Greater London.

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

CLAPHAM.—Annual meeting on 20th October, Mrs. Clarke, chairman, presiding.

Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, garden fete, bring-and-buy sale, and whist drives.

Amount collected in 1936, £381, an increase of £58 on 1935.

Whist drive.

HAYES. — Annual meeting on 29th October, the district organizing secretary presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, dance and village market.

Amount collected in 1936, £143.

HENDON.—Mrs. Greetham appointed honorary secretary.

HORNSEY.—Dance. Lecture to the Willoughby Road Wesley Guild by the district organizing secretary.

MALDEN AND COOMBE.—The Insti- tution was represented at the Charter celebrations by a life-boat, on exhibition for four days in Beverley Park, and the chair- man of the Institution sent a message of congratulation to the Charter Mayor.

MITCHAM.—Annual meeting on 9th October, Mr. G. L. Alderman, president of the Rotary Club, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, " bring-and-buy " sale, schools collection. Amount collected in 1936, £118, an increase of £12 on 1935.

Mrs. Hoare elected honorary secretary in place of Mrs. Marlow, retired on leaving the district. Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe appointed joint assistant honorary secretaries.

ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat day. Second annual balloon race. Lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary at North Mimms, Lady Clauson presiding. Addresses to Sandridge Women's Institute and life-boat day workers by Capt. Basil Hall, R.N., late district inspector of life-boats.

WELLING.—Annual meeting on 15th October. Mrs. Willson, chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drives and jumble sale. Amount collected in 1936, £35.

Lectures at British Sea Anglers' Associ- ation, Central Club Y.W.C.A., Goodmayes, Paddington, Tooting, Upminster, Waltham- stow, Wandsworth, and Wormwood Scrubbs Prison.

North-West of England.

ADLINGTON.—Life-boat film "Riders of the Storm " shown, with address by the district organizing secretary. Collections.

Whist drive.

ATHERTON.—Annual whist drive and dance.

BAMBER BRIDGE.—Annual bowling tournament.

BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat day. Life-boat religious service conducted by the Rev. W.

Yates and the Rev. F. B. Freshwater, the Mayor attending. Launch of life-boat and collections.

BOLTON. — Life - boat day. Bowling tournament. Afternoon whist drive.

BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 14th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £51, an increase of £7 on 1935.

CARNFORTH, CHESTER, CLITHEROE, AND COLNE.—Life-boat days.

CULCHETH-WITH-KENYON.—Annual bridge and whist drive.

DOUGLAS, FLEETWOOD, AND GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Life-boat days.

HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 29th September, Councillor Roskelly, J.P., chair- man of the Urban District Council presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1936, £68.

HYDE.—Whist drive, organized by Mrs.

Higginbottom.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 23rd September at the house of Mrs. Permewan, president. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Annual meeting of the Wallasey Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 30th October, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Address by the district organizing secretary to Vine Street School.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual meet- ing on 1st October, Mrs. Kirk, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1936, £139, an increase of £32 on 1935.

LYTHAM—ST. ANNE'S.—Life-boat day by St. Anne's section, Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Cruise reunion dinner and dance in association with the Cunard White Star Line, Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., chairman of the branch, presid- ing. Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Miss Frances Day, the actress and film star, was present.

Toasts were proposed by the Mayor of Middle*- ton, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the branch, and Mr. L. Swinton Hyde, representing the Cunard White Star Line.

Swimming gala at the Victoria Baths, Manchester. Alderman R. S. Harper, J.P., in the chair. Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., presented the prizes.

Representatives of the Olympic Games,Empire Games and European Games, gave exhibitions.

Collections at the entrances of the general post office, Manchester, for a week.

ALTRINCHAM.—Annual meeting on 1st October, Mr. A. B. Ireland, J.P., in the chair.

CHEADLE AND GATLEY.—Special meeting at Moseley Hall, Cheadle, the house of Mrs. J. H. Davies. Ladies' Life- boat Guild reconstituted. Patron, Mrs.

J. H. Davies; chairman, Mrs. S. F. Skelton ; vice-chairman, Mrs. W. A. Hawes ; honor- ary treasurer, Mrs. H. Mee; honorary secretary, Miss Vera Littler.

Special meeting at Council Offices, Cheadle. Branch formed and the chair- man of the local Council for the time being, elected president.

Special meeting at the house of Mrs.

W. A. Hawes, vice-chairman.

CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY. — Annual whist drive.

CRUMPSALL.—Bring-and-buy sale at the house of the president, Mrs. Wallace Singleton.

Bring-and-buy sale arranged by Mrs.

Weaver, a member of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild committee.

DENTON.—Bridge drive, arranged by Mrs. Leonie Page.

DIDSBURY.—Annual dance.

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

HEATON MOOR, HEATON MERSEY, AND HEATON CHAPEL.—Concert ar- ranged by the Heaton Moor Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

NEW MOSTON.—Annual whist drive and dance.

MARYPORT.—The station has lost an old member of its crew by the death of Coxswain Thomas Benn, who for over thirty- two years was an officer of the life-boat, and for twenty-six of them was its coxswain.

He retired in 1931.

Indoor fete, arranged by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild and opened by Lady Lawson, the district organizing secretary presiding. Whist drive and dance. The motor life-boat in attendance at annual regatta.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Life- boat day Concert by he Morecambe fishermen's choir.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— Jumble sale.

PEEL.—Life-boat day and sports day.

Competition by the Peel Golf Club.

PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 19th October, Mr. J. Ronald Bruce, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, sacred service, collections in hotels and boarding-houses, whist drive. Amount collected in 1936, £328, an increase of £3 on 1935.

PORT ST. MARY.—Annual meeting on 14th October, Mr. F. W. Lawson, J.P., president of the branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, concert, dinner-table collections, sacred service.

Amount collected in 1936, £203, an increase of £56 on 1935.

Life-boat day. Sacred service.

RAMSBOTTOM.—American tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

'RAMSEY.—Life-boat day. The Lieuten- ant Governor, Sir Montagu Butler, K.C.S.I., C.B., and Lady Butler attended the launch of the motor life-boat.

ROCHDALE.—Annual bring-and-buy sale at Mansfield Grange, given by Mrs. F. Shackle- ton.

SEASCALE, SILLOTH, AND SILVER- DALE.—Life-boat days.

SOUTHPORT.—Bridge and whist drive.

STALYBRIDGE.—Special meeting at the house of Mrs. Hugh Shaw. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life- boat Guild reconstituted. President, Alder- man Mrs. Summers, M.B.E., J.P. ; vice presidents, Miss Bates, Mrs. A. Hadfield, Mrs.

R. Innis, Mrs. J. Miller and Mrs. S. Mills ; honorary treasurer, Miss Shaw; joint honor- ary secretaries, Miss K. Mills and Miss N.

Hurst.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual meeting on 19th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £71, an increase of £10 on 1935.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day.

WARRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 21st October, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bring-and-buy sale, bridge and whist drives.

Amount collected in 1936, £217.

Bring-and-buy sale at Kelmscott, given by Mrs. Inglis.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Annual meeting on 14th September, Councillor W. Lowe, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount col- lected in 1936, £21.

Whist drive.

North-East of England.

BEDLINGTON.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Whist drive and dance ; special appeal; elementary school collection.

Amount collected in 1936, £26.

Presentation of the challenge shield for the North-East of England won by Minnie James, of the Bedlington Station Council School, in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BERWICK.—Life-boat day. Dance.

BLYTH.—The branch has lost an old coxswain by the death of Mr. J. W. Bushell.

(See " Obituary ".) BRIDLINGTON.—The station has lost one of its old coxswains by the death of Mr. Harry Hopper, who retired in 1927, after service for eleven years, first as second coxswain and then as coxswain. He was awarded the Institution's thanks inscribed on vellum, in 1923.BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive.

CASTLETON.—Whist drive and dance, arranged by Councillor F. J. Flintoff, J.P.

CULLERCOATS.—Life-boat day. An- nual collection by fisherwives. (A special account appeared in the last issue.) DARLINGTON.—Garden party. Whist drives.

DURHAM.—Bridge drive. Special meet- ing to reorganize Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Mrs. Rushford elected honorary secretary.

FERRYHILL, AND FILEY.—Life-boat days.

FLAMBOROUGH. — The branch has suffered a great loss by the death of Mrs.

Bayes, wife of the honorary secretary, who for many years has been a very active worker.

Life-boat day and special effort.

GOOLE.—Life-boat day.

HALIFAX.—Bring-and-buy sale.

HARROGATE, AND HAUXLEY AND AMBLE.—Life-boat days.

HIPPERHOLME.—Bridge drive.

HORNSEA, AND HUDDERSFIELD.— Life-boat days.

LEEDS.—Collection at Empire Theatre.

MARSDEN.—Life-boat day.

MIDDLESBROUGH.—Collection on the occasion of the visit of the Teesmouth and Redcar motor life-boats.

NEWBIGGIN-BY-SEA — House-to-house collection.

NEWCASTLE - UPON - TYNE.— Bridge drives.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Annual fete.

Dance. Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 195.) POCKLINGTON.—Annual whist drive.

REDCAR.—Life-boat day.

RICHMOND.—Concert.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY.—The branch has lost an old coxswain by the death of Mr.

William Storm. He was coxswain from 1908 to 1920, having previously been second coxswain for nearly 20 years.

Life-boat day.

RUNSWICK AND STAITHES, SALT- BURN, AND SCARBOROUGH.—Life-boat days.

SELBY.—Bridge drive.

SHEFFIELD, AND SLAITHWAITE.— Life-boat days.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Special meeting.

The Chief Constable, Mr. A. D. Wilson, elected honorary secretary.

SUNDERLAND.—Whist drive and dance.

WAKEFIELD.—Whist drive. Visit of Ladies' Guild to Flamborough station to see practice launch of the motor life-boat.

WASHINGTON. — Special individual efforts, arranged by members.

WHITBY.—Life-boat day.

WOOLER.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 27th October. Speaker : Lady Francis Osborne, president of the Berwick-on-Tweed branch. Efforts of the past year : Help given to Berwick branch theatrical performance.

Midlands.

BELPER.—" Heroes of the Sea" film shown.

BIRMINGHAM.—Collection at Hippo- drome. Life-boat day at Halesowen. Address to members of West Bromwich branch by Mrs. Stevens, vice-chairman of the Birming- ham Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRISTOL.—Life-boat day at Portishead.

Lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary to Clifton College Preparatory School.

BROWNHILLS.—Address by the district organizing secretary to members of branch committee.

CHELTENHAM, CHESTERFIELD, AND CLEETHORPES.—Life-boat days.

COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection.

COSELEY AND SEDGLEY.—Life-boat day.

COVENTRY.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown in five cinemas.

ECCLESHALL.—Life-boat day.

GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD.—House- to-house collection.

GRIMSBY, ILKESTON, AND KET- TERING AND BURTON LATIMER.— Life-boat days.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting. Lieut.- Gen. Sir John L. Keir, K.C.B., D.L., J.P., chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £232, an increase of £18 on 1935.

" Heroes of the Sea " and " Riders of the Storm " films shown at Bath Cinema, with collection.

LEICESTER, LINCOLN, AND MAR- KET RASEN.—Life-boat days.

NORTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £124. Presentation of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mrs.

T. Millican, vice-chairman.

NOTTINGHAM COUNTY, AND OLD- BURY AND LANGLEY.—Life-boat days.

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

SCUNTHORPE, SKEGNESS, SOUTH NORMANTON, SPILSBY, AND STAM- FORD.—Life-boat days.

STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Life-boat day.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools by the Lady Mayoress. Address by the district organizing secretary.SWADLINCOTE.—Life-boat day.

TAMWORTH, AND TOWCESTER.— Whist drives.

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

WELLINGBOROUGH. — Concert at Gloucester Hall. Whist and bridge drive.

WRAGBY.—Life-boat day.

South-East of England.

A conference was held at Life-boat House, London, on May 26th and 27th, and was attended by forty-nine delegates, reprer senting thirty-two branches. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, presided at the meeting held on the morning of the 26th, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, gave a survey of the Institution's work. In the afternoon delegates visited each depart- ment of the Head Office, thus obtaining an inside view of the organization. On the second day a show of life-boat films at the Metropole Cinema was followed by a visit to the Institution's storeyard at Poplar.

ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—An- nual meeting, Capt. F. C. U. Vernon Went- worth, C.B., R.N., president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day in Aldeburgh and district, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1936, £170, an increase of £13 on 1935.

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

ARUNDEL.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

BEXHILL-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Hastings motor life-boat.

BIRCHINGTON.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat.

BLAKENEY.—Life-boat day.

BOGNOR.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat, and life-saving demonstration. Golf competition.

BRAINTREE.—Life-boat day.

BRANCASTER.—Life-boat days at Bran- caster and Brancaster Staithe.

BRIGHTLINGSEA.—Life-boat day.

BRIGHTON.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Shoreham motor life-boat.

BURNHAM - ON - CROUCH. — Life - boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

CAISTER-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day and carnival. Certificate of service awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. Haylett, a member of the life-boat crew, on his retirement, pre- sented to him by the honorary secretary, Mr. A. J. Main. Life-boat crew entertained to dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Main.

CANTERBURY.—Life-boat day. " Riders of the Storm" film shown. Golf com- petition.

CHATTERIS.—Life-boat day.

CHELMSFORD. — Lecture at Baddow Road Congregational Sunday School, by Mr.

K. C. Walpole. Whist drive.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Annual meeting of the Ladies Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Percy Coleman, J.P., president, in the chair.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drive, and dancing display. Amount collected in 1936, £164, an increase of £19 on 1935.

Life-boat day, and life-boat Sunday.

COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

CRANBROOK AND HAWKHURST.— Life-boat day in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Sandhurst, and Sissinghurst.

CRAWLEY, WORTH, AND THREE BRIDGES, CROMER, AND DISS.—Life- boat days.

DOVER.—Life-boat day in rural districts.

DUNMOW.—Life-boat day.

DUNSTABLE.—Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

EASTBOURNE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. Mark Hookham, who has been a member of its committee since 1908. For many years he was honorary secretary of the life-boat day effort, and in 1923 he was awarded the Institution's gold badge, which is given only for distinguished honorary services.

Life-boat ball (in conjunction with the R.S.P.C.A.), arranged by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

Records of thanks awarded by the In- stitution to honorary workers presented by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, at an afternoon party arranged by Mrs. Astley Roberts, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures to the Women's Institutes at Arlington, Mayfield, and Warbleton.

FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley Common golf club.

FAVERSHAM, FELIXSTOWE, AND GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—Life- boat days.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat days at Bacton, Edingthorpe, Has- borough, Smallburgh, Stalham and Wroxham.

Whist drive and dance at Bacton.

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS— Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collections. Life-boatmen's church service with address by Capt. A. H.

Dawes. Life-boat day at Battle.

HAVERHILL.—Life-boat day.

HIGH WYCOMBE.—Bridge drive.

HOLT.—Life-boat day.

HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat day in Hun- stanton and district.

HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Life-boat day.ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—Life-boat tableau entered in carnival procession by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

KESSINGLAND.—Beach collection.

LITTLEHAMPTON. — Life - boat day.

" Heroes of the Sea " and " Riders of the Storm " films shown. Dance.

LOWESTOFT, AND MARGATE.—Life- boat days.

NEWHAVEN — Annual meeting, Mr.

R. W. Dewdney, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day at Newhaven and Peaeehaven. Amount collected in 1936, £71, an increase of £12 on 1935.

Life-boat day at Newhaven and Peace- haven.

NORWICH.—" Silent Appeal." (A special account appeared in the last issue.) PALLING.—Life-boat day.

RAMSGATE.—Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

ST. IVES.—Life-boat day. Lecture to the Ivo group of Women's Institutes.

SANDON.—Life-boat day.

SANDWICH.—Life-boat day and carnival.

SELSEY.—Life-boat day, with life-saving demonstration by the motor life-boat.

" Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

SHERINGHAM.—Life-boat day.

SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— House-to-house collection.

SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH.—Life- boat day.

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

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat day with Daily Mail treasure hunt, and life-boat film shown. Life-boat Sunday.

WELLS - NEXT - THE - SEA. — Life-boat day.

WESTGATE.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat.

WISBECH.—Life-boat day at Sutton Bridge.

WORTHING.—Life-boat day in Stor- rington and district.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- STON.—Annual meeting, Lieut.-Commander H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, whist drives, badminton and tennis tournaments, and other collections, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1936, £229, an increase of £35 on 1935.

Lectures were also given to the Jordans Social Club, Lewes Toe H, the Tollesbury Lecture Guild, and to the Women's Institutes at Cuckfield, Edenbridge, Etchingham, God- manchester, Hammerwopd and Holtye, Much Hadham, and Sunninghill.

South-West of England.

ANDOVER.—Life-boat day in Whitchurch and villages.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Colyton.

BANBURY.—Presentation by Mrs. M.

Burwash of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BASINGSTOKE.—Annual meeting, Mrs.

Stratford, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection and life-boat days in Basingstoke and the villages.

Amount collected in 1936, £76, an increase of £14 on 1935.

Life-boat days at Basingstoke, Hook, and villages.

BATH.—Life-boat day at Midsomer Nor- ton.

BLANDFORD.—Life-boat day.

BOURNEMOUTH.—Life-boat day and stalls.

BRIDPORT.—Life-boat days at Bridport, Beaminster, and villages.

BRIXHAM.—Life-boat day and stalls, with model of the Torbay motor life-boat, George Shee, parading the streets.

BUDE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of its honorary secretary and treasurer, Admiral Stuart Nicholson.

(See " Obituary.") Life-boat days at Bude and Holsworthy.

CAMBORNE.—Bridge and whist drives at Hayle Towans. Life-boat week, including dance, novelty social evening, bridge and whist drives, house-to-house collection and display of life-boat films at cinemas, with collections.

CHARD.—House-to-house collection and life-boat day in the villages.

CLOVELLY, AND COVERACK.—Life- boat days.

CULLOMPTON.- Jumble sale.

DAWLISH.—Visit of Exmouth motor life-boat.

EMSWORTH.—Life-boat day.

EXMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the branch, Admiral F. C. Fisher, chairman, presiding. Amount collected in 1936, £467, an increase of £73 on 1935.

Life-boat day.

FOWEY.—Life-boat day and stalls, with demonstration by motor life-boat.

FROME.—Life-boat day and produce stall.

GOSPORT.—Annual meeting of the branch, Colonel R. F. A. Sloane-Stanley, J.P., president of the branch and a member of the committee of management of the Institution, in the chair. Amount collected in 1936, £14.

Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

HAYLING ISLAND, AND HELSTON.— Life-boat days.HENLEY.—Life-boat day at Shiplake- on-Thames.

ILFRACOMBE.—Annual meeting of the branch, Mr. R. M. Rowe, C.C., president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1936, £227, an increase of £24 on 1935.

Annual life-boat Sunday, the service conducted by the Rev. I. Siviter, M.A.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat days at Cowes, East and West, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Brading, Bern- bridge, and villages. Dance at Sea View.

Naming ceremony of the Yarmouth new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 194.) LIZARD.—Life-boat days at the Lizard and Mullion, with launch of the motor life- boat, and cinema entertainment.

LOOE.—Life-boat days at Looe, Polperro, and Liskeard.

LYMINGTON.—Bransgore gardens open to the public on behalf of the Institution.

LYNMOUTH. — Life-boat day, with demonstration by the life-boat, and side- shows, etc., and dance. Annual meeting of the branch.

MALMESBURY.—Life-boat day.

MINEHEAD.—Life-boat day, with parade of life-boat through the town, and display of life-boat film at cinemas, with collections.

NEWQUAY, AND OXFORD.—Life-boat days.

PADSTOW.—Life-boat days at Padstow, Wadebridge, and villages.

PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The Rev. W. Robins, honorary secretary of the Seaton branch. Efforts of past year : Whist drives and life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £276, an increase of £62 on 1935.

PENZANCE.—Life-boat day.

PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Down- derry. Bridge drive, organized by Mrs.

Collier. Presentation by the Lord Mayor, supported by the secretary of the Education Committee, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

PORTHLEVEN, AND PORT ISAAC.— Life-boat days.

PORTSMOUTH. — Life-boat day at Havant and district.

REDRUTH.—Life-boat week, including house-to-house collection, bridge and whist drives.

RINGWOOD.—Life-boat day.

ST. AUSTELL.—Life-boat day, organized by St. Austell Rotary Club.

ST. IVES.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Capt. W. Guppy, its honorary secretary since 1929. He was awarded inscribed binoculars in 1936.

Life-boat day.

SALCOMBE.—Life-boat days at Salcombe, Hope Cove, and Kingsbridge.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat days at Ford- ingbridge and district, Gillingham, Shrewton, West Knoyle, and Wilton. Dance at Durrington, and sale of work and stall at Shrewton.

SEATON.—Life-boat day, with visit of Exmouth motor life-boat.

SENNEN COVE, SHAFTESBURY, AND SHEPTON MALLET.—Life-boat days.

SIDMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with visit of Torbay motor life-boat. Life-boat day at Ottery St. Mary.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive, organ- ized by Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SWANAGE.—Life-boat day.

TAUNTON.—Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools.

TEIGNMOUTH. — Life-boat day, with parade of life-boat through the town.

THAME.—Annual meeting, followed by variety entertainment. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Bridge and whist drive, garden party, life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1936, £68, an increase of £4 on 1935.

TORBAY.—Presentations of medals from the French Government. (See special report on page 196.) TOTNES.—Life-boat day at Ashburton.

TRURO.—Life-boat days at Chacewater, Perranporth, and St. Agnes.

WATCHET.—Life-boat day, with demon- stration by the life-boat, aquatic gala, side- shows, dance, and open-air concert given by the Salvation Army Corps.

WELLINGTON.—Special meeting, by the kind invitation of Mrs. Nott. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Life-boat day.

WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat days at Wey- mouth, Lulworth, and Portland, WITNEY.—Cinema collections.

WOODSTOCK.—Life-boat day.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat days at Yeovil and Martock.

Addresses to Women's Institutes at Coleshill, East Hagbourne and Wash Com- mon.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Edinburgh on 23rd October, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, presiding. Presentation of awards to honor- ary workers.

ABERDEEN.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mrs. Adam Maitland, one of the patrons of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild (See " Obituary ").

ANSTRUTHER.—Life-boat day at Crail.

ARM ADALE, AND AYR.—Life-boat days.BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS, AND GARDENSTOWN.—Annual meeting on 16th October. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days, house-to-house collection, military whist drive. Amount collected in 1936, £141.

Concert at Whitehills. House-to-house collection at Whitehills.

Presentation at Banff by Mrs. Marshall, of Whitehills, of woollen scarf-helmets from Mrs. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

BATHGATE, AND BIGGAR.—Life-boat days.

BURNTISLAND AND ABERDOUR.— Annual meeting on 9th October, Mr. James Piper, chairman of the branch, presiding.

Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Whist drive, life- boat days and appeal by the committee.

Amount collected in 1936, £67.

Life-boat day at Aberdour.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Golf competitions at Carradale and Machrihanish.

CARDENDEN, COATBRIDGE, CUL- LEN, CULROSS, DUMBARTON, AND DUMFRIES.—Life-boat days.

DUNDEE. — Presentation by Rear- Admiral R. C. Davenport, C.B., Command- ing Officer Coast of Scotland, of the Challenge Shield for Scotland in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools, and of the special prize for the best essay in Great Britain and Ireland, won by Violet Gloag, of Ann Street School, Dundee. The Lord Provost presided and among those present were Mr. Robert Loggie, J.P., Convener of the Education Committee, Mr. A. C. Macken- zie Fraser, T.D., M.A., head-master of the school, and Bailie Macpherson, a former headmaster of the school.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH. — Social meeting, organized by Rosyth com- mittee. Life-boat day.

DUNOON, AND EASTER ROSS.—Life- boat days.

EDINBURGH.—Photographic exhibition (See special report on page 186).

ELIE.—Annual meeting on 21st October, Lady Nairn, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day and market stall at Lundin Links, and concert. Amount col- lected in 1936, £150, an increase of £34 on 1935.

Life-boat day. Market stall organized by Mrs. Paxton at Lundin Links.

FORT WILLIAM, AND GALSTON.— Life-boat days.

GOUROCK.—Steamer collection.

HAWICK, HELENSBURGH, INVER- ARAY, AND INVERGORDON.—Life-boat days.

INVERNESS.—Life-boat day and produce stall.

IRVINE.—By the death of Mr. Peter Sinclair, who was bowman of the life-boat from 1909 to 1914, the branch has lost one of a family which took a. conspicuous part in life-saving for many years when Irvine had a life-boat station.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual concert arranged by Mrs. Graham, vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- man of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a vice-president of the Institution, in the chair.

Steamer collection.

ISLE OF ISLAY.—Concert and dances at Portnahaven.

ISLE OF SKYE, JEDBURGH, AND JOHNSTONE.—Life-boat days.

KILMARNOCK.—Joint church service in the Laigh Church, Kihnatnock, at which Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, gave an address.

KILWINNING, KINROSS, AND KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat days.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Life-boat days at Kirkcudbright and Dalbeattie.

KIRKINTILLOCH.—Life-boat days at Kirkintilloch and Lenzie.

KIRRIEMUIR, KYLE, AND LANARK.

—Life-boat days.

LARGS.—Life-boat day, and steamer collection.

LAURENCEKIRK, LESLIE, LOCHGIL- PHEAD, AND LOCKERBIE.—Life-boat days.

LONGHOPE.—Presentation of the medals of the French Government for the service to the Neptunia. (See special report on page 196.) Life-boat day at South Ronaldshay.

MARKINCH, MAYBOLE, MILLPORT, AND MOFFAT.—Life-boat days.

MONTROSE.—Life-boat day. Cinema matinee organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MOTHERWELL.—Life-boat day.

NAIRN.—Annual meeting. Efforts of of the past year : Appeal by the committee, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £57.

Life-boat day.

NEWBURGH.—Performance of " Tartan Hose," organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Lord Belhaven and Stenton, president of the branch, in the chair, followed by a dance.

NEWMILNS, AND NEWTON STEWART.

—Life-boat days.

OB AN .—Life-boat days at Connel Ferry, Taynuilt, Kinlochleven and Morven.

PAISLEY, AND PEEBLES.—Life-boat days.

PERTH.—Annual meeting on SOth Sep- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker : Mr.

Thomas Hunter, M.P. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days. Amount collected in 1936, £218.

Life-boat day at Blair Atholl.

PETERHEAD, AND PITLOCHRY.— Life-boat days.

PORTPATRICK. — Life - boat day and dance.RENFREW, ROSEHEARTY, AND SEL- KIRK.—Life-boat days.

STORNOWAY.—Cake and candy sale and dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STRATHMIGLO.—Life-boat day.

SUTHERLAND.—Special meeting at Dor- noch on 18th September, Provost Murray presiding, at which a branch of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speakers : The Duchess of Sutherland, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and the Scottish organizing secretary. Badges were pre- sented to Guild members by the Duchess of Sutherland.

TARBERT.—Life-boat day.

TROON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Basket whist drive, organ- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WISHAW.—Life-boat days at Wishaw and Shotts.

Lantern lectures at Dysart, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greenock, and Inverurie.

Ireland.

BALLINROBE.—Golf competition.

BALLYCOTTON.—Presentation by the Most Rev. the Bishop of Cloyne (Rev. J. J.

Roche, D.D.) of the awards made by the Institution for the rescue of the crew of the Daunt Rock lightship on 13th February last, a life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and the record of thanks awarded to Mrs.

M. L. Blake. Mr. W. Brooke Brasier, P.C., M.C.C., chairman of the branch, presided and 400 people were present. Speakers : The chairman, the Bishop of Cloyne, the Rev. M.

O'Connell, P.P., of Ballycotton, Coroner J. J.

Horgan, chairman of the City of Cork Branch, the Rev. Father J. O'Shea, P.P., of Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary, who won the Institution's gold medal for conspicuous gallantry in 1911 (the last Irishman to win it until it was won by Coxswain Patrick Sliney, of Ballycotton, in the service to the Daunt Rock lightship), Mr. J. F. Connolly, P.C., the district inspector of life-boats and the district organizing secretary.

Second life-boat day and annual dance.

BALTIMORE.—Life-boat day.

.BELFAST.—Dance. Presentation at four schools of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BRAY.—Life-boat day.

BUNDORAN.—Golf competition.

CLOGHER HEAD, AND CLOUGHEY.— Life-boat days.

CORK.—Annual meeting, Coroner J. J.

Horgan, chairman, presiding. Speakers : The chairman, Mr. H. P. F. Donegan, honorary secretary, the Rev. J. Wetherall, Dr. D. M.

Donovan, Mr. J. Jermyn, and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £499, an increase of £98 on 1935.

Life-boat day.

COURTMACSHERRY.—Life-boat day.

Tennis tournament.

DONAGHADEE.—Life-boat day.

DUBLIN.—Address to Irishtown National School by the district organizing secretary.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

DUNMORE EAST, FERMOY, AND GALWAY.—Life-boat days.

GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition.

GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day.

HOWTH.—Life-boat day. Golf com- petition.

KILMORE.—Life-boat day.

KINSALE.—Collection on Regatta Day.

Golf competition.

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf competition.

LIMERICK, LURGAN, MIDLETON, AND MILTOWN MALBAY.—Life-boat days.

NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM).—Dance.

NEWTOWNARDS, AND PORTRUSH.— Life-boat days.

ROSSLARE HARBOUR.—Life-boat day.

Golf competition.

ROSSNOWLAGH.—Golf competition.

SKERRIES.—Life-boat day.

SLIGO.—Golf competition.

STRABANE.—Life-boat day.

TANDRAGEE.—Annual meeting, the Rev. Canon P. Marks, chairman, presiding.

Amount collected in 1936, £23, an increase of £1 on 1935.

Life-boat day at Gilford.

TRAMORE, TUAM, WATERFORD, AND WHITEHEAD.—Life-boat days.

YOUGHAL.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion of prize won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Caledon, KUkeel, Londonderry, Movjhan, Newry and Omagh.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) ABERDARON, ABERDOVEY, AND ABERYSTWYTH.—Life-boat days and hotel dinner tables collections.

BANGOR.—House-to-house collection.

BARMOUTH.—Life-boat day and hotel dinner tables collection.

BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. T. Rowlands in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist and bridge drive, and jumble sale.

Amount collected in 1936, £129, an increase of £25 on 1935.

Miss M. B. Mackay appointed honorary secretary in place of Mrs. E. E. Stonehewer, resigned.BLAENAU FESTINIOG.—Presentation by Miss B. Bucknall of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BORTH.—Life-boat day.

BRIDGNORTH, CARDIGAN, CLYN- NOG, CONWAY, CRICCIETH, AND EDEYRN.—Life-boat days.

HOLYWELL.—House-to-house collection.

LLANBEDROG.—Life-boat day.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—Life-boat day, and hotel collection.

LLANDUDNO.—Life-boat day. House- to-house collection and hotel collections.

LLANELLY.—Annual meeting on 29th October, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, dance at Burry Port, appeal by the Mayor. Amount collected in 1936, £126, an increase of £19 on 1935.

Dance at Burry Port.

LLANFAIRFECHAN.—Life-boat day.

MENAI BRIDGE.—Life-boat day. Re- gatta ball.

MORFA NEVIN, AND NEVIN.—Life- boat days.

NEWPORT (Mon.).—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of its chairman, Mr. A. J. Phillips (See " Obituary").

Presentation by Alderman Dr. J. Lloyd- Davies of prizes won in the ife-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

NEWQUAY, PENMAENMA WR, PORTH- CAWL, PORTHDINLLAEN, PORTMADOC, PRESTATYN, PRESTEIGNE, R H Y L, AND ROSS.—Life-boat days.

RXJTHIN.—House-to-house collection.

ST. DAVID'S.—Life-boat day and carni- val. Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (See special report on page 192).

SARN.—Life-boat day.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — An- nual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, held at Criccieth, Dame Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., J.P., LL.B., president, in the chair. Speaker •. The district organ- izing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days, and annual appeal for sub- scriptions. Amount collected in 1936, £179, an increase of £21 on 1935.

TENBY.—Life-boat day. Whist drive and dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation by Colonel R. Peel Yates of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Collec- tions at hotel dinner-table.

TOWYN, TREVOR, AND TYDWEIL- IOG.—Life-boat days.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition were also made at Cwm- bran, Longtown, Nantyglo, Penderyn, Salt- ney, and Shifnal.

Notice.

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