1st February to 30th April, 1937.

Greater London.

BARNEHURST.—Bridge and whist drive.

Address by the district organising secretary.

BEXLEY HEATH.—Whist drive.

BURNT OAK, EDGWARE.—Shrove Tuesday gala dance. Address to Conser- vative Association by the district organising secretary.

CHELSEA.—Annual meeting on 16th February, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, G.C.B., patron, in the chair. Speaker: Colonel the Lord Sempill, a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1936, £310.

Lectures to St. Peter's Women's Fellow- ship.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drives.

CROYDON.—Lantern lecture by Mr.

Ashby. Address by the district organising secretary to the Primrose League.

HAMMERSMITH.—Annual meeting on 12th April, the Mayor, president, supported by Councillor Sir Marshall Hays, J.P., chair- man, presiding. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, swimming gala. Amount collected in 1936, £68.

Lecture at Wormwood Scrubbs prison.

HAREFIELD.—Entertainment by the "Dainty Dots." Address by the district organizing secretary.

HAYES.—Special meeting. Speaker : The district organising secretary. Mrs.

Murray appointed honorary secretary in place of Mrs. Lawson, and Mrs. Potter appointed honorary assistant secretary.

Rummage sale.

HORNSEY.—Annual meeting on 25th, February the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speakers : Colonel the Lord Sempill, a member of the committee of management of the In- stitution,and the district organising secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drive and dance. Amount collected in 1936, £276.

Lantern lecture by Mr. Stevens, chairman of the branch.

HOUNSLOW.—Whist drive. Address by the district organising secretary.

ILFORD.—Life-boat day worker's meet- ing, Alderman Shipman, chairman of the branch, presiding, Speaker: The district organising secretary. Cinema collection with special, display.

LEWISHAM.—Bridge afternoon.

MALDEN AND COOMBE.—Whist drive.

Address by the district organising secretary.

MITCHAM.—Whist drives.

ST. ALBANS.—Presentation by Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B., a member of the committee of management of the Institution, of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded to Lady Peake, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speakers : The Mayor, chairman of the branch, Miss Silvester, honorary secretary, and the district organising secretary.

ST. PANCRAS.—Lectures by Mr. Alfred Leckie and Mr. Mapleton.

WOODFORD AND DISTRICT.—Meet- ing at the Grove, Chigwell Row, by the kind- ness of Mrs. Cable, honorary secretary.

Speaker : The district organising secretary.

Chigwell Branch of Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Lantern lecture at Chigwell Row.

Visit of Author's Club to the Institution's Storeyard.

Lectures at Dagenham, East Ham, Enfield and Wimbledon.

North-West of England.

ABRAM AND BICKERSHAW.—Life- boat day.

ACCRINGTON.—Annual collections in cinemas. Life-boat day at Church, Clayton- le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle.

ADLINGTON.—Life-boat day.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—American tea.

BACUP, BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE-DALE.—Life-boat days.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS. — Presentation by the Mayor of medals awarded by the Finnish Government to members of the Barrow life-boat crew for services in con- nection with the rescue of the Esbo. (See special report on page 306.) Whist drives, jumble sale arranged by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

BILLINGE.—Life-boat day.

BLACKBURN.—Life-boat day. Lecture by the district organizing secretary to the Rotary Club.

BLACKPOOL.—Annual meeting on 19th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, life- boat launches with collections, collections in boarding-houses and hotels, life-boat Sunday service. Amount collected in 1936, £780, an increase of £118 on 1935.

Fifth annual life-boat Sunday service at St. Stephen-on-the-Cliffs Church. Preacher : Rev. F. B. Freshwater, chaplain of the branch, the lessons being read by Coxswain W. R. Parr and ex-Coxswain Harry Parr.

The Mayor and Mayoress, members of the town council, the Blackpool life-boat crew and officials and workers of the Blackpool branch attended. The Blackpool life-boat band accompanied the hymns, conducted by Mr. J. Brier.

BLACKROD.—Life-boat day.

BOLTON.—Annual meeting on llth March, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: The district or-ganizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drives, bowling tourna- ment. Amount collected in 1936, £318.

Life-boat day.

BREDBURY.—Life-boat day. Lantern lecture by the Rev. E. D. Reeman, B.A., Vicar of Bredbury.

BRIERFIELD.—-Life-boat day.

BURY.—Annual meeting on 9th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, American tea, cinema display, bridge drive. Amount col- lected in 1936, £158. Presentation of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Wolstenholme, joint honorary treasurer of the branch.

Life-boat day. Special benefit performance organized by Odeon Theatres, Ltd.

CARLISLE.—Annual meeting on 26th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day at Silloth, sale of work, whist drives. Amount collected in 1936, £160.

Whist drive and dance.

CARNFORTH.—Life-boat day.

CHESTER.—Annual meeting on 2nd February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Mr. G. B. Elphick elected honorary secretary, and Mr. R. Allwood, honorary treasurer.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, appeal for subscriptions by the Mayor, bridge drive.

Amount collected in 1936, £133.

Life-boat day.

CHORLEY AND CLITHEROE.—Life- boat days.

COCKERMOUTH.—Special meeting, the chairman of the Urban District Council in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

Mrs. P. S. Winn elected chairman ; Mrs.

Porter, honorary secretary ; Mr. P. S. Winn, honorary treasurer.

COLNE.—Life-boat day.

CREWE.—Annual meeting on 27th April, Mrs. G. Christie-Miller in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Mrs. B.

Rowe elected honorary treasurer and Mrs.

McWilliams honorary secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £51, an increase of £32 on 1935.

CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Special meeting, Councillor F. Wolfenden, J.P., chairman of the Urban District Council, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Branch formed. The Rev. David Williams elected president; Mr. Eric Milne, honorary treasurer; Miss M. Illingworth, honorary secretary.

Life-boat day.

CULCHETH - WITH - KENYON. — Pre- sentation to Mrs. Paul Peters, honorary secretary, of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded to her by the Institution. Life- boat day.

DARWEN,—Life-boat day.

DOUGLAS.—Annual meeting on 12th January, Sir Montagu Butler, K.C.S.I., C.B., C.I.E., C.V.O., C.B'.E., the Lieut.- Governor, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, collections at boat- house, collections in hotels and boarding- houses. Amount collected in 1936, £714, an increase of £105 on 1935.

DUKINFIELD.—Annual whist drive.

FARNWORTH.—Life-boat day. Ameri- can tea at house of the president, Mrs. J.

Johnson.

GOLBORNE.—Life-boat day.

GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Annual meet- ing on 2nd April. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £33, an increase of £1 on 1935.

GREAT HARWOOD. — House-to-house collection.

HASLINGDEN, HAYDOCK, AND HEY- WOOD.—Life-boat days.

HINDLEY.—Annual meeting and whist drive on 3rd February. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Mrs. Hope Johnson elected president in succession to Mrs. Rhys.

Efforts of the past year : Whist drive and dance, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £62. Presentation to Miss South- worth, honorary secretary, of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded to her by the Institution.

Life-boat day.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Annual whist drive and dance.

HOLMES CHAPEL.—Presentation to Mrs.

B. Russell, honorary secretary, of the record of thanks awarded to her by the Institution.

Collection at smoking concert by the Victoria Social Club.

HORWICH.—Annual house-to-house col- lection. Life-boat films shown.

HYDE.—Annual meeting on 4th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drives.

Amount collected in 1936, £98, an increase of £6 on 1935.

Life-boat days. Whist drive.

IRLAM AND CADISHEAD.—Life-boat day.

KENDAL.—Presentation by the Mayor to Mrs. C. H. Whitaker, president, of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded to her by the Institution. Performances of " Their Business in Great Waters " by the Strickland- gate Players. Bridge and whist drire.

Life-boat day.

KESWICK.—Life-boat days.

LAKE DISTRICT.—Annual meeting on 12th March, followed by an illustrated lecture by Dr. G. A. Johnston, J.P., of Ambleside.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1936, £111.

LANCASTER.—Cinema collections. Foot- ball collections.

LEIGH.—Life-boat day.

LITTLE HULTON.—Annual meeting on 20th April. Speaker: Miss C. E. Dunn.

Mrs. Bruce elected president in succession to Mrs. John Seddon, resigned. Amount collected in 1936, £24.

Life-boat day.

LITTLE LEVER.—House-to-house col- lection.

LIVERPOOL, PORT OF. — Annual meeting on 10th March, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the secretary 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 1936, £2,374.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Life-boat day.

MACCLESFIELD.—Annual meeting on 8th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £127.

Life-boat days.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT : CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY.—Bring - and-buy sale, opened by Mr. and Mrs.

L. F. Behrens.

HTJLME.—Special meeting, Councillor D. Gosling in the chair. Guild formed.

Colonel Sir Joseph Nail, D.S.O., M.P., and Lady Nail elected presidents ; Councillor and Mrs. D. Gosling, Councillor and Mrs.

H. Quinney and Councillor and Mrs. H.

Ramsden, vice-presidents ; chairman, Mrs.

Swann; honorary treasurer, Mrs. Hors- field ; honorary secretary, Mrs. Cowley.

ECCLES.—Annual meeting on llth Feb- ruary, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Life-boat films shown.

MANCHESTER.—Annual dinner on 9th March, Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., chairman, presiding, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, supported by the Lady Mayoress and the Mayor of Salford. Speakers: Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Manchester, Salford and district branch, and the Deputy Mayoress of Middleton.

Mannequin parade by Messrs. Pauldens, Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., in the chair. Speakers: Lady Nail, sup- ported by Colonel Sir Joseph Nail, D.S.O., M.P. Concert given by the Manchester Jewish Working Men's Club Amateur Minstrels Troupe.

Life-boat days. Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, the variety and film artistes visited the depots. Lei-tures to the Claremont, Langworthy, Ladybarn and Kersal branches of the Women's Citizens Asso- ciation. Collections at the Deansgate Cinema with life-boat films shown.

PRESTWICH.—Special meeting.

RUSHOLME.—Special meetings.

SALFORD.—Special meeting, Alderman J. Hardy presiding. Supper and ball attended by the Mayor and Mayoress.

Lecture to the members of the Girls' Friendly Society at Weaste Parish Church Hall.

STRETFORD.—Annual meeting on 9th April, Lady Robinson, president and chairman, in the chair. Mrs. J. Glover and Mrs. Waters elected joint honorary secretaries.

WALKDEN.—Annual meeting on 16th March.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Special meeting.

MARYPORT.—Presentation on 19th April by Colonel G. J. Pocklington-Senhouse, J.P., president, of medals and diplomas awarded by the Finnish Government to the life-boat crew for services in connexion with the wreck of the s.s. Esbo on 19th October, 1935. (See special report on page 306.) Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MIDDLETON.—Annual meeting and whist drive on 6th April, the Mayor, pre- sident, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Mrs. Kay elected vice- president. Amount collected in 1936, £72, an increase of £17 on 1935.

Life-boat day.

MIDDLEWICH.—Annual meeting on 19th March. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £21.

Presentation to Mrs. Dunningham, honorary secretary, of the framed record of thanks awarded to her by the Institution.

Life-boat day.

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

MILNTHORPE AND MOSSLEY.—Life- boat days.

NANTWICH.—Annual meeting on 17th February, Mrs. C. A. Codrington, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district or- ganizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £75, an increase of £6 on 1935.

NELSON.—Special meeting at the house of Mrs. Rex Mayall. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

NEW BRIGHTON.—Annual supper and entertainment to the life-boat crew.

NEWTON - IN - MAKERFIELD. — Life- boat day.

OLDHAM.—Annual meeting on 18th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Annual whist drive and dance. Amount collected in 1936, £245.

Life-boat days.

ORRELL AND PADIHAM.—Life-boat days.

POYNTON.—Life-boat day. Whist drive and dance.

PRESTON.—Annual meeting on llth February. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, bazaar and jumble sale, arranged by Miss Gardiner. Amount collected in 1936, £290, an increase of £110 on 1935.

Life-boat day in surrounding villages. RAINFORD.—Life-boat day.

RAMSEY.—Presentation by Mr. T. J.

Reubens, chairman of the Town Commis- sioners, of medals awarded by the Finnish Government to members of the Ramsey life- boat crew for services in connexion with the wreck of the Esbo on 19th October, 1935.

RISHTON.—Annual meeting on 1st April.

Amount collected in 1936, £13.

Life-boat day.

ROCHDALE.—Annual meeting on 18th February, Councillor G. J. Parker, J.P., P residing in the absence of the Mayor.

peaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1936, £170.

ROMILEY.—Life-boat day.

1 SABDEN.—House-to-house collection.

SADDLEWORTH.—Annual meeting on 16th March. Speaker: The district or- ganizing secretary. Mrs. K. C. Wilby elected honorary secretary and Mrs. Eastwood elected honorary treasurer. Amount collected in 1936, £48, an increase of £44 on 1935.

Life-boat day.

STOCKPORT.—Life-boat days. Annual whist drive and dance.

TARPORLEY.—Special meeting at the house of Mr. Marshall Brooks. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Collection made. Lecture to members of the Tarporley Women's Institute. Life-boat day.

TURTON, UPHOLLAND, AND WAR- RINGTON.—Life-boat days.

WESTHOUGHTON. — Life-boat day.

Whist drive.

WHALEY BRIDGE. — Life-boat day.

WIDNES.—Special meeting at the house of Mrs. G. Williams. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. The Mayoress elected president and chairman ; Mrs. Riding and Mrs. McDonnell, joint honorary secretaries ; Mrs. Ashton, honorary treasurer.

Life-boat day.

WIGAN.—Life-boat day.

WORKINGTON.—Annual meeting on 24th February. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Mrs. J. A. Ellis elected president and Miss M. Dawson honorary secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £80, an increase of £5 on 1935.

North-East of England.

ABERFORD.—Life-boat day.

BAWTRY.—House-to-house collection.

BENTLEY AND ARKSEY.—Life-boat day.

BEVERLEY.—Whist drive.

BINGLEY.—Annual meeting on llth February. Mrs. W. O. Roff, president, in the chair.

BLYTH.—Annual meeting on 18th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Annual supper to life-boat crew, whist-drive and dance. Amount col- lected in 1936, £331, an increase of £14 on 1935.

BRIDLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 25th March, Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton J.P., president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives, concert, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £248.

BRIGHOUSE.—Life-boat day.

BRODSWORTH.—Whist drive.

CAMPSALL.—House-to-house collection.

COLLINGHAM.—Life-boat day.

CONISBOROUGH—Whist drive.

CONSETT.—Bridge drive.

CULLERCOATS.—Whist and bridge drive.

DARFIELD.—Whist drive.

DARLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 18th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Bridge and whist drives, garden party, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £246, an increase of £44 on 1935.

Bridge drive and egg week.

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

DONCASTER.—Annual meeting on 8th February, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year : Jumble sale, whist drive, life- boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £219, an increase of £32 on 1935.

FLAMBOROUGH.—Annual meeting on 17th February, Dr. R. C. Field, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day and special effort. Amount col- lected in 1936, £203.

GATESHEAD.—Bridge drives and life- boat day.

GOLDTHORPE.—Whist drive and dance.

HALIFAX.—Annual meeting on 26th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Bring-and-buy sale, bridge drives, dance, collections. Amount collected in 1936, £207.

Life-boat day.

HARROGATE.—Whist drive and dance, solo whist drive.

HEADINGLEY.—Whist drive and dance.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Bridge drive.

HEPWORTH AND SCHOLES.—House- to-house collection.

HULL.—Collection in cinemas.

KEIGHLEY.—Life-boat day.

KIRKBURTON.—Bridge and whist drive.

LEEDS.—Dance, golf-club competition.

MIRFIELD.—Bridge drive.

MORPETH.—Life-boat day.

NEWCASTLE.—Bridge drives, life-boat day.

POCKLINGTON.—Life-boat day, bridge drive.

REDCAR AND TEESMOUTH.—Dinner to crew.

ROSSINGTON.—Dance.

RUNSWICK AND STAITHES.—Dance.SHEFFIELD.—Annual meeting on 8th April, the Lord Mayor, president,. in the chair. Speaker: The Bishop of Sheffield.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, col- lection in churches, dance, American tea.

Amount collected in 1936, £421, an increase of £75 on 1935.

Ball, concert.

SKELLOW AND CARCROFT.—Life-boat day.

SKELMANTHORPE.—House to - house, whist drive and dance.

SKIPTON.—Life-boat day.

SOUTH KIRKBY.—Whist drive and dance.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Dinner and whist drive.

SPENBOROUGH.—Social.

SPROTBOROUGH AND STAINFORTH.

—Life-boat days.

SUNDERLAND.—Bridge and whist drive.

THURNSCOE.—Whist drive.

TICKHILL.—House-to-house collection.

TYNEMOUTH.—Whist drive.

WAKEFIELD.—Collection in Playhouse, whist drive.

WITHERNSEA.—Operas.

WOODLANDS.—Life-boat day.

YORK.—Special meeting on 22nd March in Mansion House, the Lady Mayoress pre- siding. Mrs. Gibson elected honorary sec- retary.

Midlands.

BADSEY.—Whist drive.

BELPER AND HEAGE.—Life-boat day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Exhibition of life-boat photographs (a special report will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat). Jumble sale, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. House-to-house collections at Yard- ley, Erdington, Hall Green, Harborne, Moseley and Weoley Castle. Whist drive arranged by Mrs. Penny, Quinton.

BLACKHEATH.—Life-boat day.

BLOCKLEY.—Whist drive.

BOURNE AND BRIGG.—Life-boat days.

BRISTOL.—Life-boat day. Lantern talk on life-boat work, by Mr. G. F. Igglesden, honorary treasurer, to British Legion at Westbury-on-Trym.

BROWNHILLS AND CIRENCESTER.— Life-boat days.

COVENTRY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £154. Presentation by the Mayor of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mr. Orr at the Rialto Theatre.

CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL.— Whist drive, arranged by Miss E. Doris Pugh.

DESBOROUGH, EARL SHILTON, AND FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE.—Life-boat days.

GRIMSBY.—Life-boat day at Barton-on- Humber.

HEANOR.—Life-boat day.

KENIL WORTH. — House-to-house col- lection.

KIDDERMINSTER. — House - to - house collection at Bewdley.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual house-to-house week, organized by Mrs. B. A. Holding, honorary secretary of the branch.

LOUGHBOROUGH AND MELTON MOWBRAY.—Life-boat days.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual dancing display, under direction of Miss Allen.

NUNEATON.—Dance, organized by Miss M. Bostock.

OLDBURY AND LANGLEY.—Annual meeting, Mrs. M. R. Growcott, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £46, an increase of £10 on 1935.

PETERBOROUGH. •— Annual meeting, Lady Winfrey, president, in the chair.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institu- tion. Resignation of Miss L. M. Gray as honorary secretary and appointment of Miss W. Neave. Amount collected in 1936, £216.

Whist drive at Clinton arranged by Mr.

A. T. Dickinson.

SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR.—Entertainment, arranged by Women's Institute.

SMETHWICK.—Annual meeting, Mr.

Samuel Smith, J.P., Deputy-Mayor, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

SOLIHULL. — House-to-house collection and subscription appeal.

SPALDING.—Life-boat day. Dance.

STAFFORD, STOW - IN - THE - WOLD, STROUD, TETBURY AND WARWICK.— Life-boat days.

WELLINGBOROUGH. — Life-boat day.

Two lantern talks by the district organizing secretary. Whist drive.

WOLVERHAMPTON. — Life-boat day.

Lantern talk to the Codsall and firewood Women's Institutes by the district organizing secretary.

WORKSOP.—Life-boat day and house-to- house collection.

South-East of England.

ASHFORD.—House-to-house collection at Kennington.

AYLESBURY.—Life-boat day.

BECCLES.—Life-boat days at Beccles, Bungay and Halesworth.

BIGGLESWADE.—Bridge drive.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown with collections.

CAISTER.—Whist drive.

CANTERBURY. — Annual meeting, Captain W. Vansittart Howard, D.S.O., R.N., chairman, presiding. Speaker: Surgeon- Captain K. H. Jones, R.N., M.B., F.Z.S.,vice-chairman of the branch. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, church and house- to-house collections. Amount collected in 1936, £116, an increase of £7 on 1935.

Whist drive.

CATERHAM.—Bridge drive.

CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM.—Life- boat day at Amersham.

CHICHESTER.—Address to the Rotary Club, by Mr. J. E. Francis, late honorary treasurer of the Selsey branch.

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 life-boat day, dancing display and whist drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1936, £599, an increase of £148 on 1935.

Supper to the life-boat crew. The record of thanks awarded by the Institution to the chairman, Dr. J. Coxhead Cook, on his retire- ment, presented to him by the president, Mr. H. J. Grant. Half proceeds of a sale of work.

CRAWLEY, WORTH, AND THREE BRIDGES.—Life-boat days. Lectures to the Ifleld and Three Bridges and Worth Women's Institutes.

DARTFORD AND DISTRICT, AND DOWNHAM MARKET.—Life-boat days.

EASTBOURNE.-rOpening of life-boat museum. (See special report on page 298.) Life-boat day at Heathfield. Lectures at Burwash, Chiddingly, Heathfield Tower and Waldron Women's Institutes.

EAST DEREHAM, ELY, AND GER- HARD'S CROSS.—Life-boat days.

HASTINGS,—Theatre collection. Lec- tures at Battle and Guestling Women's Institutes.

MARLOW.—Life-boat day.

MIDHURST.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown with collections. Lecture at Ease- bourne Women's Institute.

RAMSGATE. — The life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Dutton, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presented to her by the Mayor at the Royal Temple Yacht Club. Captain J.

Houghton, honorary secretary of the branch, presiding.

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

SELSEY.—Whist drive.

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

SLOUGH.—Life-boat day.

SWAFFHAM.—House-to-house collection.

THETFORD AND TONBRLDGE.—Life- boat days.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Competition at Nevill Golf Club.

UCKFIELD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Officers and crew of. the life-boat entertained to supper by the Yacht Club. Annual dinner to the life- boat crew, Colonel A. S. Marriott, C.B.E., honorary secretary for Frinton, presiding.

Certificates of service awarded by the Institution to ex-Coxswain J. C. Byford, and to two members of the life-boat crew, on their retirement, presented by Colonel Marriott.

WELWYN.—House-to-house collection.

WESTERHAM.—Bridge evening.

WHITSTABLE AND WINSLOW. — Life-boat days.

WITHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea" film shown with collections.

WOKINGHAM.—Golf competition at East Berks Club, Crowthorne.

WOLVERTON AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

WORTHING.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, church collections, collections at boat-house. Amount collected in 1936, £481, an increase of £74 on 1935.

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

Life-boat officers and crew entertained to dinner by Mr. E. A. Oakes, vice-chairman of the branch. The presentation barometer awarded by the Institution to Mr. Ellery Harris, a member of the crew, for saving the life of a fellow life-boatman when they were both washed overboard on service on 18th November last, was presented to him by Lady Vincent.

Lectures were also given at St. Michael's School, Otford, at Pluckley Women's In- stitute by Colonel A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary secretary of the Rochester branch, at Brill and Brockham Warren, at Cobham, by Miss Margaret Power, honorary secretary of the branch, and at the Women's Institutes at Boxted, Downham (Essex), Eaton Socon, Great Horkesley, Hartfield, Jarvis Brook, Kingscote, Lambourne, Plumpton, Portslade, Rotherfield, Southover, South Woodham, Wethersfield and Worplesdon.

South-West of England.

ABINGDON.—Life-boat day.

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

BARNSTAPLE.—Life-boat days at Barn- staple and South Molton.

BATH.—Annual meeting, Sir Bertram Cubitt, K.C.B., D.L., J.P., chairman, pre- siding, supported by the Mayoress. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £348, an increase of £18 on 1935.

Life-boat day.

BRIDPORT.—Annual meeting, Rear- Adiniral C. H. Fox, C.B., president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £89, an increase of £4 on 1935.CHIPPENHAM, CHIPPING NORTON AND CREDITON.—Life-boat days.

CLOVELLY.—The station has lost a former coxswain by the death of Mr. Alfred Braund, who was an officer of the life-boat for 30 years.

DAWLISH.—Life-boat day in Dawlish and district.

EXETER.—Annual meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : Commander H. Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the com- mittee of management of the Institution.

Mr. H. M. Smardon, honorary secretary of the Torbay station, attended with the coxswain of the Torbay motor life-boat, and gave an account of the service to the steamer English Trader. Efforts of past year : Life-boat day, whist drives and jumble sale. Amount col- lected in 1936, £277, an increase of £11 on 1935.

Whist drive, prizes presented by the Mayoress. Life-boat day.

FALMOUTH.—Life-boat day in Falmouth and villages.

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

HELSTON.—Whist drive.

HENLEY.—Life-boat day.

ILFRACOMBE.—American tea, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Address by Mr. T. R. L. Green, the honorary secretary of the branch.

NEWQUAY.—Special meeting, Lieut.-Col.

Sir Hugh Protheroe-Smith, O.B.E., presiding.

Speaker: Colonel the Lord Sempill, a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Presentation to Mrs.

Rickard of the framed life-boat picture awarded to her by the Institution.

OXFORD.—Annual meeting, the Rev.

W. M. Merry, M.A., vice-president, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Commander R.

Fletcher, R.N. (ret.), M.P., a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

Efforts of past year : Life-boat day and house-to-house collections. Amount col- lected in 1936, £619.

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

PA1GNTON.—Whist drives.

PLYMOUTH.—Presentation by the Vis- countess Astor, M.P., president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Gaydon and Mrs. Scantlebury, members of the Guild, of statuettes of a life-boatman awarded to them by the Institution. Physical training display in the Guildhall, arranged by Mr. and Mrs. G. Scantlebury, the Lord Mayor pre- siding, supported by the Lady Mayoress and the Hon. Lady Drax.

POOLE.—Annual meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy-secretary of the Institution. Efforts of past year: Life-boat day, collections at opening of gardens. Amount collected in 1936, £283.

PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Alderman Sir Harold Pink, J.P., chairman, presiding.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of past year : Life-boat day, including Havant, bridge and whist drives. Amount collected in 1936, £583, an increase of £79 on 1935.

Presentation by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir William Fisher, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., of prizes won in the life-boat essay com- petition. Annual bridge and whist tourna- ment, Portsdown ; prizes presented by Lady Fisher.

READING.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Abram, M.B.E., J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Life-boat day.

SALCOMBE.—The station has lost an old member of its crew by the death of Mr.

James Distin, who was coxswain for 26 years until 1911. From 1911 until his retirement in 1930 he was head launcher.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat day. Annual whist drive at Bemerton.

SHEPTON MALLET.—Life-boat day at Bruton.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of past year : Life-boat day, shipping, works and theatre collections, dramatic performances, whist drives. Amount collected in 1936, £741, Presentation to Mr. J. E. Mouland of the framed life-boat picture awarded to him by the Institution, and of a clock and silver pencil from the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Prizes presented to winners in the life-boat essay competition.

Whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Collection at Grand Theatre.

Dramatic performances by the Blenheim Players.

ST. IVES.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SWANAGE.—Social, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

TAVISTOCK AND THAME.—Life-boat days.

TORBAY.—Officials of the branch and the crew of the motor life-boat entertained to dinner by Captain Howe, of the steamer English Trader, from which the life-boat had rescued 52 lives on 24th January.

TORQUAY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Callard, chair- man, presiding. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Annual whist and'bridge drive.

TROWBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

WARMINSTER.—Life-boat day in War- minster and district, and life-boat film shown at the cinema.

WELLS AND WESTBURY.—Life-boat days.

WINCHESTER.—Life-boat days at Aires- ford, Ropley and Four Marks.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat day at Crewkerne.

Lectures at Newbury and Woolton Hill.Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Edinburgh' on 30th April, the Duke of Mont- rose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the council, and a vice-president of the institution, in the chair. Vice-Admiral the Hon. W. S. Leveson Gower, C.B., D.S.O., was appointed vice-chairman and awards were presented to honorary workers. Speakers: The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the Council, Rear-Admiral R. C. Davenport, C.B., and Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy-secretary of the Insti- tution.

ABERDEEN.—Annual meeting on 26th February, the Lord Provost presiding.

Speaker : Commander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Presenta- tion to Coxswain Sinclair of the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum, which accompanied the bronze medal awarded to him for the service to the George Stroud on Christmas Day, 1935. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day and house-to-house wllection. Amount collected in 1936, £983.

Lantern lecture.

ABERLOUR.—Life-boat day.

ALLOA.—Life-boat day at Dollar.

ARBROATH.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: Com- mander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Address by Commander Strong to the Rotary Club.

Cinema entertainment organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Provost Sir William Chapel presiding.

. ARDRISHAIG.—Special meeting, Colonel Hume Greenfield of Fascadale presiding, at which the branch was reconstituted.

Speakers : Mr, Alexander Blue, Dr. Matheson aftd the Scottish organizing secretary.

AUCHTERMUCHTY.—Life-boat day.

AYTON AND BURNMOUTH.—Military whist drive.

BANFF.—Dancing display by the pupils of the Alexandria School of Dancing, or- ganized by Miss Lexy Wilson.

BARRHEAD AND BO'NESS.—Life-boat days.

BRIDGE OF ALLAN.—Drawing-room meeting, with lantern lecture by Captain Robert Mends, R.N.

CAMPBELTOWN.—The branch has suffered a severe loss through the death of Mr.

Charles MacGrory, J.P., who had been joint honorary secretary since 1931.

CARNWATH.—Life-boat day.

DENNY.—Whist drive and dance, Provost Loney presiding. Address by the Scottish organizing secretary.

DINGWALL.—Life-boat day.

DUNBAR.—Fancy dress ball at Inner- wick, organized by the Women's Rural Institute.

DUNDEE.—Annual meeting on 24th February, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., pre- sident, in the chair. Speaker : Commander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Presentation to Mrs. W. P.

Laird, and to Mrs. Lawson for the late Mrs.

Soutar, of the records of thanks awarded to them by the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and house-to-house collection. Amount collected in 1936, £1,042.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.—Con- cert and dancing display at Rosyth. House- to-house collection at Rosyth.

DUNOON.—Special meeting, Provost McPherson presiding, at which the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was reconstituted. Speakers : Lieut.-Commander J. Jamieson, R.N. (ret.), and the Scottish organizing secretary.

EDINBURGH.—Address to the Sorop- timist Club by Commander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the com- mittee of management of the Institution.

Bridge and whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the prizes distributed by Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., president of the Guild, who also gave an address. Per- formance of " Their Business in Great Waters " by Buccleuch Church Literary Society. Performance of " Their Business in Great Waters " by the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Amateur Dramatic Club.

Address to the Rotary Club by Rear-Admiral R. C. Davenport, C.B., Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland. Life-boat day. Lantern lectures.

EYEMOUTH.—Song recital and lantern lecture, organized by the Townswoman's Guild.

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

FORRES.—Life-boat day.

FRASERBURGH.—Special meeting, Pro- vost Walker presiding, at which a branch of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed.

Speakers : Lady Saltoun, ex-Provost A. G.

Brown and the Scottish organizing secretary.

Badges were presented to Guild members by Lady Saltoun. Lantern lecture.

GALASHIELS.—Annual meeting on 9th March, Mrs. Macpherson Brown presiding.

Speaker : Mr. William Bertram, J.P., honorary secretary of the Dunbar and Skateraw branch. Efforts of the past year : Daffodil day. Amount collected in 1936, £55.

GLASGOW.—Mannequin parade, with speeches by Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E.

honorary secretary, Scottish Life-boat Council, and Mrs. John J. D. Hourston, O.B.E., J.P., president, Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lantern lecture.

KEITH.—House-to-house collection.

KELSO.—Jumble sale.

KILMARNOCK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 7th April, Lady Rowallan, president, in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, dancing displayand church service. Amount collected in 1936, £182, an increase of £24 on 1935.

KILSYTH.—Life-boat day.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Special meeting at which the life-boatman's certificate was pre- sented to Mr. William Robson in recognition of twenty years' service as a member of the crew. Mr. Alexander Allan, honorary sec- retary, presided, and ex-Provost Mackenzie and Coxswain George Parkhill took part.

LAMINGTON.—Life-boat day.

LERWICK.—Cake-and-candy sale.

METHIL.—Concert.

NAIRN.—Bridge drive.

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

PAISLEY.—Life-boat day. Bridge drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with address by the Scottish organizing secretary.

SALTCOATS.—Special meeting, Provost Gaul presiding, at which a branch of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed.

Speakers : Captain Cunningham and the Scottish organizing secretary. Badges were presented to Guild members by Provost Gaul.

STIRLING.—Special meeting, the Vis- countess Younger of Leckie presiding.

Speaker : Commander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of the committee of management of the Institution.

TROON.—Joint service in St. Meddan's Church, conducted by the Rev. Thomas Fitch, B.D.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Whist drive and dance.

WEST KILBRIDE.—Golf tournament.

WHITBURN.—Life-boat day.

WICK.—Whist drive.

Lantern lectures at Bannockburn and Coatbridge.

Ireland.

BALL YCOTTON.—Presentation of service certificates by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chair- man of the Institution, to retired members of the life-boat crew. Meeting of committee and supporters. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt.

BALLYDEHOB.—Life-boat day.

BANGOR.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Amount collected in 1936, £171, an increase of £10 on 1935.

BELFAST.—Annual meeting, the Right Hon. H. M. Pollock, D.L., M.P., in the chair.

Speakers : Mr. R. E. Workman, chairman of the branch, Commander Oscar Henderson, C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N. (ret.), Mr.

H. H. Stewart, Col. Thomas Sinclair, M.D., and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1936, £1,296, an increase of £259 on 1935.

Dinner-dance in honour of the visit of Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- stitution, the Lord Mayor presiding.

Proceeds from the sale of programmes at the Ulster schools cup final benefit match kindly given by the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union.

CORK.—Special meeting, Coroner J. J.

Horgan, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- stitution.

DUBLIN.—Combined annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Right Hon. Andrew Jameson, P.C., presiding.

Speakers : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, Mr. and Mrs. David Barry, Major Arthur Whewell, chairman of the special effort committee, Mr. W. McA.

McCracken, Mrs. Crampton Walker, Mrs.

Garrett Hardman, Mr. J. F. Boydell, Captain de Lacy, Mr. B. J. Newcombe, assistant secretary, and the district organizing sec- retary. Amount collected in 1936, £1,188, an increase of £53 on 1935.

Annual life-boat ball.

LARNE.—Annual meeting, Mrs. T. K.

Johnston, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1936, £75.

LONDONDERRY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Amount collected in 1936, £28, not including Life-boat day held after the 30th September.

PORTRUSH.—Special meeting, Sir Francis Macnaghten, Bt., president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

WICKLOW.—Special meeting, Mr. A. W.

Irwin, chairman, presiding. Speakers : Mr.

R. Lees, late honorary secretary, the district inspector and the district organizing secretary.

Mr. Lees elected president following his resignation after serving for over thirty-seven years as honorary secretary. The Rev. J. F.

Doyle, C.C., appointed honorary secretary.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) ABERTILLERY.—Annual meeting on 18th March. Mrs. A. H. Dolman, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organ- izing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £14, an increase of £5 on 1935.

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

BEAUMARIS. — Annual meeting on Monday, 8th March, Mrs. J. H. Burton, president, in the chair. Miss J. Clegg elected honorary secretary in place of Miss Briercliffe, resigned. Amount collected in 1936, £50.

BEDWAS.—Life-boat dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

(Continued on page 320.) CARDIFF.—Annual meeting on 13th April, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Commander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R., a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, dance, garden fete, ships' collections. Amount collected in 1936, excluding the life-boat day held in October, 1935, £321.

Lantern lecture at Cardiff prison.

LLANDUDNO.—Annual meeting on 3rd March, the Hon. Mrs. H. Lloyd-Mostyn, president, in the chair. Speaker : The dis- trict organizing secretary. Presentation by president of the binoculars awarded by the Institution to Mr. J. J. Marks, M.A., honorary secretary of the station, and the life-boatman statuettes awarded by the Institution to the following honorary workers : Miss D. J.

Adams, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. McNeil, Miss Bevan, Miss Merry and Miss Owen, collectors.

Amount collected in 1936, £298, an increase of £51 on 1935. The Hon. Mrs. H. Lloyd- Mostyn and Mr. J. J. Marks entertained those present to tea.

LLANELLY.—Life-boat day.

LUDLOW.—House-to-house collection.

THE MUMBLES.—The station has lost an old member of its crew by the death of Mr. William Jenkins, who was one of the seven survivors of the Mumbles life-boat disaster of 1903.

Whist drive and dance organized by the Swansea Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NEWPORT (MON.).—Annual life-boat dance organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PENARTH.—Annual life-boat dance, or- ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PONTYPRIDD.—Annual meeting on 12th March, Mrs. Edgar Jenkins, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, house-to-house collections. Amount collected in 1936, £57.

Life-boat day and house-to-house col- lection.

SHREWSBURY.—Annual meeting on 27th April, Captain Sir Edward J. Headlam, C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Captain C. G. Robinson, R.N., elected president in succession to Captain Sir Edward Headlam. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collections. Amount col- lected in 1936, £140, an increase of £3 on 1935.

SWANSEA.—Annual meeting on 14th April, Mr. C. C. Vivian, J.P., honorary treasurer, in the chair. Speaker: Com- mander Henry Strong, R.D., R.N.R., a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives and dances, life-boat day, and cinema collections. Amount collected in 1936, £214, an increase of £19 on 1935.

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

TENBY.—Annual meeting on 20th April of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. The Mayoress, Mrs. H. Allen, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, hotel and cinema collections, whist and bridge drives, dances.

Amount collected in 1936, £106.

WREXHAM.—Joint flag day with the British Sailors' Society.

Notice.

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