"Victoria and Albert" Lodge (Manchester Unity) No. 4423 Poole District.

Financial Secretary: John C. Dine, P. G.

Fortunes Well, Membership (1905) 360

Average age 37 years, value per member �9 9s. 7d

Funds:

Sick benefit �2060

Funeral �1326

Management �17

Total, �3,403

Meetings are held at the Clifton Hotel on alternate Mondays.

"Portland" Lodge (Manchester Unity) No. 4424, Poole district

Secretary: Thomas Flew, High Street

Number of members (Jan  1st, 1905), 399, average age 37 years

Lodge capital, �3,761

Sick fund, �2,334

Funeral fund, �1,424

Management fund, �3

Increase in capital on the year's working �349

Meetings held in St. John's Schools, Fortune's Well, alternate Tuesdays.

Court "Hand-in-Hand" (No. 7414)

Chief Ranger Bro. Henry Mellish

Secretary, Bro. B. Patten, Straits

Meet at the Sailors' and Soldier's Institute on alternate Wednesdays

Court "Robin Hood" Meets at the Clifton Hotel, Grove

Chief Ranger Bro. Thomas Lankshire

Secretary Bro. R. Pepperell, Straits

In 1904 the sick and funeral fund amounted to �282 sick pay �76.

Court "Plume of Feathers"

Secretary, Bro. E. Mitchell, Mallams

Meets at the Lord Clyde Hotel.

Rechabites

"Portland Excelsior" Tent: Established 1887.

The Tent started with 25 members and has now 231 members, an increase of 25 for the year. It is now the largest Tent in the district. It also has a Juvenile Branch into which children from 3 to l5 years of age are admitted: Secretary Bro T. W. Peters, 16 Mallams.

Shipwrecked Mariners Society

Hon Secretary:- Mr R. F. Damon, Belle Vue, Weymouth

N.S.P.C.C. Weymouth District Branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, formed in 1891.

President: Lord Portman

Vice-presidents: the Mayor of Weymouth and the Rev. L. B. Weldon D.D.

Hon treasurer: Miss G. Torkington

Hon Secretary: Lieut. General Atkinson, Walton Lodge, Weymouth

Inspector Nicol has charge of the Weymouth and Dorchester district.

R.S.P.C.A. - (Weymouth Auxiliary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.)

President: Mr C. E. A. George, Fleet House

Hon. sec and treasurer: Mr J. H. C. Devenish, Springfield, Rodwell

Committee: Miss Burney, Miss Devenish, Miss E. Simpson ; Mrs Richardson, Miss N. Risk, Mrs Young, Lady Groves, Mrs Miller, Mrs, Rabbetts, Miss J. Sowter, Miss Younghusband, Mr W. Bragge, Col. Carey, Major-General Leishman, Rev. W. Lewis, Major Cam Sykes, General Martin. Dr Pritzler Wetherall

Officer for the district: Inspector Coombs

Portland Ratepayer's Association: Present Officers:

President: Councillor William Edwards

Secretary: Mr Mann, Fortune's Well

Treasurer: Mr W. Lillywhite

Committee of twelve

Started in 1900 with the object of arousing the interest of ratepayers in local government and calling attention to deficiencies in local administration. The first president was Mr William Lillywhite the Association had a membership of about 120.

Good Templars - Star of Portland Lodge (1449). Established 1872

Lodge deputy and secretary : Mr J. C. Dine, 100 Fortunes Well

Chief Templar : Mr W. H. Way

Treasurer : Mr R. Stone

Meets occasionally.

Reading Room, Straits

President: Mr W. A. Attwooll

Vice-president: Mr W. Edwards

Secretary: John Benfield, Easton

Treasurer: Mr Robert Pearce

Portland 785th Star-Bowkett Building Society: Promoted June 25th 1885

Offices: St. George's Schools, Soldiers Institute

Directors : J. M. Bennett, J. H. Royal, H.J. Epsley E, J. Pearce, E. W. Cross, jun. H. Sansom

Solicitors : Bowen & Symes

Surveyor: J. J. Patten

Auditors R. Pearce ; T. A. Pearce

Bankers: The Capital Counties Bank Ltd

Sec: John Warren, St George's School, Portland

Last year the sum of �1,000 was advanced on mortgage.   There are now 29 properties mortgaged to the Society:   the balance due on them being on 31st July 1904, �3,585

Portland Free Church Council This was established in 1900, but lapsed in 1904.

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