Returned Soldiers’ Association.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1923, Page 4

Returned Soldiers’ Association.

A meeting of the above was held at the County Chambers at ~80 o'clock last evening. Mr D. J. Evans ilicsident) occupied the Chair. Interim .leports were received in regard to the Mulligan relief fund, and it was resolved to finalise the accounts next week. It was decided to participate in the conimeiuoiatinn services on Anzac |)a\. ami to confer with the Mayor as to the arrangements. Correspondence wxts received in legat'd t. Poppy Day, and it was resolved to ask the Beautifying Society to take up the matter, the letters being tel erred to .. meeting of the Society to lie hi'h! on Tuesday night. The Club. man siig-.e-ted a scheme 1 t monthly c ntribui ion- horn the members of lhe \>s icint ion and tlm public

tu a--ist v,itii the fund for 'he P"rclinse of S’i| rcliiu Hall and adapting if ;\- a soldiers' and citizens' club. Ihe purchase price ol Hie building was £:KO. nii(| its ivmhivml i«' ;i JH'rm-iu'ut >* *■*"* on the High School reserve where the Board is granting special lacilit.ies. will cost about CIPO. A- -o n as the building is on the new site its present ii-c can he continued without Inset lime. The addition- to the hail I" wav o! oiilargom, ni arc e-tiinatod to co.-'t £|f)D, and a -idc extension to pr - vale cloak loom-, siipj room. an ! kitcheniu'l lc Co". These w orks can he gone on with at oil as -o II as It*' fund- arc m sigln or guaranlcel by t Ik* u ntidy • out riliiition scheme.. The id - 1 1 1 i "Hi's wo',ld he built in fr"tit ol the ri'crcai ion Ii ill. and w ould i■( lll si-1 of four oi live rooms wiili main ca--•;::g, wav. and hclnu estimated to cos! e.'.OQ. Tin- .•reel cii of this final aildii k n to He hiiilding would he deferred i ill fund-- accumulated, 'out it wa--.lc- d holding a n 'lister bazaai in « t." h , hi'h - .’:I 1 o', !:: i a "ionat w (,o!ii : -Hi cl. By a,q"ircg If" ■. Ml '."ihliug at the tn-i'c a v.i ila Idc to the icilci and -"cor ing it' rein,u : I. fb • jo'oj erl v w cold h 'Colne revenue oaruing. Anyihing I hat ua- to he done ill I hi- n",] eel must he done immediately alter He l. en,'lit ot the u-c of the ila II thinugh("il the winter. The meeting "cm-’alK approved l! 1 prop,, sal-, on, lino I ami it a a.- ri" ('lv'! I" call a, in•ml meting of all turn oil Mibpi'l- and other- willing I" Indji at the County Chamber- al 7.30 "'clock next Thi'r-da\ niudii for the p ; rvo-e Mi's-r- Me e. Bai fc-ou. Mniml Cal'.in and Kc r .ill ■ x, I hen: "' , - 111 favour of ICC scheme which v.oc'd II ! net arc. Several of I i p, akc - -a id Iha 1 nilill) of the men " nuld ; , prepared lo pay in half a crow u a toward- the ft,,id. and four or live c> Hector- slio’dd I" s, cchlllv deputed to attend "1 the c H-.-t ion of Hie )<- I;, payment-. Th" opiii ion w rs-in-i .-"d 1 1 . t w l" " -dlow lII' i'l l !l"- : :i-m oi! the pari of 1 1 :, • men Hjg" waud,! In■ ready C 1 '■ ■-i P.-ip. a ',! a good load by th" ret tin; al a ouhl < nsure sue. C-S. The Chairman -aid it wedd P" a> : - visnb!,. t" Imvo i],., whole schonn pli-tcd beiinc th - nd of the year, and lie ght this Id be done. Th fro was tile li."cd for a e|o!i room -" h am. ol her ,"!. and the pre-unit jir'pe-al oll'ercd the w'ay to achieving ticit end. Air Evan added port of Hu* meet ing. and la "r'd io see Tliursdar night to Pn dlv ■'r ’nc umip.es. \s a deci'-i,.,; watenders '..oh| 'e . al'ed for pla• nari l!g the ‘ "ction am' 1 r ,-rpg 1 !'•• building and nii'-c a "m"' was :n " ! o Id:,' speaker thought t'c '>l ic v. •••'!,! give .sustained supi'ort to the proji'ct.