Levin R.S.A. Congratulates Mr. H. B. Burdekin

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 4

Levin R.S.A. Congratulates Mr. H. B. Burdekin

Gongratplations qn =his election to' the office of vicerpresident pf thp New Zealand Returned Sei'r 1 vices' Association were extended tq ' My. H, B. Burdekin by the Levin J Ijranch at its quar'terly meeting on i jyfonday ni'ght:" Tribute was also I paid to liis work for the assoGiatio'ri oyer a long period. , ■ This was the first' general meet- ' ing of members since Mr." Burde- 1 kin's election' at the annual Pqrninion c'onference, said the ] presiclent', Mr." N. M. Thomson. Tt- 1 was fitting to congratulate him on J the iaonour conferred on him. No 1 mere fitting tripute pould have 1 beeri paid to him for his ailmp'st ; lifeilrpe seryice to ihe assqciatiqn : thary ]iis e}PpiiPP tp one of th.e ■ highest posjtiphp in' the qssppia- ; tion, Mr. Thpmspn expressed the

hope that tyfr .Burdekin wpuld not stop at "that posiiion and j:hat if the oppQrtimity ' q^ei-ed, Ire wpuld go even higher to ti)'e "next" office. The meeting then passed the following lnqtipnin— "That tftis ) quarterly meeting of thp Lpyin : R-S-A. expresses to Mr. H. R. Bui'r dekin its sincere cQngratulatipns on his eleGtion to the high offfce of the Dominjon vice-president of the N.Z.R.S.A. a,nd its best wishes for an enjoyabile term of office. This meeting also de'sires to place on record'the services repdered by Mr. Burdekin to the New Zealand association over the past 28 years and to the Levin branch since his arrival in this tpw,n ten years ago, of which services his recent election is a well merited recognition." He appreciated the kind remarksj and the way they had been rpceived, said Mr. Burdekin in reply. It was hard tq say what his'life wpiilid haye beep like if it had not been for the R.S.A., for he' was quite sure that he had had moi'e from it than he had put in'tP it. He h'ope'd thgt he would pot only tp be able tp give servipe nationally, bpt wppld cqptinue tq serve the local .as'sopiation.