PATRIOTIC WORKERS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 139, 27 March 1940, Page 5

PATRIOTIC WORKERS

SPECIAL MEETING CALLED NEED FOR ORGANISATION xV special" meeting of delegates I'rom district Red Cross Societies, Women's Institutes and Divisions has been called by the County Chair man, Mr J. 1.. Burnett, for Friday next in the County Chambers ati 8 p.m. In a letter to the above organisations, Mr Burnett states: — "I have much pleasure in stating that Mr L. W. Goldstein, with whom will be Mr Iv. L. Usmar, Provincial Council Secretary and Mr G. A. Hacken, National Council Secretary will be present at Whakatanc for the purpose of addressing the pub- j lie meeting, and such gentlemen [ will explain the spheres of opera--1 tion of the respective societies, including Red Cross, for patriotic purposes, thus enabling us to get on with our programme of wholeheartedly working for our boys. With the gentlemen above mentioned also will be associated Messrs H. A. Anderson, A. Ely and L. R. Wilkinson. My request is that your Association or Institute be represented at the meeting and also that as many members of your respective associations as can conveniently attiendbe present. I "wish to do eveiTthing possible to make the meeting a credit to the district, as I am sure it will be. Our boys arc in Egypt and it may lie, although I fcrventlj r trust that it will not be so, that they will be soon engaged in active warfare and requiring all the comforts and assistance we are able to give. We must get a strong County organisation established without delay. Please do everything possible to make this meeting a fully representative one which will indicate our appreciation of the action of the Deputy Chairman of the Auckland Patriotic Council in coming to Whn katane Avith his associates for the purpose of giving us first hand information on patriotic matters."