Greater London.

CITY.—Annual meeting at the Mansion House, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Amount collected in 1932 £6,241, as compared with £7,647 in 1931.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive. Bring-and- buy sale.

HACKNEY.—Address by Lady Keymer to the Conservative and Unionist Association.

HORNSEY.—Annual meeting. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. J. Benskin, D.S.O., O.B.E., a member of the committee of management of the Institution, supported by Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £268, as compared with £222 in 1931.

ISLINGTON. — Address by Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, to the Finsbury Conservative and Unionist Association.

KENSINGTON.—Address by the district organizing secretary to the Rotary Club.

LEYTON.—Address by Major A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., deputy secretary of the Institution, to the Rotary Club.

TOOTING.—Dance.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Concert at St. Mary's church hall. Concert at St. Saviour's church hall. Two concerts with addresses by the district organizing secretary.

WESTMINSTER.—Careme cocktail party organized by the Junior Central London Women's Committee.

Address by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., late district inspector of life-boats, at the United Service Institution.

Lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary at R.N.V.R. dinner. The Earl of Brecknock, a member of the committee of management of the Institution, also spoke.

Address by the district organizing secretary at British Sea Anglers' Society's annual dinner.

Lectures at Croydon and Cricklewood.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Bridge and whist drive.

BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE- DALE.—Whist drive.

BLACKPOOL.—Annual meeting on 21st February, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, collections in hotels and places of worship. Amount collected in 1932 £391, as compared with £446 in 1931.

BOLTON.—Annual meeting on 20th Feb- ruary, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. The Institution's award of the life-boat picture was presented to Mr. H.

Ormson Dixon, branch honorary secretary.

Amount collected in 1932 £311, the same amount as in 1931.

Dinner, dance and whist drives, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BURY.—Annual meeting on 22nd March, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Presentation of the life-boat picture awarded to Miss L. Cook, honorary secretary of the branch. Amount collected in 1932 £172, as compared with £123 in 1931.

Bridge and whist drive.

CARLISLE.—Annual meeting on 24th February, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £205, as compared with £235 in 1931. Afterwards the assembly were entertained to tea by Mrs.

Talbot Caddow, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Annual whist drive and dance. Bridge drive organized by Mrs. Connell and Mrs. B.

Anderson.

CARNFORTH.—Annual meeting on 23rd February. Amount collected in 1932 £69, as compared with £78 in 1931.

CHESTER.—Annual meeting on 17th March, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Mayor's appeal for subscrip- tions, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1932 £203, as compared with £182 in 1931.

DARWEN.—Concert by the pupils of Miss McConnell.

DOUGLAS.—Annual meeting on 24th March, the mayor presiding in the absence of the lieutenant-governor. Amount collected in 1932 £522, as compared with £628 in 1931.

DUKINFIELD.—Whist drive and dance.

FARNWORTH.—Special meeting to re- vive the branch.

FLEETWOOD.—Annual meeting on 21st February, Councillor F. J. Thompson, J.P., presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £95, as compared with £45 in 1931.

BUNDLEY.—Annual meeting and whist drive on 22nd February. Amount collected in 1932 £62, the same amount as in 1931.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Annual whist drive and dance.

HORWICH.—House-to-house collection.

HYDE.— Whist drive, arranged by the branch committee.

KENDAL.—Bridge and whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

KESWICK.—Annual meeting on 23rd February, Mr. A. R. Thomson, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £44, as compared with £38 in 1931.

LAKE DISTRICT.—Annual meeting on 23rd February. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £151, as compared with £99 in 1931. Mr. Stanley H. Le Fleming, J.P., Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland, elected patron of the branch.

LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 22nd February, the mayor in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, who presented the Institution's gold badge awarded to Mrs.

Oglethorpe, vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1932 £151, as compared with £165 in 1931.

Collection at the football ground. Jumble sale.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting on 16th March, the lord mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Presentation of the gold badge awarded to Miss Greenham, honorary treas- urer of the Wallasey and New Brighton district. Amount collected in 1932 £2,824, as compared with £2,616 in 1931.

NEW BRIGHTON.—Annual meeting of the committee. Reference was made to the loss sustained by the deaths of Mr.

S. S. Jerrett, chairman, and Coxswain George Robinson. Mr. Stuart Deacon elected chairman. The annual life-boat men's supper followed the meeting.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—American tea.

LYTHAM ST. ANNES.—Annual meeting on 21st February, the mayor presiding.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, who presented the vellum signed by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., to Sir George Mellor, J.P., recording his appointment as an honorary life-governor of the Institution, and the life-boat picture awarded to Mrs. Marsden, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1932 £121, as compared with £284 in 1931.

MACCLESFIELD.—Annual meeting on 27th March, the mayoress, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Amount collected in 1932 £109, as compared with £134 in 1931.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Annual meeting on 16th February, the Mayor of Salford presiding, in the absence of the Lord Mayor of Manchester.

Speakers : The Lady Mayoress of Manchester, the Bishop of Manchester, Councillor J. Toole, J.P., Councillor C. F. Hampson, Mr. J. H.

Borlase and Mr. J. H. Lawson. Amount collected in 1932 £2,812, as compared with £3,108 in 1931.

Address by the branch secretary to the Manchester Grammar School, with life-boat films.

BARTON-ON-IRWELL.—Presentation by Mrs. H. H. Pearce of the certificate won in the life-boat essay competition by a pupil of St. Catherine's Church of England School, Barton.

CHEADLE HULME.—Special meeting.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Mrs.

Elliott Mottram, president; Miss G.

Jeffries, honorary treasurer, and Miss Maureen Johnson, honorary secretary.

COLLYHURST AND HARPURHEY.

—Special meeting. Life-boat Guild formed.

Councillor C. F. Howarth elected president; Mr. H. C. Welborn, hon. treasurer, and Mr.

E. Price, honorary secretary.

Dancing display given by Madame Robinson's pupils, with collection. Lec- tures by the branch secretary at the Queen's Park Congregational Church, the Crusaders' Mission, and the Harpurhey and Colly- hurst Women and Junior Unionists' Associations.

FALLOWFIELD.—Special meeting of the Junior Life-boat Guild.

GORTON.—Annual meeting of the district committee. Annual dance, at- tended by well-known theatrical artistes, who gave a cabaret show.

LONGSIGHT.—Whist drive, arranged by Mrs. Hastain, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NEW MOSTON.—Annual whist drive.

NORTH SALFORD.—Special meeting.

Alderman J. Rothwell, J.P., presiding.

Life-boat Guild formed. Mrs. Neville Finburgh, president; vice-presidents, Mr.

J. P. Morris, M.P., Alderman Rothwell, Councillor Dulberg, Captain Busby, M.C., and Mrs. Boutflower ; honorary treasurer, Mrs. Peace ; honorary secretary, Mr. H.

Shaw.

OLD TRAFFORD.—Annual dance, ar- ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PRESTWICH. — Special meeting.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted.

Mrs. Wild, J.P., elected president.

WHALLEY RANGE.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MORECAMBE.—Annual meeting on 22nd February, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £117, as compared with £56 in 1931.

OLDHAM.—Annual dance and whist drive.

ORRELL.—Annual whist drive and dance.

PADIHAM.—Whist drive.

PIEL (Barrow).—Annual meeting on 19th January, the Mayor of Barrow in the chair.

Amount collected in 1932 £132, as compared with £174 in 1931.

Fancy dress evening party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PORT-ST.-MARY.—Vaudeville entertain- ment, given by the Rushen Amateur Dra- matic Society.

PRESTON.—Annual meeting on 20th February, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £308, as compared with £338 in 1931. Mr. W. H.

Harris elected chairman of the branch, and Mrs. P. Temple, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in succession to Miss Cross.

RADCLIFFE.—Whist drive.

RISHTON.—Annual ball.

ROCHDALE.—Annual meeting on 8th February, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: Mrs. A.

Brierley, a member of the Rochdale Ladies' Life-boat Guild committee. Amount col- lected in 1932 £155, as compared with £161 in 1931.

SANDBACH.—Annual meeting on 13th January. Amount collected in 1932 £33, as compared with £69 in 1931.

The " dance of the season." STANDISH.—Annual whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TINTWISTLE.—Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TOTTINGTON. —Dance.

TYLDESLEY.—Fisher-folk dance and life-boat tea, organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

Cinema collections.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Whist drive.

WIGAN.—Annual bridge tea.

Lectures at Stonyhurst College and schools at Ambleside, Appleby (Carlisle), Blackpool, Fleetwood, Liverpool, Seascale, Southport, Wetheral (Carlisle).

North-East of England.

ALNWICK.—Annual meeting on 20th February, Col. the Hon. Harold Robson, chairman of the Alnmouth and Boulmer branch and a member of the committee of management, presiding. Among those present were the Duke of Northumberland, president of the branch, Earl Grey of Howick, Viscount Grey of Falloden, K.G., and Archdeacon Mangin. Amount collected in 1932 £138, as compared with £93 in 1931.

The Duke of Northumberland presented the Institution's bronze medal awarded to Coxswain Bartholomew Stanton, of Boulmer, for the rescue, on 22nd November last, of three men from the steam trawler Guillemot.

meeting.

BATLEY. — Drawing-room Ladies' Life-boat Guild revived.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Dance and whist drive. Annual supper to the life-boat crew. Lantern lecture at Bowsden by Commander H. Lillingston, R.N., chairman of the branch.

BEVERLEY.— Whist drive.

BLYTH.—Annual meeting on 10th March, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Amount collected in 1932 £294, as compared with £306 in 1931. Bridge and whist drive.

BRADFORD.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, matinee.

Amount collected in 1932 £1,571, as com- pared with £1,678 in 1931.

BRIDLINGTON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 30th March, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, Fconcert, organ day. Amount collected in 1932 £180, as compared with £304 in 1931. Concert.

CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive and dance.

CULLERCOATS, WHITLEY & MONK- SEATON.—Dramatic recital. Bridge and whist drive.

DARLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 28th March, the mayoress, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, garden fete, bridge and whist drives. Amount collected in 1932 £170, as compared with £161 in 1931.

DONCASTER.— Annual meeting on the 27th February, the mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1932 £59, as compared with £88 in 1931.

Jumble sale.

GATESHE AD.—Bridge drives and whist drive.

HALIFAX.—Annual meeting on 21st March, the mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drive and dramatic performance.

Amount collected in 1932 £161, as compared with £224 in 1931.

HARTLEPOOL.— Dance and whist drive.

HARROGATK— Specic.1 meeting, the mayoress presiding. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Bridge and whist drives.

HOLMFIRTH.—Whist drive and dance.

HULL.—Annual meeting on 31st March, Col. C. H. S. Cooper in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Works appeal and life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1932 £602, as compared with £551 in 1931.

Life-boat conference. (See special report on p. 84.) MIRFIELD.—Bridge and whist drives.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 10th March, the acting lady mayoress presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day and concert. Amount collected in 1932 £202, as compared with £380 in 1931.

Dinner dance, arranged by the Northum- berland county committee. Guests received by the Duchess of Northumberland, who was accompanied by the Duke.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Dance.

POCKLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 14th February. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and whist drives. Amount collected in 1932 £33, as compared with £40 in 1931.

SCARBOROUGH. — Ladies' Life-boat Guild " At Home." Bridge and whist drives.

SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Children's dance and whist drive.

SELBY.—Dance.

SKELMANTHORPE AND SCISSET.— Whist drive.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Whist drive.

SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Annual meeting on 13th March. Amount collected in 1932 £5, as compared with £27 in 1931.

STAMFORDHAM.—Whist drive and dance.

TYNEMOUTH.—Annual supper and con- cert, given by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild to the life-boat crew. Whist drive.

WAKEFIELD.—Variety entertainment.

WASHINGTON.—Drawing-room meeting.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Bridge drives.

Lectures by the district organizing secretary at Hebdon, Morley (Leeds), Slaithwaite and Wylam.

Midlands.

ASHBOURNE.—Life-boat day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Collection at Royal Theatre, during pantomime, for one week.

Collections at West End Cinema and Gau- mont Cinema.

BRISTOL.—Annual meeting, Mr. Frank Wills, chairman of the branch, presiding.

Speaker : the district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1932 £946, as compared with £1,137 in 1931. Presentation by the lord mayor of the framed picture awarded to Mrs. Clifford, honorary treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Life-boat talks by the district organizing secretary to Bristol schools. Lantern lecture to Naval Reserve on H.M. training 'sloop Flying Fox by the district organizing secretary.

BUXTON.—Miss Austin appointed honor- ary secretary. Lectures at four schools by the district organizing secretary.

CHELTENHAM.—Jumble sale.

CLEETHORPES. — Supper dance, ar- ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HORNCASTLE.—Life-boat day.

LANGWITH.—Concert, whist drive and dance.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual house-to-house collection. Cinema and theatre collections.

LICHFIELD.—Presentation by the mayor of the record of thanks awarded to Mrs.

Ashpole, the honorary secretary. Dance.

Whist drive.

NORTON CANES.—Life-boat day.

NORTHAMPTON.—Presentation by the mayor of the gold badge awarded to Mr. M. E. Goldsmith, honorary treasurer.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual meeting, the Duke of Portland, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O., patron, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Insti- tution. Amount collected in 1932 £592, as compared with £810 in 1931.

OLDBURY AND LANGLEY.—Annual meeting. Amount collected in 1932 £41, as compared with £29 in 1931.

Bridge drive.

OWSTON FERRY.—Concert.

PETERBOROUGH.—Annual meeting, Lady Winfrey, president, in the chair.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1932 £116, as compared with £164 in 1931.

RUGELEY.—Annual meeting, Mr. H. W.

Bush, J.P., chairman of the branch, presiding.

Amount collected in 1932 £71, as compared with £81 in 1931.

SPALDING.—Life-boat day, followed by a dance.

STAFFORD.—Lantern lecture by the honorary secretary, Mr. E. F. R. Catterall.

STOURBRIDGE.—Presentation of the life-boat picture awarded to Mr. Trow, honorary secretary and treasurer.

STROUD.—Bridge drive, organized by Mrs. Allen.

TETBURY.—Mr. and Mrs. Parkhouse appointed honorary treasurer and honorary secretary.

TEWKESBURY AND UTTOXETER.— Life-boat days.

WARWICK.—Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at County Cinema.

WOLVERHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, Mr. A. C. Skidmore, chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organising secretary.

Amount collected in 1932 £375, as compared with £495 in 1931.

Whist and bridge drive. Annual life-boat ball.

Lectures by the district organizing sec- retary at Chesterfield, Dudley, Little Comp- ton, Mansfield, Stratford and Walsall.

South-East of England.

ARUNDEL.—Special meeting at Arundel Castle, by kind permission of the Duke of Norfolk. Speakers : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, and Commander H. B. Boothby, D.S.O., R.N.R., chairman and honorary secretary of the Littlehampton branch. Branch formed. Mrs. Ramsay, honorary secretary.

BIRCHINGTON.—Jumble sale.

BRIGHTON1AND HOVE.—Bridge tourna- ment and dance. Theatricals.

CAMBRIDGE.—Lecture on producing The Times by a member of the staff of The Times.

Admiral Weekes in the chair ; vote of thanks proposed by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

CHICHESTER.— Theatricals at Petworth.

Lantern lecture at Stansted. Whist drive.

Two performances by concert party.

COBHAM.—Concert. Address by the district organizing secretary.

COLCHESTER. — Presentation of the record of thanks awarded to Mr. P. Borges for the share he took in rescuing five lives at Clacton-on-Sea when a small boat capsized in August, 1932.

CROMER.—Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, of the silver medal awarded to Coxswain Henry Blogg, and the thanks of the Institution on vellum awarded to each member of the crew for the rescue on the 15th October, 1932, of 30 lives from the Italian steamer Monte Nevoso.

DARTFORD.—Address to the Rotary Club by the district organizing secretary.

Life-boat day. Whist drive.

EASTBOURNE.—Entertainment of the crew and their families by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild at a New Year's party. Enter- tainment at Hurstmonceux.

EAST GRINSTEAD.—Lecture at Dor- mansland women's institute by the honorary secretary, Miss Rowe.

EDENBRIDGE.—Whist drive.

FOLKESTONE.—See special article on page 86.

GILLINGHAM.—Meeting to inaugurate branch.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- STON.—Annual meeting on 29th March, Lieut.-Commander H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman of the branch, presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Collection on Norwich life-boat day, collections at theatres, hotels, etc., sale of souvenirs. Amount collected in 1932 £203, as compared with £365 in 1931.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.—Lantern lecture by the honorary secretary, Captain H. E.

Holme, R.N.

HYTHE.—Dinner to the life-boat crew, given by Mr. W. H. Spinney. Concert.

Entertainment by the life-boat crew.

KESSINGLAND.—Life-boat Sunday.

LEIGHTON BUZZARD.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

MARGATE.—Annual party for life-boat- men's children, arranged by Mrs. Gomm.

NEWHA YEN.—Presentation by Com- mander J. Bray, R.N.V.R., of the life-boat- man's certificate awarded to Coxswain W.

Clark on his retirement.

SEAFORD.—American tea. Address by the district assistant secretary. The dansant.

SHERINGHAM.—Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, of the thanks of the Institution on vellum awarded to Mr. P. C. Sayers, late honorary secretary of the branch.

SHOREHAM.—Inaugural ceremony of the new motor life-boat performed by H.R.H.

the Prince George, K.G. (For full report see p. 72.) SOUTHWICK. —Dance.

UPMINSTER.—Progressive bridge party.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Annual dinner to the crew, at which Mr. P. J.

Pybus, M.P., presented the silver watch awarded to the coxswain for a dangerous launch on the 29th October, 1932.

WEYBRIDGE.—Bridge tournament.

WOODBRIDGE.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

WORTHING.—Annual meeting on 6th March, the mayor presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and church col- lections. Amount collected in 1932 £420, as compared with £441 in 1931. Presentation by Colonel Satterthwaite of the gold badge awarded to Lady Louisa Cecil on her retire- ment from the chairmanship of the ladies' committee.

Lantern lecture to the Town Club for Women and Girls by the district assistant secretary.

Lectures at Ashford, Colchester and Westgate.

South-West of England.

BATH.—Lady Waldegrave's matinee at the Theatre Royal; performance of " Passing Brompton Road." Presentation by Major A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., deputy secretary of the Institution, of a copy of " Britain's Life-boats," signed by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., awarded to Mrs. George Goldie, the honorary secretary.

Annual meeting, Brigadier-General E. H.

Molesworth, C.B., chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1932 £299, as compared with £278 in 1931.

BASINGSTOKE.—Annual meeting, Mr.

Stratford presiding, supported by the mayoress, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1932 £63, as compared with £62 in 1931.

BRADFORD - ON - AVON.—Presentation by the chairman of the urban district council of the life-boat picture awarded to Mr. J. F.

Goodall, the honorary secretary. Address by the district organizing secretary.

COWES.—Annual dance and children's party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DAWLISH.—Dance and variety enter- tainment.

EXETER.—Annual meeting of the branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild. The Rev. the Earl of Devon, president, in the chair, supported by the mayoress. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day. Amount collected in 1932 £192, as compared with £521 in 1931.

Whist drive, arranged by Mrs. Cottey.

Prizes distributed by Mrs. Arthur Reed, chairman of the branch, supported by the Rev. the Earl of Devon and Mr. Arthur Reed, M.P.

FALMOUTH.—Ball, arranged by the " Double Six " Club.

FARNBOROUGH.—Concert and play.

Address by the district organizing secretary.

FOWEY. — Whist drive and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The mayoress presented the .prizes.

JERSEY. — Special meeting, Major- General E. H. Willis, C.B., C.M.G., Lieut.- Governor of the island, presiding, supported by the Bailiff. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, who presented the inscribed binoculars awarded to Mr. T. R. Blampied, the honorary sec- retary.

MARLBOROUGH.—Address to the mem- bers of the Cadley women's institute by the district organizing secretary.

PAIGNTON.—Bridge drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PETERSFIELD.—Theatrical entertain- ment.

PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair, supported by the lady mayoress, Sir Harold Pink, chairman, and Mrs. Cleave, chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The Rev.

A. M. Peckham, M.A. Amount collected in 1932 £367, as compared with £430 in 1931.

Presentation by the lady mayoress of certificates won in the life-boat essay com- petition. Rev. A. M. Peckham appointed vice-chairman.

Bridge and whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at Admiralty House, by kind permission of the Commander-in- Chief and Lady Waistell. Prizes presented by Lady Waistell.

SALISBURY. — Special meeting, the mayor, chairman, presiding, supported by the mayoress. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Five performances of " The Middle Watch," by the Salisbury Amateur Dramatic Society.

SHEPTON MALLET.—Life-boat day.

SHERBORNE.—Bridge drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, Mr.

Cyril Sharp, honorary secretary, in the chair, in the absence of the mayor. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts for the past year : Life-boat day, theatrical performances, works collections, collections at theatres, whist drive. Presentation of the gold badge awarded to Mr. Charles J. Sharp, chairman.

In his absence, on account of illness, it was received by his son, Mr. Cyril Sharp, the honorary secretary. Amount collected in 1932 £760, as compared with £686 in 1931.

Meeting of life-boat day workers, Mr. C. J.

Sharp, chairman, presiding. Presentation of certificate won by a Southampton school in the life-boat essay competition.

THAME.—Annual meeting, with concert, and the life-boat play " Their Business in Great Waters." Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Efforts for the past year : Life-boat day and village collections. Amount collected hi 1932 £63, as compared with £105 in 1931.

TORQUAY.—Whist and bridge and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat day.

Lectures at Aldershot and Seaton.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN.—Annual meeting on 14th February, the Lord Provost, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.- Commander T. G. Michelmore, R.D., R.N.R., northern district inspector of life-boats.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and procession, and annual dance. Amount collected in 1932 £977, as compared with £987 in 1931.

Presentation at meeting of town council to Mr. James Duncan, the volunteer-in-charge of the Torry life-saving apparatus, of the silver watch awarded to him in recognition of the gallant part he played in the rescue of the crew of the Aberdeen trawler Ben Screel, on the 18th January last.

Annual ball, with Lord Carnegie as the guest of honour.

BURNTISLAND. — Annual whist drive.

DUNDEE.—Annual meeting on 8th Febru- ary, Mr. B. L. Nairn, president of the branch, in the chair. Speakers : The Lord Provost, the Lady Provost, the Rev. V. C. Alexander, B.D., Mrs. T. H. H. Walker, Mr. D. J.

Nicoll, Baillie William Reid, M.B.E., V.D., and the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the pastfyear: Appeal by committee, life-boat day and procession, dramatic entertainments and whist drives. Mr. Robert Hunter was appointed honorary secretary in place of Mr. C. B. Lindsay, resigned. Amount collected in 1932 £957, as compared with £1,793 in 1931.

Whist drive at Carnoustie, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild; prizes presented by the lady provost.

DUNFERMLINE. — Whist drive and dance.

DUNOON.—Bridge party, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

EDINBURGH.—Bridge and whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Address by Lady Findlay, D.B.E., president of the Guild. Country fair in the Waverley Market in aid of the Institution and the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, organized by Mr. David Sharp. At the opening ceremony Lady Findlay spoke of the work of the life- boat service. Lantern lectures.

ELIE.—Whist drive and dance, organized by Mrs. Jamieson and members of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

FALKIRK. — Drawing-room meeting, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at West Bank, by the courtesy of Mrs. Nimmo ; lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary. Whist drive and dance, organized by Mrs. Wright, Bothgowan ; address given by the district organizing secretary. Life- boat day.

GLASGOW.—Performance of " The Old Guard," by the Lyric Club, for one week.

The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., -chairman of the Scottish life-boat council and a vice-president of the Institution, thanked the members of the Lyric Club at the last performance.

GOUROCK.—Whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HAMILTON.—Swimming gala attended by Sir Harry Lauder.

KILSYTH.—Life-boat day.

LEVEN.—Whist drive and dance, with appeal by Dr. Johnstone, president of the branch, and an address by the district organizing secretary.

MILLPORT.—Special meeting, Provost Young presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

NAIRN.—Two performances of " Rookery Nook," arranged by Mrs. Fleming, honorary secretory of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NEWBURGH.—Dance, organized by members of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Miss Forbes, president of the Guild, presented prizes.

PETERHEAD.—Life-boat ball, organized by a special committee. Whist prizes were auctioned at the request of the winners.

Annual Sunday concert, Provost Dickie presiding. Presentation of the thanks of the Institution on vellum, awarded to each member of the crew for the service to the s.s. Struan on 18th January last, by the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish life-boat council and vice-president of the Institution.

Money awards were also made from the Cruickshank Trust. The Earl of Caithness proposed a vote of thanks to the Duke of Montrose.

ROTHESAY.—Whist drive and dance.

Prizes presented and address given by the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish life-boat council and a vice-president of the Institution.

Addresses by Provost Halliday and the district organizing secretary.

ST. ABBS.—Special meeting of the life- boat committee, at which the resignation of Mr. MaeCallum, honorary secretary and treasurer, was received.

TROON.—Joint church service. Lecture- concert, Mr. James Clark presiding. Lecturer : Miss Mary L. Young, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lantern lectures were also given at Abbeyburnfoot, Abernyte, Appin, Braco, Cairnryan, Carradale, Castle Kennedy, Coulter, Craignish, Culshabbin, Dolphinton, Drumlie, Drymen, Fenwick, Fordoun, Gar- lieston, Glencoe, Kentallen, Kirkahoe, Kirk- patrick-Durham, Largieside, Lockerbie, Loudon, Morebattle, Muckhart, New Luce, Palnackie, Pitcairngreen, Sibbaldbie, South- end (Argyllshire), Strichen, Tarbert, Tibber- more and Torthorwald.

Ireland.

BELFAST.—General committee meeting, with Mr. Thomas Richardson, presiding, supported by Lady Dixon, D.B.E., chairman and first vice-president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

DROGHEDA. — Mr. J. R. Pearson appointed honorary secretary.

DUBLIN.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Countess van Cutsem.

vice-president and chairman, presiding.

Speakers : Senator Andrew Jameson, the chairman of the branch, Major Arthur Whewell, the chairman of the special effort committee, Mrs. David Barry, Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, Mr. B. J. Newcombe, assistant secretary of the branch, the district inspector of life-boats, and the district organizing secretary. The Countess Van Cutsem pre- sented a "Grace Darling" brooch to Mrs.

Jack Craigie as the collector showing the best return in the house-to-house collection.

(Continued on page 100.) Whist drive. Prizes presented by the Countess van Cutsem, in the absence of the lord mayor owing to illness.

FENIT (Tralee).— Presentation to the coxswain, Thomas Crowley, and the motor mechanic, John Doyle, of silver watches awarded by the Institution for their devotion to duty when the motor life-boat was out for 17J hours, in very heavy weather, in response to a call from the s.s. Heilo of Oslo.

LONDONDERRY. — Presentation by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, of the records of thanks awarded to seven pilots and boatmen of Innishowen Head, for the rescue of two men from a motor fishing boat, which had broken down in a very heavy sea. Mr.

Humphrey M'Connell presided in the absence of Mr. R. H. Smyth, D.L., chairman of the harbour board.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) ABERTILLERY.—Annual meeting, with Mrs. Dolman, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, house-to-house col- lection. Amount collected in 1932 £10, as compared with £14 in 1931. Presentation of the life-boat picture awarded to Mrs. Dolman.

BEDWAS.—Whist drive and dance.

CARDIFF.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. Samuel Thomas, J.P., for many years honorary treasurer.

COLWYN BAY.—Annual meeting on 27th February, Mr. T. E. Purdy, C.C., J.P., president of the branch, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1932 £271, as compared with £313 in 1931. * Lecture at girl guide headquarters by the district organizing secretary.

CONWAY AND DISTRICT.—Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation by the mayor of the life-boat picture awarded to Mrs. J. A. Conway-Jones, the honorary secretary.

IRON BRIDGE.—Life-boat ball. Address by the district organizing secretary.

NEWPORT (Mon.).—Annual ball. Pre- sentation by the deputy-mayor, in the absence of the mayor, of the life-boat picture awarded to Mrs. M. Rees, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PONTYPRIDD.—Annual Meeting on 3rd February. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, house-to-house collection.

Amount collected in 1932 £75 as compared with £82 in 1931. Presentation by Mrs.

John Lewis of the life-boat picture awarded to Mrs. Edgar Jenkins.

WHITCHURCH (Glamorganshire).—Lan- tern lecture by the district organizing secretary at the Wesleyan guild room.

Notice.

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