Greater London.

BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND CARSHALTON.—Entertainment at Bed- dington, with addresses by the Mayor, Miss Roberts, honorary secretary, and the district organizing secretary.

BEXLEYHEATH.—The branch has suf- fered a severe loss by the death of Mr.

F. J. L. Fish, its late president.

Annual meeting on 3rd October, Mrs.

Ford Sadler, M.B.E., chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £98, an increase of £24 on 1937. The Mayor elected president.

Social afternoon, the Mayor presiding.

Speaker: Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superintendent of stores.

Mrs. Jensen appointed honorary treasurer in succession to Mrs. Bex.

BROMLEY. — Addresses to Keston Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hal], R.N. and Mrs. Tucker, honorary secretary.

CLAPHAM.—Annual meeting on 14th October, Mrs. Callingham in the chair.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, garden fete, whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £458.

Whist drive.

Mrs. Callingham appointed chairman in succession to Mrs. Clarke.

EPSOM.—Address to the Round Table by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

HAREFIELD.—House-to-house collection.

Mrs. Tarleton, president of the branch, at home to members of the Guild.

HA YES.—Annual meeting on 20th October.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, sup- ported by Mr. J. Harris. Efforts of the past year: Whist drives, life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1938, £123.

" Keep fit " classes.

HORNSEY.—Mrs. Powell appointed hon- orary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in succession to Mrs. F. A. Notson.

HOUNSLOW.—Whist drive, organized by Miss Ankritt, honorary secretary. Whist drive at Cranford, organized by Mrs. Newman, with presentation of prizes and address by Major-General B. C. Freyberg, V.C.

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

ROMFORD.—Life-boat day; life-boat films shown.

ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat day. Fourth annual balloon race. Depot-holders' meet- ing, the Mayor, chairman, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Address by Miss Amy Johnson at the Rotary Club's ladies' luncheon, with collection.

SOUTHEND.—Presentation of awards for services to three vessels, on June 2nd, to Coxswain Page and the crew. (See special account on page 581.) Life-boat day in South Benfleet and Canvey Island. Whist drive at Rayleigh.

Supper and concert to the life-boat crew, Mr. Henry Potter, a member of the branch committee, presiding.

Address by Mr. N. H. Nelms to Clarence Road Baptist Church Fellowship.

STEPNEY.—Lectures to Stewart Head- lam Institute, by Mr. F. A. Clarke, deputy head.

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

WIMBLEDON.—Bridge tournament at the Clock House, kindly lent by Mrs. White- way.

Lectures at Goodmayes and South Harrow.

North-West of England.

ATHERTON.—Annual whist drive and dance.

BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat day.

BOLTON.—Fourth ladies' bowling handi- cap. Annual whist drive; whist drives arranged by Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Ingham.

BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on llth October, Mrs. P. Kenyon, president and honorary treasurer of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life- boat day, whist drives. Amount collected in 1938,'£59, an increase of £18 on 1937.

BRINDLE.—Annual meeting on 14th September, Mrs. G. R. Povey, piesident of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Whist drive. Amount collected in 1938, £18, an increase of £6 on 1937.

CARNFORTH.—Life-boat day. Jumble sale.

CASTLETOWN.—Annual life-boat day and fete.

CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Annual whist drive.

CULCHETH-WITH-KENYON. — Annual whist drive.

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

HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 25th October, the Mayoress, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life- boat day, whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £61, an increase of £11 on 1937.

Whist drive at the house of the honorary treasurer.

HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 27th September, Councillor T. Wright, J.P.,presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: House- to-house collection, whist drive and dance, jumble sale. Amount collected in 1938, £66, an increase of £1 on 1937.

An operetta " Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs," given by the children of Lee Congre- gational Sunday School.

HOYLAKE.—Annual life-boat service at St. Hildeburgh's Church, with an appeal by the vicar of Hoylake, and collections.

INCE - IN - MAKERFIELD.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 21st September. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

KIRKBY STEPHEN.—Life-boat day.

LANCASTER.—Bridge and whist drive.

LEYLAND.—Garden party, at Clayton Green, organized by Mrs. J. B. Cardwell.

LITTLEBOROUGH.—Annual dance.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, on 28th September. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual meet- ing on 29th September. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, bridge drive.

Amount collected in 1938, £99, an increase of £18 on 1937.

Mrs. N. Thomson appointed honorary treasurer in succession to Mrs. Woodhouse.

LYTHAM.—Life-boat day.

MACCLESFIELD.—Special meeting on 12th September, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Life-boat day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT.—Address by the district organ- izing secretary to members of the Toe H., Mark IV.

CHEADLE HULME.—Life-boat day.

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Annual whist drive.

DENTON.—Annual meeting on 20th October, Mrs. E. A. Ashworth, president, in the chair.

DIDSBURY.—Annual dance.

GORTON.—Annual meeting on 6th October, Mr. E. Battman, chairman, presiding.

KNUTSFORD.—Annual meeting on 17th August, Mrs. Watts, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker: The branch secretary.

Life-boat day.

PRESTWICH.—Special meeting. Life- boat day.

SALFORD.—Address by branch secre- tary to members of Sutton Trust Flats.

URMSTON.—Films shown, with collec- tions, at Curzon Cinema, WHITEFIELD.—Annual whist drive.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK. — Annual meeting on 6th October, Miss A. Robinson, presi- dent, in the chair. Speaker: The branch secretary.

Flower show and sa!e. CoMections at Belle Vue Speedway, Belle Vue Greyhound Racecourse, the General Post Office, Messrs. Lomas's Limited, Marks & Spencer, Ltd., Salford Greyhound Racecourse and White City Greyhound Racecourse.

MARYPORT.—Annual meeting in Octo- ber, Captain T. Steele presiding in the absence of Lieut.-Colonel G. J. Pocklington Senhouse. Amount collected in 1938, £55, an increase of £29 on 1937.

Grace Darling Centenary tea and whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Miss Leighton, honorary secre- tary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild for nearly sixteen years.

MIDDLETON.—Annual meeting on 12th October, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drive.

Amount collected in 1938, £54.

MILNTHORPE.—Life-boat day. House- to-house collection at Levens.

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

NEW BRIGHTON. —Annual life-boat service at St. James's Church, New Brighton.

The Mayor and Mayoress, members of the Council, officials and members of the branch committee attended. Preacher: The Rev.

Canon A. L. J. Shields, B.A., vicar of St.

Catherine's, Abercromby Square, Liverpool.

The Rev. W. S. Coad, M.A., Rural Dean and vicar of St. James's, conducted the service.

The lesson was read by Mr. Stuart Deacon, B.A., chairman of the branch.

PEEL.—Annual life-boat day and fete.

PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 19th October, Mr. H. J. Clague presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, sacred service, sale of souvenirs, and collections in hotels, boarding-houses, etc. Amount collected in 1938, £284.

Life-boat day.

PORT ST. MARY.—Annual meeting on 26th October, Mr. J. J. Qualtrough, J.P., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, sacred service, concert, sale of souvenirs, and collections in hotels, boarding-houses, etc. Amount collected in 1938, £151.

Life-boat day. Annual sacred service.

PRESTON. — Special meeting on 9th September. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

Chairman, Mrs. Rainford: honorary trea- surer, Miss Harris; honorary secretary, Miss Dennis.

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

RADCLIFFE.—Annual meeting on 31st October. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £42, an increase of £35 on 1937.Mrs. A. H. Lafone appointed honorary treasurer in succession to Mrs. Gower-Jones.

Ladies' bowling handicap.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Bring-and-buy garden fete at Bast House, by kind permission of Mrs. F. C. Mosley.

RAMSEY.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat.

ROCHDALE. — Bring-and-buy tea at Mansfield Grange, by kind permission of Mrs. Shackleton.

ST. ANNES-ON-THE-SEA.—Life-boat day.

ST. HELENS.—Whist drive. Whist drive at the house of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. O'Keefe.

SEASCALE, AND SILLOTH.—Life-boat days.

SILVERDALE.—Life-boat day. Opening of gardens at Grey Walls, by kind per- mission of Mrs. Sharp.

SOUTHPORT.—Third annual whist drive and ball, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STOCKPORT.—Annual meeting on 10th October. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drive and dance. Amount col- lected in 1938, £195, an increase of £46 on 1937.

Special meeting, the Mayoress in the chair.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, the Mayoress; chairman, Mrs. H. Shepherd, son; honorary treasurer, Mrs. Marsden.

honorary secretary, Miss J. Ward Oldham.

TYLDESLEY.—American tea and whist drive.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day.

WALLASEY.—Life-boat lantern lecture by Mr. W. W. Harris, honorary secretary of the Port of Liverpool branch, to the members of the Fifty-Fifty Club, St. Nicholas' Church, Wallasey, with collection.

WIG AN.—Bridge and whist drive, ar- ranged by Mrs. Bridge and Mrs. Whitehead, of Ashton-in-Makerfield.

North-East of England.

ALNMOUTH AND BOULMER.—Fete.

ALTOFTS.—Whist drive.

BAMBURGH.—Grace Darling's Centenary (a special article appeared in the October number).

BATLEY.—Life-boat day.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Annual meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive.

CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive and dance.

CONISBOROUGH, AND CULLERCOATS AND WHITLEY BAY.—Bridge drives.

DARLINGTON.—Garden party. Bridge and whist drives.

DINNINGTON.—Lecture by district or- ganizing secretary.

DURHAM.—Bridge drive.

FILEY, AND FLAMBOROUGH.—Life- boat days.

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

HAUXLEY AND AMBLE. — Annual meeting on 26th October, Sir Leonard Mil- burn, Bt., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Bridge and whist drive.

Amount collected in 1938, £51, an increase of £4 on 1937.

Life-boat day.

HORNSEA, HUDDERSFIELD, AND HULL.—Life-boat days.

KIRKBURTON. —Annual meeting on 19th September, Mrs. Beaumont presiding.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £21.

LEEDS AND DISTRICT.—Annual meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. At home. Life-boat stall at Seaman's Mission Exhibition. Collection in Empire Theatre.

Life-boat days at Boston Spa, Horsforth, and Bramham.

MARSDEN.—Life-boat day.

NEWBURN.—House-to-house collection.

NEWCASTLE. — Bring - and - buy sale.

Bridge drive. Address to Newcastle Rotary Club by district organizing secretary.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Fete.

PATRINGTON.—Life-boat day.

POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive.

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

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

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

SUNDERLAND. — Garden fete. Collec- tion in theatre. Dance.

THIRSK.- Tumble sale.

WAKEFIELD.—Life-boat day.

WASHINGTON.—Military whist drive.

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

WHITBY.—The station has lost a dis- tinguished life-boatman by the death of ex- Coxswain Richard Eglon (see "Obituary").

Life-boat day.

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

WITHERNSEA.—Entertainment.

Midlands.

ALCESTER.—House-to-house collection.

ALFORD.—Life-boat day.

BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat days at Hales- owen and Rubery and Rednall. Whistdrive, arranged by Mrs. Shakespear. Pre- sentation of life-boat pictures awarded by the Institution to the head master, staff and pupils of Leigh Road School, Washwood Heath, and Ada Road School, Small Heath, and the record of thanks awarded to Mrs.

Fairclough, Balsall Heath.

BLACKHEATH, AND BRIERLEY HILL.—Life-boat days.

BRISTOL.—Life-boat day at Portishead.

BROWNHILLS.—Life-boat day. Special meeting, held at The Croft by kindness of Mrs. Jones. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

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

COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection.

CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL, DROITWICH, AND ECCLESHALL.—Life- boat days.

GAINSBOROUGH.—Life-boat day; life- boat film " Heroes of the Sea " shown.

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

GRANTHAM, AND HEANOR.—Life-boat days.

KIDDERMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Stourport-on-Severn.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting, Col.

H. N. Byass, C.M.G., chairman, presiding.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1938, £286, an increase of £27 on 1937.

Films shown at the Regal and Bath cinemas.

LEICESTER.—Life-boat day.

LINCOLN.—Life-boat day, with the Insti- tution's films shown at various cinemas.

LOUTH.—House-to-house collection.

LYE AND WOLLESCOTE.—Life-boat day.

MANSFIELD.—House-to-house collection.

Life-boat film "Boats that Save Life" shown. Life-boat days at Warsop, Kirkby- in-Ashfield, and Annesley Woodhouse.

NORTHAMPTON.—Special meeting. Pre- sentation by the Mayor of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. E. D. Archer, chairman. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

NOTTINGHAM CITY AND COUNTY, OLDBURY, OUNDLE, RUGELEY, AND SHIRLEY.—Life-boat days.

SKEGNESS.—- Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Dinner-table collections at hotels.

SOUTH NORMANTON.—Life-boat day.

SPILSBY.—Annual meeting, Col. C. F. T.

Swan, D.S.O., chairman, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £33.

STAFFORD, AND STAMFORD.—Life- boat days.

STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Life - boat day.

Annual meeting of the Hanley and New- castle-under-Lyme Ladies' Life-boat Guilds.

Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

STONE, AND STOURBRIDGE.—Life- boat days.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Benefit per- formance at the Picture House by the kind- ness of the directors of the company, and under the patronage of the Mayor and Mayoress. Life-boat films shown. Speakers: The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Rowe, director of the company, and the district organizing secretary.

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, AND SWAD- LINCOTE.—Life-boat days.

WALSALL.—Special meeting. Presenta- tion by the Mayor of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Perry, honorary secretary, and the records of thanks awarded to Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. E. A. Brockhurst, Mrs. Alice M. Jones, and Mr. H. Woodhead. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

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

WELLINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat day.

WOLVERHAMPTON.—Life-boat day in Willenhall; life-boat films shown.

WORKSOP, AND WRAGBY.—Life-boat days.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day; life-boat film "Boats that Save Life " shown.

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

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

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

BIRCHINGTON, AND BLAKENEY.— Life-boat days.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit of the motor life-boat from Selsey, and luncheon to the Selsey life-boat crew given by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, president of the branch.

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

BRIGHTLINGSEA.—Life-boat day.

BURNHAM - ON - CROUCH. — Life - boat day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

BURY ST. EDMUND'S.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collec- tions.

CAISTER-ON-SEA AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day, with Daily Mail treasure hunt.

CANTERBURY. — Cathedral collection.

Golf competition.

CHELMSFORD.—Life-boat day. Lec- ture at Great and Little Leighs Women's Institute.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day.

COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat day; life-boat film "Boats that Save Life " shown.CROMER, AND DISS.—Life-boat days' DOVER AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day.

Church collection at Eythorne. Whist drive at Tilmanstone.

EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat day at Heath- field.

ELY.—Life-boat day; life-boat film "Boats that Save Life " shown.

FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley Common golf club.

FAVERSHAM, AND FOLKESTONE.— Life-boat days.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—Life- boat day.

GRAYS AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

GREAT BENTLEY AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day.

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

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— Lifp-boat day. Life-boat Sunday. Life- boatmen's church service with address by Captain A. H. Dawes. Golf competition.

HERNE BAY.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat, and life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

HERTFORD.—Life-boat day; life-boat films " Boats that Save Life " and " Heroes of the Sea " shown.

HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat day.

HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Life-boat Sunday.

IPSWICH.—Visit of the Walton and Frinton motor life-boat on regatta day.

LOWESTOFT.—Life- boat day. Address to the Rotary Club by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

MAIDSTONE, MARCH, AND MAR- GATE.—Life-boat days.

MIDHURST.—Dance at Stedham. Life- boat church services at Heyshott, with collections.

NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat day at New- haven and Peacehaven; life-boat films " Heroes of the Sea " and " Riders of the Storm " shown.

NORWICH.—" Silent appeal." Treasure hunt and dance in Civic Week.

PALLING.—Life-boat day. Fancy-dress dance.

RAMSGATE.—Life-boat day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

ST. IVES.—Life- boat day. Lecture at Warboys Women's Institute.

SELSEY.—Life-boat day. Golf compe- tition.

SHERINGHAM.—Life-boat day.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR.—Annual meet- ing, Mr. Harold Brown, J.P., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life- boat day and bridge evening arranged by the Shoreham Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and life- boat day and dance arranged by the South- wick Ladies' Committee. Amount collected in 1938, £150, an increase of £11 on 1937.

Presentation by Mr. Harold Brown, J.P., of the inscribed wrist-watch awarded by the Institution to John Bumstead, for his gallantry on 9th September, 1938 (see page 594.) SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— House-to-house collections.

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

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat day. Daily Mail treasure hunt. Lecture at Thorpe-te-Soken Women's Institute.

WELLS-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day. Dance.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY.—Life-boat day.

WESTERHAM.—Bridge evening.

WESTGATE.—Life-boat day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown.

WISBECH.—Life-boat day.

WORTHING.—Life-boat day at Stor- rington. Lecture to the Sea Scouts by Mi.

J. R. Aldridge, honorary secretary of the branch.

GT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— Golf competition. Tennis tournament.

Lectures were also given to the Batford Methodists Men's Rally, and to the Women's Institutes at Binfield, Bredgar. Brentwood, Copthorne, Crawley, East Chiltington, Forest Row, Goldhanger and Little Totham, Hat- field Heath, Knebworth, Merrow, Netteswell and Little Parndon, Puttenham, Seal, Steyning, Waltham St. Lawrence, West Dean, Widford and Withyham.

Awards won in the Ufe-boat essay compe- tition for elementary schools were presented at Farcet, Ton bridge, and Warnharn.

South-West of England.

ANDOVER.—Life-boat day in Michel- dever and Overton.

APPLEDORE.—The branch has suffered a very severe loss by the death of its president, Mr. H. C Wbitehead (see " Obituary ").

Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat (see special report on page 614).

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day in Colyton.

BANBURY.—Presentation of prize in life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

BASINGSTOKE. — Life - boat day in Basingstoke, surrounding district, and Odiham. House-to-house collection in Hartley Wintney and district.

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

BLANDFORD.—Life-boat day.

BODMIN.—Life-boat day, and life-boat film shown.BOURNEMOUTH, AND BRADFORD- ON-AVON.—Life-boat days.

BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day in Bridport and surrounding district. Visit of Exmouth motor life-boat to West Bay.

BRIXHAM.—Life-boat day. Launch of the motor life-boat George Shee.

Annual meeting of Torbay branch, Sir Harold Clayton, Bt. chairman, presiding.

Amount collected in 1938, £72, an increase of £18 on 1937.

BUDE.—Life-boat day, with visit of Clovelly motor life-boat. Annual service of " Blessing the Sea." CADGWITH, AND COVERACK.—Life- boat days.

CLOVELLY.—Annual meeting, Mr. .T. T.

Moss in the chair. Efforts of past year: Life-boat day, public tea, whist drives.

Amount collected in 1938. £201.

Life-boat day in Hartland.

CULLOMPTON-—Jumble sale.

DAVYLISH.—Visit of Exmouth motor life-boat.

DORCHESTER (DORSET). — Special meeting. Speaker: The. district organizing secretary. Life-boat day.

EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTER- TON.—Annual meeting, Commander L. C.

Holmes, chairman, presiding, supported by Admiral Sir C. Coke, president. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1938, £542, an increase of £59 on 1937.

Life-boat day, with launch of the motor life-boat. Dinner to members of the life-boat crew and helpers.

FOVVEY.—Life-boat day in Lostwithiel and district.

GOSPORT.—Presentation of prizes in life- boat essay competition. Concert arranged by the " Good Companions." GUERNSEY.—Life-boat day and dance.

HELSTON.—Life-boat day.

ILFRACOMBE.—Special meeting, Mr. F. C.

Pilley, president of the branch, in the chair.

Speaker: Commander Henry Strong. R.D., R.N.R., a member of the committee of management of the Institution. Presen- tation of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mr. R. M. Rowe.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat days at Bembridge, Cowes (East and West), Fresh- water, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Totland Bay, Ventnor and all villages.

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

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

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

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

LYNMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with parade of the life-boat, life-saving demonstration, side-shows and dance.

MINEHEAD, AND NEWQUAY.—Life- boat days.

NEWTON ABBOT.—Life-boat day in Haytor, Ilsington and Moretonhampstead.

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

PADSTOW.—Life-boat day and_ fete.

Life-boat day in Wadebridge and district.

Dance at St. Merryn.

PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mr. G. W. H.

Spanton, J.P., chairman of the Urban District Council, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, collections, whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £247.

PENZANCE.—Life-boat day.

PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day in South Brent. Dinner to life-boat crew, given by Mrs. A. G. W. Bowen, honorary treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

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

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

ST. AUSTELL.—Presentation of the chal- lenge shield for the South-West of England in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, won by William Hobba, of the Central Boys' School, St. Austell.

Life-boat day.

ST. IVES.—Life-boat day.

SALCOMBE, AND HOPE COVE.— Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (see special report on page 613). Life-boat day in Saicombe, Hope Cove and Kingsbridge.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat day in Fording- bridge and villages, Shrewton, and Wilton.

House-to-house collection at Mere. Whist drives at Bemerton and Shrewton. Address to Breamore Women's Institute by the district organizing secretary.

SCILLY ISLES, SEATON, SENNEN COVE, SHAFTESBURY, AND SIDMOUTH.

—Life-boat days.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive.

SWANAGE.—Life-boat day in Swanage, Wareham and district.

SWINDON.—Life-boat day in Cricklade.

TEIGNMOUTH.—The station has lost a former coxswain by the death of Coxswain T. Hitchcock. He retired in 1934, after serving for over thirty years as bowman, second coxswain and coxswain. On his retirement he was awarded a certificate of service and a pension.

TOTNES.—Life-boat day in Asbburton.

TRURO.—Life-boat day in Chaoewater, Perranporth and St. Agnes.

WATCHET, AND WELLINGTON.—Life- boat days.

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

WINCANTON.—Life-boat day.WINCHESTER.—House-to-house collec- tion in Ropley.

YEO VIL.—Special meeting. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Life-boat day in Yeovil and Martock.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council at the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, on 28th October, 1938, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., vice-chairman of the council, presiding.

Speakers: Captain S. J. Graham, General Manager of the Exhibition, and Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., the Institution's superintendent of stores. At the conclusion of the meeting a description of the new Tobermory life-boat was given to delegates in the Life-boat Pavilion, by Captain Carver.

AYR.—Life-boat day.

BANFF.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. More, president of the guild, in the chair. Speaker: Mrs. Hardress Waller. Efforts of the past year: House-to- house collection and whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £80.

Life-boat days at Cornhill, Macduff, Port- soy, and Turriff.

BANNOCKBURN, BATHGATE, BIG- GAR, BRECHIN, BUCKHAVEN, AND BUCKIE.—Life-boat days.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Golf competitions at Carradale and Machrihanish.

CARDENDEN, CARLUKE, CLELAND, AND COATBRIDGE.—Life-boat days.

COWDENBEATH.—Whist drive.

CRIEFF.—Garden of Millhills open to public, by kind permission of Mrs. Stewart, of Millhills.

CROMARTY.—Life-boat day, with cruises by life-boat.

CULLEN.—Cruises by the Whitehffls life- boat. Life-boat day.

CULROSS.—Life-boat day.

CUPAR.—Bridge drive.

DUNBAR.—Annual meeting, the Earl of Haddington, M.C., presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days and lantern lecture. Amount collected in 1938, £243.

DUNDEE.—Lantern lecture to St. George's Church Women's Guild.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH, AND DUNOON.—Life-boat days.

ELIE.—Life-boat day, with visit of An- struther life-boat. Golf competition.

EYEMOUTH, AND FALKLAND.—Life- boat days.

FORFAR.—Life-boat ball.

FORT WILLIAM.—Life-boat days at Fort William, Kinlochleven, and Mallaig.

FRASERBURGH, AND GALSTON.— Life-boat days.

GOUROCK.—Steamer collection.

HAMILTON.—Military whist drive.

HAWICK, INVERGORDON, AND IN- VERNESS.—Life-boat days.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual concert at Whiting Bay, arranged by Mr-. Graham, a vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, 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 Institu- tion, presiding. Steamer collection.

ISLE OF ISLAY.—Dance at Bridgend, arranged by Mrs. MacKillop.

ISLE OF SKYE, JEDBURGH, JOHN- STONE, AND KILWINNING.—Life-boat days.

KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat day at King- horn and Kirkcaldy.

KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Life-boat days at Castle Douglas, Colvend, Dalbeattie, and Kirkcudbright.

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

LARGS.—Life-boat day. Steamer collec- tion at Wemyss Bay.

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

MONTROSE.—Special meeting, Provost Todd, chairman of the branch, presiding, at which the Earl of Airlie, K.C.V.O., M.C., D.L., J.P., presented to ex-Provost W.

Douglas Johnston the vellum conferring 'on him the honorary life-governorship of the Institution. Among those present were the Countess of Airlie and ex-Provost Soutai.

Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, on 19th October, the Countess of Airlie, president of the Guild, in the chair.

Speakers: The Scottish organizing secretary and Mrs. W. A. Donald, a member of the guild. Efforts of the past year; Cinema matinee, life-boat day and dance.

MOTHERWELL, NAIRN, AND NEW- MILNS.—Life-boat days.

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

PAISLEY.—Annual meeting on 27th October, Major E. H. T. Parsons, C.B.E., D.L., president, in the chair. Speakers: The Lord Saltoun, M.C., vice-chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, Provost Ballan- tyne, the Town Clerk, Mr. James Young, Mr. Halley Brown, Mr. J. O. M. Clark, Mr.

Dykes Brown, and the Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day and efforts by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1938, £450.

PEEBLES.—Life-boat day.

PERTH.—Life-boat day at Newburgh.

PETERHEAD.—Sunday concert at which the life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " was shown.

PITLOCHRY, AND PORTPATRICK.— Life-boat days.

ST. ANDREWS.—Presentation by Bailie A. R. C. Bowie of certificates of service awarded to the life-boat crew on the closing of the station.

SALTCOATS.—Hostess whist drive and dance.SELKIRK, AND STIRLING.—Life-boat days.

SUTHERLAND.—Annual meeting, the Duchess of Sutherland, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days and dance.

Amount collected in 1938, £71.

Dance at Dornoch, organized by Mrs.

Booker Milburn.

TAIN, TARBERT, AND WISHAW.— Life-boat days.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERDOVEY.—Special meeting, Major O. D. Jones in the chair. Mr. J. Morris Williams elected honorary secretary. Pre- sentations of statuettes of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr. J. Morris Williams and Miss Dora Morris, and of the record of thanks awarded to Miss Doreen Hildritch, B.A.

ABERT1LLERY.—Presentation by *Mrs.

A. H. Dolman, president, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

ABERYSTWYTH.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Hotel and boarding- house dinner-table collections.

BARMOUTH. — Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Hotel and boarding- house dinner-table collections.

BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 21st October, the district organizing secretary in the chair.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days at Barry and Dinas Powis, two whist and bridge drives, dance at Dinas Powis. Amount col- lected in 1938, £101, an increase of £14 on 1937.

BORTH.—Life-boat day.

CARDIFF.—Life-boat day.

COLWYN BAY.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Alderman Thomas E. Purdy, J.P., C.C., its president (see " Obituary ").

Life-boat day, house-to-house collection, cinema collections.

FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK.—Life- boat days.

CONNAH'S QUAY AND SHOTTON.— Life-boat days, cinema matinee, with address by the district organizing secretary.

HAVERFORDWEST. — Annual meeting on 10th October. Mrs. F. Middleton, presi- dent, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year; Life-boat day and cinema collection. Amount collected in 1938, £33.

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

KINGTON.—Life-boat day.

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

LLANDRINDOD WELLS. — Life-boat day. Hotel and boarding-house dinner-table collections.

LLANDUDNO.—The branch has suffered a great loss by the death of Colonel the Hon.

H. Lloyd Mostyn, J.P., a member of the committee for many years.

House-to-house collection. Hotel and boarding-house collection.

LLANELLY.—Box opening at Strady Castle. Annual life-boat dance at Pembrey.

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

MENAI BRIDGE. — Annual life-boat dance. Life-boat day, with sale of flowers.

MILFORD HAVEN.—Life-boat day.

NEWPORT (MON.).—The Mayor, mem- bers of the corporation and leading towns- people inspected the new Barry motor life-boat. Short cruises taken on the river.

NEW QUAY.—Life-boat day.

PENARTH.—Life-boat day. Golf open meeting, organized by the Glamorganshire Golf Club, ladies' section.

PRESTATYN.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion of the statuette of a life-boatman awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. B.

Ellison, the honorary secretary.

RHYL.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. House-to-house collections.

Hotel and boarding-house dinner-table collections.

ST. DAVID'S.—Life-boat day. Annual life-boat carnival and fete opened by Colonel and Mrs. Pirn. Annual life-boat dance.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — An- nual meeting on 27th September, Dame Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days, cinema collection. Amount collected in 1938, £132.

TENBY.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Hotel and boarding-house dinner-table collections. Cinema collections.

Sale of souvenir programmes.

Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition .for elementary schools at Canon Pyon and Llanharan.

Ireland.

BALLYCOTTON, AND BALTIMORE.— Life-boat days.

BELFAST.—Presentation by the Rt. Hon.

J. H. Robb, K.C., Minister of Education for Northern Ireland, of the Irish challenge shield in the essay competition for elementary schools, won by Michael Peel, of Upper Ballinderry Public Elementary School, near Belfast. Speakers: The Minister of Education and the district organizing secretary.

BRAY.—Annual life-boat dance.

CLONAKILTY, CLOUGHEY AND CORK.—Life-boat days.CORK—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. D. F. Doyle, Harbour Commissioner, for many years associated with the branch.

Annual meeting. Coroner J. J. Horgan, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £429.

Life-boat day. Golf competition.

COURTMACSHERRY, AND DONAGHA- DEE.—Life-boat days.

DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (see special account on page 615).

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

GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition.

GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day, followed by dance.

HOWTH.—Life-boat day. Golf competi- tion.

KILKENNY.—Golf competition.

KINSALE.—Collection on regatta day.

LAYTON AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf competition.

LIMERICK.—Life-boat day and annual produce sale. Golf competition.

MILTOWN-MALBAY.—Life-boat day.

MULLINGAR.—Tennis tournament.

NEWTOWNARDS, AND PORTRUSH.— Life-boat days.

ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND ROSS- NOWLAGH.—Golf competitions.

SKERRIES.—Life-boat day.

SLIGO.—Golf competition.

TUAM, WATERFORD, WHITEHEAD.

AND YOUGHAL.—Life-boat days.

Notice.

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