Mrs. Mary E. Pecover, an honorary life-governor of the Institution, died on loth February, 1964. She was appointed honorary secretary of the Thame branch in 1925, received the gold badge awarded to honorary workers nine years later, and became an honorary life-governor in 1953.

She resigned as honorary secretary in 1958.

During her early years of voluntary service to the Thame branch she organized annual life-boat days sep- arate from the customary house-to- house collections, public meetings with silver collections, and concerts.