The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-10-28 00:00:00

FORESTERS' ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

The mutual dinner of CO; "Pro.," kOSS, wee
held at the Royal Oak on Thursday evening last. and
there was S mood &Menden*, of members. Hr. T.
Coombe occupied the chair, and Mr. H. A. Hu:table
the vior.ohair. Ammo: the omnpany we noticed
Mr. J. Travers. Mr. W. H. 8r,,., Mr. 8. W.
Brown. Hr. 8. B WOW, Pmob, Hr. R. Heyman.
hfr. O. T. Old (secretary " Hend-la-liand " lodge
of Oddielloms). kc. 11r. Smith provided au
impala.' repast, and one trbkh gars geueria setiefac.
tion.
The =nal loyal t mite were propoeed in oultable
lam by the OSAIMILII, lad It Is medlars la fay they
wimp geollvol id*ill Woltz

The Vice-Cgetarg tit proposed the health of "Th.
Army, Navy, and Rowe. Vetoes." 11 mentions.'
the, abroad he hal c4Oll what our soldiers • id senors
could do, cut he ales allu lei to the gallant work now
brine curled on under great difiloultles by our men
in Egypt. It WWI the toroth of such jralees
fellows as thee. ttat he asked them t 3 drink. (Ap-
plauee.)
Farrier-Setgesot Trains, in reepon ling for the
&floY, hoped they woul 1 continue to tees men who
were grilling to fight and work in I oreign c
and never kn ,w whet defog was. (A misuse)
Mr. S. SMITH, for the 1161'f, sell he hat sem
towel°, in Leal, all ports of the world, and he
believed toet eeuerally ',flora did melt wore pre ty
well. They had done their ditty hitherto, aril he
hoped they elwaye would.
Sergeant !leases, for the Voluntene, eei.l they
had never yet ha I an opportunity of eh owing what
they were like, but if they load toe did not thiuk they
would be Whin I the other p irt, of the service,. ( A.e.
pietism.)
Toe Cn&isius said although 'the Bishop mod
Clergy of Its DlOOlOl4 and Ministers of sli Denomi-
natione " woe not on the list, he toought they most
follow the oldmetablishal note eel drink th
toast. (Hear, beer.) The toast was well received.
Mr. W. H. &tows propose 1 the health of the
borough member, sod in doings, sod he seal sure one
and eli would sera* with him that d oring the time
Mr. Brymer ha I been their member be had given
them every satisfsetlon, end fu'fi le 1 the ditties of the
officio in • way he ought t o do. He knew the toast
woul I be cordially received by everyone premot
(loud applanee.)
The COOlllll5 nest proposed "3neoess to Forestry,
Court ' Progrees,' and the Juvenile Breach." In refer-
ring to the balance sheet, he c ,neratulated them on the
stste of thole beano's. So far es he could see, they
appears Ito be having • g ood hold upoa Southempton,
let be observe.! • large amount of their securities
iseemai to as in Southampton harbour or town or
something e 1... Toe only thing that struck him in the
statement was they had'eath or • long Bit of sloe mem-
bers. tie .uppose I most of those present ware mem-
berg of • friendly society, ani he coold strongly
recommend those who were not to boc one so.
(Appleuse ) Woat the insurance offices were t I rich
men theee trien ily *moieties wer , to the pc/fer chasm,.
fhey mach them iadepanient, • noesub:r felt that
eh ,aid illness at any time come up m h in, ha would ha
Ins posit! mnitto require the ch.rity of hi. neigh-
bours, not to have to ask fir ere rythine, but that he
would be able to go to Limo nut er wb cc he baloueed,
eel hering paid is • smell sum every wok, soy
° I demen I this money." (Applause.) As iudepm-
dent spirit like this Was what be should like to see
every man posses., 11. was unable to tell them
much about the internal maim rement of this society,
but he believed thee, whose names he should couple
with the toast would give them full &tells.
(Applause.)
Bro. Seseool.o, who first responded, alluded to the
growth of Forestry and the good bold which it was
taking on the working classic It wee essentially •
benefit society for the working man, arid as their
Chairman justly observed, what the (marmot, societies
were to times above them the benefit sosieties were to
the working men; but among all societies Forestry
stood proudly pre-eminent over all. He mantioued
that on the 31st of December, 1883, there were 609,219
mambos of the Order. Every man who belonged to
such an institution is thit ought to feel proud irole
permitted to Join an organisatlon that was matsb
for the highest purposes of philanthropy—the well-
being of their fellow men. During the peat yeer
£382 507 2.. 2.1. has been disbursed to members for
sick allowance, and the valets of suoh societies as this
wouldlbe seen if they oonsidered the amount of misery
the; had thus been r.lieved, aid the assistance
rendered to homes whore, bat for this help, there
must have been parochial relief. Be gloried in this
organisetion, sad was prowl to belong to it. Duriag
the year 6,247 members died, and 4 224 members'
wives or widows, sad there was paid for funeral
allowance £14,722 12e. 51. Theses whitlow thee were
• seeing to the rates, mid every one who belonged to
them became • better mess than he was before. To
show the larwirating hold the Order was taking among
the working classes he mentioned there were 57 918
new members initiated last year. (Applause.) Ii •
few years they would number e milion of ion, and
they were getting • gmat poople in the country—ln
fact all over the world. as Formtry waa known
wherever the British flag firs. (loud applause.)
Br other Noses said they were now celebrating their
26tto anniversary, and it was with very greet pleaeure
he had to repot as sucoomfal • pore as any in the
history of the court, not only a. regarded its muster
roll, but also its Bosom& They had had roversl
favourable years in the past, but be th 'nett the
present woul 1 bear favourable comparison with any
previous years since the establishment of the court.
At the last anniversary he stated there were 340 mem-
bers ; there were now 367. The average age of mem-
bers Was about the earns as last year-33 yearn. He
told them last year that 12 years ago it was 34 year.;
so that although 13 years hal elapsed they were
younger now than they were then, With regard
to their funds in December, 1883, they amounted to
£1,714 3e. 91. against £1,554 14s. 31. in the previous
year, showing a net gain of £6.59 9.. 61. (Applause.)
In the last nine mouthy they had made • Rein of
£126 14s. 111 , independent of several running
ao.oonte ~f interest that was now due, so he hoped
by the end .1 the year they would make up their
saving to £2OO. The grant total of their Com t Fond
at the oremot tin.. was £1,850 18,. 81., sod the
aaaaa ea amount per member was £5 as against £4 15..
In the previous year, sal reckoning the district fueeral
fame divided among the 17.000 teem'em, it w oil
increase their aver ,go to the reepect.ble sum . I £6 34,
per member. In the pat year lb-re load been as
recess of sickness as compared with the prelim'. year.
In 1833 there was no lees a sum than £2311 91. 61,
dispensed to 91 members ; in the previous ye.. 1881,
there was E 209 0.. 81. to 70 member,. But lor, the
paot nine month; he found there hie! beau a great
reduction in payments for sick relief to • n lees sum
thee £45 B'. 31. They la vi to regret the .1a ith of the
same smasher of members as in the previous you
namely, three member. mit one member's wife. In
conclusion, Brother Noblos referred to the smount the
court had invested in the Southatopt ,n Corporation,
and tithe be,,efit they were deriving from this
investment at 4 per cent. as compared with the
former A per cone late eat they received from the
Savings Bank. He hoped the statistics he had given
soul I show that they bed made sufficient " progrese."
(Applause.)
Bro. CHARLES, who responded on behalf of the
jnyenlie branch, sail the decree., in the are, which
Bro. Nobbs hal alluded to, wet mainly owing to the
j•venile branch, for since it. establishment they had
transferred 76 member. to the pareot Court. The
tot tel 'worth I I the fonds hal iocresse I from
£279 Ile. ill. on December 31st. 1883. to £293 10e. 9)1.
on Oomber 23rd, 1881. Ihe total nomber of memb.r.
on December 31st ant veer was 167 ; enroll d during
toe peat nine month', 46; transferred to the parent
Court, 5 ; leaving the number of financial member.
on the books 181. Since the •ocletyllhad been is.
tabliehed they hal paid for sick and funeral claim.
£I2O 9s. 3.1. (Applause.)
Bro. SHIZOOLD oezt proposed "The Health of the
Chairman," believing they had the right man In the
right place. (Applause.) They hod alwsys found
him, especially among Foresters, always ready and
willing to farther their mocha en) ,yment, and also
ready to oontribute as honorary member towsorde the
funds of the ()mart. (The toast was received with
mnsicati honours.)
The OnellUtalt. in reply, said he es'eome I it a
privilege and an honour to be able to be there that
night, and he enured them he should always be ea ot
happy to contribute towards the fun& of the Court.
(Applause.)
Bro. Cage proposed "The Health of the Medical
Oflioer " (Mr. Kendall), remarking be had always
elven the utmost satisfaction. If there was • screw
loose Mr. Kendall wee the man to put it right.
(Apelaose.)
Bro. Mugs submittai " The llesith of the Honorary
Member.," remarkiag that thoee gentlemen, by their
kind contributions, carried out one of the groat prin-
ciple. of the Order—assisting those who helped
themselves. (Applause.) He ann.ounced they had
had three new honorary members, Sir. Marvin 1. ock,
Mr. Traver., mai Mr. George Davis. In the course
Of his remerke he said no doubt the Dorchester
Corporation would in a short time require to borrow
some money tor works in the town. They would be
able to supply them with from £6OOO to £7OOO from the
funds of the district, and be hoped Mr. timetable and
other gentlemen who were Interested in the matter
would put in • word fir them. (Applause.)
Other toasts followed, Including" Honorary Nlem-
berg," responded to by Mr. y. Tracers; " Vice-
Chairmaa,' prorel by 8r... Charlie, and duly
responded to; Kindred Societlee." proposed by
Bro. Miles, and responded to by Meters. 011, Dennis,
and Bern..; "Town and Trade," propomol by Mr.
IL Hayman, and respondee to by Mama .7. Ti.
and W. Brown; "The Ladies ;" and "heel and
Hostess."

Daring the evening certificates, neatly framed by
Bro. Cake, were presented to Broe. Sargent and