Mrs. JANE M. PEPPER, honorary secretary, Mansfield branch.

Mr. GEOROE PEARCEY, worker, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton branch.

Mrs. ROSABEL STEVENS, worker, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Birmingham and District branch.

Mrs. M. BUTTON, honorary secretary, Wragby branch.

Miss CONSTANCE M. TAYLOR, honorary secretary, Newark branch.

Miss MARY G. WELLS, member of committee, Oxford branch.

Mrs. CONSTANCE M. WHITTON, honorary secretary, Towcester branch.

Miss ROBERTA WILLIAMS, worker, Aberyst- wyth branch.

Mrs. FLORENCE E. M. YOUNG. M.R.S.T., honorary secretary, Erith branch Miss M. T. WILTON, life-boat day organizer, Lulworth District, Weymouth branch.

SUTTON.—Lantern lectures to Sutton Rovers and All Souls' Fellowship by Mr.

Covell, honorary secretary.

TEDDINGTON.—Mrs. Bianchi appointed honorary secretary and Mr. Douglas Tough honorary treasurer.

TWICKENHAM.—The Mayor appointed president and Miss M. Harris honorary life- boat day organizer.

UXBRIDGE.—Mrs. Coles appointed hon- orary secretary in succession to Mrs. Neilson.

WELLING. — Life-boat day workers' social and entertainment, with an address by the district organizing secretary. Lecture to St. Mary's Guild.

WOODFORD AND DISTRICT.—Pre- sentation of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Cable, honorary secretary.

Lectures at Ashford, N.W. Camberwell, Golder's Green, Kingston, Plumstead, Sur- biton, West Norwood, West Woolwich, and the South-Western District Post Office.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Annual opera collections.

ADLINGTON. — Special meeting, the chairman of the Urban District Council presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

APPLEBY.—Special meeting. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, Mrs.

Ward Binks ; honorary treasurer, Mrs. G. C.

Atkinson ; honorary secretary, Mrs. Baker- Courtenay.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Annual meet- ing on 7th February, the Mayoress, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day, American tea. Amount collected in 1937, £103, an increase of £70 on 1936.

Annual American tea.

BACUP.—Life-boat days.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS—Whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BLACKBURN.—Life-boat day.

BLACKPOOL.—Annual meeting on 17th February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Civic reception by the Mayor and Corporation of the new motor life-boat Sarah Ann Austin. Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat and opening of the new life-boathouse by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G., President of the Institution.

Life-boat service broadcast ; life-boat day; life-boat launches with collections ; collec- tions in boarding-houses and hotels ; life-boat Sunday service. Amount collected in 1937, £855, an increase of £75 on 1936.

Sixth annual life-boat Sunday service at St. Stephen on the Cliffs Church. The Mayor and Mayoress, members of the town council, officials and workers of the Blackpool branch and representatives of the Fleetwood life-boat attended. Preacher: The Rev. Canon F. B.

Freshwater, vicar and chaplain of the branch.

Lessons read by the coxswain and second coxswain. The life-boat band, conducted by Mr. J. Brier, accompanied the hymns.

BOLTON.—Annual meeting on24th March, the Deputy Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, annual ladies' bowling handicap, bridge and whist drives, garden party. Amount collected in 1937, £298.

Whist drives.

BREDBURY.—Life-boat film entertain- ment arranged by the Rev. E. D. Reeman, B.A.

BRINDLE.—Whist drive.

BURY.—Annual meeting on 14th March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, American tea, cinema benefit performance.

Amount collected in 1937, £227, an in- crease of £69 on 1936.

CARLISLE.—Annual meeting on 15th February, Bishop Danson in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day at Silloth, whist drives and dances. Amount collected in 1937, £196, an increase of £36 on 1936.

CHESTER.—Annual meeting on 1st March, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, appeal for subscriptions by the Mayor. Amount collected in 1937, £181, an increase of £48 on 1936.

COCKERMOUTH.—Annual meeting on 12th April, Miss D. Chapman, of Appleby, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day. Amount collected, £42 in its first year.

CONGLETON.—Life-boat day.

DALTON-IN-FURNESS.—Annual meet- ing on 16th March, Mrs. W. A. Morris presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £30.

Annual house-to-house collection.

FARNWORTH. — Annual meeting on 25th February. Amount collected in 1937, £74, an increase of £40 on 1936.

Potato pie supper.

FLEETWOOD.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death' on 22nd April of Mr. William Ball, who had been the honorary secretary of the station since 1933.

HINDLEY.—Annual meeting and whist drive on 23rd February. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, presentation whist drive, whist drive and dance. Amount collected in 1937, £58.

HOLLINGWORTH.—Annual dance and whist drive. Beetle drive.

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

HYDE. — Annual meeting on 28th February, .the Mayor, president, in the chair.Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days, whist drives. Amount collected in 1937, £83.

Life-boat days. Whist drives.

KENDAL.—Life-boat day, bridge and whist drive.

KESWICK.—Social afternoon with pre- sentation by the chairman, Mr. A. R.

Thomson, of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. K. V.

Haworth, honorary secretary, and lantern lecture.

Life-boat days.

LANCASTER.—Special meeting on 4th March, Mrs. T. E. Ellwood, president, in the chair.

House-to-house collection.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting on 25th February, Mr. Stuart Deacon, chairman of the New Brighton Station and Stipendiary Magistrate,,presiding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Efforts of the past" year: House-to-house collections organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild shipping appeal, Masonic lodge appeal.

Amounx collected in 1937, £2,449, an increase of £75 on 1936.

Lecture by Mr. W. W. Harris, honorary secretary, to the Liverpool Seamen's In- stitute. Special meeting at house of Mrs.

Kipling, president of the Aigburth District.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Life-boat day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT: ALDERLEY EDGE.- Special meeting, Dr. C. C. Heywood presiding. Life-boat day committee formed. President, Dr.

C. C. Heywood; honorary treasurer, Mr.

L. Taylor-Hibbert, M.A. ; honorary secre- tary, Mrs. L. Taylor-Hibbert.

ALTRINCHAM AND BOWDON.— Annual supper-dance.

CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY AND MANLEY PARK.—Life-boat play pro- duced by Mrs. Bayfleld.

DROYLSDEN.—Special meeting on llth March, Councillor H. Mowl presiding.

ECCLES.—Annual meeting on llth March, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Address by the branch secretary to the Eccles Co-operative Women's Guild.

FAILSWORTH.—Military whist drive and social evening.

GORTON.—Annual meeting on 7th April, Mr. E. Battman, chairman, presiding.

Dance.

HULME AND MOSS SIDE.—Annual meeting on llth February, Mrs. Swann, chairman, presiding.

Special meeting at the house of Lady Nail, president of the Guild. Whist drives arranged by the vice-president and honorary secretary. Whist drive arranged by Mrs. Milner.

LEVENSHULME.—Special meeting, Councillor S. R. Fairfoull, a vice-president, in the chair. " Bring and buy " sale and whist drive organized by the West Point Women's Conservative and Unionist Association. Lecture by the branch secretary to Rovers, Scouts and Girl Guides.

MANCHESTER.—Annual dinner, the Lord Mayor, Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., chairman of the branch, presiding, supported by the Lady Mayoress. Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution ; Commander G. R. Cousins, D.S.C., R.N., inspector of life-boats for the Western district; Councillor Charles P. Hampson, honorary secretary of the City of Salford Life-boat Guild.

Dance organized by the Manchester Poster Services, Ltd., at which the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were present.

Prizes presented by Miss Cicely Courtneidge and Mr. Bobbie Howes, the stage and screen actors.

Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guilds on 3rd February, Mrs. Bayfield in the chair.

Special meeting. City of Manchester Ladies' Life-boat Guild reconstituted.

President, the Lady Mayoress ; chairman, Mrs. S. C. Brewster ; honorary treasurer, Mrs. T. M. Irving; honorary secretary, Mrs. S. Barlow.

Special meeting of the City of Manchester Ladles' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. S. C. Brewster.

chairman, presiding. Concert arranged by the Manchester and Salford Caledonian Association. Whist drive arranged by Mrs. W. Ronald Howrie.

NEW MOSTON.—Special meeting, Mrs.

Thomasson, president, in the chair.

Dance organized by " The New Moston Young Ladies." OPENSHAW.—Exhibition of life-boat films.

STRETFORD.—" Bring and buy " sale, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, under the patronage of Sir Thomas and Lady Robinson. Collections at Man- chester United Football Ground.

URMSTON.—Annual meeting on llth March, the chairman of the Urban District Council presiding.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Annual meeting on 17th March, Miss Robinson, president, in the chair. Mannequin parade at Messrs.

Pauldens Limited, Councillor R. S. Harper in the chair. The parade was opened by Miss Sophie Stewart, the film actress.

MIDDLEWICH.—Life-boat day.

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

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.— Special meeting. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, Mrs. Obank; honorary treasurer, Mrs. Seeley ; honorary secretary, Mrs. Nolan. Concert, dance, bridge and whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— Annual meeting on 2nd March. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £13.NANTWICH.—Annual meeting at Hanke- low Hall on 9th March, Mrs. C. A. Codrington, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount col- lected in 1937, £75.

NORTHWICH.—Bridge drive organized by Mrs. Batty, Mrs. Gillbert and Mrs. Harper.

PORT ST. MAR Y.—Concert by the Wood- side Ladies' Choir.

POYNTON.—Dance, whist drive.

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

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £172.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Lantern lecture by the Rev. G. O.

Rubie, Vicar of Grimsargh.

RADCLIFPE.—Annual meeting on 25th April. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £7.

Mrs. W. D. Gower-Jones appointed honorary treasurer and Miss W. Guider appointed honorary secretary in succession to Mr. F.

Lomax and Mrs. Lafone respectively.

Whist drive arranged by Mrs. W. D. Gower- Jones. American tea organized by Mrs.

A. H. Lafone.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The station has suffered a severe loss by the death of Coxswain J. T. Lord, who was drowned on 1st April while piloting a steamer out of the harbour. He had been coxswain since 1930.

ROCHDALE. — Presentation of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Miss H. Hall on her retirement as honorary secretary of the branch.

ROMILEY.—Annual meeting on 8th February, Mrs. Kinsey, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £42, an increase of £3 on 1936, Military whist drive.

SADDLEWORTH.—Life-boat day.

ST. HELENS.—Handicrafts Exhibition, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SILVERDALE.—" Grey Walls " gardens opened, by permission of Mrs. Sharp, with collections.

SOUTHPORT.—Bridge and whist drives.

"Bring and buy morning coffee sale," arranged by Mrs. A. Griffiths.

STALYBRIDGE.—Annual meeting on 2nd February. Speaker : The district organ- izing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £59, an increase of £20 on 1936.

American tea at the house of Mrs. George Heginbottom.

STOCKPORT.—Annual dance and whist drive ; life-boat film show.

TODMORDEN. — Special meeting.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman : Mrs. Arthur Sutcliffe; honorary treasurer, Mrs. J. Barker ; joint honorary secretaries, Miss M. W. Sager and Miss J. Hoyle.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual house-to-house collection.

TURTON.—Special meeting. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

WARRINGTON.—Collections at the Warrington and Fidler's Ferry Cruising •Club annual dance.

WALLASEY AND NEW BRIGHTON.— Dance recital and entertainment by the students and pupils of the Marjorie Deacon School of Dancing, at which the Mayor and Mayoress of Wallasey were present. Annual dinner to the New Brighton life-boat crew.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Whist drive.

WHALEY BRIDGE.—Whist drive ar- ranged by Mrs. Hall, president.

WIGAN.—Special meeting, the Mayoress presiding. Mrs. Stanley Bell elected honorary secretary in succession to the late Mrs. W. H. Tyrer. Annual bridge and whist drive. House-to-house envelope collection.

North-East of England.

BEVERLEY.—Whisf drive.

BISHOP AUCKLAND.—House-to-house collection.

BLYTH.—Annual meeting on 23rd March.

Amount collected in 1937, £333, an increase of £2 on 1936. Dinner to celebrate twelfth birthday of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRIDLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 15th March, Captain Wickham Boynton, J.P., presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, appeal for subscriptions.

Amount collected in 1937, £241.

BRIGHOUSE.—Life-boat day.

CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive.

CONISBOROUGH.—Whist drives.

DARLINGTON.—Annual meeting on 22nd February, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Whist and bridge drives, life-boat day, garden fete. Amount collected in 1937, £255, an increase of £9 on 1936.

DARRINGTON.—House-to-house collec- tion.

DONCASTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day in Doncaster, and at Ackworth, Out/wood and Stanley and Skel'ow. House- to-house collections at Bawtry, Cantley, Sykehouse and Tickhill. Dances at Gold- thorpe and South Kirby. Whist drives at Barmbrough, Bentley and Darfield. Collec- tion in cinema at Bentley. Whist drive and dance at Fishlake.

DRIFFIELD.—Bridge drive.

FILEY.—Whist drive and dance.

GATESHEAD.—District Life-boat day.

GOLCAR.—Whist drive.

HALIFAX.—Bridge drive and dance.

HARROGATE.—Whist drive and dance.

Bridge drive.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Life-boat day.

HELMSLEY.—House-to-house collection.

HEMSWORTH.—Life-boat day.

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

—Life-boat day.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Collection at cinema.

Address by the honorary treasurer, Mrs. H.

Laycock, to Longwood Women's Liberal Association.

KEIGHLEY.—Life-boat day.

KIRBY MOORSIDE.—House-to-house collection.

KIRKBURTON.—Life-boat day, whist drive.

MEXBOROUGH.—Bridge drive.

MIRFIELD.—Bridge drive.

NEWCASTLE - UPON - TYNE. — Bridge drive. Bridge drive at Gosforth.

NORMANTON.—Whist drives.

OSSETT AND HORBURY.—Bridge and whist drive.

POCKLINGTON, AND RIPON.—Life- boat days. • ROTHERHAM.—Golf club competition.

RUNSWICK AND STAITHES.—Whist drive and dance.

SCARBOROUGH.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SELBY.—Bridge drive.

SHEFFIELD.—Annual meeting on 9th March, the Lord Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The Bishop of Sheffield.

Efforts of the past year : Ball, concert, life- boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £362.

Dance, life-boat day.

SKIPTON.—Life-boat day.

SOUTH SHIELDS.—Whist and bridge drive. Whist drive. Dinner.

SUNDERLAND—Life-boat day. Whist and bridge drives.

TYNEMOUTH.—Whist drive.

WAKEFIELD.—Bridge drive. Collec- tion in Playhouse.

Midlands.

ASHBOURNE, AND ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH.—Life-boat days.

BARTON - ON - HUMBER.—Address to Barton Brotherhood by Captain G. W.

Parker, honorary secretary of the Grimsby branch. Presentation by Captain G. W.

Parker, of statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr. W. H. Stockdale, honorary secretary.

BELPER AND HEAGE.—Life-boat day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Collections at the Aston and Birmingham Hippodrome. Dances or- ganized by Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Stevens.

Whist drive arranged by Mrs. Penny.

House-to-house collections in Aston, Hall Green, Weoley Castle, Moseley, Selly Park and Winson Green. Collections in schools.

BRIGG.—Life-boat day.

BRISTOL.—Lantern lectures by Mr. G. F.

Igglesden, honorary treasurer.

BROMSGROVE.—Life-boat day.

BROWNHILLS.—Whist drives.

BURTON LATIMER AND KETTERING.

—Life-boat day.

CHELTENHAM.—Collection at Palace Theatre. Lantern lectured CIRENCESTER.—Life-boat day.

CLEETHORPES.—Whist drive.

COLESHILL.—Life-boat day.

COVENTRY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £233, an increase of £79 on 1936.

Collections arranged at twenty Coventry cinemas, and films shown.

DESBOROUGH, DUDLEY, AND EARL SHILTON.—Life-boat days.

GRIMSBY.—Films, " Heroes of the Sea " and " Boats that Save Life " shown.

HINCKLEY.—Life-boat day.

HOLBEACH.—Dance.

LICHFIELD.—Whist drive.

LOUGHBOROUGH.—Life-boat day.

MANSFIELD. — Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Presentation by the Mayor of recori of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. J. M. Pepper, honorary secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £86.

MELTON MOWBRAY.—Life-boat day.

NEWCASTLE - UNDER - LYME.—Bridge and whist drive. Address by district or- ganizing secretary to the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

NOTTINGHAM.—Annual ball and display by Allen School of Dancing..

NUNEATON.—Dance.

OLDBURY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £50, an increase of £1 on 1936.

PERSHORE. — Life-boat day.

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

Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £119.

Life-boat day.

SCUNTHORPE AND WINTERTON, AND SHEPSHED.—Life-boat days.

SKEGNESS.—Address by Captain G. W.

Parker, honorary secretary of the Grimsby branch, to Rotary Club.

SPALDING.—Life-boat-day.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Film display.

STROUD.—Life-boat day.

TAMWORTH.—Whist drives.

TETBURY.—Life-boat day.

TOWCESTER.—Whist drive.

WALSALL.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, chairman, presiding. Amount collected in 1937, £83.

WARWICK.—Life-boat day.WELLINGBOROUGH.—The branch has suffered a great lo?s by the death of Mrs.

Roff, its honorary secretary.

Whist and bridge drives.

WOLVERHAMPTON. — Life-boat day.

Bridge and whist drives. Address by the district organizing secretary to the Tettenhall High School for Girls.

WRAGBY. — Presentation by Canon Moore of the record of thanks awarde'd by the Institution to Mrs. Sutton, the honorary secretary.

Lecture at Chipping Campden.

South-East of England.

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

BEACONSFIELD.—Life-boat day. Life- boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

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

BEXHILL.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. J. B. Duncan, who was honorary secretary for two years prior to May, 1937, and was subsequently a member of the branch committee.

Competition at New Highwood golf club.

BIGGLESWADE.—Bridge drive.

BIRCHINGTON.—Concert.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD.—American tea.

Lecture at Hatfield Broad Oak Women's Institute.

BLETCHLEY.— Life-boat day.

BRENTWOOD AND DISTRICT.—House- to-house collections. Lecture at Bentley Women's Institute.

BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Miss M. E. Penrose-FitzGerald, joint honorary secretary for some years past.

CAISTER.—Bridge party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CATERHAM.—Bridge drive.

CHELMSFORD.—Whist drive. Lecture at Little Waltham Women's Institute.

CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM.—Life- boat day.

CHICHESTER.—Whist drive, organized by the Townswomen's Guild. Snowball tea.

CLAYGATE.—House-to-house collection.

CRANBROOK AND HAWKHURST.— Life-boat day in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Sandhurst, and Sissinghurst. Lecture at Sissinghurst Women's Institute.

CRAWLEY.—Life-boat day at Balcombe and Worth.

DARTFORD.—Life-boat day. Lecture at Swanley and Crockenhill Women's Institute.

DOWNHAM MARKET.—Life-boat day.

EASTBOURNE. — Life-boat days at Chiddingly, Hailsham, Hellingly, and Horam and Vines Cross. Dances at Brightling and Selmeston. Lectures to the Brightling Women's Institute, the Burwash Weald Conservative Association, and the Wadhurst Wesley Guild.

EAST DEREHAM.—Cinema collection.

Films shown at Watts Naval School. Life- boat day.

EAST GRINSTEAD.—The statuette of a life-boatman, awarded by the Institution to Miss M. C. Rowe, honorary secretary of the branch, was presented to her by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., late district inspector of life-boats, at a meeting of the Lingfleld Women's Institute, at which he gave a lecture.

Lectures also given at the St. Barnabas Mission, East Grinstead, and at Ashurst Wood Women's Institute.

EGHAM AND ENGLEFIELD GREEN.

—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life" shown, with collections.

FOLKESTONE.—Life-boat ball.

GERHARD'S CROSS.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life" shown, with collections. Life-boat day.

GODALMING.—Dance. Competition at West Surrey Golf Club. * Lecture at Chidding- fold Women's Institute.

HARPENDEN.—Life-boat day.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Dance at Wroxham.

HASLEMERE. — House-to-house collec- tion.

HASTINGS.—The barometer awarded to Commander W. Highfleld, O.B.E., R'.N., honorary secretary of the branch, was pre- sented by the Mayor at a practice launch of the life-boat.

Life-boat day at Battle. Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown. Cinema collection at Hastings. Collection at Pier Theatre.

HIGH WYCOMBE.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life" shown, with collections.

HUNTINGDON.—Life-boat film "Boats that Save Life " shown, with collections.

ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—House-to-house collection at Sheerness.

LEIGHTON BUZZARD.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collec- tions.

LITTLEHAMPTON.—Cinema collection.

MARLOW.—Life-boat day.

NEWHAVEN.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. J. J. Lines, honorary secretary for many years, and an honorary life governor of the Institution.

An account of his services to the Institu- tion will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat.

RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEY GREEN.—Annual meeting, Commander A.

Preston, president, in the chair. Speaker : Captain H. E. Holme, R.N. (Ret.), honorary secretary of the Boxmoor and Hemel Hemp- stead branch. Effort of the past year : Bridge drive. Amount collected in 1937, £13.

Bridge drive.

RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collections.SAFFRON WALDEN.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collec- tions.

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

SEVENOAKS.—Life-boat day.

SHOREHAM.—Bridge evening arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Address by the district organizing secretary.

SLOUGH.—Life-boat day. Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

THETFORD.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collections.

TOLLESBURY.—House-to-house collec- tion.

UCKFIELD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown at a Mothers' Union Social, with a lantern lecture by Canon K. H. McDermott.

Lecture at Isfield Women's Institute. Whist drive at Piltdown. • WALTON AND FRINTON.—Officers and crew of the life-boat entertained to supper by the Yacht Club. Annual dinner to the life-boat crew.

WELLS - NEXT - THE - SEA. — Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collections. Whist drive.

WELWYN.—House-to-house collection.

WHITSTABLE.—Life-boat day.

WINSLOW.—Life-boat day. Whist drive.

WISBECH.—Life-boat day at Sutton Bridge.

WOLVERTON.—Life-boat day at Old Bradwell and Stony Stratford.

WORTHING.—Annual meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : Captain E. S.

Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superintendent of etores. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, church collections, collections at boat- house. Amount collected in 1937, £477.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- STON.—The statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Miss Bradshaw, the late honorary secretary, on her retirement, presented by the Mayor.

Badminton tournament, and whist drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures were also given at Queenswood School, Hatfield, to the Cambridge University Cruising Club, the Oxford Club Brotherhood, Hemel Hempstead, the Byfleet Wesley Guild, the Clacton Women's Conservative Associa- tion, Ramsgate Toe H. and to the Women's Institutes at Birling, Blackham, Bradwell, Cobham (Kent), Copford, Cranbourne, Ditch- ling, Knockholt, Long Crendon, Standon and Puckeridge, Teston, and Woodham Mortimer.

South-West of England.

ABINGDON.—Life-boat day.

ANDOVER.—Presentation of life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs.

H. F. Noyce, honorary secretary.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Ax- minster and Honiton. Presentation of life- boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss Tweed, honorary secretary at Honiton.

BARNSTAPLE.—Life-boat day at South Molton.

BASINGSTOKE.—Life-boat day at Hook and Rotherwick.

BATH.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, vice- president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Amount collected in 1937, £451, an increase of £103 on 1936.

Address to Christian Service Section of Wesley Guild.

CAMBORNE.—Sunday concert at Scala Theatre.

CHIPPENHAM, AND CREDITON.—Life- boat days.

DAWLISH.—Life-boat films at cinema, with an address.

DEVIZES.—Life-boat day.

EXETER.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, •vice-president, in the chair. Speaker: Captain Guy Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the committee of management of the Institu- tion. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge and whist drive. Amount collected in 1937, £217.

Bridge and whist drive, prizes presented by Councillor Mrs. Arthur Reed. Jumble sale.

FALMOUTH.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £151, an increase of £8 on 1936.

Life-boat day in Falmouth and district, and at Penryn.

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

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

Amount collected in 1937, £105, an increase of £91 on 1936.

Address to Christ Church Ward Women's Branch of the Constitutional Association by Mr. H. Fereday, honorary secretary.

GUERNSEY.—Lantern lecture by Mr. W.

Frampton, formerly honorary secretary of branch.

ILFRACOMBE.—American tea. Lantern lecture by Mr. T. R. L. Green, honorary secretary.

JERSEY.—Ball.

NEWTON ABBOT.—Presentation of framed life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss B. M. Froude, honorary treasurer. Life-boat day at Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey.

OXFORD.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Rear- Admiral T. P. H. Beamish, C.B., M.P., a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, house-to-house and college collections. Amount collected in 1937, £669, an increase of £50 on 1936.PADSTOW.—Dinner to life-boat crew, given by Mr. Cory, a member of the branch committee.

PAIGNTON.—Whist drive.

PETERSFIELD.—Play by the Meonwaras Amateur Dramatic Society. Appeal by Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, G.B.E., K.C.B., a member of the committee of the Portsmouth and District branch. Lantern lecture at Liss by the Rev. A. M. Peckham, vice-chairman of the Portsmouth and District branch.

PLYMOUTH.—Annual display by Mrs. G.

Scantlebury's Physical Training Class for Girls. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress present.

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

Efforts of past year : Life-boat day, house-to- house collection and opening of garden.

Amount collected in 1937, £273.

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

PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Lord Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £400.

Presentation by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Earl of Cork and Orrery, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., of prize won in life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Address to St. Mark's Women's Fellowship by the Rev. A. M. Peckham, vice-chairman of the branch.

READING.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayoress, president, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. A. D.

Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution. Presentations by the Mayoress and Lady Abram, M.B.E., of awards by the Institution to Guild workers.

Life-boat day.

REDRUTH.—Life-boat week, including house-to-house collection.

ST. IVES.—Whist drive.

SALISBURY.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of past year: Life-boat day in city and district, house-to-house collections, whist drives and dance. Amount collected in 1937, £339.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day in town and district, collections on steamers, theatre collections and whist drives organized by Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £883, an increase of £142 on 1936.

Presentation by the Mayoress of life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mr.

C. Cyril Sharp, honorary secretary. Presen- tations of awards by the Institution to officials and workers of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Collections at theatres. Whist drive.

Supper-dance and cabaret, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SWANAGE.—Supper and whist drive.

Lecture by Mr. E. L. Millward, assistant honorary secretary, and talk about Swanage life-boat station by Mr. William Powell, honorary secretary, to the St. Mary's Guild.

Address to Wareham Women's Institute.

SWINDON.—Life-boat day.

THAME.—The branch has suffered a severe loss through the deaths of Lady Ralph Pearson, a vice-president since 1928, and Mr. W. Wallace Seymour, vice-chairman since 1928.

TORQUAY.—Whist and bridge drive.

Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayoress, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

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

TROWBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

WANTAGE.—Life-boat day at Wantage, Didcot and Shrivenham.

WARMINSTER.—Life-boat day.

WATCHET.—Annual meeting, Mr. H. K.

Hole, chairman, presiding. Amount col- lected in 1937, £94, an increase of £8 on 1936.

WELLS.—Life-boat day.

WINCHESTER.—Life-boat day at Aires- ford and Four Marks.

WEYMOUTH.—Presentation of record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Miss Wilton, honorary organizer of life-boat day at Lulworth.

Lectures at Aldershot, Farnborough and Fleet, and Lymington.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN.—Annual meeting on 25th March, Bailie Milne presiding. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Presenta- tion to the life-boat crew of the vellums awarded to them by the Institution for the rescue of the crew of the s.s. Fairy on 26th January, 1937. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat ball, life-boat day, house-to-house collection. Amount collected in 1937, £859.

" Boats that Save Life " film shown at News Reel Cinema.

ABERLOUR.—Life-boat day.

ARBROATH.—Annual Sunday concert, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

AUCHTERMUCHTY.—Life-boat day.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS AND GARDENSTOWN.—Whist drive at Banff, at which the prizes were presented by Mrs.

Forbes, of Rothiemay Castle. Presentation, by Provost Paterson of Macduff, of the certificate awarded by the Institution to Second Coxswain W. Smith on his retirement from the Whitehills crew. Whist drive at Whitehills. Whist drive at Macduff.BARRHEAD.—Annual meeting on 24th February. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £55, an increase of £1 on 1936.

Life-boat day.

BRIDGE OP ALLAN, AND CARNWATH.

—Life-boat days.

CRIEFF.— Annual meeting on 9th February, Mrs. Stewart, of Millhills, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and garden fete. Amount collected, £378 in the branch's first year.

DENNY.—Whist drive ; Provost Loney, J.P., presided at the prize-giving ceremony and Lady Bolton presented the prizes. A dance foflowed with a cabaret show by the pupils of Mrs. G. Miller; presentation of dance prizes by Mrs. MacLachlan.

DINGWALL.—Life-boat day.

DUMBARTON.—Special meeting on 27th April, ex-Provost J. Garrick, president, in the chair. Speakers : The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a vice- president of the Institution, Ex-Provost Barr, Major D. McBride, former honorary secretary of the branch, and the Scottish organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Badges presented to Guild members by Mrs. Walter Brock, J.P. Pre- sentation by the Duke of Montrose of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Provost James Campbell, the honorary secretary.

DUNDEE.—Bridge drive.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.— Concert and dancing display at Rosyth.

EDINBURGH.—Whist drive and cake and candy stall at Lasswade, arranged by Mrs.

Core-Greenshields, a vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

FALKIRK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 25th February, Mrs. Nimmo, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day.

Life-boat day at Falkirk and Polmont.

FORFAR.—Special meeting on 9th February, Provost Hill presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed.

Speakers : The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a vice- president of the Institution, Sheriff Mac- Kinnon and the Scottish organizing secretary.

Badges were presented to Guild members by the Hon. Nancy Arbuthnott.

FORRES.—Life-boat day.

FORT WILLIAM.—Evening party, the Hon. Mrs. MacLean, of Ardgour, presiding.

GALASHIELS.—Daffodil day.

GOUROCK.—Life-boat day.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Performance of the Kfe-boat play " Their Business in Great Waters" by Lamlash Women's Rural Institute Dramatic Club " B " team at the Isle of Arran Festival.

ISLE OF BUTE.—Annual whist drive and dance.

KILMARNOCK.—Annual meeting on 5th April, Lady Rowallan, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Speaker: Captain Robert Mends, R.N. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, church service and appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1937, £210, an increase of £28 on 1936.

KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Whist drive.

LAMINGTON.—Life-boat day.

LEVEN.—Military whist drive and dance ; prizes presented by Mrs. A. Hutchison, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LOCHCARRON AND APPLECROSS.— Life-boat day.

LONGHOPE.—Lyness Recreation Club dance on behalf of the branch funds.

LOSSIEMOUTH.—Special meeting on 2nd February, ex-Provost Cormack presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speakers : Mrs. Gordon, of Buck- romb, Mr. A. G. Forbes, Bailie Mathieson and the Scottish organizing secretary.

METHIL.—Variety concert.

MONTROSE.—Annual meeting on 29th March, ex-Provost W. Douglas Johnston, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and cinema concert.

Amount collected in 1937, £195.

PAISLEY.—Life-boat day.

PEEBLES.—Bridge tournament at Kings- muir Hall.

PETERHEAD.—Mr. James J. Henderson, late honorary secretary of the station, died on 22nd March. He was appointed honorary secretary in 1918 and resigned in 1937. In 1929 he was awarded the Institution's inscribed binoculars. During his nineteen years of office the motor life-boat rescued 115 lives.

SALTCOATS.—Annual meeting on 17th March, Mrs. George Fullerton, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair.

Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1937, £61, an increase of £26 on 1936.

STIRLING.—Annual meeting on 22nd March, Mr. Robert Graham, honorary secretary, presiding. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and lantern lecture.

Amount collected in 1937, £99, an increase of £5 on 1936. Mrs. Couper elected president.

STORNOWAY.—Whist drive and dance.

day.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Life-boat Whist drive and dance.

WHITBURN.—Life-boat day.

Lantern lectures at Bellshill, Biggar, Bridge of-'Allan, Carluke, Clydebank, Coat- bridge, Dundee, Edinburgh, Giffnock, Glas- gow, High Blantyre, Leith, Milngavie, Rutherglen and Selkirk.Ireland.

BALL YDEHOB.—Life-boat day.

BALTINGLASS.—Golf competition.

BANGOR.—Annual meeting, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £207, an increase of £36 on 1936.

BELFAST.—Annual meeting, the Viscount Bangor, D.L., presiding. Speaker: Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £1,709 (including a special donation of £500), an increase of £413 on 1936.

Lantern lecture at Oldpark Presbyterian Church.

CORK.—Card drive organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with a large committee ; prizes presented by the chair- man of the branch, Coroner John J. Horgan.

DUBLIN.—Annual meeting, Major Arthur Whewell, chairman of the special effort committee, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £1,170.

Special meeting, Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lady Holmpatrick, chairman, presiding.

Annual life-boat ball.

EDENDERRY.—Concert.

GREYSTONES.—Whist drive, organized by Mrs. Archer, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HOWTH.—Competition by the Sutton Golf Club.

LARNE.—Annual meeting, the Rev. W. T.

Dennison in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £72.

LONDONDERRY. —Annual meeting, Mr.

J. T. Lockhart presiding. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1937, £187, including life-boat days held in October, 1936, and May, 1937.

Life-boat day.

TANDRAGEE.—Whist drive.

WEST CARBERY.—Golf competition.

WEXFORD.—Annual meeting, the Rev.

J. E. Hazley, M.A., presiding. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Amount col- lected in 1937, £78, an increase of £22 on 1936.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERTILLERY.—Annual meeting on 1st April, Mrs. A. H. Dolman, president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary : Efforts of the past year : Appeal for annual subscriptions, and life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1937, £15, an increase of £1 on 1936.

* BEAUMARIS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 2nd March, Mrs.

J. H. Burton, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Appeals for annual sub- scriptions and donations. Amount collected in 1937, £26.

CARDIFF AND PENARTH.—Annual meeting on 31st March, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, president, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Appeal for annual subscrip- tions, life-boat day at Cardiff and Penarth, dance at Penarth, ships' collections, opening of St. Pagans' Castle grounds, by permission of the Earl of Plymouth, exhibition of life- boat films. Amount collected during 1937, £386.

Lantern lecture at H.M. Prison.

DINAS POWIS.—Whist drive and dance, organized by the Barry and District Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

LLANELLY.—Annual meeting on 31st March, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Appeal for annual subscriptions by the Mayor, life-boat day, dance at Burry Port. Mr. D. R. Jones elected honorary treasurer in place of Mr. Ben F. Bennett.

Presentation of a silver cigarette-case to Mr.

Ben F. Bennett by the Mayoress on behalf of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £125.

Life-boat day.

NEATH.—Annual branch dinner, Mrs.

Godfrey Llewellyn, the president, in the chair, supported by the Mayor. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Whist drive.

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

The Mayor attended.

PONTYPRIDD.—Annual meeting on 21st March, Mrs. Edgar Jenkins, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Appeal for annual subscriptions, cinema collection, life-boat day and house-to-house collections.

Miss Hilary Gowan elected honorary secretary in place of Mrs. J. P. Edwards (resigned).

Amount collected in 1937, £52.

Presentation of the statuette of a life-boat- man awarded by the Institution to Mrs. J. P.

Edwards, late honorary secretary.

SHREWSBURY.—Annual meeting on 26th April, Captain Charles G. Robinson, R.N., 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 : Appeal for annual subscriptions, house-to- house collection, and a " silent appeal." Amount collected in 1937, £138.

Presentation by the Mayor of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Miss Muriel Hall, late honorary secretary.

SWANSEA.—Annual meeting on 30th March, Councillor Hawthorne in the chair in the absence of the Mayor. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Presentation of the records of thanks awarded by the Institution (Continued on page 528.) to Mrs. Biggs and Sister Scott. Efforts of the past year : Appeal by the Mayor for annual subscriptions, life-boat day, whist drive and dances at Swansea and Mumbles.

Amount collected in 1937, £230, an increase of £16 on 1936.

TENBY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 12th April, Mrs. Ward, vice-president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Appeal for annual subscriptions house-to-house collections, cinema collection hotel and boarding-house collection, life-boa day, whist and bridge drive and dance, sal of souvenir programmes. Amount collectet in 1937, £167, an increase of £61 on 1938 Presentation of the statuette of a life boatman awarded by the Institution to Mis M. Hulton.

WREXHAM.—Life-boat day..