RED CROSS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 60, 27 March 1945, Page 7

RED CROSS

EDGECITMBE SUB-CENTRE

ANNUAL MEETING HELD

I Tlic Edgccumbe Sub-Centre of t I Red Cross held its. annual meeli J in Bell's Hall on Mar I 7. There, was a good attendance a II I several new mcmlici's were enrolli If I The secretary (Mrs Jes person) re I the balance which showed || I considerable profit on the 1944 b; II J ancc shoot. Mrs. Roberts read t | J presidential report on the past yea: | I after which the coinmitt I was appointed. I I Mrs Roberts was re-elected as pill sident,, Mrs W. Goldsmith Jnr. &e | I retary and Mrs Biair sewing coj | j vener. | I A motion ol thanks was passed I |. I Mrs the retiring secr< tary, who j for the past three veai lias so capably carried out her dntit lin that capacity. v After annual business matter I were dealt with the monthly n.cet ing was Jiekl r presided over by Mr Roberts. Annual subs were paid an' I bulletins issued. I ' A Prisoner of War donation of 8: was gratefully acknowledged. Thi: was returned as a donation toward: Red Cross funds j as Headquarters ad I vise that no more next-of-kin parecb (will be forwarded. A. resolution was yass-ed upholding the Whakatane Centre in its protest against the appointment of Mr Meachen as successor to Major Tweedy I New Zealand Red Cross Commis. I sioncr in the Middle East, members agreeing that this, position should be tilled by a returned soldier. Competition books were given out J for the fireside suite. This competition is being held by the Whakatane Centre to help raise .funds for the Red Cross and V.A.D. rooms to be I built in the near future. All SubI Centres are asked to contribute £60 I towards this project. Members- will decide later on a means of raising this amount. • | A request for forty-two garments for Polish Refugee Camp was: discussed members agreeing that the material recently purchased for infant garments should all lie used for layettes. The committee is to decide the question of the Polish camp garments and the. annual Red Cross Bazaar at the next meeting.