Greater London.

Life-boat day was held throughout Greater London on 31st May. The amount raised was £6,397, an increase of £1,074 on 1937.

Presentation 'by Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, of the prize for the best essay in Great Britain and Ireland, and the chal- lenge shield for Greater London, both won by Sheila Mary Wicks, of Heston Junior Mixed School, the challenge shield for the South-East of England, won by David Cooper, of Redbourn Boys' School, and individual prizes won by Greater London Schools. The Mayor of Westminster presided, supported by the Viscountess Davidson, M.P., Mr. E. H.

Keeling, M.P., the Mayor of Heston and Isleworth, members of the Education Com- mittee of the L.C.C. and members of the committee of management of the Institu- tion. Mr. Frederick Woodhouse gave a programme of sea songs.

BARNEHURST AND CRAYFORD.— Mrs. Gilchrist appointed honorary secretary.

BATTERSEA.—Life-boat day workers' tea. Whist drive. Addresses to South Battersea Constitutional Association.

BEXLEYHEATH. — Life-boat day workers' social. Speaker: The district organ- izing secretary. Whist drive.

BURNT OAK, EDGWARE.—Visit to the Southend life-boat station. Entertainment by the Janet Gooch School of Dancing and the Woodhouse Players. Address to the Conservative Association.

CLAPHAM.—Garden fete, opened by Lady Leigh. The Rev. Canon J. C. Durell, C.B.E., president of the branch, in the chair.

Speakers: Mr. R. M. Parry, Mr. G. J. Green, Mr. Mark Stanford, M.C., President of the Clapham Rotary Club, and the district organizing secretary. Whist drives.

BALING.—Address to the Rotary Club by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

HACKNEY.—Life-boat day workers' tea, by kind invitation of Councillor Loweth, C.B.E., D.L., J.P., president of the branch.

Address to the British Legion.

HAMMERSMITH.—Sixth Annual Swim- ming Gala. Presentation of prizes by the Mayor and Mayoress. Lecture to North Hammersmith Conservative Association by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

HAREFIELD.—Entertainment by the " Dainty Dots " through the kindness of Mrs. Joyce. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

HAYES.—Garden whist drives held by the kindness of Mrs. Wetzel and Mrs. Wiggins.

HORNSEY.—Whist drive.

ILFOHD.—Life-boat day workers' meet- ing.

KEW.—Visit of Mr. Leleux, life-boat day organizer, and some of his helpers to the Institution's storeyard.

PURLEY AND COULSDON.—Bowls competition at Purley.

PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON.— Dramatic entertainment, with the life-boat play " Their Business in Great Waters ", and other sketches.

ST. ALBANS AND DISTRICT.—Annual meeting on 29th June, the Mayor, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker: Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, dance. Amount collected in 1937, £380, an increase of £15 on 1936. By the kindness of Lady Peake, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, this meeting formed a part of her " At Home." SOUTHEND AND DISTRICT.—Inspec- tion of the motor life-boat by the Right Hon.

Lord Mottistone, P.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., a vice-president of the Institution, with a special launch. Launches for the visits of the Woodford and Burnt-Oak branches. Life- boat day in Southend.

STOKE NEWINGTON.—Life-boat day helpers' meeting.

TWICKENHAM.—Special meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Com- mittee formed. Miss M. Harris appointed honorary life-boat day organizer. Address to the Rotary Club by the district organizing secretary.

UPMINSTER.—" Boats that Save Life " film shown, with collection.

WESTMINSTER.—Gymnastic and danc- ing display by the Buckingham School students. Chair taken and prizes presented by the district organizing secretary.

Special Meeting of West End life-boat day depot holders. Mrs. Abel Smith, chairman of the Central London Women's Committee, presiding. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Sat- terthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

Meeting of the special film committee, the Duchess of Sutherland, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair.

Speakers: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Institution, Mr. Deutsch, director of Odeon Theatres, Sir Michael Bruce, Bt., publicity manager of Odeon Theatres, Mrs.

Abel Smith, chairman of the Central London Women's Committee, Lieut.-Col. C. R. Sat- terthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institut- ion, and the district organizing secretary.

WIMBLEDON. — Address to Morden Rotary Club by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

WOODFORD.—Visit to the Southend life-boat station. Whist drive.

Lectures at Stratford, Sunbury-on-Thames, and Walthamstow.North-West of England.

A District Conference was held in Black- pool on 17th and 18th June. (See special report on page 566.) ABRAM AND BICKERSHAW.—Life- boat day. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ACCRINGTON AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day. Cricket match collections.

ADLINGTON, APPLEBY, AND ATHER- TON.—Life-boat days.

BAMBER BRIDGE, AND WALTON-LE- DALE.—Life-boat day. Fifth annual bowling tournament.

BARROW, AND BILLINGE.—Life-boat days. , BLACKPOOL.—Address by the district organizing secretary to the Blackpool Rotary Club.

BOLTON.—Life-boat day.

BREDBURY.—Life-boat day. American tea at Hatherlow House.

BURNLEY.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BURY.—Life-boat day.

CARNFORTH.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

CHESTER, CHORLEY, CLITHEROE, COCKERMOUTH, AND COLNE.—Life-boat days.

CREWE.—Annual meeting on 23rd June, Mrs. G. Christie-Miller, president, in the chair. Speaker: the district organizing sec- retary. Amount collected in 1937, £54, an increase of £3 on 1936.

Life-boat day.

CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Annual meet- ing on 10th May, Councillor Philip Lees, J.P., in the chair. Speaker: the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £27.

Lantern lecture by Mrs. Farnworth.

Lifj-boat day.

CULCHETH - WITH - KENYON, AND DARWEN.—Life-boat days.

DOUGLAS.—Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for ele- mentary schools.

FARNWORTH AND KEARSLEY.— Life-boat day.

FLEETWOOD.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

GARSTANG.—Life-boat day.

GOLBORNE.—Special meeting on 5th May, the Rev. A. Kennerley presiding.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, Mrs. J. Niermeyer; chairman, Mrs. K. M.

Waterhouse; honorary treasurer, Mrs. E. M.

White; joint honorary secretaries, Mrs. V. M.

Dalton and Miss J. Platt.

Life-boat day. Golf competition.

GREAT HARWOOD.—Annual house-to- house collection.

HASLINGDEN, AND HAYDOCK.—Life- boat days.

HEYWOOD.—Life-boat day. Whist drive.

HINDLEY.—Life-boat day.

HYDE.—Presentation by the Mayor of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

IRLAM AND CADISHEAD.—Life-boat day.

LANCASTER.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

LEIGH.—Annual meeting on 4th May, Mrs. J. Horrocks, president, in the chair.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, treasure hunt. Amount collected in 1937, £41, an increase of £6 on 1936.

Life-b at day.

LEYLAND.—Special meeting at Worden Hall on 7th July. Speaker: the district or- ganizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, Mrs. H. Trevor Wank- lyn; honorary treasurer, Mrs. C. M. Willmott; honorary secretary, Mrs. H. F. Haworth.

Life-boat day organized by the Hon.

Mrs. R. B. Hulton.

LITTLEBOROUGH.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

LITTLE HULTON.—Annual meeting on 10th May. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £25, an increase of £2 on 1936.

Lift.-buat day.

LITTLE LEVER.—Annual house-to- house collection.

LIVERPOOL.—Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools to eleven schools.

LYTHAM-ST. ANNES.—Annual meeting on 14th July, the deputy Mayor presiding in in the absence of the Mayor. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days. Amount col- lected in 1937, £240, an increase of £65 on 1936.

Special Sunday Service at St. John's Church, Lytham. The Mayor, members of the town council, officials and workers of the branch, members of the Lytham-St. Annes life-boat crew and fishermen attended.

Preacher: The Bishop of Blackburn. The Service conducted by the Vicar, the Rev.

A. R. Allen, M.A. The Blackpool life-boat band, conducted by Mr. .1. Brier, accompanied the procession to the church.

The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. W. Gregson, joint honorary secretary of the station since 1931.

MACCLESFIELD.—Life-boat days at Bol- lington and Prestbury.

MALPAS.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT:— The branch has suffered a very severe loss by the death of Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, Lord Mayor of Manchester, president and chairman of the branch. (An account of his services to the Institution will appear in the next issue of The Life- boat.) Life-boat days. Collections on the occasion of the visit of a flotilla of warships to Manchester Ship Canal. Special meeting of officials of district life-boat guilds.

Special meeting, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the branch, in the chair. Life-boat Guild formed.

Chairman, Councillor II. Quinney; vice- chairman, Mr. John Barlow; honorary treasurer, Mr. C. Lawton: honorary secre- tary, Mr. S. Barlow, O.B.E.

DROYLSDEN.—Special meeting.

FALLOWPIELD.—Collections at Dun- lop Rubber Company's Sports.

PRESTWICH.—Annual meeting on 20th July. Speaker: The branch secretary.

Mrs. H. W. Horrocks elected honorary secretary.

SALFORD.—Visit by members of the City of Salford Life-boat Guild and Windsor Institute helpers to the Llandudno life- boat station. Short sea cruise.

WALKDEN.—Visit by Ladies' Life- boat Guild to Fleetwood life-boat station.

Short sea cruise.

WHALLEY RANGE.—Annual meeting on 2nd July. Speaker: The branch sec- retary. Mrs. R. Milner elected president in succession to Mrs. A. Fisher resigned.

MIDDLETON, AND MOSSLEY.—Life- boat days.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Pre- sentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

NANTWICH, NEWTON - IN-MAKER- FIELD, AND NORTHWICH.—Life-boat days.

OLDHAM.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ORMSKIRK.—Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ORRELL.—Life-boat day. Annual golf competition by the Dean Wood Golf Club, ladies' section.

PADIHAM.—House-to-house collection.

PEEL.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (A special report will appear in the next issue of The Life-bnnt.) Annual sacred service. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

PORT ERIN.—After-dinner collection.

Annual Sunday service.

PORT ST. MARY.—Presentation by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man of the challenge shield for the North-West of England in the life-boat essay competition for elementarv schools, won by Jean Maginn.

of Rushen School, Port St. Mary. After- dinner collection.

POYNTON AND WORTH, AND PRES- TON.—Life-boat days.

RADCLIFFE.—Whist drive, arranged by Mrs. Etheridge. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for ele- mentary schools.

RAINFORD.—Life-boat day.

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

RISHTON, AND ROMILEY.—Life-boat days.

ROYTON.—Annual meeting on 4th May, the Rev. Canon W. Rowe in the chair.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1937, £34.

Annual house-to-house collection, and life- boat films shewn at the Pavilion Cinema.

RUNCORN.—Presentation by Mr. Cecil Greenhalgh, honorary secretary of the branch, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competi- tion for elementary schools.

SANDBACH, AND SOUTHPORT.—Life- boat days.

STOCKPORT.—Life-boat days and life- boat exhibition. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

TARPORLEY, AND TODMORDEN.— Life-boat days.

TINTWISTLE.—Annual house-to-house collection.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual house-to-house collection. " Bring-and-buy " sale at Sunny Bank.

TURTON, AND UPHOLLAND.—Life- boat days.

WARRINGTON.—Life-boat day. "Bring- and-buy " sale at the house of Mrs. Brereton Fairclough. Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

WESTHOUGHTON.—Life-boat day.

Cricket match collections.

WHALEY BRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

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

WIDNES.—Presentation by the Mayoress of a prize won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools.

North-East of England.

BAMBURGH.—Opening ceremony of the Grace Darling National Memorial Museum.

(See special report on page 529.) BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Life-boat day.

BRADFORD.—Garden party, given by Mrs. Rawnsley. Esholt.

BRIDLINGTON.—Life-boat day. Grounds of Burton Agnes Hall on view.COLLINGHAM, AND CONISBOROUGH.

—Life-boat days.

CONSETT.—Garden whist and bridge drive.

CRESSWELL.—House-to-house collection.

CULLERCOATS, AND DARLINGTON.

—Life-boat days.

DEWSBURY.—House-to-house collection.

DONCASTER DISTRICT.—Whist drives at Thurnscoe and Littl; Smeaton. Life- boat day at Great Houghton. Special efforts at South Emsall and Goldthorpe.

DURHAM.—Bring-and-buysale.

GATESHEAD, GOLCAR, AND GOOLE.

—Life-boat days.

HARROGATE.—Dancing display.

HARTLEPOOL, AND HOLMFIRTH.— Life-boat days.

HOLY ISLAND.—Presentation of the challenge shield for the North-East of England, in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, won by Henry Walker, of the Holy Island Church of England School.

HONLEY.—House-to-house collection.

HUDDERSFIELD.—American sale.

KEIGHLEY.—Annual meeting on 23rd May, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year: House-to-house col- lection, life-boat day, American tea. Amount collected in 1937, £359, an increase of £69 on 1936.

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

LEEDS, MIDDLESBROUGH, AND NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—Life-boat days.

NEW MILL.—House-to-house collection.

NORMANTON.—Whist drive. Social.

OUTWOOD AND STANLEY.—House-to- house collection.

PATRINGTON.—Whist drive.

REDCAR.—Life-boat day.

ROTHERHAM.—Exhibition of life-boat photographs at the Art Gallery. (A special account will bs published in the next issue.) Scavenge hunt.

SCARBOROUGH.—Treasure hunt.

SEAHAM, AND SELBY.—Life-boat days.

SHEFFIELD.—American tea.

SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

STAINDROP.—House-to-house collection.

STOCKTON.—Life-boat day.

SUNDERLAND.—District life-boat day.

TYNEMOUTH.—The station has lost an old coxswain by the death of Coxswain Joseph Taylor. He retired in 1938, having then served as coxswain at Tynemouth for fifteen years and before that at Cullercoats for two years.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat day.

WHITBY.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (A special report will appear in the next issue.) WITHERNSEA.—Life-boat day.

YORK.—Sunday concert.

Midlands.

A District Conference was held in Bir- mingham on 13th and 14th May. A special report was published in The Life-boat for June.

ALFRETON, AND ATHERSTONE.— Life-boat days.

BAKEWELL.—Life-boat day. Lecture to the British Legion.

BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat day at South Ferriby.

BIRMINGHAM.—Presentation of the records of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. T. O. Stevens, chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and to Mr. C. Corbett, a member of the branch committee, of the life-boat picture, awarded to Mrs. Pendle, a member of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded to Mrs. Shakespear, ex-chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat day.

Annual meeting at Smethwick. The Mayor in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Presentation of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Livingstone.

Life-boat day at Smethwick. Bridge drive at Quinton, organized by Mrs. Penny.

Address to Leigh Road and Ada Road Boys' Schools.

BLOCKLEY.—Life-boat day.

BRISTOL.—Annual meeting, the Lord Mayor, patron, in the chair. Speakers: Colonel the Lord Sempill, a member of the committee of management of the Institution, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Presentation by Lord Sempill of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Lady Davies, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and the hono- rary life-governor's vellum to Mrs. C. Hartly- Hodder, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £1,233, an increase of £22 on 1936.

Life-boat day.

BROWNHILLS.—Whist drive.

BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Life-boat day.

BUXTON. — House-to-house collection.

Lantern lecture.

CANNOCK.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

CHELTENHAM.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Presentation of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Miss Wanklyn, honorary secretary of the branch, and the record of thanks to Mrs. R.

Jones, a member of the branch committee.

Amount collected in 1937, £146.

Life-boat day.

CONINGSBY.—Life-boat day.

COVENTRY.—Special meeting, attended by the Mayor. Speaker: The district organ- izing secretary. Presentation by the Mayor of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr. H. Reynolds, honorary secretary, of the life-boat picture awardedto Mr. A. Longbottom, a member of the branch committee, and of the record of thanks awarded to Mr. G. H. Gould, a member of the branch committee. Presentation of two certificates won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools. Lift-boat day.

DERBY (ALVASTON BRANCH), FAIR- FORD AND LECHLADE, GLOUCESTER, GRIMSBY, HORNCASTLE, ILKESTON, AND IRTHLINGBOROUGH. — Life-boat days.

KETTERING.—Collection at the Savoy Cinema.

KIDDERMINSTER. — Life-boat day.

Life-boat films shown.

LANGWITH.—Life-boat day.

LINCOLN.—Mr. Ernest Bower appointed branch secretary.

LONG EATON—Life-boat day.

MABLETHORPE AND SUTTON-ON- SEA, AND MALVERN.—Life-boat days.

MARKET HARBOROUGH.—House-to- house collection.

MATLOCK.—Life-boat day.

NEW MILLS.—" Boats that Save Life " and " Riders of the Storm " films shown at local cinemas.

NUNEATON, AND OAKHAM.—Life- boat days.

PETERBOROUGH.—Presentation by the Mayor of the challenge shield for the Midlands in the life-boat essay competition for ele- mentary schools, won by Betty Ann Langley, of Orchard Street Council School, and by Lady Winfrey, president of the branch, of two certificates won in this competition.

REDDITCH, AND RETFORD.—Life- boat days.

RIPLEY.—House-to-house collection.

RUGBY (SOUTHAM AND DUN- CHURCH), RUSHDEN, AND SLEAFORD.

—Life-boat days.

STOKE - ON - TRENT AND NEW- CASTLE-UNDER-LYME.—Mr. J, H. Jack- son appointed assistant secretary.

STOW-ON-WOLD, STRATFORD-ON- AVON, UPPINGHAM, AND UPTON-ON- SEVERN.—Life-boat days.

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

WALSALL, AND WOODHALL SPA.— Life-boat days.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH.—Another of the famous Cable family has passed away by the death of Mr. Robert A. Cable, at the age of 83.

He went to sea at the age of twelve, in a fishing smack, joined the life-boat crew in 1881, was appointed bowman in 1905, and retired in 1927. He had then done 46 years service in the life-boat and had taken part in the rescue of over 170 lives.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Golf competition.

CAMBRIDGE.—Annual meeting, Mrs.

Giles, president, in the chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of tlje past year: House-to-house collections.

Amount collected in 1937, £109, an increase of £13 on 1936.

CANTERBURY.—Annual meeting, Surg.- Capt. K. H. Jones, R.N., M.B., F.Z.S., chairman, presiding. Speaker: the district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Church and house-to-house collections, whist drive, golf competition. Amount collected in 1937, £79.

At a special service of the sea held in Canterbury Cathedral the Institution was represented by Lieut.-Commander the Lord Teynham, R.N., a member of the committee of management and members of the life- boat crews from Margate, Ramsgate, Walmer, Dover, Hythe and Dungeness.

CATERHAM AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

CHICHESTER.—Whist drive at Slindon.

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

Mr. L. Jackson appointed honorary treasurer in place of Mr. A. W. Kerry. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Sunday and boat-house collections, and life-boat day and whist drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £409.

Life-boat Sunday. Golf competition.

The branch has suffered a severe loss through the death of Councillor Mrs. F. E.

White, honorary treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CROMER.—Exhibition of life-boat models, photographs, and moving pictures.

CROWBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day.

DARTFORD.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collections. Garden meeting and " bring-and-buy" sale, with address by the district organizing secretary.

Garden whist drive.

DORKING.—Life-boat day.

DOVER.—A centenary vellum was pre- sented to the Mayor by the district organizing secretary. (A special account will be published in the next issue.) Dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Tennis tournament.

EASTBOURNE.—Records of thanks awarded by the Institution to a number of honorary workers were presented by Mr.

H. A. Baker, a member of the committee of management of the Institution, at a broad- cast tea dance.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Mrs. Astley Roberts, president, in the chair. Speaker : the district organizing secretary. Life-boat days in Eastbourne and country districts, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures to the Women's Institutes at Catsfield, Dicker, Heathfield, Hellingly, and Robertsbridge.

EPPING—Garden meeting and American tea.ESHER.—Life-boat day.

GRAYS.—Golf competition at Orsett.

. GUILDFORD.—Church collections at Shamley Green. Lecture at Shere and Gomshall Women's Institute, and address to the Round Table, by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

HARWICH.—Collection on cross-channel steamers and at Shotley on the occasion of the King's birthday review.

HASTINGS.—" Blessing of the sea " service. Lecture at Staplehurst and Ew- hurst Women's Institute.

HERNE BAY.—Framed letters of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mr. Alfred Pressley and Mr. Frank Holness, of Herne Bay, for the rescue, on 17th April last, of a man and a boy from a yacht, presented by Councillor W. S. Pullinger, J.P., chairman of the Urban District Council.

HUNTINGDON AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day.

HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Life-boat day. Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—Life-boat day in Queenborough and district.

KING'S LYNN.—Joint flag-day with the Hull Sailors' Orphanage.

LEATHERHEAD.—Life-boat day. Golf competition.

LEWES AND DISTRICT. — Life-boat days. Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown. Lectures at Hamsey and Newick Women's Institutes.

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

LOWESTOFT.—Address to the Round Table by Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superintendent of stores.

MAIDENHEAD.—Life-boat day.

MAIDSTONE.—Golf competition at Bear- sted.

MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE AND DIS- TRICT.—House-to-house collections.

REIGATE AND REDHILL.—Golf com- petition at Kingswood.

ROCHESTER.—Life-boat day.

RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—Garden sale.

ST. IVES.—Presentation of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mrs. G. G. G.

Wheeler, late president of the branch.

ST. NEOTS.—Life-boat day.

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

SEAFORD.—Life-boat day.

SHERINGHAM.—The station has lost a former coxswain by the death, at the age of 88, of Coxswain William Bishop. He retired in 1914, having then served as coxswain for 17 years.

I Exhibition of life-boat models, photographs, and moving pictures.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR. — Life-boat days at Shoreham and Southwick. Life- boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown at South wick.

TONBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—American tea.

Speaker: Lieut.-Ccl. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Lecture at Mark Cross VVomen's Institute.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat Sunday.

WEYBRIDGE.—Life-boat day.

WINDSOR, ETON, AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day at Windlesham.

WOKINGHAM.—Life-boat day.

WOLVERTON.—Collection at L.M.S.

Railway Company's works.

WORTHING.—Life-boat day. Lecture at Storrington Women's Institute. Presenta- tion of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition at two elementary schools.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- STON.—Life-boat day. Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Lectures were also given to the Godalming Townswomen's Guild, and to the Women's Institutes at Barnston, Billericay, Bucking- ham, Campton, Chiddingstone Causeway, Crockham Hill, Hutton, Midhurst, Mundon, Scaynes Hill, Sible Hedingham, Stanbridge, Water Eaton, and Woolbeding.

Prizes won in the life-boat essay competi- tion for elementary schools were also pre- sented at Beaconsfield, Deal, Dunstable, Folkestone, Lydd, Midhurst, Ripple, Stone, Welwyn Garden City, and Westerham.

South-West of England.

ALDERSHOT. — Special meeting.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

ANDOVER.—Life-boat day in Andover, Stockbridge and villages, and in Whitchurch and district and Kingsclere.

APPLEDORE.—Life-boat day at Apple- dore and Bideford.

BANBURY.—Life-boat day in Banbury and villages.

BARNSTAPLE.—Life-boat day.

BASINGSTOKE.—Presentation of framed life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Stratford, chairman of the branch.

BATH.—Life-boat day.

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

BOURNEMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, president of the branch, 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 past year: Life-boat day and house-to-house collections. Amount collected in 1937, £452.

BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day at Beamin- ster. Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, byRear-Admiral C. H. Fox, C.B., president of the branch. . • BUDE.—Life-boat day at Holsworthy.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day at Burnham and Highbridge.

CALNE.—Life-boat day.

CHARD.—Life-boat day at Chard. Bridge tournament at Ilminster.

CHIPPENHAM. — Life-boat day at Corsham.

CHIPPING NORTON.—Life-boat day.

Garden fete at Kingham, organized by Mrs.

Parsons.

CLEVEDON, AND CLOVELLY.—Life- boat days.

DARTMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Dart- mouth and Kingswear, with visit of Torbay motor life-boat.

DAWLISH.—Life-boat day in Dawlish and district. Life-boat film shown at Scala Cinema.

EASTLEIGH.—Life-boat day.

EXETER.—Life-boat day and stall.

EXMOUTH.—Golf competition and life- boat day at Budleigh Salterton.

FALMOUTH.—Golf competition.

FARNBOROUGH AND FLEET.—Life- boat day at Fleet.

FOWEY, FROME, AND GOSPORT.— Life-boat days.

GUERNSEY. —Presentation by the Lieutenant-Governor of the thanks of the Institulion, inscribed on vellum, awarded to Mr. W. Frampton on his retirement as honorary secretary.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES.—Life-boat day at Henley and Shiplake. Golf competition.

ILFRACOMBE.—Life-boat day in Ilfra- combe and surrounding villages. Life-boat film shown.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Annual meeting of the Isle of Wight life-boat board, Major- General The Right Hon. Lord Mottistone, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., president of the branch and a vice-president of the Institution, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £833 Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chair- man of the Institution, to the Shanklin Townswomen's Guild. Mrs. Walmsley in the chair. Opening of Gardens, Luccombe Chine, Bonchurch, by kind permission of Mrs. Cholmondeley.

Presentations of framed life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mr. P. W. Day, honorary treasurer; framed record of thanks to Mrs. Denham of East Cowes; statuette of a life-boatman to Mrs. Drayson of Brading.

Annual meeting of Cowes Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Annual meeting of Ryde Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

JERSEY.—Visit of life-boat to St. Malo.

(See special article on page 566.) LYMINGTON.—Visit of Milford-on-Sea Women's Institute to Building Yard at Cowes.

MALMESBURY.—Life-boat day.

MARLBOROUGH.—Life-boat day at Pewsey.

NEWBURY.—Life-boat day at Hunger- ford.

NEWQUAY.—Special meeting, Mrs.

Gibson in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

OKEHAMPTON, AND PAIGNTON.— Life-boat days.

PETERSFIELD.—Life-boat day in Peters- field and Liss. • PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Plymouth and Saltash. Address by district organizing secretary to the South Brent Women's Institute.

POOLE.—Life-boat day at Poole and Wimborne. Balloon race at Poole. The three winning balloons came down in France, and Belgium.

PORTSMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Ports- mouth, Havant and Emsworth.

REDRUTH.—Bridge and whist drive.

ROMSEY.—Life-boat day in Romsey and villages.

ST. AUSTELL.—Special meeting. Speak- er : The district organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed, with Mrs. H. Coode as president and Mrs. E. Saunders as hono- rary secretary.

Presentation by Mr. W. Coode of the challenge shield for the South-West of England in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools won by William Hobba, of the Central Senior Boys' School, St. Austell.

Bridge and whist drive.

SALISBURY.—Special meeting at " Riversfield," by kind invitation of Mrs.

Norman Rawlence. The Mayoress of Salis- bury in the chair. Life-boat day at Gilling- ham. Treasure hunt for cars.

" Bring-and-buy" sale at Windover House, by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs.

Lovibond.

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

SHEPTON MALLET, AND SHER- BORNE.—Life-boat days.

SIDMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Ottery St. Mary. Life-boat film shown at cinema.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Life-boat day in Southampton and district, s.s. Asturias open to public.

SWANAGE.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Field, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

SWINDON.—Presentation of framed life- boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. George, honorary secretary.

TAVISTOCK.—Life-boat day.

TEIGNMOUTH.—Life-boat day and stall.

THAME.—Life-boat day at Thame and Watlington.

TIVERTON.—Life-boat day at Tiverfon and Bampton.

TORQUAY.—Life-boat day, with life- boat films shown at cinemas. "The Mayoress visited all depots.TOTNES.—Life-boat day in Totnes and district.

TRURO.—Life-boat day.

WANTAGE.—Life-boat day at Faringdon.

WESTBURY.—Life-boat day.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Special Meet- ing of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Porcher, president, in the chair.* Speaker: The dis- trict organizing secretary. Presentation of awards by the Institution to Guild workers.

Life-boat day.

WEYMOUTH.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

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

WITNEY, AND WOODSTOCK.—Life- boat days.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat day in Crewkerne and Yeovil villages.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Edinburgh on 27th May, 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. The Lord Saltoun, M.C., and Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., were welcomed by the council as the new vice-chairmen. Speakers: The Lord Saltoun, M.C., Harriet Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the council and presi- dent of the Edinburgh Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Rear-Admiral Evelyn C. O. Thomson, D.S.O., R.N., Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland, and Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats.

ABERDEEN.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion by Madame Murray, a member of the branch committee, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ALLOA.—Life-boat days. Golf compe- titions at Dollar, Tulliallan, and Braehead.

ANNAN.—Life-boat day. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ANSTRUTHER.—Life-boat days at An- struther, Pittenweem and St. Monance.

ARBROATH, ARDRISHAIG, ARDROS- SAN, AND AYTON AND BURNMOUTH.— Life-boat days.

BANFF. — House-to-house collection.

Special meeting. Speakers: Mrs. Kilgour, president, and Mrs. Anderson, honorary secretary, of the Aberdeen Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Cruises in Whitehills motor life- boat. Dancing displays by the pupils of Miss Lexy Wilson.

BO'NESS.—Life-boat day.

BRECHIN.—Special meeting on 1st June, Bailie Ogilvie presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.

day at BURNTISLAND.—Life-boat Burntisland and Aberdour.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Golf tournament at Carradale, arranged by Mr. P. McKinven.

CARRONBRIDGE, CARSTAIRS, AND COUfeSTREAM.—Life-boat days.

COWDENBEATH.—Special meeting, Pro- vost Primmer presiding. Speakers :• Mr. C.

Carlow Reid, president of the branch, the Rev. Mr. McAuslane and the Scottish organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

CRIEFF, CUPAR, DARVEL, AND DUMFRIES.—Life-boat days.

DUNDEE.—Life-boat day. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools.

DUNOON.—Life-boat ball, held in con- nection with the International Clyde Regatta, under the patronage of the Clyde Yacht Clubs (International Fortnight Regattas).

DUNS. Life-boat day.

EDINBURGH.—Life-boat day. Open golf meeting at Longniddry, arranged by • Miss E. H. Sawers, a member of the Edin- burgh Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation by Mr. David S. Wallace, a member of the branch committee, of a prize won in the life- boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Presentation of other prizes won in this competition.

Address to the Rotary Club by the Lord Saltoun, M.C., a vice-chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council.

ELGIN.—Life-boat day.

FALKIRK.—Golf competition.

FORFAR.—Whist drive at Cairnhill.

FRASERBURGH.—Model yacht exhibi- tion.

GIRVAN, GLASGOW, GRANGEMOUTH, AND GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY.—Life-boat days.

GREENOCK.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

HAMILTON.—Special meeting, Provost John Cassells presiding. Speakers: The Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, a vice- president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Sir Henry S. Keith, Major W. Dykes Louden and the Scottish organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Badges presented to Guild members by the Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon.

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

HELENSBURGH, AND INVERBER- VIE.—Life-boat days.

1NVERGORDON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £23, an increase of £1 on 1936.

INVERKEITHING, IRVINE, ISLE OF ARRAN, AND ISLE OF BUTE.—Life- boat days.

KEITH.—House-to-house collection.KELSO, KILMARNOCK, KILSYTH, KINGUSSIE, AND KINROSS.—Life-boat days.

KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Life-boat days.

LARBERT.—Life-boat day.

LARGS.—Life-boat day at Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie.

LERWICK, LEVEN, LOCHGELLY, LOCHGILPHEAD, AND LOCHMABEN.— Life-boat days.

LOCKERBIE.—Presentation by Mr.

David Cormack of a prize won in the life- boat essay competition for elementary schools.

LOSSIEMOUTH, AND MARKINCH.— Life-boat days.

MONTR/)SE.—Life-boat day and dance.

NEWTOWNMORE, AND NORTH BERWICK.—Life-boat days.

OBAN.—Life-boat day at Ballachulish, Benderloch and Easdale.

PERTH.—Life-boat days.

PETERHEAD. — Life-boat day. Pre- sentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

PORTPATRICK, ROSEHEARTY, AND ST. ANDREWS.—Life-boat days.

. SALTCOATS.—Life-boat day, with visit of Troon motor life-boat.

SANQUHAR, AND STEWARTON.— Life-boat days.

STORNOWAY.—Life-boat day. Golf competition. Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for ele- mentary schools.

STRANRAER, TOBERMORY, AND TROON.—Life-boat days.

Prizes won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools were also presented at Beauly, Burnbank, Castle Douglas, Firth (Orkney), Inverness, Kin- lochleven, Kirkhill, Lochcarron, Monymusk, Newmains, North Uist, Prestwick, Sandwick (Orkney), Stornoway and Tarland.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERDOVEY, ABERGELE, AND ABERDARON.—Life-boat days.

ABERYSTWYTH.—Presentation by the Mayor of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. D. C.

Edwards, organizer of the annual life-boat day in Berth, and of the record of thanks awarded to Miss Roberta Williams, of Penllan, life-boat collector.

ANGLE.—Presentation of the life-boat- man's certificate awarded by the Institution to Mr. William Watkins, bowman.

ANGLESEY.—The branch has suffered a very severe loss by the death of Mr, J. H.

Burton, honorary secretary of the Beaumaris station. (An account of his services to the Institution will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat.} BARRY.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans. (A special report will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat.) Life-boat day.

Presentation by Mrs. T. Rowlands, chair- man of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, and presentation of two other prizes won in the same competition.

BETHESDA, BETT WS - Y - COED, BRIDGNORTH, AND CAERNARVON.— Life-boat days.

CARDIFF.—Presentation by the Lord Mayor of the challenge shield for Wales in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools won by Thomas Godfrey of the Lansdowne Road Boys' School, Canton, Cardiff. Presentation by the Lady Mayoress of nine other prizes, won by other Cardiff schools in the same competition. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

COLWYN BAY.—Annual meeting on July 12th, Alderman T. E. Purdy, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker: The dis- trict organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Annual appeal for subscriptions, cinema collections, life-boat day and house- to-house collections. Amount collected in 1937, £278, an increase of £25 on 1936.

Presentation of the statuette of a life- boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr.

P. W. Aston, honorary secretary.

CONWAY, CRICCIETH, DENBIGH, DINAS POWIS, EDEYRN, FLINT, HAVERFORDWEST, HOLYHEAD, LEO- MINSTER, LLANDOVERY, LLANFAIR- FECHAN, AND LLANIDLOES.—Life-boat days.

LUDLOW.—Annual meeting on 22nd June, Mrs. E. Tyrell, honorary secretary, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Annual appeal for subscriptions, house-to-house collection. Amount collected in 19.37, £32.

Life-boat day.

MILFORD HAVEN.—Annual meeting on 17th May, Mrs. H. E. Rees, chairman, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Annual appeal for subscriptions, bridge drive, life- boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £44, an increase of £1 on 1936.

MOLD, MONMOUTH, AND MUMBLES.

—Life-boat days.

NEATH.—Annual meeting, Mrs. Godfrey Llewellyn, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, annual appeal for subscriptions, whist drive.

Amount collected in 1937, £44.

Life-boat day.

NEVIN AND MORFA NEVIN.—Life- boat day.

NEWPORT (MON.) —Annual meeting on 5th May, Mr. G. F. Colbourne, B.A., in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Annualappeal for subscriptions, annual life-boat day, life-boat ball, whist drive and works collec- tion. Amount collected in 1937, £104, an increase of £2 on 1936.

Life-boat day.

NEWQUAY.—The branch has lost an old coxswain, by the death of Coxswain Frederick Shaylor, who retired in 1935, after serving for 12 years as second-coxswain and 17 years as coxswain.

OSWESTRY, PENMAENMAWR, PORTH- CAWL, PORTHDINLLAEN, PRESTEIGN, PWLLHELI, AND RHAYADER.—Life- boat days.

RHYL.—Annual meeting on 13th July, Mr. C. H. Roberts, president, in the chair.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year: Annual appeal for subscriptions, house-to-house collection, hotel collection, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £297, an increase of £5 on 1936.

ROSS, AND SARN.—Life-boat days.

SHREWSBURY.—A silent appeal.

SWANSEA.—Life-boat day.

TENBY.—Special meeting on 18th May, the Mayor presiding, supported by the Mayoress, Councillors and the officers and committee of the branch. Speaker: The dis- trict organizing secretary. The Mayoress presented the thanks of the Institution in- scribed on vellum awarded to each member of the life-boat crew for the service on 15th January, 1938, to the Fermanagh, of Belfast.

Mrs. Hulton, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, presented a silver watch to each member of the crew, a gift from the in- habitants of Tenby. Dinner to the life-boat crew by public subscription.

Garden party at Norton Lodge by kind permission of Mrs. Guy Ward, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and opened by Major Grimwood Phillips.

TOWYN, TREVOR AND CLYNNOG, TYDWIELIOG, WELLINGTON, AND WHITCHURCH (SALOP).—Life-boat days.

Prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools were also presented at Llanfyrnach and Penygraig.

Ireland.

BAGENALSTOWN.—Life-boat day.

BALLYCOTTON.—First life-boat day.

BANGOR.—Life-boat film shown at Tonic Cinema, with collection. Life-boat day.

BELFAST.—Life-boat day. Stall at Royal Ulster Agricultural Society's Show at Balmoral. (A special account will be pub- lished in the next issue.) Lantern lectures.

CLOGHER HEAD.—Life-boat day.

CLONAKILTY.—Competition at Inchy- doney Golf Club.

DROGHEDA AND DUBLIN.—Life-boat days.

DUNDALK.—Golf competition.

DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Life-boat lay. Golf competition.

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

FERMOY.—Life-boat day.

GALWAY, AND KINSALE.—Golf com- petitions.

LARNE, AND MULLINGAR.—Life-boat days.

NENAGH.—Golf competition.

NEWCASTLE (CO. DOWN).—Life-boat day.

PORTRUSH.—Life-boat day. Midnight matinee at Portrush cinema. Concert.

PORTUMNA.—Golf competition.

ROSSLARE, AND STRABANE.—Life- boat days.

WESTMEATH.—Golf competition.

WEXFORD.—Presentation of centenary vellum. (A special report will be published in the next issue.) Life-boat day.

WICKLOW, AND WOODENBRIDGE.— Golf competition.Notice.

THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries of branches and the Ladies' Life-boaf Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribers of ten shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the Press.

Unless you are keeping a complete set of the journal you will help the Institution if, after reading this number, you will pass it on to a friend.

All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42. Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

The next number of THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in December, 1938..