1st February to 30th April, 1936.

Greater London.

On 1st March the following branches in the South-East of England were transferred to Greater London : Southend, Romford and Hornchurch, Upminster and District, and Watford.

BARNEHURST. —Special meeting, arranged by the Bexley Heath Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

Mrs. Drysdale, chairman; Mrs. Rogerson, honorary treasurer; Mrs. Ellercamp, honorary secretary.

CHELSEA.—Annual meeting on 4th February, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, G.C.B., Governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, patron of the branch, presiding.

Speaker : Major-General The Rt. Hon. Lord Mottistone, P.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., a vice- president of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £329, an increase of £51 on 1934.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drives.

HAMMERSMITH.—Boat-race day collec- tion at Gaumont Palace Cinema.

HORNSEY.—Annual meeting on 19th February, the Mayor presiding. Speakers : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, garden fete, whist drives, concert. Amount collected in 1935, £324, an increase of £18 on 1934.

Life-boat dance. Guild social, with address by the district organizing secretary.

HOUNSLOW, HESTON AND ISLE- WORTH.—Committee formed. Mr. G. E.

Home appointed honorary treasurer. Whist drive.

ILFORD.—Mayor and Mayoress " At Home " in support of life-boat day. Address by district organizing secretary.

Lecture to British Sailors' Society by Mr.

J. J. Taylor, vice-chairman.

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

MALDENS AND COOMBE.—Whist and bridge drive, with address by the Rev. G. M.

Longsdon, M.A., president.

ST. PANCRAS.—Ladies' Life-boat Guild committee formed. Whist drive arranged by the guild, with address by the district organizing secretary. Prizes presented by Lady Mitcheson, president. Lantern lec- tures by Mr. Leckie.

STANMORE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of its honorary secretary, Mr. F. E. Robinson, J.P. Mr. R.

Gamier has been appointed as his successor.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Concert, with address by the assistant surveyor of machinery at the Institution's storeyard.

Lecture to the Little Ship Club by Coxswain Spurgeon, of Lowestoft.

Lecture to Institute of Marine Engineers, Junior Section, by Mr. A. C. Butcher, the Institution's surveyor of machinery (design).

Lectures at Clapham, Crayford, Edmonton, Forest Gate, Islington, Kingston, Loughton, Millwall and Cubitt Town, Palmer's Green, Queen's Park, Romford, Southgate, Streat- ham, Walthamstow, Watling, West Croydon and Winchmore Hill.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Annual cinema collec- tions. Jumble sale.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Annual meet- ing on 23rd April. Amount collectedjin 1935,1 £30, an increase of £6 on 1934.

ATHERTON.—Annual meeting on 5th March. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £22, an increase of £14 on 1934.

BACUP AND BLACKBURN.—Life-boat days.

BLACKPOOL.—Annual meeting on 18th February, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, launches of the life-boat, with collections, collections in hotels and boarding-houses, Sunday service.

Amount collected in 1935, £662.

Fourth annual life-boat Sunday service at St. Stephen-on-the-Cliffs Church on 19th April. Preacher : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, the prayers being read by the vicar, the Rev. F. B.

Freshwater, chaplain of the branch. The Mayor, the town clerk, members of the town council, the crews of the Blackpool and Fleetwood life-boats, and officials and workers of the Blackpool branch attended. The Blackpool life-boat band accompanied the hymns, conducted by Mr. J. Brier.

BOLTON.—Annual meeting on 12th March, Mr. Robert Parkinson, J.P., chairman, presiding in the absence of the Mayor.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, whist drive, dance.'bowling tournament.

Amount collected in 1935, £420, an increase of £31 on 1934.

Whist drive. Opening of Bolton Ladies' Life-boat Guild bowling tournament.

BREDBURY.—Life-boat day. Whist drive.

BRINDLE.—Special meeting. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, Mrs.

G. R. Povey; honorary treasurer, Mrs. E. A.

Ambrose; honorary secretary, Mrs. H. R.

Mayhall.

BURY.—Annual meeting on 9th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, Christmas competition, bridge drive. Amount collected in 1935, £190, an increase of £54 on 1934.

Life-boat day. Bridge and whist drive. CARLISLE.—Annual meeting on 14th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Days at Carlisle and Silloth, whist drives.

Amount collected in 1935, £280, an increase of £81 on 1934.

Whist drive and dance.

The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Captain Iddon, who carried out its appeal in Silloth.

CARNFORTH.—Annual meeting on 10th March, Mr. R. Unsworth presiding. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, special effort. Amount collected in 1935, £56.

CLITHEROE.—Special meeting. Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted. President, Mrs. Aspinall; chairman, Mrs. W. Heaton; honorary treasurer, Mr. L. King-Wilkinson ; joint hon. secretaries, Miss Baldwin and Miss Helm.

DARWEN.—Life-boat days.

FLEETWOOD.—Special meeting, at which the Mayor and Mayoress were present.

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

HEYWOOD.—Three whist drives. Pre- sentation of the life-boatman statuette awarded to Mrs. H. Knowles, honorary treasurer. Life-boat day.

HINDLEY.—Annual meeting and whist drive on 12th February. Speaker : The dis- trict organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, whist drive and dance. Amount collected in 1935, £65, an increase of £6 on 1934.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Dance and whist drive.

HORWICH.—Annual house-to-house col- lection.

HYDE.—Life-boat days. Whist drive.

ISLE OF MAN : CASTLETOWN.—Lantern lecture by Mr. John Watson.

PORT ST. MARY.—Concert given by The Wanderers Male Voice Choir and arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

RAMSEY.—Bridge drive.

IRLAM AND CADISHEAD.—Life-boat day.

KENDAL.—Bridge and whist drive.

LANCASTER.—Whist and bridge drive.

Cinema collections. Football collections.

Jumble sale.

LEIGH.—Annual dance.

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

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting on 17th February, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: House-to-house collections by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, shipping appeal, masonic appeal. Amount collected in 1935, £2,407.

Presentation to Mr. Frank Holt, honorary secretary, of the binoculars awarded to him by the Institution.

NEW BRIGHTON AND WALLASEY.

—Annual meeting on 7th April, Mr. Stuart Deacon in the chair. Annual life-boat- men's supper and entertainment.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Life-boat day.

LYTHAM ST. ANNE'S.—Annual meeting on 20th April, the Mayor in the chair.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Presen- tation of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mr. J. Pearson, J.P., honorary treasurer. Amount collected in 1935, £199.

MACCLESFIELD.—Life-boat day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT : ALDERLEY EDGE.—Film displays, arranged by Mrs. L. Taylor-Hibbert.

Address by the branch secretary to the Alderley Edge Girls' Club.

GORTON.—Annual carnival dance.

LONGSIGHT.—Whist drive.

MOSS SIDE.—Dinner dance.

NEW MOSTON.—Dance, which the Cotton Queen of Britain attended.

PRESTWICH.—Annual meeting on 3rd April. Officers and committee re-elected.

MANCHESTER — Cruise re-union dinner and dance, in association with the Cunard White Star Line, Alderman Sir William Davy, J.P., in the chair. Toasts were proposed by the Mayor of Middleton, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the branch, Mr. E. Seymour-Bell, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, gave an address.

Special meeting and tea kindly given by Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime at which Alderman Grime was appointed chairman of the branch in succession to Lieut.- Commander F. W. Astbury. J.P. Carnival dance, arranged by the Manchester Business Houses Life-boat Guild.

WEST SALFORD.—Life-boat service at Windsor Institute, with address by the branch secretary.

Whist drive.

WHALLEY RANGE.—Annual meeting on 20th February. Officers re-elected.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK. — White elephant sale, arranged by Mrs. E. Bancroft, the president.

MARYPORT. — Life-boatmen's social.

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

MIDDLETON AND MOSSLEY.—Life- boat days.

NANTWICH.—Annual meeting on 19th February, Mrs. C. A. Codrington, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1935, £69, an increase of £7 on 1934.

NORTHWICH.—Special meeting. Pre- sentation of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mrs. H. E.

Evans, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Special meeting at The Gables, Hartford- Mrs. P. G. Shard in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

OLDHAM.—Annual meeting on 24th February, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days in Oldham and Crompton, annual whist 'drive and dance.

Amount collected in 1935, £375, an increase of £109 on 1934.

Life-boat days at Crompton and Shaw.

PADIHAM.—Annual meeting on 23rd April. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Miss J. Ashton elected hon.

treasurer in succession to Mr. A. Wilson.

Amount collected in 1935, £14.

PENRITH.—Lantern lecture by the Rev.

W. Hartley, of Great Salkeld.

PRESTON.—Annual meeting on 29th April, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1935, £180.

RADCLIFFE.—Whist drive at the house of Mrs. Etheridge, a member of the branch committee.

Dancing matinee given by Miss Lillie Warburton and her pupils.

ROMILEY.—Life-boat day.

ROYTON.—Special meeting, the Rev.

Canon W. Rowe in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life- boat Guild formed. Chairman, the Rev.

Canon William Rowe ; vice-chairman, the Rev. R. N. Davies ; honorary treasurer, Mrs.

Breakell; honorary secretary, Mrs. Travis.

SADDLEWORTH. — Special meeting.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted. Pre- sident, Mrs. A. C. Wilby; vice-presidents, Mrs. Mallalieu and Mrs. Barraclough ; hon- orary secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. Loftus.

SEDBERGH.—Collection at Sedbergh School.

SOUTHPORT. — Special meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted. President, the Mayoress ; chairman, Mrs. G. H. Hibbott; honorary treasurer, Miss I. E. Barbasch ; honorary secretary, Mrs. J. N. Henderson.

Whist and bridge drive.

STOCKPORT.—Whist drive and dance.

TYLDESLEY.—Dance.

WHALEY BRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

WHITEHAVEN.— Sunday service.

Cinema performance.

WIGAN.—Life-boat day. Bridge drive.

North-East of England.

BEDLINGTON.—Whist drive and dance.

BERWICK.—Dinner to crew.

BEVERLEY.—Whist drive.

BLAYDON. — Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation to Mrs. G. Turner, honorary secretary, of the life-boat picture awarded to her by the Institution.

BLYTH. — Annual meeting on 20th February, Mr. J. W. Hogarth, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, who presented a certificate of service to Adam D. Fawcus on his retirement from the crew. Amount collected in 1935, £317.

BRADFORD.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, house- to-house collection, matinee. Amount col- lected in 1935, £1,255.

Bridge and whist drives.

BRIDLINGTON.—Whist drives, and con- cert.

BRIGHOUSE.—Life-boat day.

CONISBOROUGH. — Whist drives and dance.

CONSETT.—Bridge drive.

DARLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 18th February, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Whist and bridge drives, egg week.

Amount collected in 1935, £202, an increase of £15 on 1934.

DONCASTER.—Annual meeting on the 17th February, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, jumble sales and whist drives. Amount collected in 1935, £187, an increase of £18 on 1934.

Whist drives, life-boat day, social and whist drive at CampsaJl.

GARFORTH.—Life-boat day.

GATESHEAD.—Annual meeting on 18th February, Col. Henderson in the chair.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, bridge drives, garbage hunt, works appeal.

Amount collected in 1935, £167.

Bridge drives.

HALIFAX.—Annual meeting, 8th April, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year : Dance, American tea. Amount col- lected in 1935, £211, an increase of £54 on 1934.

Bridge drive and dance, organized by the staff of Messrs. Ollerenshaw, Ltd.

HARROGATE.—Whist drive and dance.

HEMSLEY.—Lantern lecture.

HOLMFIRTH.—Whist drive.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Bridge and whist drive.

HULL.—Life-boat day.

KEIGHLEY.—Life-boat day.

KIRKBURTON.—Bridge drive.

LEEDS.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mrs. S. Airey, honorary treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MALTON.—Whist drive.

NEWCASTLE - UPON - TYNE. — Annual meeting on 19th February, Lady Appleby, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, bridge drives, dancing matinee, coffee morning, works appeal, bridge drives.

Amount collected in 1935, £296, an increase of £73 on 1934. NORMANTON.—Life-boat day.

POCKLINGTON.—Bridge drive.

REDCAR.—Whist drive. Annual supper to Redcar and Teesmouth crews. Bridge drive.

SELBY.—Bridge drive.

SHEFFIELD.—Annual meeting on 27th March, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, American tea, dance. Amount collected in 1935, £345.

SKELMANTHORPE AND SCISSETT.— Whist drive and dance.

SKIPTON.—Life-boat day.

SOUTH KIRBY AND EMSALL.—Whist drive and dance.

SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1935, £35.

STAITHES AND RUNSWICK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SUNDERLAND.—Whist drive. Dance.

TYNEMOUTH.—Whist drive. Life-boat supper.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat day.

WHITLEY BAY.—Dance.

WITHERNSEA. — Life-boat day. Ca$'t Chant ant.

Midlands.

ASHBOURNE. — Life-boat day and " Riders of the Storm " film shown.

BIRMINGHAM.—Annual meeting, the district organizing secretary presiding.

Speakers : Mr. T. O. Gray, honorary treasurer of the branch, and a member of the com- mittee of managemant of the Institution, and the Rev. W. T. Joseph. Amount collected in 1935, £2,233, an increase of £53 on 1934.

House-to-house collections at Edgbaston, Kingstanding and Moseley. Whist drives organized by Mrs. Howard, Mrs. and Miss Penny and Mrs. Skidmore, Mrs. Searancke, of Halesowen, and Mr. Bird, of West Bromwich.

Jumble sale organized by the Birmingham Ladies' Life-boat Guild. One week's collec- tion at Aston Hippodrome and three days' collection at the West End Cinema. Address at Small Heath.

BRIERLEY HILL.—Whist drive.

BRIGG.—Life-boat day.

BROWNHILLS.—Dance.

BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Arthur Fox in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £162 an increase of £7 on 1934.

CIRENCESTER.—Performance of the life- boat play, " Then- Business in Great Waters." " Riders of the Storm " film shown. Life- boat day.

DUDLEY.—Life-boat day.

KENILWORTH.—House - to - house col- lection.

LEAMINGTON. — House - to - house col- lection.

LICHFIELD.—Bridge drive.

LOUTH.— House-to-house collection.

" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

MANSFIELD.—Life-boat days at Warsop, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and Mansfield Wood- house.

NEWCASTLE - UNDER - LYME.—Whist and bridge drive.

NEW MILLS.—" Riders of the Storm" film shown.

NORTON CANES.—Life-boat day.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual dance of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NUNEATON.—Life-boat dance. Presen- tation of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss Bostock.

OLDBURY.—Annual meeting, Mrs. Grow- cott, J.P., chairman, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £36.

PETERBOROUGH. — Annual meeting, Mrs. Blakeney presiding. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1935, £227, an increase of £21 on 1934.

STAFFORD.—Life-boat day. Dance.

STONE.—Life-boat day.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—"Riders of the Storm " film shown.

STROUD.—American tea. Addresses to the Inner Wheel Group and the Wesley Guild Methodist Church.

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD.—Life-boat day.

TETBURY.—Social evening. Address to the Women's Guild.

WARWICK, WELLINGBOROUGH, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.—Life-boat days.

Lectures at Blockley, Gloucester, Shirley, and Walsall.

South-East of England.

ASHFORD. — House-to-house collection.

Lecture at High Halden Women's Institute by Col. A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary secretary of the Rochester branch.

AYLESBURY.—Life-boat day. Address to the Rotary Club by Lieut.-Col. A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution.

BEACONSFIELD.—Life-boat day.

BECCLES.—Life-boat day at Bungay.

BIGGLESWADE.—Bridge drive.

BLETCHLEY.—Life-boat day.

CAISTER-ON-SEA.—Whist drive.

CAMBERLEY.—Lantern lecture at Cord- walles School.

CANTERBURY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Capt. G. G. P.

Hewett, R.N. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, church and chapel collections, and house-to-house collections.

Amount collected in 1935, £109, an increase of £28 on 1934.

CATERHAM AND DISTRICT.—Bridge drive.

CHELMSFORD.—Life-boat day. Lec- ture at Boreham Women's Institute. CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM.—Life- boat day.

CHICHESTER.—Lantern lecture at West Dean.

CLACTON-ON-SEA. — Annual meeting, Mr. H. J. Grant, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Sunday and boat-house collections, and Prince of Wales Day, concert and whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1935, £451.

Annual supper to the life-boat crew.

Dancing display arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DARTFORD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. " Riders of the Storm " film shown at two cinemas, with collections.

DOWNHAM MARKET.—Life-boat day.

EASTBOURNE.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days in Eastbourne and district and other collections arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount col- lected in 1935, £1,148. Mr. Ernest Arm- strong, chairman of the branch, and a member of the committee of management of the Institution, presented the binoculars awarded by the Institution to Mr. A. Robert- son, the honorary secretary.

Concert at Pevensey (half proceeds). Life- boat day and whist drive at Hailsham, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures at Eastbourne and Dallington Women's Institute.

EAST DEREHAM. — Life-boat day.

Theatrical and musical entertainment at Swaffham. "Riders of the Storm" film shown at Swaffham.

EGHAM AND ENGLEFIELD GREEN.

—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of the honorary secretary, Mr. L. A.

Ashby. Mr. E. Kaye has consented to act as honorary secretary in his place.

ELY.—Life-boat day.

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

FOLKESTONE.—Li*e-boat ball.

GERRARD'S CROSS.—Life-boat day.

GODALMING.—Dance. Presentation of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Grenside, honorary secretary.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. Arthur J. Matthews, J.P., for many years its chairman.

GRAYS AND DISTRICT. — Life-boat days. " Riders of the Storm " film shown.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Whist drive at Bacton.

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S.— Theatre collection. Address to the Rotary Club by the district organizing secretary.

ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—Lantern lecture to the Ladies' Life-boat Guild by Lieut.-Com- mander F. G. L. Bullock, R.N.

KESSINGLAND.—Life-boat church ser- vice, with address by the Mayor of Lowestoft.

MARGATE.—Party for children and grandchildren of life-boatmen, arranged by Mrs. T. W. Gomm, wife of the honorary secretary.

MARLOW.—Life-boat day. Lecture at Bisham Women's Institute.

RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEY GREEN.—Bridge drive.

ROCHESTER.—Lantern lecture to the Mother's Union by the honorary secretary, Col. A. C. Barnby, O.B.E.

RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown, with collection.

SEAFORD.—American tea, with address by the district organizing secretary.

SEVENOAKS.—Golf competition at the Wilderness Country Club.

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

SITTINGBOURNE. — Football match (Messrs. E. Lloyd's v. London Fire Brigade).

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

SLOUGH. — Life-boat day. Lecture to Townswomen's Guild, by Mrs. Holbech.

TONBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Competition at Nevill Golf Club. Address to East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes.

UCKFIELD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. " Riders of the Storm " film shown.

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

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Annual dinner to the crew. Capt. W. J. Oxley, honorary secretary, in the chair. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, presented the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mr. F. W. Calvert, honorary financial secretary. Capt. W. J. Oxley made a presentation from the branch to Coxswain J. C. Byford, on his retirement.

Life-boat crew entertained to supper by the Yacht Club.

WELWYN.—House-to-house collection.

WINSLOW.—Life-boat day.

WOKINGHAM.—Competition at East Berks Golf Club.

WOLVERTON AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

WORTHING. —• Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, church collections.

Amount collected in 1935, £407, an increase of £16 on 1934. The Mayor presented the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mr. J. R. Aldridge, honorary secretary.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- STON.—Badminton tournament and whist drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures were given to the Women's Institutes at Bearsted and Thornham, and Wateringbury by Col. A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary secretary of the Rochester Branch, and at Dunmow, Edlesborough, Frittenden, Ham Hill and Lower Birling, Limpsfleld Chart, Ramsey Heights, South Nutfield, Wareside, West HoathJy, and West Wycombe by Capt. BasU Hall, R.N., late district inspector of life-boats.

South-West of England.

ABINGDON.—Life-boat day. Address to Women's Section of the British Legion.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat days at Ax- minster and Honiton.

BARNSTAPLE.—Life-boat day at South Molton, organized by the Mayoress.

BATH. — Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by Sir Bertram Cubitt, K.C.B., D.L., J.P., chairman. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount col- lected in 1935, £330, an increase of £8 on 1934.

Life-boat day.

BOURNEMOUTH.—Whist drive, or- ganized by Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRIDGWATER.—Annual dance at North Petherton.

BRIDPORT.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by Rear-Admiral Fox, and the Rector of Bridport. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount col- lected in 1935, £86, an increase of £3 on 1934.

COVERACK.—Annual supper given by Mr. R. F. Roxburgh to crew and helpers.

CREDITON.—Life-boat day.

DAWLISH.— Life-boat day. Presenta- tion of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Surgeon-Commander H. A.

Browning, R.N., the honorary secretary.

EASTLEIGH.—Life-boat day. Address to Women's Section, British Legion, by Dr. A. J. Powell, of Havant.

EXETER.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by the Mayoress, Mr.

A. C. Reed, C.C., M.P., president of the branch, and Councillor Mrs. Arthur Reed, chairman of the branch and vice-president of the Guild. Speaker : The Hon. George Colville, deputy chairman of the Institution.

Efforts of past year: Prince of Wales Day, collections, whist drive and jumble sale.

Amount collected in 1935, £266. Presentation by Mrs. Reed of records of thanks awarded by the Institution to ten honorary workers.

Councillor Mrs. Arthur Reed's " At Home." Whist drive to Guild members. Prizes dis- tributed by Mrs. Reed. Whist drive, or- ganized by Mrs. Cottey. Jumble sale.

EXMOUTH.—Dance, and presentation to Capt. C. P. Shrubb, honorary secretary, of the binoculars awarded to him by the Institution.

FALMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayor presiding, supported by Mr. Chellew, chairman of the branch, and Mrs. Chellew, president of the Guild. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

Life-boat day.

FAREHAM.—Life-boat day at Fareham and villages.

GUERNSEY.—Special meeting, under the patronage of the Bailiff. Speaker : The Hon.

George Colville, deputy chairman of the Institution.

HAYLING ISLAND.—Whist drive, or- ganized by the Women's Institute.

HENLEY.—Life-boat day.

ILFRACOMBE.—Annual meeting, Mr.

R. M. Rowe, the president, in the chair.

Amount collected in 1935, £203, an increase of £75 on 1934.

Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. J. Sharp, the chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, American tea.

ISLE OF WIGHT : COWES.—Annual ball and young people's dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, was present.

NEWPORT.—Concert and mannequin parade.

RYDE.—Concert, arranged by Mrs.

Tomasin, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

LOOE (Liskeard Section).—Presentation of the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mr. W. H. Hooper, honorary secretary.

MELKSHAM.—Presentation of the life- boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Cullwick, honorary secretary.

MINEHEAD.—Presentation by the chair- man of the Urban District Council of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Phillips, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

OXFORD.—Annual meeting in St. John's College, the Mayor, president, in the chair, supported by Alderman Sir Hugh Hall, J.P., chairman. Speaker: Mr. H. A. Baker, a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Amount collected in 1935, £642, an increase, of £60 on 1934.

PAIGNTON.—Whist drive. Presentation of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Symons, honorary secre- tary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PENLEE (PENZANCE).—Annual meet- ing, the Mayor presiding. Amount collected in 1935, £156.

PEWSEY.—Address to Women's Institute.

PLYMOUTH. — Annual dinner, given to the life-boat's crew by Mrs. Bowen, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, attending.

Physical training display in the Guildhall, arranged by Mr. and Mrs. G. Scantlebury, the Lord Mayor presiding, supported by the Lady Mayoress. Presentation by the Lord Mayor to Mrs. Bowen of the gold badge awarded to her by the Institution.

Whist and bridge party arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist drive at Plymstock.

POOLE.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by the Sheriff of Poole and the Deputy Mayor. Speaker: Com- mander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats. Efforts of past year: Prince of Wales Day, collections, opening of Compton Acres Gardens, whist drive. Amount collected in 1935, £318, an increase of £122 on 1934.

Concert at Wimborne, organized by Miss Baverstock, the honorary secretary, with address by the district organizing secretary.

READING.—Life-boat day.

REDRUTH.—Bridge and whist drive.

SALISBURY. — Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by the Mayoress and the Mayor of Wilton. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- stitution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, collections, whist drives.

Amount collected in 1935, £378, an increase of £14 on 1934.

Presentation to Miss Jones of the record of thanks awarded to her by the Institution.

Life-boat days at Salisbury and Ludgers- hall.

Annual whist drive at Bemerton.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding, supported by Mr. C. J.

Sharp, J.P., chairman, and Mrs. Murray, chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institu- tion. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, collections, bridge and whist drives, dramatic performance. Amount col- lected in 1935, £788, an increase of £65 on 1934. Presentation of prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Whist drive and collections at theatres.

ST. IVES.—Dance, and presentation by the Mayor of the binoculars awarded by the Institution to Captain W. Guppy, honorary secretary.

SWANAGE.—Life-boat day at Wareham and villages.

THAME.—Life-boat day.

TORBAY.—Visit of delegates of the National Federation of Chambers of Trade and Commerce Conference to the life-boat station and trip in the motor life-boat.

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

TROWBRIDGE.—Life-boat day, and pre- sentation of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss Gramlick, honorary secretary.

WARMINSTER.—Life-boat days in War- minster and district, with film and collections at cinema.

WELLS.—Life-boat day.

WINCHESTER. — Life-boat day at Alresford.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN.—Annual meeting on 26th February, the Lord Provost, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: Captain Guy D. Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

Presentation to Coxswain Thomas Sinclair of the bronze medal awarded to him for the service to the trawler George Stroud on Christmas Day. Efforts of the past year : Annual ball, play, Prince of Wales Day, house-to-house collection and flower day.

Amount collected in 1935, £997.

ABERLOUR.—Life-boat day.

ARBROATH.—Sunday cinema concert, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which Coxswain Swankie was presented by the Provost with the medals of the Royal Humane Society and the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, for his gallantry in saving the life of a fisherman.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS AND GARDENSTOWN.—Military whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BARRHEAD.—Life-boat day.

BURNTISLAND.—Whist drive.

CARNWATH.—Life-boat day.

CUPAR.—Variety concert, organized by Miss McDonald, a member of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DINGWALL.—Life-boat day.

DOUGLAS.—Lantern lecture.

DUFFTOWN.—Presentation, by the Rev.

A. H. Mitchell, M.A., B.D., chairman, of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mr. A. Gall, the honorary secretary.

DUNBAR.—Presentation of Christmas gifts to the Dunbar and Skateraw crews.

Basket whist drive promoted by the members of the Innerwick Women's Rural Institute.

DUNDEE.—Special meeting of conveners and collectors on board H.M.S. Unicorn at the invitation of Mrs. William Rettie, pre- sident of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

EDINBURGH.—Bridge and whist drive.

Prizes presented by Mrs. R. H. Maconoohie, a vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Performance of the life-boat play, " Their Business in Great Waters," arranged by Mrs.

A. Simpson, of Fountainhall.

Address to the Rotary Club by Captain Guy D. Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

Life-boat day and procession.

ELIE.—Bridge party, arranged by the honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild at Merleswane.

Concert and dramatic entertainment, or- ganized by Miss Nessie Smith, a member of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Provost presiding.

FALKIRK.—Life-boat days at Falkirk and Polmont.

FORRES.—Life-boat day.

FRASERBURGH.—Performance by the Aberdeen Fabian Players. Presentation to the coxswain and crew of rewards made by the Institution for the service to the trawler Evergreen on 18th January.

GALASHIELS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Countess of Haddington, president, in the chair.

Speakers : Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the Scottish Life-boat Council, Miss Mercer, Mrs. Macpherson Brown, and the Scottish organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year : Bridge drive and daffodil day.

Daffodil day.

GLASGOW.—Address to the Glasgow Rotary Club by Captain Robert Mends, R.N.

Lantern lecture to the Old Partick Club.

GOUROCK.—Life-boat day.

GREENOCK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 21st April, Mrs.

Wright, president, in the chair. Speakers : Miss Isabelle Kerr, J.P., and the Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, lantern lecture and appeal by the committee.

HA WICK. — Special meeting, Provost Fisher presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speakers : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, Ex-Provost Renwick, and the Scottish or- ganizing secretary. The Earl and Countess of Minto were present and badges were presented to Guild members by the Countess of Minto.

IRVINE.—Life-boat day.

ISLE OF BUTE.—Annual life-boat dance, Mrs. N. H. Constable, vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presiding. The prizes were distributed by Miss Gray Buchanan and General Gray Buchanan gave an address.

ISLE OF ISLAY. — Dance at Port Charlotte, organized by Dr. D. N. Stuart, a member of the committee.

KILMARNOCK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 1st April, Lady Rowallan, president, in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day and lecture. Amount collected in 1935, £158.

Address to the Rotary Club by Captain Robert Mends, R.N.

LAMINGTON.—Life-boat day.

LONGHOPE.—Whist drive.

NEWBURGH.—Dramatic entertainment, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Diana Buchan in the chair.

PAISLEY.—Bridge drive arranged by the Ladies'- Life-boat Guild. Mrs. King Clark, president, presented the prizes.

STIRLING.—Annual meeting on 20th April. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £114, an increase of £3 on 1934.

TROON.—Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, at a United Evening Church Service in the Old Church.

The Rev. J. L. Cotter, B.D., the Rev. A. G.

Stewart, M.A., and the Rev. Thomas Fitch, B.D., also took part.

Special meeting. Ex-Provost McAlister, chairman, presiding. Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- stitution, of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mr. James Clark, vice-president of the branch.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Whist drive and leap year dance.

WEST KILBRIDE.—Golf tournament.

WHITBURN.—Life-boat day.

Irel and.

ARMAGH.—Annual meeting, Mrs. Noel Smith, vice-president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £37, an increase of £2 on 1934.

BALBRIGGAN.—Whist drive.

BALLYDEHOB.—Life-boat day.

BANGOR.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speakers : Mr. A. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Donaghadee branch, and the district organizing secretary. Amount col- lected in 1935, £161.

BELFAST.—Private bridge drive by kind permission of Captain and Mrs. R. W.

McGonigal. Dance.

DUBLIN.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Countess van Cutsem, president, in the chair. Speakers : The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Vice-Admiral Craig-Waller, Captain J. H. Webb, harbour-master, Major Arthur Whewell, chairman of the Special Effort Committee, Elizabeth, Countess of Fingal, Miss Harvey Robinson, Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats, and the district organizing secretary.

Lecture to the Royal Dublin Society by Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., naval architect to the Institution.

Fourth annual life-boat ball.

Presentation to Mrs. W. T. Callaghan of the " Grace Darling " brooch awarded to the member of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild who made the highest collection for 1935 in the Dublin district.

GREYSTONES.—Concert and tea, or- ganized by Mrs. Archer and the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : Major Arthur Whewell, of the Dublin branch.

PORTRUSH.—Cinema performance.

WESTMEATH.—Presentation to Miss Rose Chapman, honorary secretary, by the Countess van Cutsem at the Ladies' Life-boat Guild meeting in Dublin, of the life-boat picture awarded to her by the Institution.

Dance.

WEXFORD.—Life-boat day.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) ABERTILLERY.—Annual meeting on 4th February, Mrs. A. H. Doleman, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £10.

Life-boat day.

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

BRIDGEND.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of its honorary secretary, Mrs. Loosmore.

CARDIFF AND PENARTH.—Annual meeting on 29th April, the Deputy Lord Mayor in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey (Continued on page 108.)Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, nautical fair, dances, ships' collections, school collections, church collections.

Amount collected in 1935, including the Prince of Wales Day held after the close of the branch vear, £328, an increase of £53 on 1934.

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

COLWYN BAY.—Annual meeting on 27th February, the Mayor in the chair.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection, cinema collection, Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £294, an increase of £15 on 1934.

CONNAH'S QUAY.—Presentation by Mrs. Geoffrey Summers, president, of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the In- stitution to Mrs. L. E. Jillings, honorary secretary.

CONW AY.—Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Arthur Smith, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Mrs. Smith also received on behalf of Mrs.

T. L. C. Preston the record of thanks awarded to her.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—The branch has suffered a great loss by the death of Mr. D. C. Davies, the town clerk, who had been its honorary secretary for twenty-five years.

LLANELLY.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. C. R. Mansel- Lewis, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Presentation by the Mayoress of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mr. Ben F.

Bennett.

Life-boat day.

MILPORD HAVEN.—Special meeting, Mrs. H. E. Rees in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life- boat Guild formed. Mrs. L. F. Joyce, honorary secretary.

MUMBLES.—Whist drive and dance, organized by the Swansea and Mumbles Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NEWPORT (MON.). — Annual life-boat ball. Address by the district organizing secretary.

PONTYPRIDD.—Annual meeting on 10th February, Mrs. Edgar Jenkins in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year: House-to-house collection, Prince of Wales Day, cinema col- lection. Amount collected in 1935, £61.

SWANSEA.—Annual meeting on April 30th, Mr. C. C. Vivian, J.P., in the chair.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Appeal by the Mayor, Prince of Wales Day, whist drives, two dances and cinema collec- tions. Amount collected in 1935, £195, an increase of £9 on 1934.

TENBY.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Mrs. Hulton, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Day, whist and bridge drive, and hotel and cinema collection.

Whist and bridge drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Prizes presented by the Mayoress.

WREXHAM.—Life-boat day.

Notice.

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