Greater London.

Life-boat stand at the Engineering and Marine Exhibition at Olympia. (A special report will appear in the next issue.) BEXLEYHEATH.—Annual meeting on 28th October, Mrs. Ford Sadler, M.B.E., chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives, garden meeting, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £74, an increase of £30 on 1936. Mrs. Jockel appointed honorary secretary in succession to Mrs. Keene, who has been elected vice- president.

BROMLEY.—Mrs. A. S. Tucker appointed honorary secretary.

BURNT OAK, EDGWARE.—Dance.

CITY.—Address to British Sea Anglers by Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., super- intendent of stores.

CLAPHAM.—Annual meeting on 15th October. Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, and the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Whist and bridge drives, fete, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £518, an increase of £137 on 1936.

Whist drives.

EAST LONDON.—Collection at West Ham Speedway by members of the staff of the Institution's storeyard. Lantern lecture by Mr. F. H. Clarke at the Stewart Headlam Institute.

GOLDER'S GREEN.—Mr. H. L. Gibson appointed honorary secretary.

HACKNEY.—Lecture at Dalston by Mr.

Alfred Leckie, a member of the St. Pancras Committee.

HAYES.—Social. Visit to Southend life- boat station.

HORNSEY.—Dance.

HOUNSLOW, HESTON AND ISLE- WORTH.—Whist drive, organized by Miss Ankritt, the honorary secretary. Trafalgar Day whist drive at Cranford, organized by Mrs. Newman.

ILFORD.—Annual meeting on 7th October, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speakers : Rear-Admiral T. P. H.

Beamish, C.B., M.P., a member of the com- mittee of management of the Institution and vice-president of the branch, and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £59. Presentation of the life-boatman statuette awarded by the Institution to Mr.

C. A. Boorman, former honorary secretary.

ISLINGTON.—Lantern lecture by Mr. F.

Heffer.

POTTERS BAR.—Address at Northaw Women's Institute by Lady Hanworth.

ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat day. Third annual balloon race. (See special report on page 405.) Depot-holders' meeting, the Mayor, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Address by Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superintendent of stores, at the Rotary Club's ladies' luncheon.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND DISTRICT.

—Life-boat day at Canvey Island. Lantern lecture.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Lecture by Mr.

Dixon, a member of the branch committee.

WOODFORD AND DISTRICT.—Card drive and sale of work arranged by Mrs.

Cable, the honorary secretary. Lantern lecture. Address to Woodford Green branch of the British Legion.

Lectures at Acton, North Kensington, Upton Park, Wandsworth, and Welling.

North-West of England.

ATHERTON.—Annual whist drive and dance.

BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE- DALE.—Dance.

BARROW - IN - FURNESS. — Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BLACKPOOL.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat and opening of the new life-boathouse on 21st October by H.R.H.

the Duke of Kent, K.G., president of the Institution. (See special report on page 392.) Address by Alderman C. E. Tatham, J.P., honorary secretary of the branch, to the Rotary Club. Life-boat service broadcast from St. Stephen-on-the-Cliffs Church, with address by the Rev. Canon F. B. Freshwater, the vicar and life-boat chaplain. Life-boat service on Central Beach. Preacher: The Rev. Canon F. B. Freshwater, supported by the Rev. W. Yates (Vicar of St. John's Church), and the Rev. G. P. Lester (Mayor's chaplain). Launch of life-boat in connexion with illuminations. Miss Florrie Forde at the Palace Gardens. Life-boat day.

BOLTON.—Third open bowling tourna- ment, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist drive. Garden party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

. BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 14th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £41.

BRIERCLIFFE.—House-to-house collec- tion. Whist drive.

BRIERFIELD. — Special meeting.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, Mrs. James Whitaker ; honorary treasurer, Mrs. A. Bennett; honorary secretary, Mrs.

Joe Burgess.

BRINDLE.—Annual meeting on 22nd September. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £12.

CARLISLE.—Whist drive and dance, arranged by Mrs. A.'Martindale.CASTLETOWN.—Life-boat day and sale of field, garden and dairy produce.

CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Whist drive and American tea.

DOUGLAS.—Life-boat day.

EARBY.—Cricket match.

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

HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 26th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist drives and collections in works. Amount collected in 1937, £50.

HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 28th September, the chairman of the urban district council presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection, whist drive and dance, and jumble sale. Amount collected in 1937, £65.

HOYLAKE.—Annual life-boat service at St. Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake. Preacher : The Rev. S. Key, vicar of St. Anne's, Birkenhead.

KIRKBY STEPHEN.—Life-boat day.

LANCASTER. Tumble sale.

LEIGH.—Special effort arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LITTLEBOROUGH. — Annual dance.

Presentation to Mrs. E. Taylor, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of the life- boatman statuette awarded to her by the Institution.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 23rd September, Mrs. Permewan, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Annual house-to-house collection, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LYMM AND HEATLEY. — Annual meeting on 21st September. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge drive.

Amount collected in 1937, £81.

Card evening, at which Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, was present.

LYTHAM.—Life-boat day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT : AUDENSHAW. — Inaugural meeting, Councillor A. Hewitt, J.P., in the chair.

Life-boat Guild constituted. President, the chairman of the local council ; vice-presi- dents, Councillor W. Hamer, Mr. J. Lord, M.A., Mr. R. W. P. Wedlake, A.M.I.M.E., M.M.A.E. ; chairman, Mr. G. Martin ; honorary treasurer, Mr. G. V. Windsor ; honorary secretary, Mr. Norman Hewitt.

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Annual whist drive.

CRUMPSALL.—Special meeting at the house of Mrs. Wallace Singleton, president of the Life-boat Guild.

COLLYHURST.—Address by Mrs.

Bayfleld, president of the Chorlton-cum- Hardy Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to members of the Queen's Park Parliament.

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

GORTON.—Annual meeting on 2nd September.

MANCHESTER.—Annual collections at the Manchester General Post Office, Messrs.

Robert Lomas, Ltd., Marks & Spencers, Ltd., and Kardomah Cafes. Golf com- petition, arranged by the Manchester Golf Club. Addresses given by the branch secretary to members of the Women Citizens' Association at New Cross and at Levenshulme.

SALFORD.—Special meeting on 22nd October. Arrangements made for annual ball and Sunday concert.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Mannequin parade at Messrs. Pauldens' ; appeal made on be- half of the Institution by Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Man- chester, Salford and District branch.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Life- boat day. Concert by the Morecambe Fishermen's Broadcasting Choir.

NEW BRIGHTON.—Fourth annual re- gatta, organized by the Wallasey Corporation Departments.

OLDHAM.—Annual meeting on 22nd October, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Mr. John Imrie appointed honorary secretary of the branch in succession to the late Mr. Edward Dean, and Mr. Webster elected branch honorary treasurer in succession to Mr. W. G.

Edington, resigned. Amount collected in 1937, £304, an increase of £60 on 1936.

PEEL.—Life-boat day and sports.

PORT ERIN.—Life-boat day.

PORT ST. MARY.—Life-boat day. An- nual sacred service.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Coronation garden fete, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

RAMSEY.—Life-boat day. Collections in hotels and boarding-houses.

ROCHDALE.—Annual American tea.

ROYTON.—Special meeting, the Rev.

Canon W. Rowe, chairman of the branch, presiding. Spsaker : The district organizing secretary. Annual house-to-house collection.

Lantern lecture and life-boat films. Social.

ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA, SEASCALE, AND SILLOTH—Life-boat days.

SILVERDALE.—Life-boat day. Gardens opened to the public at Grey Walls, the residence of Mrs. P. L. Sharp, president of the branch.

SOUTHPORT.—Bring-and-buy sale, ar- ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STALYBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

TINTWISTLE.—House-to-house collec- tion.TOTTINGTON.—Annual meeting on 21st October. Amount collected in 1937, £95, an increase of £24 on 1936.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day.

WARRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 27th October, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker : Mr. P. M.

Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Manchester, Salford and District branch.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bring-and-buy sale. Amount collected in 1937, £251, an increase of £35 on 1936.

Benefit performance at the Odeon Cinema Theatre, and life-boat films shown.

WIGAN.—Bridge and whist drive or- ganized by Mrs. H. J. Whitehead, and Mrs. Bridge, of Ashton-in-Makerfleld.

North-East of England.

ALTOFTS, AND BADSWORTH.—Whist drives.

BATLEY.—Life-boat day.

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

BENTLEY.—Dance.

BERWICK, BLAYDON, AND BOSTON SPA.—Life-boat days.

BOULMER.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 396.) Whist drive.

BRADFORD AND SHIPLEY.—Life-boat day.

BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive.

CRIGGLESTONE.—House-to-house col- ection.

DARLINGTON.—Garden fete, bridge drives.

DURHAM.—Bridge drive.

FILEY, FLAMBOROUGH AND BEMP- TON, AND GARFORTH.—Life-boat days.

GATESHEAD.—Bridge drive.

GOLCAR.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £23.

GOOLE.—Life-boat day.

HARROGATE.—Life-boat day, house-to- house collection.

HAUXLEY AND AMBLE.—Special meeting to revive Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Life-boat day.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Duplicate bridge drive.

HELMSLEY.—House-to-house collection.

HORNSEA.—Life-boat day.

KIRKBURTON.—Whist drive.

KIRKHEATON.—Collection.

LEEDS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 15th October, Mrs. W.

Clayton, chairman, presided.

LIGHTCLIFFE.—Bridge and whist drive.

MARSDEN, AND MELTHAM.—Life-boat days.

NEWCASTLE.—Bridge drive.

NORMANTON.—Annual meeting and social. Amount collected in 1937, £23, an increase of £2 on 1936.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Fete.

OSSETT.—Special meeting called by the Mayoress to revive the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

OTLEY.—Life-boat day.

PATRINGTON.—Cinema show of life- boat pictures.

POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive.

PONTEFRACT, ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, RUNSWICK AND STAITHES.SALTBURN, AND SCARBOROUGH.—Life-boat days.

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

STOCKSFIELD.—Life-boat day.

SUNDERLAND.—Exhibition of life-boat photographs. (See special report on page 404.) Dance.

WAKEFIELD.—Life-boat day.

WATH-ON-DEARNE. — House-to-house collection.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Annual meeting on 29th October. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drives, life-boat day. Amount col- lected in 1937, £143, an increase of £34 on 1936.

WETHERBY, AND WHITBY.—Life- boat days.

The Midlands.

ALCESTER.—House-to-house collection.

ATHERSTONE, AND BADSEY.—Life- boat days.

BIRMINGHAM.—Address by the district organizing secretary to Selly Oak Unionists.

Life-boat day at Halesowen.

BOSTON.—Life-boat day.

BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Life-boat day.

" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

CHELTENHAM.—Life-boat day.

COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection.

DERBY.—Life-boat day in Alvaston and Boulton district.

EVESHAM, GLOSSOP AND HAD- FIELD, GRIMSBY, HORNCASTLE, AND ILKESTON.—Life-boat days.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting on the llth October, Colonel H. N. Byass, C.M.G., the chairman, presiding. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- stitution. Amount collected in 1937, £259, an increase of £27 on 1936. Presentation of framed records' of thanks awarded by the Institution to Miss Druce, Mrs. Hudson, Miss Jee, Miss Matthews, Mrs. Paget, Miss Parkinson, Miss Shorto and Mrs. West.

Institution's films shown at three cinemas, with collections.

LEEK, AND LEICESTER.—Life-boat days.LINCOLN.—Address by the district or- ganizing secretary to the Rotary Club.

LYE, MALVERN, MANSFIELD, AND MARKET RASEN.—Life-boat days.

NORTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £204, an increase of £80 on 1936. The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. A. J. Addis, its assistant secretary.

Life-boat day.

NOTTINGHAM COUNTY, NUNEATON, OLDBURY AND LANGLEY, REDDITCH, RETFORD, AND ROTHWELL.—Life-boat days.

RUGELEY.—Life-boat day. Institution's films shown at cinemas and collections arranged.

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

SPILSBY. — Life-boat day. Lantern lecture.

STAMFORD, AND STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.—Life- boat days.

STONE.—" Riders of the Storm" film shown with collection.

STOURBRIDGE.—Life-boat day. Ad- dress by the district organizing secretary to the Enville Women's Institute.

SWADLINCOTE.—Life-boat day.

TOWCESTER.—" Riders of the Storm " and " Heroes of the Sea " films shown, with collections.

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

WELLINGBOROUGH. — Whist and bridge drive.

WOODHALL SPA.—Life-boat day.

WRAGBY.—Life-boat day.

Lantern lectures at Martley, Pattingham and Tysall.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

AMPTHILL.—Life-boat day in Ampthill and district. Dance.

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

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

BIRCHINGTON AND DISTRICT, AND BLAKENEY.—Life-boat days.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit of the motor life-boat from Selsey.

Luncheon to the Selsey life-boat crew by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, president of the branch, at which the district organizing secretary presented the statuette of a life- boatman awarded by the Institution to Miss A. L. Grange, the life-boat day organizer.

BRAINTREE.—Life-boat day.

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

BRIGHTLINGSEA.—Life-boat day.

BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH. — Life-boat day.

CAISTER-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day, with Daily Mail treasure hunt. Life-boat crew entertained to dinner by the honorary secre- tary, Mr. A. J. Main, and Mrs. Main. A life-boatman's certificate of service awarded by the Institution to the ex-bowman on his retirement was presented by Mrs. Graham Hughes, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist drive at Great Ormesby, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CANTERBURY.—Cathedral collection.

CHATHAM, AND CHATTERIS.—Life- boat days.

CHELMSFORD.—Whist drive. Lecture at Chelmsford centre of Women's Institutes.

CHICHESTER.—Whist drive at Slindon.

" Boats that Save Life " film shown at two cinemas, with collections.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat Sunday.

COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day. Lecture at Peering Women's Institute.

CROMER.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boats. (See special report on page 395.) Life-boat day.

DARTFORD.—Bridge evening.

DISS.—Life-boat day.

DOVER.—Life-boat day in country dis- tricts. Presentation of prizes won in the life- boat essay competition for elementary schools.

DUNMOW.—Life-boat day.

EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat day at Bur- wash. Lectures at Alfriston, Ninfield, and Selmeston and Alciston Women's Institutes.

FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley Common golf club. Lecture at Hale Women's Institute.

FELIXSTOWE.—Life-boat day.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.— Lantern lecture to the Wesley Guild, by the honorary secretary, Capt. W. R. Coleman.

GRAYS AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day.

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

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

Lectures at Crowhurst and Westfield Women's Institutes.

HAVERHILL.—Life-boat day.

HERNE BAY.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown. Presentation by the chairman of the urban district council of the framed letter of appreciation awarded by the Institution to Mr. Victor Raabe, for the rescue of a woman who had jumped from the pier on 17th June.

HERTFORD, AND HOLT.—Life-boat days.

HORSHAM.—Concert at Manningsheath.HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat day.

HYTHE.—Life-boat day at Dymchurch and Saltwood.

KESSINGLAND.—Unveiling in the parish church by Mr. Walter Riggs, a member of the committee of management of the Institution and honorary secretary of the Aldeburgh branch, of a life-boat tablet, commemorating the work of the crews of the Kessingland station, closed in 1936.

LOWESTOFT.—Life-boat day. Part pro- ceeds of exhibition of models and drawings of sea and river craft.

MARGATE.—Life-boat day.

MIDHURST.—Life-boat church services at Heyshott, with collections. Lecture at Tillington Women's Institute.

NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat day at Peace- haven and Telscombe.

NORWICH.—" Silent appeal " with visit of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat.

PALLING.—Life-boat day.

RAMSGATE.—Life-boat day. Life-saving display by the motor life-boat in connexion with the Venetian Fete.

REIGATE AND REDHILL.—Bridge afternoon.

ROCHESTER.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Colonel A. C.

Barnby, O.B.E., who had been its honorary secretary since 1934, and had lectured widely on the life-boat service.

Life-boat day.

ST. IVES.—Life-boat day.

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

SEAFORD.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Miss Jane Leresche, its honorary secretary. (A special account of her work will appear in the next issue.) Golf competition at Seaford Head Club.

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

SELSEY, AND SHERINGHAM.—Life- boat days.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR. — Annual meeting, Mr. Harold Brown, J.P], chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day and bridge drive, arranged by the Shoreham Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and life- boat day and dance arranged by the South- wick Ladies' Committee. Amount collected in 1937, £141.

SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— House-to-house collections in Bidborough, High Brooms, Penshurst, and Speldhurst.

SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH, AND SUDBURY.—Life-boat days.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—House-to-house collection at Frant. Collection at Royal Tunbridge Wells life-saving club's swimming gala.

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

WELLS - ON - SEA. — Life - boat day.

" Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

WESTGATE.—Life-boat day.

WINDSOR, ETON, AND DISTRICT.— House-to-house collections at Burnham and Sunninghill. Lecture at Sunningdale Women's Institute.

WISBECH.—Life-boat days at Wisbech, Walsoken, and Sutton Bridge.

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

Lectures were also given to the Women's Institutes at Abridge, Appledore, Beeding and Bramber, Childerditch, Eaton Bray, Five Ash and Maresfield, Ingatestone, Kemsing, Mark Beech, Sayers Common, Stansted, Thorndon, Ticehurst, Twineham, and Waldringfield.

Prizes won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools were presented at Folkestone and Tonbridge.

S)Uth-West of England.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Colyton and Colyford.

BASINGSTOKE.—Life-boat day in the district, and house-to-house collection in town and at Hartley Wintney.

BATH.—Life-boat day at Midsomer Norton and Radstock.

BICESTER.—Life-boat day at Bicester and villages.

BIDEFORD.—Life-boat day at Appledore, and in Bideford and district.

BODMIN, AND BOURNEMOUTH.— Life-boat days.

BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day at Bridport, and in Beaminster and district.

BUDE.—Life-boat day at Bude and Holsworthy.

BURNHAM.—Life-boat day.

CADGWITH.—Launch of life-boat and collection.

CAMBORNE.—Presentation by Com- mander P. G. Agnew, M.P., president of the branch, at King's Cinema, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. House-to-house collection.

CLOVELLY.—Life-boat day.

COVERACK.—Life-boat day, regatta, life- boat demonstration and dance.

CULLOMPTON.—Jumble sale and sale of work.

DARTMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Dart- mouth and Kingswear.

DEVIZES, AND EXMOUTH.—Life-boat days.

FOWEY. — Life-boat day. House-to- house collection at Lostwithiel.

GOSPORT.—Presentation by Colonel R. F. H. Sloane-Stanley, J.P., president of the branch, and a member of the committee of management of the Institution, of the challenge shield for the South-West ofEngland in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, won by Ronald Lewis, of Grove Road Senior Boys' School, Gosport, and of other prizes won by Gosport schools.

HAYLING ISLAND.—Life-boat day, with film at cinema.

HELSTON.—Life-boat day.

ILFRACOMBE.—Annual life-boat service, held from the new motor life-boat by the Rev. I. Siviter.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat day at East and West Cowes, Freshwater, Newport, Ryde, Sea View, Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, Ventnor, and villages.

Life-boat film, " Boats that Save Life," shown at Medina Cinema, Newport, with collections.

JERSEY.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 402.) Life-boat day.

LISKEARD.—House-to-house collection.

LIZARD.—Life-boat day at the Lizard and Mullion.

LOOE.—Life-boat day.

LYME REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Exmouth motor life-boat.

LYMINGTON.—Life-boat day at Lyming- ton, Milford, New Milton and Barton-on-Sea.

LYNMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with side- shows, competitions, launch of life-boat and carnival ball.

Presentation by Sir Arthur Watson, C.B.E., LL.D., of binoculars awarded by the Insti- tution to Mr. Tom Bevan, the honorary secretary of the branch MALMESBURY, AND MELKSHAM.— Life-boat days.

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

NEWBURY.—House-to-house collection.

NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day.

NEWTON ABBOT.—Life-boat day at Hay Tor and Ilsington.

OXFORD.—Life-boat day at Oxford and Kennington.

PADSTOW.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. E. W. Bluett, its honorary secretary since 1933.

Life-boat day at Padstow, Wadebridge and district.

PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the chairman of the Council presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge and whist drives, variety entertainment, house-to-house col- lections. Amount collected in 1937, £249.

PENLEE (PENZANCE). — Annual meeting of branch, Alderman C. Tregenza presiding. Efforts of past year : Life-boat day, and collections by Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £169.

PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Down- derry.

. PORTHLEVEN.—Life-boat day. Annual visit of the Lizard motor life-boat.

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

ST. AUSTELL.—Life-boat day at St.

Austell and district.

ST. IVES.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. J. Pearce, J.P., for over thirty years a member of its committee.

Life-boat day.

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

SALISBURY.—Dance at Durrington.

Life-boat day at Knoyle, Shrewton and Wilton. Whist drive at Shrewton. Address to Downton Women's Institute by district organizing secretary.

SCILLY ISLES.—Life-boat day. Dance.

Celebration of the centenary of the branch.

(See special report on page 394.) SEATON.—Life-boat day, with visit of Exmouth motor life-boat.

SENNEN.—Life-boat day and dance.

SHEPTON MALLET. — Life-boat day.

Garden party at Castle Cary.

SHERBORNE.—Life-boat day at Sher- borne and Trent. Address to Trent Women's Institute by Mr. H. M. Smardon, honorary secretary of the Brixham branch.

SHIPLAKE - ON - THAMES. — House- to-house collection.

SIDMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Ottery St. Mary.

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

SWANAGE.—Life-boat day at Swanage, with launch of the motor life-boat. Life-boat day in Wareham and district.

SWINDON.—Life-boat day.

TOTNES.—Life-boat day at Ashburton.

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

WATCHET.—Life-boat day, with launch of life-boat and aquatic display, dance and band concert.

WELLINGTON.—Life-boat day. Golf competition at Burlescombe golf course.

WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Wey- mouth, Lulworth and Portland.

WINCANTON.—Life-boat day, and life- boat film shown at cinema.

WINCHESTER.—Life-boat day, and stall at Butter Cross.

AND WITNEY, WOODSTOCK, YEOVIL.—Life-boat days.Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Glasgow on 28th October, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- man of the Council, and a vice-president of , the Institution, in the chair.

ANSTRUTHER.—Life-boat day at Crail.

AYR.—Life-boat day.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS, AND GARDENSTOWN.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr.

Vincent Desson, one of its joint honorary secretaries and treasurers. Mr. Desson be- came honorary secretary of the station in 1921, and in 1933 was awarded the In- stitution's inscribed binoculars.

Life-boat days at Cornhill, Macduff, Portsoy and Turriff.

BANNOCKBURN, BATHGATE, BIGGAR, BUCKIE, CARDENDEN, CAR- LUKE, AND COATBRIDGE.—Life-boat days.

CRIEFF.—Garden party in the grounds of Millhills, Crieff, by the kind permission of Mrs. Stewart. Opening ceremony by the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, Mr. G. A. Buchanan, of Cask, presiding.

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

Speakers : Captain Douglas Morison and the Scottish organizing secretary. Badges were presented to Guild members by Lady Ross of Cromarty.

Life-boat day.

CULLEN.—Visit of Whitehills motor life- boat. Life-boat day.

CULROSS.—Life-boat day.

CUPAR.—Surprise variety concert, at which an address was given by Sir Walter Morrison-Low, Bt.

DUMFRIES.—Life-boat day.

DUNBAR.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Fancy dress ball, and life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £282.

Unveiling at the life-boat station, by the Countess of Haddington, of an electric clock in memory of the late Dr. Duncan R. Mac- donald, for nearly twenty-five years chairman of the branch.

Entertainment of the life-boat crews of Dunbar and Skateraw and their wives at Knockenhair through the kindness of General Sir Reginald Wingate, Bt., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., vice-president of the branch and a member of the committee of management of the Institution, and Lady Wingate.

Life-boat day at Gullane.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.—Life- boat days. Midnight matinee at Dun- fermline.

DUNOON.—Life-boat day. Annual life- boat ball at which the guest of honour was the Hon. Mrs. Maclean, of Ardgour.

DUNS.—Life-boat day.

EDINBURGH.—First annual life-boat ball. The guests were received by the Duke and Duchess of Montrose and the Lady Provost.

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

Annual meeting on 20th October, Mrs.

Lilburn, a vice-president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, in the chair. Speaker: The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Whist drive, life-boat day, and market stall. Amount collected in 1937, £160, an increase of £10 on 1936.

EYEMOUTH.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 398.) Life-boat day.

FORT WILLIAM.—Life-boat day.

FRASERBURGH.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 398.) Life-b -boat day.

GIRVAN.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 15th October.

GLASGOW.—Life-boat ball. The guests were received by the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Lord Provost, Mrs. J. J. D.

Hourston, O.B.E., J.P., president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and Mr. J. W.

Harper Gow, chairman and honorary secretary of the branch.

GOUROCK.—Steamer collection.

HA WICK.—Life-boat day.

HELENSBURGH.—Life-boat day at Cardross.

INVERGORDON.—Life-boat day.

INVERNESS.—Life-boat day and market stall.

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, pre- siding. Steamer collection.

ISLE OF SKYE, JEDBURGH, JOHN- STONE, KILWINNING, AND KINROSS.

—Life-boat days.

KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat day at Kirk- caldy and Kinghorn.

KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Life-boat day at Kirkcudbright and Castle Douglas.

KIRKINTILLOCH AND LENZIE, AND KYLE.—Life-boat days.

LARGS.—Life-boat day. Steamer col- lection at Wemyss Bay.

LAURENCEKIRK, LESLIE, LOCKER- BIE, MAYBOLE, AND MILLPORT. — Life-boat days.

MONTROSE.—Life-boat day.

Annual cinema matinee, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which the life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " was shown.

Address by .the Scottish organizing secretary.

MOTHERWELL, AND NAIRN.—Life- boat days.NEWBURGH.—Cinema entertainment by Mr. George Stewart, of Hull, of films taken during his caravan tours of Scotland and England, and a colour film showing the launching of the life-boat and her return to the boat-house. Collection.

NEWMILNS, AND NEWTON STEW- ART.—Life-boat days.

OBAN.—Life-boat days at Benderloch, Connel Ferry, Kinlochleven, Morvern and Taynuilt.

PEEBLES.—Life-boat day.

PETERHEAD.—Bridge drive.

PERTH.—Annual meeting on 29th Sep- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker : Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the Scottish Life-boat Council. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £265, an increase of £47 on 1936.

PITLOCHRY.—Life-boat day.

PORT PATRICK.—Life-boat day.

Naming ceremony of the new motor life- boat. (Special account on page 399.) SALTCOATS.—Whist drive.

SELKIRK, AND STRATHMIGLO.—Life- boat days.

SUTHERLAND. — Life-boat days at Golspie and Lairg.

TAIN, AND TARBERT.—Life-boat days.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Annual meeting on 20th September, Mrs. H. W. Christie, pre- sident of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Speaker : The Rev. David McQueen, M.A. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drive, whist drive and dance, and life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1937, £61.

WICK, WIGTOWN, AND WISHAW AND SHOTTS.—Life-boat days.

Ireland.

ARMAGH.—Life-boat day.

BALLINROBE.—Golf competition.

BALLYCOTTON, AND BALTIMORE.— Life-boat days.

BELFAST.—Gymkhana.

CARLOW.—Dance, organized by Chan- cellor S. Ridgeway, president of the branch, and Miss M. Thompson, honorary secretary.

COBH.—Life-boat day.

CORK.—Life-boat day.

Annual meeting, Coroner J. J. Horgan, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speakers : Mr. H. P. F. Donegan, honorary secretary of the branch, and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £450.

Presentation by Coroner Horgan of the Irish challenge shield in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools to Patrick Crowley, of Behagh School, Dunmanway, and of prizes to winners in two other Cork schools.

Annual dance, organized by the branch officials, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and a large committee.

COURTMACSHERRY.—Tennis tour- nament.

DOWNPATRICK.—Regatta and life-boat carnival at Quoile. Presentation of prizes by Lady Bangor.

DUNDALK.—Golf competition.

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

GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition.

GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day.

HOWTH.—Life-boat day and golf com- petition.

KILMORE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss through the death of Colonel C. M. Gibbon, C.M.G., honorary secretary of the station since 1935.

KINSALE.—Collection on Regatta Day.

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf competition.

LIMERICK, AND MILTOWN-MALBAY.

—Life-boat days.

NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM). — Dance.

Presentation by Lady Mabel Annesley, president of the branch, of the thanks of the Institution on vellum awarded by the com- mittee of management to the retiring honorary secretary, Mr. David Kennedy.

NEWTOWNARDS.—Life-boat day.

NEWTOWNBUTLER.—Dance.

PORTRUSH.—Life-boat day.

ROSSLARE HARBOUR.—Life-boat day at Rosslare Harbour and Strand. Golf competition.

SKERRIES.—Life-boat day and golf competition.

SLIGO.—Golf competition.

TANDRAGEE.—Annual meeting, Mrs.

T. H. White, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £28, an increase of £5 on 1936.

TRAMORE, WATERFORD, WEX- FORD, AND WHITEHEAD.—Life-boat days.

WICKLOW.—Golf competition.

YOUGHAL.—Life-boat day in Youghal and district.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERDOVEY.—Life-boat day. Hotel collection. Dance.

ABERGELE AND LLANDDULAIS, AND ABERTILLERY.—Life-boat days.

ABERYSTWYTH.—Life-boat day. Hotel collection.

BANGOR.—Special meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. The branch reorganized and committee elected. Mrs. Arridge re- elected honorary secretary; Mrs. W. P.

Davies elected honorary treasurer.BARMOUTH.—Life-boat collection.

BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. T. Rowlands, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Annual appeal for subscriptions, life-boat day, whist drive and dance, bridge drive. Amount col- lected in 1937, £87, an increase of £4 on 1936.

BORTH, CAERPHILLY, AND CAR- DIGAN.—Life-boat days.

COLWYN BAY.—Life-boat day. House- to-house collection.

CONWAY, COWBRIDGE, FISH- GUARD, GOODWICK, AND KINGTON.— Life-boat days.

LLANELLY.—Annual Pembrey dance.

LLANPAIRFECHAN, AND LLAN- GRANNOG.—Life-boat days.

MENAI BRIDGE.—Dance at Castle Hotel, Bangor. Annual flower day.

NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day and launch of life-boat.

NEWTOWN.—Life-boat day.

PENMAENMAWR.—Life-boat day. An- nual appeal.

PRESTATYN.—Life-boat day.

RHYL.—Life-boat day. Hotel collection.

ST. DAVID'S.—Annual carnival and fete, opened by Lady Eustace Percy. Life-boat day and dance.

SOUTH CAERNARVON. — Annual meeting of the South Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Dame Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., LL.B., president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Annual appeals for subscriptions, life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £163.

TENBY.—Life-boat day. Hotel collec- tion. Cinema collection. Sale of souvenir programmes.

Prizes in life-boat essay competition for elementary schools presented at Berrington, Nantyglo, Penderyn and Tonypandy..