A fortnight's celebrations of the centenary of Herne Bay last August concluded with life-boat day. Father Neptune, impersonated by Captain J. Irvine H. Friend, M.C., J.P., the chairman of the Margate branch, arriving in the Margate motor life-boat, accompanied by his court, was received at Herne Bay by Britannia. There he held a court with the ancient ceremony of crossing the line. The idea of carrying out this ancient sea ceremony came from the Herne Bay branch, and was enthusiastically taken up by the people of the town, with the result that the Life-boat day raised the record sum of over £93. The jetty where Father Neptune landed is to be named " Neptune Jetty," and a tablet put up by the chairman of the Urban District Council..