RED CROSS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 18

RED CROSS

LOWER HUTT BRANCH

| .The\annual.meeting, of .the '■' Lower Hutt branch of the Red Cross; Society! i was held on Thursday ..evening; ai> the; residence of.'Mrs;' J. 'Mitchell,; "Casa1 Loma," ■ Lower }Hutt. The' Mayor. .(Mr,; J.: W.. Andrew.rt presided. There -was;! a/record attendance of ,members'.'and! friends.",- ••■ ''■■::I.'" ;•" .■■■■■■.■.•>- S/.,y^\j.:- : :'

The report and balance-sheet.:Aif the; branch 'and its 'subsidiary, • theff:district: nurse committee, were adopted.

•Major J. Abel, chairman of the district executive, said it was most gratif yjing to .find,, that ..conditions had so improved that the 'special work-'of, caring Sor the unemployed had decreased. The branch had done excellent; work, and: the year had endedSiwell;/; ;i fle :!cbn-: Igratulated the president!;(iyirs.: J.- -Mit-' jchell) and the committee' >on \fcsehalf. of Dominion headquarters.-:' :','i\,.

! .Captain M. S. Galloway; secretary of 'rthe New Zealand Red Cross .Society, said that though the need: for-lielp-ing those out. of work had decreased the branch had still great opportunities/ ior service in.helping the sick and disabled in. homes and hospitals.;

i :Mt. Andrews spoke in high appreciation;, of the work done by Mr. yf.P. Williams, hon. secretary ;to ..the Mayor's Relief Fund. ' Mr." Williams had been his right-hand man, and ..'had devoted the whole of his time to the work of organising relief. Mr. Williams had. also ;been, an . invaluableI,,worker for the Red Cross. It was a '.matter of great-regret that, through illness,.-Mr; ■.Williams was unable, to be present;.. . I ■ The Rev. H. T. Peat endorsed the Mayor's' remarks, "and several others present paid a tribute to the work done ,by Mr. William. ,-. .: I C- 3. Ashton eulogised the ( "ivork done by the committee on behalf of ex-servicemen. ..,'...

| The following were elected 'to office: —Patroness,' Lady Roberts; president, Mrs. John Mitchell; vice-presidents, the Hon. Walter Nash,' M.P., Messrs. J. W. Andrews, -D. A, Ewen, H. G. Teagle, C. C Odlin, A. Leslie, J. Mitchell, C. J,-Ashton, and N..-. Gillespie, Revs. H. E. X.Fry, J. E. Lopdell, H. T. Peat, Hayes, Lloyd, and Gilkinson; .executive committee, Mesdames J. Mitchell,' J.-Wv Andrews, J. R. Salt, F. G. Thompson, W. H. Smith, A. A. Davies. C. J. AshtOn, L. Scoon;. E., Webb, W. P. Williams, and, C. Burnley, and Messrs. J. Fletcher,, H. Hayes. W. H. Smith, C. J. Ashton, and J. Mitchell; hon. secretary,. ■ Mrs. J. R. Salt; hon. treasurer, ': Mrs. C. Burnley; hon. auditor,-Mr.tL'.; V.--Philips: ■■ ; ■■ '