The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-08-14 00:00:00

from neighbouring districts had come willingly to join, and
all had enjoyed—(he never enjoyed a sermon so mn'h itsl
—that sermon Mr. Baum preached, and if they carried it
in their mind. and acted on it, they would not only he
OdilfeHowls but very good fellows. Mew.) (jiving
" iring.r.ty and Prosperity to the Unity District, and
Lodge, he remarked that ltro. Chiyers, the worthy
secretary, had presided user the lodge for 12 yews, and no
' man is held in higher estimation than he, for he does his
Iduty like a man, —a wan they could not lose. (Received
with those cheers.) . . . .

P.E11.4. Ciiivms said, had he known the worthy
Deputy Grand Master would I. present. he wonlil have
put some of the burden of responding n his shoulders.
First speaking for the Unity, in MU the Executive
detern lill .1 to have a valuation 11 .-etc and liabilities,
and in 11173 them asseta and liabilities were promulgaW
to the world, publishing that they were two millions in
arrears of what the members had paid in for. A great
outcry Wail made against the directora ; hut ledges had to
show the cause of the arrears, and it lima found that scrue
were receiving 4,1. per week per member and paying lets.
a week in sickness, to that they must eventually go down
utilenu they altered their rules. They were called on to do
no, or be cut off from the Unity. AI or 40 districts,
numbering some thousands of members, were expelled,
because they would not amend their rates of pay and con-
tribution ; but those who did amend found the great value
of doing so. Liverpool district, which in IRTO had a
deficiency of £11,104, in 11175 had a surplus of £.116. (Ap-
plause.) That in the Unity in 11)76 was 1:5101.013, and in
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11i/7,1.51f1,370, the sulmissinna in 1876 were :UAW, whom
k Bei were under 25 years, and the capital is • little over
four millions. When valued, the district was on the g sid
of the books, and hail since increased its prosperity,
and the total number of mend wrs it now 5,11,4;. The lodge
is still prospering. last poor they made l members,
and this year la already, with some more on the
stocks. The sick and funeral fend in saving.' bank is
51,111155. fel. in hand, of treasurer, Itt :is. 5. I. ; arrears
of contributions, £l2 to. oil. ; lon from otherioilgea,
Management fund—in savings' bank, 1:111 Is. 7.1. -total.
.C 1,301 13s. Average age per member, 33 years and PI
months. Average value per member, .€77 s. itl. (Applause.)
BM. ROBERT FRARCR weleonied the representatives of
kindred societies, whine health he gave newt heartily,
acknowledged their help to-ilay, said it is the duty of
every Outing Dian m join sonie yor (her, and coupled
with the toast the health of Mr. Fisher aud Mr. Elliott,
Ancient Order of Forestert. (A pelitan.)
Secretory Ehmorr re-ponded, hoping that on another
occasion the Foresters would have more time to prepare
to do themselves and the Oiler credit. For himself, he
was well pleased with the turmont, and hoped this day
would be the cause of unity of the Foroders and o.ld.
fellows. lie belonged to the sonth-w.tern
numbering Ma; nieinhers, with a capital in the courts
of .E.17.),M15, the dbt Het funeral (tool tttttt tint; ng it, SIR OM
In the Order are XI ilittricts ant 1,37 t; courts. Their
numbers are not quite et' strong as the Wadi/ism, het
they are gaining. for in Ike; the Oililfcllows were
and the, Forexters only 713.0011: new the Foresters are
51s.kone and the Oildiellowe almut 518,15111. The Foresters'
juvenile branch it very old, having :D,0119 monism.. ; and
, lie hoped every one would j one or other society.
(Applause.)
Mr. FISHER, who van in the contume of Robin Rood,
In which he hail ridlen at the head of the procession,
made a humourous speech, explaining how difficult it was
to get things to decorate the proceasion on a Bank Holiday.
He hoped the demonstration would he an annual matter,
and concluded lip st irting "Bold Robin Hood," which was
mune by the company, the hand joining in.
The Vice:Cliontes• (Mr. Radelyffe) gave "The
Visitors," whose presence to-day had been very acceptable.
Deputy-Bmnd hlnder llouttsgtd, responded, and gave
atatisties of Loyal " K time" Lodge, 1121, who have about
1,5.1 members and .C 1.121 to the Keel. He also arknow•
ledgeil the axtitt Inc., Portland lodges had given his lodge
in memorialising Mr. Secret iry Crone, and urged all to
unite in old Piling jiietice front the Poor Law Board,
which at present claims from friendly societies if a lunatic
member in aupported by the union, a part of the pay to
which the man is entitled on aecount of having been
provident and paid int., a friendly society, by taking away
whirl, pay f his Mindy they are often all made
panpers. In en/minden Mr. Hommell said if the present
Government will not attend t. the representations of
friendly PeCiet ie. some other one eyed (Applanee.)
The CHAIRMAN "Nee "The Jnvenile Brandies," coupled
with the name of Brother Raines. (Applause)
Brother F. iumi. who manages the (ranch, which has
limn in existence two yeare, said he bet 13 good on the
laxiks, and out of them 2; bad paid Is. let, each for their
dinner tieillay. lie hoped the demonstration would he
repeated, and that not only the Foresters, but the County
Club, the Wesleyan, and other iodates would join.
(hear, hear.)
The rain hail by this time driven e larce number of the
ladies into the Drill Hall, and aonie little buzz of convert
tuition, with an occasional note from a baby, interfered
with the hearing.
The Rev. J. A. BeagOe said they had come of the right
sort of people in the wrong place. It was against the
rules of public meetings that ladies should have their say;
but to certain society introduces lady apeakert, anti tried
A, get "the breechee—Batight,rl—anil he thought that
society must have sent a deputation down to-day. (Lingh-
ter.) Ile prop. wed "The health of the Chairman, in
eulogistic ternis, coupling with it "all the little Parsons."
—(Musical honours and chews.)
The CwainmSe, responding, said lie had been the lodges'
medical officer for some years, and hoped he should con-
tinue to be so. lie thought he had rather the better of
their worthy rector and his fellow clergymen, for there
are only three or four of those parsons on the island, while
he had four at home liexides himself. However his family
might increase, be hoped all would be christened liy their
worthy rector. (Laughter and applause.) This festi•al he
hoped would be animal, and be enlarged, so as to draw
people from all parte, and show then, how much Portland
it worth a visit. (Applause.)
Bro. FISHER, A.I I. Foresters, eloquently gave "Th.
health of the Vice-Chairman,' and
Mr. Itolo-LIIi e responded, p out the very great
necemity of Mining friendly societies, for in sickness we
require special food, something ilaintiet thon usual, and
the means 14 getting this in an independent manner is
secured by providently paying into a soeiety the valtie ot
two or three pinto of beer a week. (Hear, and applatoe..)
The CHAIRMAN, in very kind terms, gave the health of
the reporter, which was receivml with three cheers fee the
Telegram, and our REPRIAIESTATIVE reteoniled.
The "health of the Hat and Diadem, Mr. and Mrs.
Smith," wax next given, and Mr. SMITH, responding,
Wiped lie should eider for their demonstration again.
This terminated the list of toasts, and liy this time the
Drill Ilall had inside a large proportion of ladies. The
Wiles were cleared, and the freitivities were wound up by
a ball, to the MUM.: of the Jth I/. V. Artillery band.