RED CROSS WORK

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 26, 25 October 1919, Page 6

RED CROSS WORK

A VICE-REGAL FUNCTION

.On ThuiMiay .Vfternoon/Their lixceK' loncies the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool,invited to Government House local representatives of the Red Cross Society and (ho Order of St. John to meet tho Honourable Colonel R. I lea ton Rhodes, who had promised to deliver an address on tho work of (lie Red Cross in.tho United' Kingdom-a work for which he became' responsible after being- appointed Commissioner by the New' Zealand' branch of tho Joint Or* utilisation. ■' ~ , ' '.His. Excellency, as president, said how lileased tho members of the society were to welcome Colonel .Rhodes, and to have an ' opportunity of hearing . personally from him an account of the work .which liad been done for tho New Zealand soldiers both at. fine front ana in the United Kingdom. ' Colonel Rhodes opened Ins remarks by alluding to the 'causes which led to hig appointment as Ued Cross Commissioner, nnd referred to the ready help hafforded him bv the High Commissioner,' General Richardson. Mi'. Raymond, arid Lord I'lnnket. and spoko in appreciative terms of what had been accomplished by Mr. , li-.'ir. JlacDonald, chairman of t;lio Hospital Comforts' Committee, II r.::Waldograve, secretary of that committee, and llr. ,T. G. Coates. treasurer nnd li'nancial Appreciative reference was also made to the ready assistance given by Lord Ranfurly and Sir Arthur Stanley. Ho cave an-interesting account'of his visit, to Switzerland in reference to the N"ew /.calenders interned there, whom, ho found well satisfied with their treatment. but anxious for release. . Colonel Rhodes concluded his address bv reading a letter of appreciation from General' Sir Alexander Gotlley, of tho work done bv tho New Zealand branch of the society for the eoldiers of the Dominion. After the Governor-General had thank* ed Colonel Rhodes for his interesting address, tho guests were entertained at tea bv Their Bsccllcncics.- ' ..