The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-20 00:00:00

HOZTON.
ANCIENT ORDER OF FOREBTERB.

OPENING Of A NEW BRANCH.
Another breath of this greet friendly eoniety—now
thp in tb• world—wee opened on Wedasaday,
as tha lasi, wide mast socousaging *caw

station. A good friendly moldy for this neighbour
had hos long been needed, and the waat now supplied
will, we believe, be generally appreciated. The new
Court, &riveted " Monmeuth's Ash," in commsru.,.
ration of • local historical event, is No. 7,020 of the
0 dec. ant Is the 107th branch of the "tooth Wettern
Dietriet, which numbers now mom- 16,000 members, the
csipital of the District amounting to IMAM, salcl•d the
Courts t I £111,741. The preliminary •rrangemente
wenn undertek-n by Court 4,406 (Wimborns), which
"officered" the new branch on its opening night, Itro.
Bishop performing for the first six mob. the
secretarial duties. Four Diatrict (Akers were prwent,
via , the D Cit.. Bro. G. H. Rom, (.1 C .urt 1,646 ;
D.S.C.R., 8r,,. G. It. S. Norco, of Gout 3,210; Brd.
O. Savage, the District Treasurer, of Court 5,00 i; and
Br. A. .1. Dyer, the District Secretary, of Court
2.039. AU that, took plait in the opening crremenies,
in which they were asedited by the C U, Br .. D.
Miller F. 0.8. Bro. J. Better, PM. It Bro. C. Free-
men, P.5.C.11 Bro. E. Fame,. P.S.C.H. Bro. W.
Young, and l'.o It. Bro. J. Bishop, eecreiary of Court
" Albert," 4,406. There was a capital gathering to
witness the pre iminaries a erg. Dumber of visiting
hr three attending fr an Pile, Yerketone, Wlmtiorne,
Sonthami t in, C. enborue, and other piece,. Twelve
cited' late' were initiate I. on I the office.s i.f the new
Curt were elected es follows : —C. Li., Bro. .1. I; ouldhy ;
S.O 8., Bro. S. Keel ; S.W., Bro. A. Wellingford ;
J.W., lire. T. Bewles ; aill., Br. W. Every
Bro. J. Mile.; Secrets, 7, Bro. J. Bishop. Mr. C. H.
W. Parkins .0 wart duly elected medical practitioner.
The formal busiwese conclu.led, there was au wlj in rn.
meet t . the spacious clubroom. where between to e„d
50 partook of a subrtaiitial dinner, provided by the
hoo, Bro. Goulilby. The chair was taken by Dr.
Parkineon Of Wimbarne), supported by Mr. Atkins
(High Lised.), Mr. Dyer (Sou bampton), Mr. Bib
(Win:thorns), and Mr. Spray (i3ialiborne) The rice-
ch or wee taken by the Diodrict Chief Hanger,
pone! by Bro. Pearce (Poole), and Br.. Tilley
(l'arkst ,no). Aineoigat others present wee the
Dietriid Tresocrw of S uthampton. Br'. U. Savage,
Bro. B:11 (Crenb woe), Mr. Topp and Mr. Appletou
(Datinee Hons., Wimborne). Bro. Fry (Poole).
Full justios Fleeing bowl done to the spread, the
fowl of "Toe Q,Nle111" was proposed from the Chair,
billowed by the oomprebeneive sentiment " All the
gl Arms institutions of ..or native land !''
The preliminaries being thus he pily diaposed of,
the CRLIRMISII pripased " suocees to the A oilent
Order of Foredeers and the South-Western Du rict,"
and, speaking in warm Wm. of hie experiences of the
s ciety, he c demential its woik and operations to the
support of all wh i were striving t i encourage habits of
thrift awl forethought He had a few kind words to
way of the District Ofilaries, ..f whom the secretary
, had been kftoWo to him far many years and said he
hoped the S iuth.Weetern District won) I °undone to
i itirlela and extend its operations.
The towit was acknowledge I in able and el quint
terms by both the D.C.N. arid the D S.C.R , the
former of whom: though declaring that he wee no
"speech maker.' proceeded to oolsosio upon the
advantages of the rociety in terms which so cool.
to.mdsd his oboe. yeti op. to ih , he pty app. oval of the
*adieu°, that he wee frequ•..dy cheered.
To the DISTRICT SICRITAKT Was out-wited the
toad of "Sucaese to Court ' Mourn .uth's Atih, N..
7.020." Hs expiained the r.pi i growth and extended
ramifications ..f their ore d institution, the i UOl,ll of
members exceeding 570000, and showed in torcible
terms the great adveutage arising I rom the boa ling
together of-. large a b • ty .4 msn f w the one eire.w-
inset of bebite of thrift. Ho .1.4 it had ho., hi. oen
good fortune to fill in anal .41,Z1 nearly every pr ~
mioent po.ition in the Order, but if theoe wag t Ice
ache. v,ment .4 which more tit en an .ther he we.
jowly proud, it we. that a committee, of which he had
formed one, had just c .mpleted for toe High Co.rt a
draft rep irt, containing r cornm,nd atm..., iiy whi h
they hoped to establi di a fun i f r securing super.
&flatlet..., eilowcooe to seed MOM •OTS. He believed
thet the friendly society whicn first se:sieved this
noble end would be entide I to • nail iii's great.' le,
and it was hi. firm conviclou that a pia. had been
now developed, which *wild bring withi• the reach .4
the houthaist smongat them the power to se due in
oil age • weekly allowance, which would secure
them independence in their declining dap. (1.. mil
cheers.)
The toast wee coupled with the nate. of Mr. Maus,
who ma le genial and c o dial response. 1-1- cabi he
aseociatel himaelf with the w -cms. y e ith a ti m con-
victio . that. he wee bit-teby doing hi, duty to those
marmod him, and if they were •,iii. an I all to strive, as
he intended to do, to aid to their norn-wirs, Court 7.041
would ere long become both numerically &Doug sod
fin...tastily pro/mortal'.
The remaining t eta .'eke ,wle.ige.it'ie presence And
efforte of the Dic vet tgfi.:eor, tile an ice eterttotw .1
It. members of Curt 4,406 i i opening the new
branch, and the hearty cieoperiti•in el the visit ou,
the proceedings concluding si h en sckhowie hotet,t
lof the ample catering of the boat and h wless, and an
expression of the good wish., of ell for the wiccess ni
the veidure. This concluded the toast list, and the coma
~.any betoek themselves to their several destinati-ns
all the proceeding• he vow pissed off in a umst sole.
factory and pleasiag IDSRII.-f.