COLONEL JOSEPH BENSKIN, D.S.O., O.B.E., died on the 14th of July, 1953.

He had been a member of the Com- mittee of Management since 1929 and a Vice-President since 1948. He was appointed a member of the Finance Committee in 1931, and later served on a number of sub-committees.

Colonel Ben skin served in the Royal Engineers in the 1914-18 war, winning the D.S.O. and O.B.E. and being mentioned in despatches. From 1928 to 1934 he was a member of the London County Council, and from 1934 to 1946 a member of the East Sussex County Council. He was also Deputy-Lieuten- ant of the County of Sussex. From 1940 to 1942 he was Military Member of the Board of N.A.A.F.I..