OUR SICK & WOUNDED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 84, 3 January 1919, Page 6

OUR SICK & WOUNDED

TREATMENT IN ENGLAND

WORK OF THE VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS

"Great, changes have taken place in connection wiln the j\ew Zealand War Contingent Association," writes a New Zealonuer resident in London, "and much ot the work will in future bo carried on by the lied Cross. It is certain that too little publicity was given in New Zealand to the Ked Cross help there and to the splendid work of the War Contingent Association here, acting ot, their behalf and on behalf of other patriotic associations and contributors, for, although full particulars were sent regularly every month to the secretary of tho lied Cross at Government House, tho information does not seem to have been made known, and as a eonscquenco the lion. If. H. liliodes was sent Home with many questions, all of which had been previously answered by tho correspondence referred to, extending over a long period. , "The work is now divided between the old association and the Red_ Cross, and the measure of success attending the newarrangements will; I am sure, be largely contingent upon the lenst departure possible from the original organisation which n-as so carefully thought out and built up during the last four years. It appeared never to have been made known even in New Zealand, that our sick and wounded were regularly visited. Something like 170 visitors went the rounds of tho hospitals and assisted our soldiers. We had social clubs and recreation huts; we had committees and entertainment committees: we.had store committees and organisations for 'buying the little things-required by our men; we had residential clubs and .an- organisation for meeting men at. stations and taking'them to those clubs; we had convalescent homes in various parts cf England; we had an organisation for finding accommodation in private homes for soldiers who wished to avail themselves of such hospitality; and we had women police. All were working perfectly and in harmony. . "I am glad that the old organisation is being largely Retained. We, of course, will welcome every assistance that can be given in any new departure. It is a matter of no concern what the organisation may be called so long as we'are able to -continue giving to the soldiers that attention that has dishncruished.onT work here since the outbreak of war. More publicity will, however, now be R iven in Zealand to the Ked Cross work."