War Relief Funds

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 February 1916, Page 3

War Relief Funds

C(JO> b Ulii Of x'ATlilOllC ibUc LLi'lEiS. The i.t'vin and district L*atriotic Society iias issued tile following circular letter;— Levin, 3rd February, iyt(j. .i o the Secretary or President of the • Jfatriotio (society. *'l/e;u Sir, -At a meeting of the Levin mill District Patriotic Society, hold tv.-eiuly, it was considered advisable ai-i:ui„e a coiii'erei'c© ol represcnta ti . e el all tin- pail iotc societies in t!t,e Hor-owlu.-iiua district io rmUe place nex:t \\ e.iiie.-fliKi;,, '.hli l«'oi>riiary, 1010, a ! the l>(iioiig!: Cuuiii'ii Oiamiicrs, Lovui. 3 p.m. "Owing to the greater portion of tile money close on £5000—which was collected throughout this disfrie; for patriotic purposes, being now vested u the Wellington War Relief Association, it is only too evident that this district ciitis lorl to sotiie direct representation upon the executive of the Association. !• or this pui pose, if is suggested thai two representatives should be elected fiom the Horon heniKi district, and also that disrict advisory committees be setup from •various patriotic societies in this district. "At "the same time the question of sending deleg«tes to the Wellington Conference on 17th February, called for by the Minister of Internal Affairs, could be discussed and the remits on the order pa go for this conference ~ou ! <i ve considered, ;o that, united action nii'rht he taken. "As these, matters for consideration are of tin' utmost iinport.ince to t-b's ilisi.riVt. and lb" Wounded Soldier'• (''nod it is to he fru-.ted that your oocetv will u«te every endeavour to send on: or f«o repi'i'seiitatives." l