DISCHARGED PRISONERS'AID SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 4

DISCHARGED PRISONERS'AID SOCIETY.

. . - ~ a—: ——. . . The-' Disohwged . Prisoners' 1 Aid 'Soci«t» M'Arthur's roai ' Magistrate a Coort. The following momben I .jww A. H'Arthur, &M.. (cba.nnan), Mews. E. J. Arnold. J; P. 0 fagaa, IL. Burge«B ) .T. S. Lambert, andB. Cumuigs (secretary). Tho report subAvians from October, .1908,. till May, 1909, about 200 ex-pri-sonars ha?o bwsn relieved, 119 men have boon s k£B+ K anT V s Wb and 214 moils, and about 80 have been supplied with boots and ol»Wx* and faros to various places, in order to got work. The executive .offioer has received a number of letters' 1 ; from "some that r hare been helped by tto society testifying ' to the good work done. - The committee doEire to. phco on,record.their high apprteia- v tion and thanks to all tho ladies and gen- A tleraen who havo bo generously contributed to tho funds of the society. . Tho inoomo from October to May was £110, tho'oxpendituw ; tor tho same penod being £88. -.to fonwding a cheque towards tho funds. Sir Robert Stout said that it seemed thai : „r pwsressing very well. Th< Ii ?°e ß i m forwarding a donation, stated that lie had no doubt tho associa. tion was rendering good servicS to tho'cooh mumty. A subscription was V also receiwd from the Hon. D. Buddo, who wished thf pssomtion »every:' success. Tho Hon. R, M'Kenzie, in contributing . 'to', the funds, wroto: "I am quite in' sympathy witli your members are doing; to. assist tie am fortunates who have been oorifined in ou( prisons on their discharge." Tho Eon, Dri - MmJlay's chcque was accompanied by a' not* in which ho said ho recognised tho goad worl that is being done. Mr. Justice Coopa wrote: " Your society is, I know, doing goof ' work, and I shall be glad to help it in iti ~ humane efforts to assist discharged prisonen. to obtain honest employment." Mr. justice Willmms sent a donation and kind wished for tho success of tho'society. j