1st November, 1933, to 31st January, 1934.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive.

CROYDON.—Lantern lectures at Wood- side by Mr. F. C. Ashby and the district organizing secretary.

FINCHLEY.—Whist drive, with address by the assistant district organizing secretary.

HORNSEY.—Whist drive. Lecture.

ILFORD.—Annual meeting on llth De- cember, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Mr. Walter Riggs, a member of the committee of management and honorary secretary of the Aldeburgh branch. Presentation of certificates of service to ex-Coxswain Mann of Aldeburgh.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day.

MITCHAM.—Whist drive.

ST. ALBANS.—Dance.

TOOTING.—Whist drive.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Three concerts, one with address by the district organizing secretary. Two carol-singing parties. Lecture.

Addresses by the district organizing secre- tary at the Little Ship Club's annual dinner, and the Marine dinner of the Ladies' Lyceum Club. Lectures at Cricklewood and Woodford.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Annual meeting on llth December, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Mr. John Campbell, Accrington Borough Treasurer, elected chair- man. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, collections at Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle, cinema collections, whist and bridge drive. Amount collected in 1933 £99, as compared with £63 in 1932.

" Christmas gift and calendar tea," organ- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BLACKBURN.—Annual meeting on 28th November. Miss Oddie and Miss B. Hindle elected joint honorary secretaries in the place of Miss Woolfall, resigned. Amount collected in 1933 £162, as compared with £182 in 1932.

BLACKPOOL.—The Mayor of Blackpool (Councillor C. E. Tatham), president and honorary secretary of the branch, enter- tained to dinner his fellow-officials and the life-boat crew, the occasion being the annual distribution of gifts to the crew.

BOLTON.—Annual dinner, dance and whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild. A variety evening by the Myra Dixon Musical and Dramatic Society.

CARNFORTH.—Annual meeting on 10th January. Amount collected in 1933 £113, as compared with £69 in 1932.

Sale of work.

COLNE.—Entertainment by the Colne Optimists.

CONGLETON. — House-to-house collec- tion.

CULCHETH-WITH-KENYON. — Bridge and whist drive.

DUKINFIELD.—Annual whist drive and dance.

HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 7th December. Mrs. Duckworth, ex-Mayoress, elected a vice-president. Amount collected in 1933 £57, as compared with £61 in 1932.

Whist drive.

HINDLE Y.—Annual whist drive and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HORWICH.—Annual whist drive and dance.

INCE-IN-MAKERFIELD.— Presentation of prize in the life-boat essay competition.

KENDAL.—Annual meeting on 4th De- cember, Mrs. C. H. Whitaker, president of the branch, in the chair, supported by the Mayoress, who was elected a vice-president.

Amount collected in 1933 £96, as compared with £116 in 1932.

Annual bridge drive and dance.

LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 23rd November, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Garden fete, whist drive, bridge drive, cinema and -football collections. Amount collected in 1933 £146, as compared with £151 in 1932.

LIVERPOOL.—Special life-boat service held at the Liverpool Cathedral on 26th November. (A full report will appear in the next issue).

BOOTLE.—Life-boat service at Christ Church, conducted by the Rev. E. Mayson.

WALLASEY.—Annual meeting of the Wallasey and New Brighton Ladies' Life- boat Guild on 6th November, the Mayor of Wallasey presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1933 £212, as compared with £188 in 1932.

HOYLAKE.—House-to-house collection.

LYTHAM-ST.-ANNES.—The station has lost one of its former coxswains by the death of Mr. Nicholas Barrow. He was appointed coxswain of the St. Anne's No. 1 life-boat in 1892, and served until 1905, when he retired on account of ill health.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT.—Special meeting of the City of Manchester Ladies' Life-boat Guild ; Mrs. J.

R. W. Stephens elected honorary secretary.

DENTON.—Annual whist drive and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

GORTON.—Annual dance.

HARPURHEY AND COLLYHURST.

—Dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Dancing display by Madame Robinson's Clever Young Folk.

LEVENSHULME.—Addresses by the branch secretary.

MOSS SIDE.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 27th November.

Mrs. Vernon Richards elected acting vice- president. Mrs. E. A. Hamilton elected honorary treasurer.

OLD TRAFFORD.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 21st November. Annual dance.

PRESTWICH.— Special meeting to re- constitute the Life-boat Guild; the Chairman of the Council presided. Officers elected : Patron, Alderman A. Walkden, J.P. ; President, Mrs. Wild, J.P. ; Hon.

Treasurer, Mr. S. H. Hardman; Hon.

Secretary, Mr. W. O. Bromley.

WALKDEN.—Annual whist drive and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. The Chairman of the Council attended. Miss Alice Kirkham, the Cotton Queen, presented the prizes.

SWINTON.—Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

URMSTON AND DISTRICT.—Whist drive and dance.

WEST SALFORD.—Whist drive. Lan- tern lecture by Mr. J. H. Borlase, a member of the Manchester branch committee, to the Ancoats Men's Social Fellowship.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK. — Bring-and-buy sale.

OLDHAM.—Annual ball and whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ORRELL.—Whist drive and dance.

PIEL (Barrow).—Annual meeting on 14th December, the Mayor in the chair. Amount collected in 1933 £129, as compared with £132 in 1932.

PORT ERIN.—Whist drive and dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PORT ST. MARY.—Concert, organized by the newly-formed Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The Woodside Choir, under the conductor- ship or Mrs. T. C. Corris, of Douglas, took part, as well as many well-known local artistes.

PRESTON.—Whist drive and dance, arranged by Miss Audrey Gardiner at Clayton Green.

RADCLIFFE.—Dance. Whist drive.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Annual meeting on 4th December, the Chairman of the Council presiding. Amount collected in 1933 £42, as compared with £35 in 1932.

RISHTON.—Annual ball.

SANDBACH.—Annual meeting on 24th November. Amount collected in 1933 £32, as compared with £33 in 1932.

STOCKPORT.—Whist drive arranged by Mrs. A. Freeman, a member of the committee.

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

TOTTINGTON.—Bridge and whist drive.

TYLDESLEY.—Annual dance and cottage fare market.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Whist drive.

WHALEY BRIDGE.—Performance of " Rookery Nook" by the Whaley Bridge Play Club.

WIGAN.—Annual meeting on 13th De- cember, the Deputy-Mayor in the chair.

Amount collected in 1933 £146, as compared with £100 in 1932.

North-East of England.

BARNARD CASTLE.—Jumble sale.

BEDLINGTON.— Whist drive and social evening, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Prizes presented by Mrs. Polly Donkin, of Cullercoats.

BERWICK.—Ball.

BLYTH.—Annual whist drive and dance.

Draw for Christmas hampers, organized by Mrs. Hudson, president of the Bedlington Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRADFORD.—Annual matinee at the Alhambra Theatre.

BRIDLINGTON.—Supper and whist drive.

CAWTHORNE.—Dance and whist drive.

DARLINGTON.—Two bridge drives, and a bridge and whist drive.

DERWENT VALLEY.—Bridge drive.

DONCASTER.—Annual meeting on 22nd January, the Mayoress, 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 and jumble sale. Amount collected in 1933 £103, as compared with £59 in 1932.

Whist drive at Burghwallis.

DURHAM.—Whist drive.

GATESHEAD.—Three bridge drives.

HALIFAX.—Drawing-room meeting at Lady Fisher-Smith's house. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Dramatic performance by the Heath Old Boys' Association.

HARROGATE.—Annual meeting on 6th November, the Mayoress, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Garden fete and life-boat day. Amount collected in 1933 £159, as compared with £25 in 1932.

Dramatic performance by " The Thes- pians." HARTLEPOOL.—Bridge and whist drive.

HECKMONDWIKE. — Annual meeting.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, bridge and whist drives. Amount collected in 1933 £54, as compared with £52 in 1932.

Bridge and whist drive.

HOLMFIRTH.—Whist drive and dance.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual meeting on llth December, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : The Rev. W.

Speck. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and American tea. Amount collected in 1933 £491, as compared with £111 in 1932.

Special meeting in the Town Hall on 23rd January. Representatives from neigh- bouring branches present. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

KEIGHLEY.—Dance and whist drive.

LEEDS.—Annual meeting on 8th Decem- ber, the Lord Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, matinee, whist drives and dances.

Amount collected in 1933 £926, as compared with £867 in 1932.

Dance. Whist drive and dance at Head- ingley. House-to-house appeal at Morley.

MEXBOROUGH. —Dance.

NORMANTON.— Whist drive.

NORTHUMBERLAND.—Annual North- umberland County Life-boat Ball at Barn- burgh Castle, by kind permission of Lord and Lady Armstrong, organized by a committee, with the Countess Grey as chairman and Mrs.

R. W. A. Marshall, of Seahouses, as honorary secretary. The Marchioness of Londonderry, D.B.E., a vice-president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, and president of the Seaham Ladies' Life-boat Guild, received the guests.

SCARBOROUGH. — Illuminated night launch of the life-boat to a burning boat.

Collection in hotels. Whist and bridge drives. Jumble sale. Gift of Christmas cake to the crew from H.R.H. the Princess Royal.

SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Annual meeting and whist drive. Amount collected in 1933 £41, as compared with £72 in 1932.

Children's ball and adults' dance.

SKELMANTHORPE.—Whist drive and dance. Ladies' Life-boat Guild meeting and whist drive.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Bridge and whist drive.

SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Whist drive and dance.

STOCKTON.—Dinner dance.

WAKEFIELD.—Special Ladies' Life-boat Guild meeting. Presentation by Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, of the records of thanks awarded to Mrs. Arthur Pickles, president of the Guild, and Mrs. G. E. Jackson, honorary treasurer.

Bridge and whist drives.

WHITBY.—On Armistice Day, llth No- vember, the motor life-boat headed a pro- cession of boats from which a service was conducted at sea in memory of sailors of Whitby who fell in the Great War. Wreaths were cast on the sea.

WITTON-LE-WEAR.—Lantern lecture.

YORK. — Variety entertainment by Poppleton Women's Institute Dramatic Society.

Midlands.

BARTON-ON-IIUMBER.—Life-boat day at South Ferriby.

BELPER.—Bridge drive arranged by the honorary treasurer, Mr. W. E. Stone.

BIRMINGHAM.—Christmas Fair. (See special report on page 227.) Annual life-boat ball. Carol singing by Yardley Wood Church.

One week's collection at Theatre Royal during pantomime. Lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary to Tanworth- in-Arden Women's Institute.

BRISTOL.—Annual life-boat ball, held on board H.M.S. Flying Fox.

CANNOCK.—Cinema collection.

GRIMSBY.—Whist drive.

KENILWORTH.—Concert arranged by Miss Edith Jordan ; address given by the district organizing secretary.

KIDDERMINSTER.—" Heroes of the Sea " fllm shown at Bewdley, with collection.

Dance.

LICHFIELD.—Bridge and whist' drive, arranged by Mrs. Ashpole.

MARKET DEEPING.—Dance, arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Fromant.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual meeting on 22nd January, the Lord Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring. Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Lieut.-Col. F. Rayner, D.S.O., chairman of the branch, was congratulated on his appoint- ment to the committee of management of the Institution. Amount collected in 1933 £452, as compared with £369 in 1932.

Dance, organized by Mrs. Potter, of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

OWSTON FERRY.—Concert, arranged by Miss E. Leggott.

PETERBOROUGH.—Life-boat ball and bridge drive, arranged by Lady Winfrey, Mrs. Shipley Ellis and Miss Gray.

RIPLEY.—Concert.

STOKE-OX-TRENT. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1933 £293, as compared with £136 in 1932.

STROUD.—Lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary at Bisley Women's Institute. Collection.

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD. — Tea dance and whist drive.

WOLVERHAMPTON.—Annual life-boat ball, organized by Dr. and Mrs. Spencer, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Matthewman. The Mayor and Mayoress presented the prizes, and Mr. Geoffrey Mander, M.P., J.P., pro- posed the health of the Institution, to which the district organizing secretary responded.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH.—Church collection at fishermen's service. Dinner to the life-boat crew.

ATTLEBOROUGH.—Life-boat day.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD.—Carol singing.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Carol singing.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE.—Collections at the Savoy Cinema. Lantern lecture at Salvation Army Congress Hall.

CANTERBURY.—Lantern lecture by Surgeon-Captain K. H. Jones, M.B., R.N., vice-chairman of the branch. Christmas church collection at Wingham.

CATERHAM AND WARLINGHAM.— Lantern lecture to the Warlingham Wesley Guild by Mr. F. C. Ashby.

CHELMSFORD.—Whist drive.

CHICHESTER.—Cinema collection.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. P. Coleman, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drive, rummage sale. Amount collected in 1933 £118, as compared with £103 in 1932.

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

COLCHESTER.—Annual meeting on 28th November. Efforts of the past year: Life- boat day. Amount collected in 1933 £126, as compared with £91 in 1932.

CUCKFIELD.—Carol singing.

DORKING.—Carol singing and whist drive.

EASTBOURNE.—Annual meeting on 28th November, Mr. R. E. Watkins presiding, in the absence of the chairman and vice-chair- man. Illness prevented Mr. Ernest Arm- strong, a former chairman of the branch and a member of the committee of management, from speaking, but a letter was read from him congratulating the branch on its work.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days in Eastbourne and district, and other collec- tions, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1933 £1,255, as compared with £1,198 in 1932.

Address to the Rotary Club by Councillor A. Robertson, honorary secretary of the branch.

EAST GRINSTEAD.—Carol singing.

FOLKESTONE.—Annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary, the Countess of Radnor, president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat days in Cheriton and Sandgate, bridge and whist drives, balls and dances, house-to- house collections, jumble sales, cinema collections, dancing displays, theatricals, etc. Amount collected in 1933 £503, as compared with £373 in 1932.

Bridge drive and two whist drives. Per- formance by concert party.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLES- TON.—Annual meeting on llth December, Lieut.-Commander H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman of the branch, presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, theatre collections, sale of souvenirs. Amount collected in 1933 £175, the same amount as in 1932.

Special meeting at the Town Hall, includ- ing dancing display and songs, Lieut.- Commander H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R..

chairman of the branch, presiding. Presenta- tion by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, of certificates of service, and presentation of a certificate won in the life-boat essay competition.

Church collection at fishermen's service.

Dance at Gorleston, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

On Armistice Day, llth November, the life-boat went out with the Vicar of Gorleston on board, and a wreath was cast on the sea in memory of those who lost their lives at sea in the Great War.

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

LEATHERHEAD.—Carol singing.

LITTLEHAMPTON.— Dance, and pre- sentation by Lieut.-Col. C. C. R. Murphy, Chairman of the Urban District Council, of the statuette and record of thanks awarded to Miss Wallace, the assistant honorary secretary.

NEWHAVEN.—Annual meeting on 27th November, Mr. R. W. Dewdney, chairman of the branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1933 £47, as compared with £59 in 1932.

RAMSGATE.—Triennial Admiral Back dinner to the life-boat crew, Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, presiding.

RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

ST. IVES.—Annual meeting on 6th November, Mrs. G. G. G. Wheeler, president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and golf competition.

Amount collected in 1933 £76, as compared with £85 in 1932.

Theatricals. Lantern lecture by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

SEAFORD.—Lantern lecture at Kings- mead School. Three price sale.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR.—Annual meet- ing on 20th November, Mr. Harold Brown, chairman of the branch, presiding. Events of the past year : Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat by H.R.H. the Prince George, K.G., life-boat day. Amount col- lected in 1933 £201, as compared with £159 in 1932.

SLOUGH.—Address to the Rotary Club by Major A. D. Burnett-Brown, M.C., deputy-secretary of the Institution. Rum- mage sale.

SOUTHBOROUGH.—Annual meeting on 14th December, Captain B. K. Boase, vice- president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1933 £34, the same amount as in 1932.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Golf competi- tion. Bridge party.

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

WALTON AND FRINTON. — Annual meeting on 8th December, Mr. T. W. Eagle, J.P., C.C., chairman of the branch, presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and carnival, life-boat Sunday. Amount col- lected in 1933 £211, as compared with £225 in 1932.

WATFORD.—Lantern lectures to Watford Fireside Fellowship and the Boys' Brigade by Mr. H. Mellon, the honorary secretary.

WESTERHAM.—Carol singing.

WOODBRIDGE.—Annual meeting on 14th November, Vice-Admiral H. W. Bow- ring, C.B., D.S.O., president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection and cinema col- lection. Amount collected in 1933 £66, as compared with £62 in 1932.

Lantern lectures to schools at Godalming and Worthing.

South-West of England.

APPLEDORE.—Presentation of framed life-boat picture awarded to Miss White.

BRIDGWATER.—Annual dance at North Petherton.

BRIDPORT.—Annual meeting, Rear- Admiral C. H. Fox, C.B., president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in J 933 £69, as compared with £57 in 1932.

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

CHIPPENHAM.—Dance at Lacock Abbey, given by Miss Talbot.

COVERACK.—Crew and committee enter- tained by Mr. Francis Roxburgh, of London.

DAWLISH.—Lantern lecture.

DORCHESTER annual dance.

(Dorset). — Eleventh FALMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mr. J.

Chellew, chairman, presiding, supported by Mrs. Chellew, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drives.

Amount collected in 1933 £110, as compared with £136 in 1932.

Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, to the Rotary Club.

Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

FARNBOROUGH.—Carnival dance.

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

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Annual ball and dance for young people at Cowes, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LYNMOUTH.—Annual dinner to the life- boat crew.

NEWQUAY.—Special meeting, Mr. Alfred Bond, vice-chairman, presiding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Presentation of the thanks of the Institution on vellum awarded to Mr.

F. L. Nicholas, honorary treasurer.

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

PLYMOUTH. — Annual meeting, the Mayor, vice-president of the branch, pre- siding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman tof the Institution. Amount collected in 1933 £425, as compared with £440 in 1932.

Address to the Rotary'Club by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt. Dance arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat day and concert at Bere Ferrers.

POOLE.—Special meeting arranged by Miss Lees, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayor, vice-president of the branch, in the chair, supported by the Earl of Malmesbury, president, the Countess of Malmesbury, and the Mayoress. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Presentation of the binoculars awarded to Alderman Shutler, the honorary secretary, and the prize won by a Parkstone school in the life-boat essay competition.

PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor, Sir Harold Pink, president and chairman, in the chair, supported by Lady Pink, president of the Ladies' 'Life-boat Guild, Lady Colleton, vice-president of the Guild, and the Rev. A. Peckham, vice- chairman of the branch. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Amount collected in 1933 £437, as compared with £367 in 1932. Presentation of the Challenge Shield for the South-West of England in the life-boat essay competition, won by a Portsmouth school, and other prizes.

SHERBORNE. — Two performances of " The Ghost Train " by the Old Fosterian Dramatic Society. American tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STREET.—Carol singing by the choir of the Parish Church.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN. — Annual life-boat ball, attended by the Lord and Lady Provost, Lord and Lady Forbes, and over 600 guests.

Presentation by Lord Forbes of the gold badge awarded to Mrs. Adam Maitland, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and to Mrs. D. M. Kilgour, honorary secretary, of the vellum recording her appointment as an honorary life-governor.

ARBROATH.—Annual meeting on 8th December, Provost Sir William Chapel, chairman of the branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1933 £105, as compared with £203 in 1932.

Sunday concert at which life-boat films were shown.

BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITE- HILLS.—Annual whist drive and dance at Whitehills.

DENNY.—Special meeting at which Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed, Provost Loney in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Badges were presented by Lady Bolton to ladies who enrolled as members.

DINGWALL.—Special meeting, at which Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed, with Colonel Mackenzie, of Ord, presiding.

Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.

The resolution for the formation of the Guild was proposed by Lady Marjory Mackenzie, who became its patroness.

DUNBAR.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : District collections. Amount collected in 1933 £336, as compared with £283 in 1932.

New Year's gift to each member of the crew of a cake, tea and tobacco.

DUNDEE.—Lantern lecture by Mr. H.

Plenderleath.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.— Concert by Burntisland Dramatic Society, Captain A. J. Robertson, M.V.O., R.N., vice- president of the Rosyth committee, presiding.

Address by the Scottish organizing secretary.

Concert by the Merrymakers Concert Party.

Christmas party.

EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting on 24th November, Bailie Raithby in the chair.

Speakers : Rear-Admiral E. J. Hardman Jones, O.B.E., Dr. W. King Gillies, Lady Whitson, and Admiral Sir John F. E. Green, K.C.M.G. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, bridge and whist drive, and appeal by the committee. Amount collected in 1933 £2,846, as compared with £2,890 in 1932.

Lantern lecture at Leith. Orchestral concert, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the programme arranged by Mrs.

Alexander Maitland.

ELIE.—Annual meeting on 8th November.

Lady Nairn, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day and market stalls.

Amount collected in 1933 £127, as compared with £140 in 1932.

FALKIRK.—Annual meeting and musical evening on 13th November, Mr. Fred John- ston, J.P., president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, whist drive and dance, lantern lecture. Amount collected in 1933 £158, as compared with £112 in 1932.

GIRVAN.—Whist drive and dance, organ- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Address by Commander J. M. Upton, R.D., R.N.R., district inspector of life-boats.

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

GRANGEMOUTH.— Whist drive and basket tea organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

GULLANE.—Lecture and concert ; Sur- geon Rear-Admiral Sir Patrick Handyside, K.B.E., C.B., presiding.

ISLE OF BUTE. — Annual meeting.

Efforts of the past year : Whist drive and dance, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1933 £105, as compared with £83 in 1932.

ISLAY.—Lantern lecture by the Rev. A.

MacNicol.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT. — Annual meeting on 15th December, Sir Charles Hope-Dunbar, Bt., president of the branch, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days, house-to-house collection and appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1933 £129, as compared with £105 in 1932.

Meeting of conveners on the invitation of Mrs. Yerburgh, vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speakers : Mrs. Yerburgh and Miss Duncan, honorary secretary north- ern and eastern division.

NAIRN.—Annual meeting on 22nd No- vember, Vice-Admiral Sir Heathcote Grant, K.C.M.G., C.B., in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and performance of " Rookery Nook." Amount collected in 1933 £101, as compared with £85 in 1932.

Lantern lecture after the meeting by the Scottish organizing secretary.

PETERHEAD.—Life-boat ball.

STORNOWAY.—Golf competition.

STROMNESS.—Annual meeting on 4th December, Mr. A. B. Terras, chairman of the branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Special collection throughout Orkney.

Amount collected in 1933 £189, as compared with £65 in 1932.

TROON.—Annual meeting on 16th No- vember, Mr. James Clark, president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, lecture, concert, joint church service and appeal by the committee.

Amount collected in 1933 £127, as compared with £118 in 1932.

WThist drive organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

WICK.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Roberton presiding.

Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.

Lantern lecture to Wick Sisterhood.

Lantern lectures at Ardentinny, Edin- burgh, Newton Stewart, Oban and Smeaton.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) BARMOUTH.—Special meeting to re-form the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. President, Mrs.

E. Coote ; honorary secretary, Mrs. J. R.

Heath ; assistant honorary secretary, Miss Mair Wynne Jones.

BARRY.—Whist and bridge drive. Ad- dress by district organizing secretary.

BRIDGEND.—Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, Mrs. L. Dapho Powell ; honorary secretary, Mrs. J. Loosmore.

CORWEN.—Presentation of prizes in the life-boat essay competition by Alderman T.

Lloyd Jones. Address by district organizing secretary.

IRON BRIDGE.—Annual meeting, Mrs.

Beardsmore, president of the branch, in the chair. The sum of £12 was collected in the first year's working. Miss D. Doughty elected honorary secretary in place of Mrs.

H. Fisher, resigned on leaving the town.

Annual life-boat dance. Address by district organizing secretary.

LLANELLY. — Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, the Mayoress ; chairman, Mrs. C. R. Mansel Lewis ; honorary secretary, Mrs. Bevan John.

PENARTH.—Children's concert and play.

Presentation by the chairman of the Urban District Council of letters of thanks and inscribed life-boat books awarded by the Institution to Mr. William Watkin Jones, and his son, Mr. Kenneth Jones, for saving the lives of two men off Penarth Pier on 7th October, 1933. Address by the district organizing secretary.

SWANSEA.—Whist drive and dance.

Address by district organizing secretary.

WTHITCHURCH.—Presentation by the district organizing secretary of the framed life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss M. J. H. Walford, the honorary secretary.

Ireland.

BALLYCOTTON. — Special meeting.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

BANDON.—Annual life-boat dance, organ- ized by the honorary treasurer, Mr. V. D.

Garde.

BELFAST.—Seventh annual life-boat ball attended by the Duchess of Abercorn, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in Northern Ireland, and Lady Dixon, D.B.E., vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Belfast, who received the guests.

Belfast Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Special meeting.

Annual children's party ; nearly 400 present. Presentation by the Lord Mayor of Belfast (Councillor Sir Crawford McCullagh, D.L., J.P.) of the challenge shield for Ireland in the life-boat essay competition, to William McCague of Rockvale School, Newry, and prizes and certificates to other winners in Northern Ireland. Speakers : The Lord Mayor, Mr. T. Richardson, chairman of the Belfast branch, and the district organizing secretary.

CORK.—Special meeting, Mr. J. J. Horgan.

chairman, presiding. Speakers : The chair- man, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Fifth annual life-boat ball.

COURTMACSHERRY.—Special meeting.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

DON AGHADEE.—Annual meeting. Mr.

A. R. Hamilton elected chairman. Amount collected in 1933 £89, as compared with £137 in 1932.

DUBLIN.—Meeting of the Dublin and neighbouring branches, Senator the Right Hon. Andrew Jameson, P.C., D.L., J.P., presiding. Speakers : The chairman, Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary.

Addresses by Major Arthur Vhewell and the district organizing secretary at Howth Road School and Irishtown School.

Production of " A Little Bit of Fluff " by local amateurs in Abbey and Peacock Theatres. Speakers at various performances included the Lord Mayor, Major- A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., deputy secretary of the Institution, Mr. T. G. Tyrrell, the producer, andthe district organizing secretary.

LONDONDERRY. — Mr. McDonald appointed honorary treasurer in succession to Mr. John McKillip.

MARYBOROUGH.—First general meet- ing of the branch. Speakers : Mrs. Morrow, honorary secretary, and the district organ- izing secretary.

Carol singing, organized by Mrs. T. F. E.

Morrow, honorary secretary of the branch.

PORTRUSH.—Annual life-boat cinema performances at the Picture House, under the patronage of the Hon. Sir Francis A. Mac- Naghten, Bt., and Lady MacNaghten.

Speakers : Mr. J. G. McMorris, the honorary secretary, and the district organizing sec- retary.

YOUGHAL.—Special meeting. Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary.

Lectures at Dun Laoghaire and Newry.

Notice.

THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries of branches and the Ladies'1 Life-boat Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribers of ten shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the Press.

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The next number O/THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in May, 1934..