Greater London.

BARNET.—Mrs. G. T. Moore appointed joint honorary secretary.

CLAPHAM. — " Bring - and - buy " sale.

Three whist drives.

HORNSEY.—Whist drive.

MALDEN AND COOMBE.—Mrs. Vincent appointed honorary secretary.

PURLEY.—Lecture to the Rotary Club by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

ST. ALBANS.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Alderman W. Fisk, who had been its honorary treasurer for ten years. Mr. Douglas McCulloch has been appointed honorary treasurer in the place of Alderman Fisk.

Life-boat dance.

ST. PANCRAS.—Lantern lecture by Mr.

Leckie.

UXBRIDGE.—Dance.

Lecture to the British Sea Anglers' Associa- tion by Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats.

Lectures at Bethnal Green, Denmark Hill, Kensington, Paddington, Stepney, and Poplar.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 13th December, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day at Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle, collections in cinemas, works collections. Amount collected in 1935, £118.

Calendar and cracker tea.

BARROW. —Annual meeting on 5th De- cember, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district inspector of life-boats. Mr. H.

Garland elected honorary secretary in suc- cession to the late Mr. J. M. Mawson. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, dance, bridge and whist drive. Amount collected in 1935, £184, an increase of £53 on 1934.

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

BLACKBURN.—Annual meeting on 12th November, the Mayoress, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing sec- retary. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, works collection. Amount col- lected in 1935, £128.

BRIERCLIFFE,— Whist drive.

DUKINFIELD.—Annual whist drive and dance.

FLEETWOOD.—Annual meeting on 29th November. Amount collected in 1935, £775, an increase of £174 on 1934.

Life-boatmen's annual supper.

GREAT HARWOOD. — House-to-house collection.

HAYDOCK AND ASHTON-IN-MAKER- FIELD.—Special meeting on 16th January, Councillor H. Corcoran, J.P., chairman of the Haydock Urban District Council, pre- siding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Branch reconstituted. President, Councillor H. Corcoran, J.P.; honorary secretary, Mr. J. H. Blinston.

HEYWOOD.—Whist drive.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Special meeting on 9th December. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted. Chairman and vice-president, Mrs. Couban ; honorary treasurer, Mrs.

Whatmough ; joint honorary secretaries, Mrs. M. H. Goddard and Mrs. Stringer.

HORWICH.—Annual whist drive and dance.

HYDE.—Annual meeting on 27th January, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, whist drives. Amount collected in 1935, £92, an increase of £6 on 1.934.

KENDAL.—Annual meeting on 2nd De- cember, Mrs. C. H. Whitaker, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, bridge and whist drive.

Amount collected in 1935, £131, an increase of £28 on 1934.

LAKE DISTRICT.— Annual meeting on 22nd November, Mr. F. J. Milne, chair- man, presiding. Speaker: Lieut-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drive, works collections. Amount collected in 1935, £125.

Exhibition of life-boat films.

LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 3rd December, the Mayoress in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Garden fete, bridge drive, whist drive, football collection, collec- tions in cinemas. Amount collected in 1935, £142, an increase of £24 on 1934.

LEIGH.—Display of life-boat films, with an address by the district organizing secre- tary. Address to Rotary Club by the district organising secretary.

LIVERPOOL.—Life-boat Sunday service at Christ Church, Bootle. The Rev. Canon E. Mayson conducted the service, and the coxswain and crew of the New Brighton life-boat were present.

WALLASEY AND NEW BRIGHTON.

—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 5th November.

LYMM.—" Bring-and-buy " sale, opened in the morning by Mr. A. Watkins, J.P., and in the afternoon by Sir W. P. Rylands, J.P.

MACCLESFIELD.—Presentation by Mrs.

J. Abraham of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. MANCHESTER, SALFORD & DISTRICT.

—Annual reception and dinner, Mr. P. M.

Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary, in the chair. Speakers : The Lord Mayor of Man- chester, the Mayor of Stretford, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary. Among those present were the Mayoress of Heywood and the Mayoress of Middleton. Cabaret and entertainment given by the Manchester Municipal Players and Mr. F. Simister, comedian, and an exhibition of ballroom dancing by Mr. F. Wiles and his partner.

Carnival dance, organized by the Man- chester Business Houses' Committee.

Annual meeting on 22nd January, the Lord Mayor of Manchester in the chair, supported by the Mayor and Mayoress of Salford, the Mayor and Mayoress of Middle- ton, and the Mayoress of Heywood. Speaker : The district organizing secretary, who ap- pealed for increased support to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the branch's foundation. Amount collected in 1935, £2,786, an increase of £174 on 1934.

ARDWICK.—Special meeting. Life- boat Guild formed. Councillor Miss M. L.

Kingsmil Jones, O.B.E., J.P., elected patron; Mrs. Shepherd, president ; Mr. S.

Longfellow, honorary secretary and treasurer.

DENTON.—Annual " Bring and buy " sale, at the home of Mrs. Wilson, president of the Guild.

GORTON.—Smoking concert.

LONGSIGHT.—Special meeting. Coun- cillor W. P. Jackson elected president of the newly formed Guild; Mrs. Thoseby, honorary treasurer; and Miss Blanche Boyee, honorary secretary.

NEW MOSTON.—Annual dance.

WALKDEN.— Whist drive and hot-pot supper. Annual whist drive and dance, which the Cotton Queen of Britain attended.

WEST DIDSBURY.—Annual meeting on 15th November, at the home of the president, Mrs. Henry Bronnert.

WEST SALFORD.—Dance and novelty cruise organised by the Life-boat Guild, helped by the members of the Windsor Institute.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Annual meeting on 19th December. Miss A. Robinson elected honorary secretary in succession to Miss George.

Annual " Bring-and-buy " sale at the house of Mrs. E. Bancroft, the president of the Guild, and games party at her house.

MORECAMBE.—Annual meeting on 21st November, Mr. W. J. Garnett, J.P., C.C., patron, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house envelope collection, fisher- men's concerts, collections on steamers and works collections. Amount collected in 1935, £125.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— Annual whist drive.

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

ORRELL.—Whist drive.

PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 28th October. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, collections at boat-house, sale of souvenirs, sacred service, collections in hotels and boarding-houses. Amount col- lected in 1935, £325.

PORT ST. MARY.—Annual meeting on 25th October. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, Sunday service, col- lection at life-boathouse, sale of souvenirs, collections in hotels and boarding-houses, concert. Amount collected in 1935, £147, an increase of £6 on 1934.

RADCLIFFE.—Annual whist drive.

RAINFORD.—Special meeting on 23rd January, the Rev. A. E. Bass, M.A., in the chair. Branch formed. Chairman, the Rev.

A. E. Bass, M.A. ; honorary secretary, Mr.

J. J. Bailie.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Annual meeting on 3rd December, the chairman of the Urban District Council in the chair. Efforts of the past year : American tea, dance. Amount collected in 1935, £65, an increase of £29 on 1934.

Dance and whist drive.

ROCHDALE.—It is regretted that in the last issue of The Life-boat Mrs. F. Shackleton, who kindly gave an American tea at her house, was incorrectly described as the Mayoress.

ROMILEY.—Annual meeting on 19th November, Mrs. Kinsey, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of AVales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £52, an increase of £17 on 1934.

SOUTHPORT.—Annual meeting on 28th November, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Mayoress's appeal for subscriptions, Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £220.

STOCKPORT.—Annual meeting on 6th December. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £163, an increase of £2 on 1934.

TINTWISTLE.—Mrs. Ann Vernon elected honorary treasurer.

TYLDESLEY.—Jubilee whist drive.

WARRINGTON. — Annual meeting on 29th November, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of WTales Day, life-boat tea, bridge drive, tennis tournament. Amount collected in 1935, £228, an increase of £52 on 1934.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Annual meeting on llth December. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives, house-to-house collection.

WHALEY BRIDGE.—Dramatic perfor- mance by the Whaley Bridge Play Club. WIGAN.—Annual meeting on 4th Decem- ber, the deputy Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, bridge drive. Amount collected in 1935, £172.

WORKINGTON.—Annual life-boat ball and children's ball.

Lecture at Atherton.

North-East of England.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Annual meet- ing, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, centenary car- nival. Amount collected in 1935, £350, an increase of £189 on 1934.

Dance. Social at Spittal.

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

Tea and whist drive.

CONISBOROUGH.—Bridge drive.

CONSETT.—Special meeting, Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

DARLINGTON.—Three whist drives.

GATESHEAD.—Bridge drives.

HARROGATE. — Annual meeting, the Mayor and Mayoress being present. Speaker : Mrs. Clayton, honorary secretary, Leeds Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year : Dancing matinee, Prince of Wales Day, house-to-house collection. Amount collected in 1935, £170, an increase of £116 on 1934.

HEBDEN BRIDGE.—House - to - house collection.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Bridge and whist drive.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, bridge drives, American tea. Amount collected in 1935, £279.

LEEDS.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor presiding. Speaker : Lady Fisher-Smith, J.P., president of the Halifax Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, works appeal, dance, collection at greyhound races. Amount collected in 1935, £1,107.

Dance.

NEWCASTLE. — Two bridge drives.

County life-boat ball.

NORMANTON. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1935, £22, an increase of £8 on 1934.

Whist drive.

REDCAR.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, dance, egg collection. Amount collected in 1935, £160.

SCARBOROUGH. — Bridge drive and dance, arranged by the Mayoress.

SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Children's ball.

SHEFFIELD.—Dance.

SLEIGHTS.—Concert.

STAMFORDHAM. — Whist drive and dance.

STOCKTON.—Dinner dance.

TYNEMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayoress pre- siding.

WAKEFIELD.—Whist drive. Collection at football match.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Bridge drive.

WHITBY.—On Armistice Day, llth No- vember, the motor life-boat went to sea with other boats. A service was conducted on board the life-boat and wreaths were cast on the sea in memory of those who lost their lives at sea in the great war.

Midlands.

BIRMINGHAM.—Collections at Theatre Royal, Hippodrome and Empire Theatres for one week. Annual life-boat ball at Botanical Gardens. Dance, arranged by Mrs. Stevens, at Selly Oak. Lecture at Sparkbrook.

Lecture to King Edward VI Grammar School, Five Ways, by one of the prefects. House-to- house collection at King's Norton. Meeting of the new district organizers for West Bromwich at house of the honorary secretary, Mrs. Jones.

SALTLEY.—House-to-house collection.

BRISTOL.—Ball.

CIRENCESTER. — Lantern lecture to Bibury Women's Institute. ' DERBY. —Whist drive at Arboretum Bowling Club.

GLOUCESTER.—Lantern lecture by Commander C. W. Parker, R.N., honorary secretary of Cirencester branch, at Gloucester Prison, in connexion with Gloucester Dis- charged Prisoners' Aid Society.

GRIMSBY.—Whist drive and dance, or- ganized by Mr. and Mrs. Fenner.

HOLBEACH.—Annual dance.

KENILWORTH.—Whist and bridge drive, organized by Miss E. Jordan.

LANGWITH.—Whist drive and jumble sale, organized by Mrs. S. K. Poole.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual meeting, the Duke of Portland, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O., a vice-president of the Institution and patron of the branch, in the chair, supported by the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount col- lected in 1935, £1,045, including a special donation of £500, an increase of £454 on 1934.

RUGELEY.—Annual life-boat ball.

STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE- UNDER-LYME.—Annual meeting of the Stoke-on-Trent Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Whist drive and dance, organized by the New- castle-under-Lyme Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TAMWORTH.—Mrs. J. H. Whitehead appointed president, and Miss Muriel White- head, honorary secretary.

WARWICK.—Mrs. Hodgctts appointed honorary secretary. Lecture.

WOLVERHAMPTON. — Supper dance, attended by Mr. Geoffrey Le M. Mander, M.P., president. WORCESTER.—Rummage sale, organ- ized by Miss Joyce Allen.

Lectures at Coventry, Northampton, and Stroud.

South-East of England.

ATTLEBOROUGH.—Prince of Wales Day, and " Riders of the Storm " film shown.

BOGNOR.—Carol singing.

BOXMOOR AND HEMEL HEMP- STEAD.—Prince of Wales Day.

CHATHAM.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of the honorary secretary, Mr. H. C. Whitaker.

Annual meeting, Councillor J. T. Hawes, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat films shown, and cinema collections. Amount collected in 1935, £49.

CHORLEY WOOD.—Dance.

CLACTON.—Visit of motor life-boat to Gunfleet lighthouse and Barrow lightship, taking Christmas gifts to the crews.

COBHAM.—Sale of Christmas presents.

CRANBROOK AND HAWKHURST.— Life-boat day at Goudhurst.

CROMER.—Annual meeting, Mrs. Bond- Cabbell presiding. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days, life-boat cup competi- tion, collections at boat-houses. Amount collected in 1935, £585.

CROWBOROUGH.—Dance.

CUCKFIELD.—Carol singing.

DUNMOW.—" Heroes of the Sea" film shown, with collections.

DUNSTABLE. —Dance.

EASTBOURNE.—Christmas party for the life-boatmen, their wives and children, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

EPPING.—Whist drive.

FARNHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collections.

FOLKESTONE.—Annual meeting, Mrs- R. G. Wood, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collections, and collections and sale of souvenirs at the boat- house. Amount collected in 1935, £196.

Combined committee appointed for the branch from the old branch committee and the Women's Auxiliary.

Series of private bridge drives.

GT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— Annual meeting, Lieut.-Commander H. K.

Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman, presiding.

Efforts of the past year, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild : Prince of Wales Day, sale ,of souvenirs, whist drive. Amount col- lected in 1935, £194, an increase of £5 on 1934.

On Armistice Day, llth November, the motor life-boat put out. A service in memory of those who lost their Jives at sea in the great war was conducted on board by the vicar and a wreath was cast on the sea.

HALSTEAD AND GOSFIELD.—Dance.

HASTINGS AND ST.« LEONARDS.— Annual meeting, Councillor H. Burden in the chair, in the absence of the Mayor, the president. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days at Hastings and Battle, blessing of the sea service, col- lections at theatre and cinema, house-to- house collections. Amount collected in 1935, £527.

HERNE BAY.—Presentation by Mr. T. W.

Gomm, honorary secretary of the Margate station, to Mr. Frank Holness, of the framed letter of thanks awarded to him by the Institution for the rescue, single-handed, of three people from a yacht in a gale on 12th August, and of the award made to him by the Board of Trade for his part in another rescue on the same day. (For a full account of these services see the last issue of The Life- boat.) HITCHIN.—Whist drive.

HUNTINGDON.—Theatricals, including the life-boat play " Their Business in Great Waters." HYTHE.—The new boat-house for the new motor life-boat, both the gift of the Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, has been completed.

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

LINDFIELD.—Part proceeds of a sale.

LITTLEHAMPTON.—Dance.

LOWESTOFT.—Annual meeting. Mr.

F. Spashett, J.P., chairman, presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day.

Amount collected in 1935, £151.

MARGATE.—Visits of motor life-boat to the Tongue, Edinburgh and Girdler Light- ships, taking Christmas fare and presents to the crews.

MARLOW.—Carol singing.

RAMSGATE.—Presentation by the Mayor of the certificate of service awarded to ex-Coxswain T. Read, on his retirement, and of the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum awarded to Coxswain H. Knight for the service to the barge British Oak on 10th October, 1935. (For a full account of this service see page 10.) Speaker: Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

Visit of motor life-boat to Brake lightship, taking Christmas fare to the crew.

RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEY GREEN.—" Riders of the Storm" film shown, with collection. Collection at theatricals.

ROMFORD.—Prince of Wales Day.

ST. IVES (HUNTINGDON).—Annual meeting, Mrs. G. G. Wheeler, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £84.

SELSEY.—Visit of motor life-boat to the Owers lightship, taking Christmas fare to the crew. SITTINGBOURNE.—Whist drive and dance.

SLOUGH.—Lecture to the women's sec- tion of the British Legion by Mrs. Holbech.

Rummage sale.

SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Annual meeting, Captain B. K. Boase, R.N., vice-president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days in Bid- borough, Penshurst, Southborough, and Speldhurst. Amount collected in 1935, £47, an increase of £3 on 1934.

SOUTHEND - ON - SEA. — Officers and crew of life-boat entertained to a supper and concert by Alderman R. Thurlow Baker, chairman, who presided. The Institution was represented by Captain R. S. Hamer, R.N., deputy chief inspector of life-boats.

TENTERDEN.—Carol singing.

TONBRIDGE.—Lantern lecture to Capel Women's Institute, by Colonel A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary secretary of the Rochester branch.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mar- chioness of Abergavenny, president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : At Home. Amount collected in 1935, £95, an increase of £24 on 1934.

WALTON AND FRINTON. — Annual meeting, Mr. J. W. Eagle, chairman, presi- ding. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, life-boat Sunday, angling com- petition. Amount collected in 1935, £280, an increase of £50 on 1934.

Visit of motor life-boat to the Kentish Knock Lightship taking Christmas fare and Christmas presents to the crew.

WATFORD.—Annual meeting, Miss L.

Roberts, a vice-president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat week with Prince of Wales Day, life-boat on view in Cassiobury Park and religious service from life-boat. Amount collected in 1935, £233, an increase of £23 on 1934.

WINDSOR. — Part proceeds of enter- tainment arranged by Windlesham Young People's Service League.

WITHAM.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown, with collections.

WOKING.—Golf competitions at Wor- plesdon Club, and New Zealand Club, West Byfleet.

South-West of England.

APPLEDORE.—Annual meeting. Amount collected in 1935, £225.

BARNSTAPLE.—Presentation by Mrs.

J. H. L. Brewer, honorary secretary of the branch, at the Albert Hall Cinema, of a prize won last year in the life-boat essay competi- tion for elementary schools.

BODMIN.—Prince of Wales Day.

BRIDGWATER.—Collection at Walton Church. Annual dance at North Petherton.

CAMBORNE.—Second annual dinner of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the chairman of the council presiding, supported by the officers and members of the Guild, and the chairman and honorary secretary of the Redruth Guild. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary.

CHISENBURY.—Address to Women's Institute and the Sports Club.

COWES.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Gale elected honorary secretary in place of Mrs. Southin, resigned.

Mrs. Southin presented with basket of flowers by the Guild members. Address by the district organizing secretary.

FOWEY.—Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Prizes presented by Lady Hanson.

LYMINGTON.—Life-boat stall of sou- venirs at model boat exhibition. Lantern lecture at Hordle.

MINEHEAD.—Annual meeting, Com- mander Mills, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., in the chair, pending the re-election of Mr. H. M.

Brandram as president. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, cinema collec- tions. Amount collected in 1935, £167, an increase of £7 on 1934.

NEWQUAY.—Special meeting at which Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats, ex- plained the reasons for closing the station, and presented certificates of service to the crew.

PADSTOW.—Special folk-dancing display.

PAIGNTON.—Whist and bridge drive.

PETERSFIELD. — Annual meeting.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Amount collected in 1935, £55.

PLYMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor, a vice-president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1935, £587, an increase of £72 on 1934.

Fisherfolks' service at the Barbican, with the Lord Mayor presiding over an attendance of 2,000, at which the Bishop of Plymouth blessed the life-boat.

New Year's ball. Ladies' Life-boat Guild social and concert at Bere Ferrers. Whist and bridge drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

POOLE.—Address to the Wesley Guild by Miss Lees, honorary organizing secretary.

PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair, sup- ported by the Lady Mayoress, Sir Harold Pink, J.P., chairman, the Rev. A. H. Peck- ham, vice-chairman, and Miss Breton, chair- man of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives, Prince of Wales Day. Speaker : Vice-Admiral Sir George Chetwode, K.C.B., C.B.E., Admiral Commanding Reserves and a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

Amount collected in 1935, £504, an increase of £31 on 1934.

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

REDRUTH. — Special meeting. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Speaker : The district organising secretary. Mrs. O'Donnell elected chairman, and Mrs. Jewell, honorary secretary. SALCOMBE.—Annual meeting. Amount collected in 1935, £255, an increase of £58 on 1934.

SALISBURY.—Whist drive at Verwood.

SHAFTESBURY.—Prince of Wales Days at Marnhull and Motcombe.

SOUTHAMPTON.—The Blenheim Players presented " The Chinese Bungalow " in aid of the branch.

ST. IVES.—Whist drive.

SWANAGE. — Annual meeting, Sir Arthur Adams, K.B.E., vice-president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Collecting boxes, Prince of Wales Day. Presentation of the awards made to Mr. Marsh and Mr.

John Lawrence, jun., for going to the help of a capsized canoe on 19th August, 1935.

Amount collected in 1935, £153.

TAUNTON.—Presentation by the vicar' Preb. R. Lowman Lang, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

WEYMOUTH.—Annual meeting. Amount collected in 1935, £224.

Presentation by Mrs. Vidler of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools. The life-boat crew, with the honorary secretary and the honorary trea- surer, entertained by Major H. J. C. Devenish, J.P., president and chairman, Mrs. Devenish, and Colonel and Mrs. R. P. Williamson.

Lectures at Bentley and Blewbury.

Scotland.

ARBROATH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Chapel, presi- dent, in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day and Sunday concert.

Amount collected in 1935, £134.

AYTON AND BURNMOUTH.—Annual New Year dance.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS, AND GARDENSTOWN.—Special meeting, at which the gold badge awarded by the Institution to ex-Provost Adam Walker, on retiring from the chairmanship of the branch, was presented by Provost James Christie.

DENNY.—Special effort, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DUNDEE.—Annual maeting on 8th Jan- uary, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., president, in the chair. Speakers : Captain Guy D.

Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the committee of management of the Institution, the Lady Provost, Mr. H. Giles Walker, Rev. Frank Cairns, Mr. D. S. Nicoll, and the Scottish organizing secretary. The record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Miss Mary B.

Law was presented by the Lord Provost.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, house-to-house collection and appeal by the committee. Amount collected in 1935, £1,057, an increase of £127 on 1934.

Address to the Soroptimist Club. Lantern Lecture.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.— Concert and dramatic entertainment at Rosyth.

EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting of the branch on 22nd November, Bailie Aldridge presiding. Speakers : Captain Guy Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the committee of manage- ment of the Institution, and Sheriff J. G.

Jameson. Amount collected in 1935, £2,191.

Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 22nd November, Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, bridge and whist drive, and special appeal for half-crown subscriptions.

Cake and candy sale, organzied by Mrs.

Core-Greenshields, a vice-president.

Lantern lecture.

FRASERBURGH.—The work of adapting the station for the new motor life-boat, which was laid down at the beginning of this year, was completed.

GLASGOW.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Lady Martin, widow of the late Sir William Martin who for many years was the Institution's organ- izing secretary in Scotland. Lady Martin helped her husband to organize the first life-boat street collection in Glasgow, in 1898.

For forty-two years she was the convener of the Central Area Committee in Glasgow, and when the Glasgow Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed in 1921 she was elected a vice- president. In 1924 she was awarded the Institution's gold badge in gratitude for her many services.

Special visit of Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, in the course of which he addressed the Glasgow Publicity Club, the Bellshill Brotherhood, St. Andrew's Church, Bellshill, with Mr. A. A. Dick, J.P., presiding, a meeting of the Glasgow Tem- perance Crusaders, with Professor J. J.

Craik Henderson presiding, and a students' luncheon at Trinity College, Divinity Hall.

Reception to workers in Glasgow and the West of Scotland, the guests being received by the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., a vice-president of the Institu- tion and chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, and Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt. Speak- ers : the Duke, Sir Godfrey, Mr. J. W. Harper Gow, honorary secretary of the Glasgow branch, and Captain Robert Mends, R.N.

In the course of the same visit to Glasgow, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., with representatives of the Glasgow committee, went to see the Lord Provost, unemployed community cen- tres, and the editors of Glasgow newspapers.

He visited John Brown's Yard, Clydebank, to see the new Cunarder Queen Mary, and attended a football match at Hampden Park between Queen's Park and Queen of the South Clubs, as the guest of the directors.

Life-boat charity ball. Lantern lectures.

GREENOCK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year ; Prince of Wales Day. Amount col- lected in 1935, £214, an increase of £14 on 1934.

Lantern lecture. ISLE OF ISLAY.—New Year dance at Bowmore, organized by Mrs. Fisher.

KELSO.—Special meeting, Provost Scott presiding. Speakers : The Scottish organizing secretary and Bailie Titilah. A Ladies' Life- boat Guild formed.

KILMARNOCK.—Special meeting, organ- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which a lantern lecture was given by Captain Robert Mends, R.N.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Annual meeting on 13th December, Sir Charles Hope-Dunbar, Bt., president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days, house-to- house collections, lecture, and appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1935, £164, an increase of £35 on 1934.

LERWICK.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of ex-Provost J. T. L. Sinclair, its chairman. He gave the Institution invaluable help in establishing the two life-boat stations in the Shetlands, at Lerwick and Aith.

LEVEN.—Whist drive at which the prizes were presented by Mrs. Alex. Hutchi- son, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and an address was given by the Scottish organizing secretary.

MONTROSE.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 20th November, Mrs. Soutar, vice-president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day and cinema matinee.

Cinema matinee, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, among the films shown being the life-boat film, " Riders of the Storm." NEWBURGH.—Dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Children's fancy- dress party.

PAISLEY. — Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, at the morning service at the Sherwood Church.

The service was conducted by the Rev.

David McQueen, M.A.

PETERHEAD.—Annual dance.

TROON.—Annual meeting on 25th No- vember, ex-Provost McAlister, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, whist drive, and appeal by the committee. Amount collected in 1935, £155.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Bridge drive.

WICK. —Entertainment.

Lantern lectures at Alexandria, Kings- barns, and Orton.

Ireland.

BANGOR.—Bridge drive, organized by Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs. Scott, joint honorary secretaries.

BELFAST.—Annual life-boat ball. Guests received by Lady Coates, in the unavoidable absence of Lady Dixon, D.B.E., first vice- president and chairman.

CLONES.—Annual dance, organized by Miss O. C. Knight, honorary secretary.

CORK.—Annual dance, organized by Miss E. Hamilton, honorary secretary, and mem- bers of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Presentation by Mr. John J. Horgan, chairman, of the awards made by the Insti- tution to Michael Murphy and Andrew O'Sullivan for rescuing a man whose boat had capsized on 3rd September. Speakers : Mr. H. P. F. Donegan, honorary secretary, and the district organizing secretary.

Presentation by Mr. John J. Horgan, chairman, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Speakers : Mr. J. P. Conlon, M.A., N.T., the headmaster, and the district organizing secretary.

DONAGHADEE. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1935, £91.

DUBLIN.—Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

LARNE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Brigadier-General T. K. Evans Johnston, C.B., its president.

NAAS.-—Annual life-boat dance.

NEWRY.—Presentation by the district inspector of life-boats of the special prize and certificate won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools by Alice Chambers, of the Rockvale Public Elemen- tary School, for the best essay in Great Britain and Ireland.

NORTH WESTMEATH.—Dance.

PORTRUSH.—Presentation of the awards made for the rescue on 19th October of a member of the crew who was washed over- board (see page 7), and of the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum awarded to Mr. J. G. McMorris, the honorary secretary, on his retirement.

YOUGHAL.—Whist drive.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERAYRON.—Prince of Wales Day.

BARRY.—Whist and bridge drive, or- ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Presentation of prize in the lite-boat essay competition for elementary schools, by Mrs. T. Rowlands, chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BUCKLEY.—Whist drive and dance at the Ex-Servicemen's Institute, organized by Captain I. W. Keating and the League of Women Helpers.

CAERNARVON.—The branch has sus- tained a great loss by the death of Miss M. Pritchard, who had organized the life-boat day for many years. CARDIFF.—The branch has sustained a great loss by the death of Sir William Rear- don Smith, Bt., the shipowner, who had been a vice-president for many years.

Presentation by the Lady Mayoress of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

CONWAY.—Annual meeting on 4th No- vember, Mrs. E. E. Buckland, Mayoress, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £104, an increase of £20 on 1934. Mrs.

Guyse Barker appointed chairman in place of Mrs. H. Ashworth, resigned.

HEREFORD.—Annual meeting on 26th November, Vice-Admiral F. P. Loder-Sym- monds, C.M.G., J.P., chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Whist drive, stop- watch competition and annual appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1935, £28.

Mr. F. G. Maylett appointed honorary treasurer in place of Mr. V. H. Pembridge, resigned.

IRONBRIDGE.—Annual life-boat dance.

Address by the district organizing secretary.

LLANELLY.—Annual meeting held at Llanelly House by kind permission of Lady Howard Stepney. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor, Mrs. C. R. Mansel-Lewis, the chairman, presided. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days at Burry Port and Llanelly. Amount collected in 1935, £107.

NEATH.—Bridge and whist drive.

NEWPORT (Mon.). — The branch has sustained a great loss by the death of Miss E. Shute, who had been the joint honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild for many years.

ST. DAVID'S.—The work of adapting the station for the new motor life-boat, which is to be ready in the spring, was completed.

SWANSEA.—Cinema collections. Collec- tion at Swansea Town association football match.

WELLINGTON.—Life-boat dance, or- ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with address by the district organizing secretary.

Mrs. D. Lanyon appointed honorary secre- tary.

WREXHAM.—Special meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Branch re-formed; Mrs. Arthur Davies elected temporary honorary secre- tary.

Presentation of prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Maesteg and Ruyton-XI-Towns.

Notice.

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