FRENCH RED CROSS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 220, 11 June 1919, Page 9

FRENCH RED CROSS

NEW ZEALAND'S TRIBUTE

LEHERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The ; "New. Zealand Tribute'to-France" Fund''Committee was recently able to send' a handsome sum to France', to be dovotwl to the French lied Cross Fund. The Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke. M.P., G'.M.G.) is iii receipt of letters of acknowledgment, as' from the general secretary; M. F. <'e Valence, and from the president,who' is the widow of informer •President of tho French Republics— Paris, March 28, 1919. ■Central'.Committee, French lied Cross;' •";'.'-.' ; ;.' .21 Rue Francois, Paris. Sir,—l -'am in receipt, through the intervention of tho .Ministry of Foreign -Affairs, of the sum'-'of. .-£7160, being a gift.from the "New' Zealand Tribute to France Fund';" addressed to" the Central "Committee'of the French Red Cross. Madame Carnot, President of the Association des' Dames. Francaises, having re-ferred-your letter of November 28, 1918, to mo, iii' : which' you state Hint this amount Was'speoially dedicated to '.her society, I hastened lo' remit Hie 193,478 francs'to'fhe association, from whom yon will' receive -directly the 'thanks of the association for- its .generous,, gifts. Accept, "dear sirj the expressions of my 'riios.t distinguished'sentiments.' •'■••' ■'• ;; "•'•' '-. ' F.DE VALDNCE, : • ;.'"■■ ■<:. -■;■■:: ■ General Secretary.-' ■'.'-'l2 E'ue-Gaillon; Avenue de l'Opera,;. : ■•'"■' ■■■'■■■ Paris, April 1, 1919.' To tho Mayor it Wellington, "."President of-the New Zealand's Tri- • b'uteto' 1 France Fund.' Sir';—l honour to inform you that the gift of ,£7150 so'graciously allocated to; the use'of our tssoeiatkm by 'tlie New Zealand's Tribute to France 'Fund; -notice of which, was contained in vour Tetter of-November 28 last, hnsoust 'beeri'reniilfeiT to us through our Ministry of'-Foreigir Affairs. . ';-: - This inngnificent liberality,- in. giving -us a-fresh proof of that genuine-sym. patliy rfiid those sentiments of'confratefnal' solidarity uniting our two- coun-tries,-has touched'us deeply, It is, moreover, the more precious to us in enabling us' to. extend chat help aiid'.assistance '-which wo.bnve.endeavoured to' distribute up to tlie-present, in the measure-of our modest resources, to.those unfortunate -'sufferers • ip -tlie • invaded gions, where they have been tho victims of cniel enemy 'devastations,-and mean while'earnestly-and .impatiently awaiting the'opportimity to return to their homes Thus, Mr. President, thanks -to-your '.generous' co-6peratron, ive jshall be ablo to attain that charitable and .patrioticobject towards which our main efforts to-day are-direcled; ■••- •In; the-name of the Association . des Dames Francaises, I hasten to convey .to*, •you 'our most.sincere thanks, and our deep appreciation, nnd ■• to ask you to convey -the. same ;tn the -New Zealand Tribute to France Fund.' ;■,..'■....; Accept. Mr. President, the expression of our distinguished appreciation— ■•:• ;.MARGUERITE E.CAE.NOT, - .-.?, -;.- •• . . President.