

OLAPHAM.—Whist Drive.

BALING.—Life-boat Day. Battle Whist.

Bridge Drive.

HACKNEY.—Sale of Work arranged byMrs. Rowland Smith. Lantern Lecture. Lifeboat in the Salvation Army's " Harvest of the Sea " Service.

HAMMERSMITH.—Address by Mr. Law at Boy Scouts' Annual Meeting.

HAMPSTEAD.—Address to Kilburu Group Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

HAREFIELD.—Dramatic Entertainment.

HAYES.—Annual Meeting on 19th November.

Amount collected last year £104, as compared with £111 in the previous year.

Christmas Party and Social.

HORNSE Y. Lantern Lecture at Stationers' School. Talk to Crouch End Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary. Whist Drive, with address by the Honorary Secretary, arranged by North Harringay Old Girls' Association. Whist Drive, arranged by Mr.

and Mrs. Bennett, with talk by the District Organizing Secretary.

ISLINGTON.—Address to New Clissold Social and Literary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary at Holy Trinity Church.

LJ5YTON.—Life-boat in the Mayor's Car- nival Procession.

MALDEN.—Lecture to Junior Imperial League.

MTTCHAM.—Annual Meeting on 1st Octo- ber, Captain Brooke-Smith in the chair.

Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

Amount collected last year £110, as compared with £82 in the previous year.

Whist Drive. Dance. Dramatic Entertain- ment.

ST. ALBANS.—Lantern Lecture at Berk- lands School. Talk to a Women's Meeting by Miss Silvester, the Hon. Secretary of the Branch. Dance and Bridge Drive.

SOUTH KENSINGTON.—Address to Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

TOTTENHAM.—Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary at Tottenham Congregational Church.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Concerts, with ad- dresses by the District Organizing Secretary.

WILLESDEN.—Presentation to the Keble Memorial School of the Challenge Shield for Greater London in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition, by the Chairman of the Council, at a meeting of the Council. Lantern Lecture at St. Michael's Church, Cricklewood, by District Organizing Secretary.

WOOD GREEN.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—The Branch has suffered a severe loss by the death at the end of October of Councillor P. H. Holmes, who had been its Hon. Secretary for seven years.

BLACKBURN.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 14th October, the Mayoress of Blackburn, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £150, as compared with £161 in the pre- vious year.

BLACKPOOL.—Dinner and Social given by the Mayor of Blackpool to the Life-boat Crew and members of the Branch.

BREDBTJRY.—Address by the Manchester Branch Secretary at the Weekly Guild Meeting at the Primitive Methodist Chapel.

BRIERCLIFFE.—Performance of the play " Brown Sugar " by the Briereliffe St. James's Dramatic Class.

CARLISLE.—Dance, organized by the Misses D. O. and W. I. Tassell.

CARNFORTH.—Whist Drive.

CU1X3HETH - WITH - KENY ON .—Annual Bridge Drive and Annual Whist Drive.

HEYWOOD.—Annual Meeting on 26th November. Amount collected last year £45, as compared with £64 in the previous year. A Whist Drive followed the meeting.

HINDLEY.—Annual Whist Drive and Dance.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Annual Meeting on 12th November. Amount collected last year £34, as compared with £45 in the previous year.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild Social, at which Mrs. James Maycock was formally elected Hon. Secretary in place of Mrs. Goddard.

HORWICH.—Annual Whist Drive and Dance.

HYDE.—Annual Meeting on 19th October, the Mayor of Hyde, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £93, as compared with £82 in the previous year.

KENDAL.—Annual Meeting on 4th Decem- ber. Amount collected last year £122, as com- pared with £120 in the previous year.

KESWICK..—Annual Meeting on 15th December. Amount collected last year £38, as compared with £46 in the previous year.

LANCASTER.—Annual Whist Drive.

LEIGH.—Annual Meeting on 8th December.

Amount collected last year £38, as compared with £33 in the previous year. Miss Boardman elected Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in place of Mrs. MacLennan.

LIVERPOOL.—Collection at a Birkenhead Park County Football Match.

WALLASEY AND NEW BRIGHTON.

—Whist Drive and Dance at New Brighton, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT— CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY. — Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CRUMPSALL.—Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DENTON.—Whist Drive and Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The Lancashire Cotton Queen, Miss Lois Heath, was present.

FALLOWFIELD.—A "Bring and Buy Sale," arranged by Mrs. W. R. Douglas, District President. Junior Life-boat Guild's Jumble Sale, followed by an Entertainment arranged by Mrs. Fallows.

GORTON.—" Cotton Costume Ball." Miss Gracie Fields presented the prizes, and Miss Lois Heath, tho Lancashire Cotton Queen, also attended. Whist Drive, or- ganized by the District Committee. Dance, organized by the District Committee.

Address to a meeting of the St. George's Church Mothers' Union, Abbey Hey.

MOSTON.—Special Meeting. District Committee constituted. Potato Pie Supper, arranged by the District Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NEW MOSTON.—Dance, arranged by the District Committee. Sir George and Lady Holden attended, and the Lancashire Cotton Queen, Miss Lois Heath.

MOSS SIDE.—Special Meeting, convened by Colonel Sir William Coates, K.C.B. Dis- trict Committee formed. Address on the work of the Institution by Mr. W. Cuming- Walters, M.A., Editor of the Manchester City News, supported by Mr. E. G. D. Live- ing, M.A., North Regional Director of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The following officers were elected : President, Colonel Sir Joseph Nail, D.S.O. ; Vice- Presidents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hyde ; Hon.

Treasurer and Secretary, Mr. J. W. Bray.

Collections at the West End Cinema.

PRESTWICH.—" Cinderella "—A panto- mime of dance—arranged by Miss Annie Hayes, N.A.T.D., and Mrs. H. Cantrell Hughes.

SALFORD.—Address by Mr. J. H. Bor- lase, the Hon. District Superintendent, to the South Salford Women's Co-operative Guild.

STRETFORD.—Special Meeting con- vened by the Chairman of the Urban Dis- trict Council (Councillor J. Child, J.P.).

District Committee re-constituted and the following officers elected: Patron, Coun- cillor J. Child, J.P. ; President, Mrs. E. M.

Standring ; Vice-Presidents, Major Ren- wick, M.P., the Rev. E. W. Horrocks,M.A., Councillor Mrs. A. M. Bagley, Councillor A. C. Trythall, and Mr. W. Ma'ir; Hon.

Treasurer, Mr. A. LI. Jones; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Charles Headey.

TRAFFORD ROAD.—Jumble Sale.

WORSLEY, WALKDEN AND DIS- TRICT.—Whist Drive and Dance, arranged by the District Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MARYPORT.—Annual Whist Drive and Dance.

MIDDLETON.—Annual Meeting on 23rd November. Amount collected last year £46, as compared with £49 in the previous year.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Special Meeting, with Sir William Priestley, J.P., a Vice-President of the Institution and Chairman of the Bradford Branch, in the chair. Branch re-constituted and the following officers elected : Patron, Sir William Priestley, J.P.; President, The Mayor of Morecambe ; Chair- man, Mrs. James Freeman ; Vice-Chairman, Mrs. Wolfenden ; Hon. Treasurer, Captain C.

Blakey ; Hon. Secretary, Miss A. Webster.

Whist Drive and Dance.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— Annual Meeting on 8th October. Amount collected last year £15, as compared with £21 in the previous year.

NORTHWICH.—American Tea, arranged by the Branch Committee.

OLDHAM.—Annual Meeting on 7th Decem- ber, the Mayor of Oldham, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, Whist Drive and Dances, " Mile of Pennies," and Collections in Works. Amount collected last year £608, as compared with £319 in the previous year.

ORMSKIRK.—House to House Envelope Collection.

ORRELL.—-Annual Meeting on 6th October.

Amount collected last year £31, as compared with £36 in the previous year.

Whist Drive and Dance.

PORT ERIN,—Annual Meeting on 26th October, Mr. J. R. Bruce, M.Sc., Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Mr. Thomas A. Coole appointed Hon. Secretary of the Branch in the place of Mr. Samuel Gorry, who had been compelled to resign owing to ill-health.

Appreciation was expressed of Mr. Gorry's services to the Institution since 1918, and he was elected a Vice-President of the Branch.

Amount collected last year £306, as compared with £370 in the previous year.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Annual Meeting on 26th November. Amount collected last year £36, as compared with £45 in the previous year.

Whist Drive and Dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ROMILEY.—Annual Meeting on 10th October. Amount collected last year £56, as compared with £40 in the previous year.

SANDBACH.—" Dance of the Season," arranged by Miss Dorothy Richardson.

SOUTHPORT.—Whist Drive, arranged by Mrs. Hibbott, Mrs. Claff and Mrs. Jump, members of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild Committee.

STOCK PORT.—Whist Drive and Dance.

TINTWISTLE.—Annual Dance.

WARRINGTON.—Annual Meeting on 15th October, the Mayor of Warrington, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £156, as compared with £239 in the previous year.

Entertainment given by Miss Broadbeut, Chairman of the Branch.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Whist Drive, or- ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WIGAN.—Annual Meeting on 16th October, the Mayoress of Wigan, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Amount col- leeted last year£114, as compared with £155in the previous year.

Address by the District Organizing Secretary at a meeting of the Townswomen's Guild.

North-East of England.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Annual Meeting on 20th November. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, Dance. Amount collected last year £186, as compared with £212 in the pre- vious year.

Whist Drive and Dance.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. — Whist Drive.

House to House Appeal.

BLAYDON.—Whist Drive and Dance.

BRADFORD.—Annual Life-boat Matinee.

Bridge Drive at Burley.

CAWTHORNE.—Whist Drive.

CUDWORTH.—Whist Drive.

DARLINGTON.—Whist Drive.

DERWENT VALLEY.—Annual Dance.

DURHAM CITY.—Chrysanthemum Show.

GATESHEAD. — Annual Meeting on November 23rd. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Dance, Garden Fete, Bridge Drives. Amount collected last year £293, as compared with £302 in the previous year.

HALIFAX.—Dramatic Performance by Heath Old Boys' Association.

HARTLEPOOL.—Annual Dance.

HEBDEN BRIDGE.—Life-boat Day.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Bridge and Whist Drive.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual Meeting on December llth. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Bridge and Whist Drives.

Amount collected last year £311, as compared with £319 in the previous year.

Bridge and Whist Drive.

LEEDS.—Life-boat Matinee.

MELTHAM.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Whist Drive.

Amount collected last year £34, as compared with £21 in the previous year.

Whist Drive.

NEWBURN-ON-TYNE.—Annual Meeting on December 7th. Lady Appleby, President, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : House to House Collection. Amount collected last year £21, the same amount as in the previous year.

NEWCASTLE. — Annual Meeting on November 24th. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day, House to House Collection.

Amount collected last year £543, as compared with £299 in the previous year.

POCKLINGTON.—Whist Drive.

REDCAB,.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Talent Fund, Dance. Amount collected last year £321, as compared with £179 in the previous year.

RIPON.—Dinner Table Collection in Cairn Hydro, Harrogate.

SCARBOROUGH.—Bridge Drive. Theatri- cal Performance by Scarborough Amateur Comedy Players. Bridge Drives.

SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Children's Annual Ball.

SELBY.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of the past year: Dance, Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £65, as compared with £66 in the previous year.

Social. Bridge Drive.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Annual Meeting on November 23rd. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Bar- ing, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day. Amount collected last year £108, as compared with £121 in the previous year.

STAINLAND.—Bridge and Whist Drive.

Whist Drive and Dance.

STAMFORDHAM. — Whist Drive and Dance.

TYNEMOUTH. — Annual Meeting on November 24th. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day, Whist Drive. Amount collected last year £230, as compared with £362 in the previous year.

WAKEFIELD.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of the past year : Jumble Sale, Whist Drives, Bridge and Whist Drive, Life-boat Film Col- lection. Amount collected last year £79, as compared with £119 in the previous year.

Whist Drive.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year: Whist Drives, Bridge and Whist Drive. Life-boat Day.

Bridge and Whist Drive.

WHITLEY BAY.—Dramatic Recital and Concert.

Midlands.

ACOCKS GREEN.—Address to Men's Bible Class by the District'Organizing Secretary.

BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat Day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Geoffrey Bird, Chairman, presiding. Speakers : The Dowager Countess of Plymouth, President, and Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Dance, House-to-House and Theatre Collections, Whist Drives.

Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

BOURNBROOK.—Address to Junior Imperial League by the District Organizing Secretary.

SPARKBROOK.—Whist Drive arranged by Mrs. Shakespeare. Collection at Alexan- dra Theatre.

BRISTOL.—Annual Life-boat Ball.

CLEETHORPES.—Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The Dis- trict Organizing Secretary.

COVENTRY.—Collections in connexion with the showing of " The Heroes of the Sea " film.

GLOUCESTER.—Miss Dorothy Ashe ap- pointed Honorary Secretary.

GRANTHAM.—Dr. Robbs appointed Chair- man of Branch, with Miss Helen Robbs as Honorary Secretary.

GRIMSBY.—Whist Drive, organized by Mrs. Turnbull.

HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN.—Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary to the Women's Institute.

KIDDERMINSTER.—Life-boat Day. Col- lections in Works and Cinemas.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual Meeting, Lieut.- General Sir John Keir, K.C.B., D.L., J.P., Chairman, presiding. Speakers : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution, and the District Organizing Secre- tary. Amount collected last year £248, as compared with £231 in the previous year.

LEEK.—Life-boat Day.

LITTLE COMPTON.—Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary.

NORTHAMPTON.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President, in the chair. Amount col- lected last year £266, as compared with £224 in the previous year.

NOTTINGHAM. — Dancing Display, ar- ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Dance and Bridge Drive.

OWSTON FERRY.—Concert.

RUGBY.—Collection in connexion with the showing of the " Heroes of the Sea " film.

Mr. S. D. Bibb appointed Honorary Secretary.

SCOTHERN— Whist Drive and Dance.

STOKE-ON-TRENT.—Presentation of Cer- tificates in the Life-boat Essay Competition, and addresses to schools by the' District Organizing Secretary.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Speaker: The District Organizing Secre- tary.

Bridge Drive arranged by Mrs. Mitchell.

Special Film Display arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STONE AND ECCLESHALL.—Life-boat Day.

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD.—Bridge Drive.

TOWCESTER—Whist Drive, arranged by Mrs. Whitton. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

WEST BROMWICH.—Mr. John Ault appointed Honorary Secretary.

WOLVERHAMPTON.—Special visit paid by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution, to congratulate Dr. Spencer, Vice-Chairman and Mrs. Spencer on the splendid progress made by the Branch.

WOODHALL SPA.—Mrs. G. Wynne-Finch appointed Hon. Secretary.

WORKSOP.—Life-boat Day.

WRAWBY.—Lantern Lecture by the Dis- trict Organizing Secretary to the Women's Institute.

South-East of England.

ALDEBUBGH.—Annual Meeting on Octo- ber 14th, Captain F. C. U. Vernon-Wentworth, R.N., C.B., Chairman of the Branch, presiding.

Amount collected last year £140, as compared with £155 in the previous year.

ATTLEBOROUGH.—Life-boat Day. Film shown.

BEDFORD.—The Branch has suffered the loss of an old friend and worker by the death in December of its late Hon. Secretary, Mr. H.

Fryer-Smith, shortly after his retirement. He was Hon. Secretary for twenty years, having been appointed in 1911. In 1922 he was pre- sented with a Life-boat Picture as a mark of the Institution's gratitude for his services.

BEXHILL-ON-SEA.—Annual Meeting on November 20th, Admiral C. E. Anson, C.B., M.V.O., Chairman of the Branch, presiding.

Amount collected last year £140, as compared with £51 in the previous year.

Lantern Lecture at the Gables School.

BIRCHINGTON—Sale of Work at Beres- ford Hotel.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD.—Carol Singing.

BOGNOR.—Carol Singing. Lantern Lec- ture at the Den School.

BRAINTREE.—Life-boat Day.

BRIGHTON.—Films shown at the Palla- dium Cinema. Bridge Drive. Films shown at Rottingdean School.

BRILL.—Lecture at Chilton Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

BROADSTAIRS.—Lantern Lectures at the High School, Council School and St. Leonard's School by Mr. C. J. Greene, Hon. Secretary of the Herne Bay Branch.

CAMBERLEY.—Life-boat Day.

CAMBRIDGE.—Presentation by Mr. J. F.

Lamb, a member of the Committee of Manage- ment, of the Life-boat Picture awarded to Miss Ackers, the Hon. Secretary.

CANTERBURY. — Cathedral Collection.

Lantern Lecture at Petham House School.

Gramophone Concert, arranged by Messrs.

Barrett & Son. Christmas Day Church Collec- tion at Wingham.

CATERHAM.—Bridge Drive, organized by Mrs. Masters at Warlingham.

COBHAM—House-to-House Collection.

Lantern Lecture by the Honorary Secretary to Church of England Junior School.

COLCHESTER.—Lantern Lecture at Holm- wood House School.

CRAWLEY.—Address to the Brotherhood by Vice-Admiral C. E. Loring, C.B.

CROMER.—Annual Meeting on November 18th, Mr. E. M. Hansell, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Amount collected last year £433, as compared with £532 in the pre- vious year.

CUCKFIELD.—Carol Singing in Cuckfield, Hay wards Heath and Lindfield.

DARTFORD.—Life-boat day.

EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat Bay at Hail- sham. Annual Meeting on December 3rd, Mr.

Norman S. Holland, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life- boat Day, Golden Ball. Amount collected last year £1,415, as compared with £1,631 in the previous year.

EAST GRINSTEAD.—Carol Singing.

FARNHAM.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

FOLKESTONE.—Children's New Year's Eve Party at Cheriton. Bridge Drive.

Whist Drive at Sandgate.

GODALMING.—Two Bridge Drives.

GRAYS.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

HALESWORTH.—Part proceeds from a Whist Drive organized by the Ranger Guides.

HARWICH.—Life-boat Day.

HASLEMERE.—Lantern Lecture at Ames- bury School, Hindhead.

HASTINGS.—Address to the Brotherhood by Sir George Shee, late Secretary of the Insti- tution. Theatricals arranged by students of the Municipal School of Art (half proceeds to the Institution).

HERNE BAY.—Annual Meeting on Octo- ber 28th, Mr. G. Cursons, M.B.E., J.P., presid- ing. Amount collected last year £80, as com- pared with £143 in the previous year.

HIGH WYCOMBE.—Lecture at Speen Women's Institute bv Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

HITCHIN.—Lantern Lecture at Caldicott School by Captain H. E. Holme, R.N., Hon.

Secretary of the Hemel Hempstead Branch.

KESSINGLAND.—Life-boat Sunday and Ladies' Life-boat Guild New Year's Eve Entertainment.

LEATHERHEAD.—Carol Singing by two parties.

LUTON.—Address to the Brotherhood by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management.

MARGATE.—Dinner to Life-boatmen ar- ranged by Mr. T. W. Gomm, the Hon. Secre- tary, and Mrs. Gomm. Lantern Lecture by the Hon. Secretary at Queen's School, Clifton- ville.

MARLOW.—Bridge Drive.

NEWHAVEN.—Annual Meeting on Novem- ber 24th, Mr. R. W. Dewdney, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Amount collected last year £85, as compared with £84 in the previous year.

ROCHESTER.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

Lantern Lecture at Cathedral Choir School.

ROMFORD.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

ST. IVES.—Annual Meeting on November 23rd, Mrs. G. G. Wheeler, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £98, as compared with £71 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

SANDWICH.—Life-boat Day.

SEAFORD.—Lantern Lecture at Mickle- field School. American Tea, with address by the District Organizing Secretary. Christmas Play given by the Choir of Seaford Ladies' College.

SfTTINGBOURNE. — Annual Meeting, Admiral H. W. G. Doyne, President, in the chair. Amount collected last year £89.

SLOUGH.—Jumble Sale.

SOUTHBOROUGH.—Address to Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary, SOUTHEND.—Films shown at Highfield College, Leigh-on-Sea.

STEVENAGE.—Entertainment.

TENTERDEN.—Carol Singing.

TONBRIDGE — Branch revived after a lapse of two years. Mr. W. W. Wright, Hon.

Secretary, and Mr. N. W. Odom, Asst. Hon.

Secretary.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Address to the Rotary Club by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution.

WADHURST.—Branch reformed. Hon.

Secretary, Mr. H. B. Jackson.

WESTERHAM.—Branch formed. Miss Audrey Taylor, Hon. Secretary.

WINDSOR.—Lantern Lecture at Windle- sham School.

WOKING.—Lantern Lecture at Hoe Place School.

WORTHING.—Lantern Lecture at Home- field School, and at the Warre School, Broad- water.

South-West of England.

ALDERSHOT.—Presentation of Certificate in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

APPLEDORE.—Annual Meeting at Bide- ford, Dr. Valentine, President, in the chair.

Amount collected last year £308, as compared with £325 in the previous year.

BARNSTAPLE.—Presentation of Certifi- cates in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Lieut.-Col. M. H. Hall, J.P., Chairman, supported by Mrs. C. V. Jewell, the Hon.

Secretary of the Branch.

BODMIN.—Life-boat Day.

CHARD.—Life-boat Day, organized by the newly formed Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CHIPPENHAM.—Private Dance, arranged by Miss Talbot.

DORCHESTER (DORSET).—Annual Life- boat Dance.

FALMOUTH.—Special Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Sale of cakes and jam.

LOOE.—Presentation of Certificate in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

LYME REGIS.—Annual Meeting. Amount collected last year £106, as compared with £102 in the previous year.

LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH. — Annual Meeting. Amount collected last year £133, as compared with £183 in the previous year.

OXFORD.—Life-boat Day.

PLYMOUTH.—Annual Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Deputy Mayor presiding. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. Presentation of Certificates won by Plymouth Schools in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

Dancing Revue by Madame Rubie Bailey.

Entertainment at Bere Ferrers.

ROMSEY.—Lecture to the Women's Insti- tute at Sheffield English.

TOTNES.—Life-boat Day at Ashburton.

TRURO.—Dance, arranged by Toe H.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Whist Drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WEYMOUTH.—Annual Meeting, Major F. H. C. Devenish, J.P., President and Chair- man, in the chair. Amount collected last year £267, as compared with £297 in the previous year. Captain Mayo elected Honorary Secre- tary. Presentation by Branch of clock to Coxswain Herbert Brown on his retirement.

Coxswain Brown has received from the Insti- tution a Certificate of Service and a pension.

WINCHESTER.—Dancing Display ; Scenes from History and Fiction; and Miniature Garden Competition.

YEOVIL.—Addresses by the District Or- ganizing Secretary to the Rotary Club and to the Women's Fellowship Association.

Scotland.

BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITEHILLS.

—Annual Whist Drive and Dance.

COATBRIDGE.—Whist Drives, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DENNY.—Whist Drive, organized by Miss Shanks, Honorary Secretary of the Branch.

DUMFRIES.—Address given to the Rotary Club by Vice-Admiral Oliver Backhouse, C.B.

Lantern Lectures, arranged by Mr. J. W. Pirie, Hon. Secretary of the Branch.

DUNDEE. — Annual Meeting on 22nd December, Mr. B. L. Nairn, Vice-President of the Branch, in the chair. Speakers : The Lord Provost and the Scottish Organizing Secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Appeal by the Com- mittee ; House-to-House Collection by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild ; Centenary Celebra- tions and Life-boat Week. Amount collected last year £1,793 (including a donation of £1,000 from the trustees of the late Mr. W. Gibson), as compared with £1,179 in the previous year.

Whist Drive arranged for lady collectors in recognition of their services.

EDINBURGH.—Annual Meeting on 26th November, Bailie Wilson McLaren presiding in the absence of the Lord Provost, President of the Branch. Speakers : The Duke of Mon- trose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a Vice- President of the Institution, the Very Rev. Dr.

Charles L. Warr, Dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal, Admiral Sir John F. E. Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., Mr. James Scott, S.S.C., and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secre- tary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Appeal by Committee ; Life-boat Day ; Whist and Bridge Drives; Cinema Exhibi- tions ; Golf Tournament; and Jumble Sale.

Amount collected last year £3,360, as compared with £2,367 in the previous year.

Stall arranged by Scottish Headquarters Office at the Ideal Homes Exhibition.

ELIE AND DISTRICT.—Annual Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 18th November. Lady Nairn, President of the Guild, in the chair. Speaker: The Scottish Organizing Secretary, with lantern slides.

Efforts of the past year : Daffodil Day ; Life- boat Day ; Open Air Market and Dances.

Amount collected last year £151, as compared with £50 in the previous year.

Whist Drive and Dance, arranged by Mrs.

S. E. Alley, Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

FORFAR.—Life-boat Day.

GLASGOW.—Sale of Work, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

GOURDON.—Annual Meeting on 21st October, Mr. Johnston, Chairman of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £8, as compared with £17 in the previous year.

JOHNSTONE.—Life-boat Day.

KIRKCALDY.—Annual Meeting on 14th October, Sir Robert C. Lockhart, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Appeal by the Com- mittee, and Bridge Drive. Amount collected last year £240, as compared with £193 in the previous year.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Annual Meeting on llth December, Sir Charles Hope-Dunbar, Bt., President of the Branch, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Appeal by the Com- mittee and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and Inaugural Ceremony of new Life-boat. Amount collected last year £111, as compared with £118 in the previous year.

LAURENCEKIRK.—Life-boat Day.

MAYBOLE.—Life-boat Day.

MOTHER WELL.—Life-boat Day.

PAISLEY.—Life-boat Day.

PEEBLES.—Life-boat Day.

ROTHESAY.—Concert, Whist and Bridge Drive, including Lantern Lecture by the Scottish Organizing Secretary.

SELKIRK.—Life-boat Day.

STORKTOWAY.—Special Meeting at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed.

WISHAW.—Life-boat Day.

Ireland.

BELFAST.—Fifth Annual Ball, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and held at the Plaza. The guests were received by the Marchioness of Londonderry, D.B.E., President of the Guild, among them being the Duke of Abercorn (the Governor of Northern Ireland), the Viscountess Craigavon (the wife of the Prime Minister), the Viscountess Bangor (wife of the Speaker of the Senate), the Viscountess Charlemont (wife of the Minister of Education), and the Right Hon. H. M.

Pollack, M.P., Minister of Finance.

COLERAINE.—Annual Meeting. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary, Amount collected last year £71, as compared with £62 in the previous year.

Cinema Matinee.

CORK.—Second Annual Life-boat Ball.

DOWNPATRICK.—Concert.

PORTRUSH.—For the fifth year in suc- cession two performances were given at the local cinema of Life-boat films and films lent by Messrs. Metro-Goldwyn. Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

PORTSTEWART.—Whist Drive.

TRALEE.—Life-boat Day.

TUAM.—Life-boat Day and Dance.

YOTJGHAL.—Whist Drive, arranged by the new Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERSYCHAN.—Presentation of the Chal- lenge Shield for Ireland and Wales in the Life-boat Essay Competition, won by Raymond Hill, of the Abersychan Council School. The presentation was made by Mrs. Percy Jones, of Portnewynydd. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Among those present were the School Managers, and the County and District Councillors.

BARRY.—Presentation of a certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

CARDIFF.—Presentation by the Lady Mayoress of Certificates won by two Cardiff Schools in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

CONWAY.—Whist Drive.

HAVERFORDWEST. — Presentation of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition, at a Special Meeting, attended by County and-Borough Councillors. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

HIGH ERCHELL.—Presentation of Certi- ficate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

MILFORD HAVEN.—Life-boat Day.

NEWPORT.—Presentation by the Mayor of two Certificates won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

PENARTH— Presentation of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Alderman S. Thomas, J.P.

PONTYPOOL.—Life-boat Day.

SWANSEA.—Presentation by the Mayoress and Mrs. W. Tarr, the Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of two Certificates won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

Concert at the Y.M.C.A.

WHITCHURCH.—Presentation of a Certi- ficate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition, and address by the District Organizing Secre- tary..