THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2695, 15 February 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

, THIRTEENTH STILL SHORT ANOTHER.M.P. ENLISTS.

" 'Wellington's quota of ' men for the Reinforcements,; Svliicli went into camp last week, "was completed yesterday, when. the ~ following- t recruits/ '.Vote sent. to Trenthanr Camp •jJ. T. M'Kenzie (Engineers) ;• 2963 F. Jackson'; (Infantry)-; 2756 T., O'Korko •Ylnfantry) ;; ; '29£>7.; 'Wl: .Rainsdale.. (Infantry) ; 2913 v. j; M'G'.,':Spcakrnan "(infantry). - ■■ ■ 1 The Defence Office repofted-yesterday 'that there' ..was; still,, a" shortage • of' 120 men ;in' the; Infantry as'a ..wliole,'that of Canterbury beings the greatest.' Tho gaps..are-expected to-be filled within a few days. ■■■ ■; Further Enlistments. ';;Tli© : foliowing : recruits.'-, we're registered yosterday' -. " I '/. "''Frederick .Foster,./Mayriard;. (Infantij) - John Christie, clerk (Infantry). • . Ernest Short, painter (Engineers). Alexander Watson, line erector (Infantry). John Thomas M'Keuzie, engineer (Infantry). • , Thom<u> Broughton, engineer • (Infantry)-. -James Jf'Pherson, fireman (Infantry). George Green, store'man (Mounted). Harold L.. Cooper, warehouse assistant (Mounted). R. J.- Christie, warehouseman (Signallers). Fred. James Tolloy, munition worker . {Infantry). . ' o i . Voluntary Helpers. , I , The ;system, of employing. voluntary helpers, during-,war-time- is: being expended from Base Records to tho Group Uffice. . Tile; Group Coiiimaiider (Major (Corrigan) lias decided..to seek the help pf.four gentlemen, who will give voluntary assistance at the Group Office daily ill the writing up and arranging the records for tlia new lecruiting scheme. Those desirous\<>ft. rendering assistance . should, therefore, coromnmcate -with Ma jor Origan . Mr. J. B. Hirte, M.P., Enlists. 1 Mr. J. B. Hino, tlie'member, jtferd, has accented an appointment as captain in the, 16th Reinforcements,: and will go into camp at Featherston in •March (states a Tress dissociation mesBagc from Stratford. V WELLINGTON ORGANISING

ARRANGING A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN \ > r • ■ . i - PLATFORM AND PERSbNAL' J 7 APPEAL. ■ ."'■ 1 ■> ■. \ 'A meetiag of the General Committee j if tho Recruiting Organisation for the SNo. 5 Group, Wellington , : Tiict, was held at tho Town Hall 1 -last •. night. The Mayor of Wellington (Sir. • - 3. P. Luko) presided, and among-ttobso f present were: Tho Hon. A. L. Herd- j man. Dr. Newman, R. A- Wright, arid : • iW. H. Field, M.P.'s, the Mayors 'of j Jfirainar and Onslow, the' chairmen of ■■: ±he Hutt and llakara County Councils',' v - ..Snembers.of the .Wellington City Coun- .: cil, and. Captain Barclay, Superintend-: ,t ent of the Town. Hall Recruiting Organ- ■ isation. ■ •'■".'■■■ . A Finance' Committee was appointed, • consisting of the following: The Mayor' of Wellington and the Mayors. and : 'chairmen of the adjacent boroughs and town hoards, tho Hon. A. L.-Herdman, - the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, and Dr. ' ■Newman. The Finance Committee was authorised to take the necessary steps for tho appointment of a secretary, as Mr. J. ' M'Bean, who had undertaken the duties of tlie position temporarily, would be compelled to relinquish them by the 'pressure of workiat the Town Hall. In a discussion on the financial aspecfc of the movement generally; some members expressed the opinion that the Government should finance the undertaking. The remark was also made (fthat there had been so.many appeals - - (to' the public that this was riot a:mat- \ iter that should be placed- on a basis \ of voluntary subscription;' The chair- \ [man said, ho felt he was justified in stat\iing that the City Council would accept ' Jits .share of financial obligation in . the Blatter, and'no doubt the contiguous '■boroughs would do likewise. " Other speakers endorsed the Mayor's remarks. A "PJatform Committee was appointed "to arrftigea programme of public meetings (ti stimulate recmiting) to be field in the greets and in the public parks or whereto people congregated in any numbers. ■ The members of this com-' : mitteo, Tvho- have power fo add to their ' number, are :*TheMayor of Wellington, the members of Parliament for the city and adjacent electorates, Messrs. Wilford and Field, M.P.'s, Councillors {Hutcheson, Atkinson, and, Luckie, and ICaptain Simson. V Attention was directed to the personal canvass as a .valuable and effec- , ,ttive method of securing recruits, and ■■' ia committee, to be called "Tho Group /■■■ jjmd Individual Appeal- Committee"— [whose work will be distinct from that of :■ ;the Platform Committee, will be • Ikrgely-concerned 'with'public.meetings■ p-was appointed' as follow'sVThe Mayor l of Wellington; and the Mayors of. Kairori and Miramax, the members of tho ■ ; Wellington City Council and of the Kalori and Miramar Borough Councils. Tho division of tho area into dis- . jtrjets. for the purpose of "group and ' individual appeal" and the allocation >••, .' ,of members of the committee to tbedif- ;;; ~.Jfer,cnt,,districts. will.be dealt with at a to. be called, without delay. •" 'Animporiant share in the campaign of «••••. Enlistment will of necessity devolve on this, committee, arid it will welcome to ;' its ranks members of the community who desire to co-operate in this part fiS tho scheme. Similarly, the Plat- ■ form Committee will welcome the ser- . Viccs of citizens with a gift of interest- ■ Jng- and persuasive speech. The following resolution was passed: "That in the opinion of this meeting the success of the- recruiting movement 'can only, be assured if tho Government will make a straight-out declaration , that they will grant pensions by light."