THE R.S.A.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1923, Page 4

THE R.S.A.

EXECUTIVE MEETING. A meeting of the Executive Committee ve.s held at the County Chambers el 7.30 o'clock host evening. I’resent: Mt'-os 1). .1, Evans (President). R. •Moore, T. .Stuart. Jl. Sharnl am) T. Kerr. The meeting was called primarily to arrange for Armistne Anniversary coleorations. It was decided to hold a dance on the anniversary of armistice eve at the Soldiers’ Hall, the Koval orehetra to supply the music. An offer from the ladies committee to prepare siipi'c! v. as accepted, and it was d< ebb'd to charge admission. llndies I-. lid ; gents "Js. I lancing i- to begin at o sharp, and supper '.'.ill he served in the annexe at 10.30, On .Monday, November ltiih. it uas ie-,i)i'.'ed to hold the annual i-euiiioit. when a, Dig,be concert will he held in the Soldiers' Hall. Admi-.-ion was lined at 'J-. li an- decided to invite the Mayor: and representatives oi the digrpt btani-lus. also the memlicrs ot the Pi.S.A. Ali'.i-.trels and orchestra. Arrangements were <-one) tided Ter the catering. Tickets will be op sale immediately ami ii is expected there will he a large gathering for the occasion. The l’rc-sidolit mentioned he had heen in correspondence with the Peiomo Minister, and llie .Minister of fufmnal Affair-, in ivga:d to placing iiead-toncs on the graves oi ex—oldicrs interied at the local iciin lory. A reply had no", been received stating that under the. regulations, the graves or tWo of the six seldie: .- interred Wally '•■■valid he attended to. It mi- resolved to m.dm further repre.-nutations in respei t to two other ea-c.s. and in regard to the i-emaiiitng two. to take slops in rai.-e funds locally for the purge'o of having idle graves ntlended to, so that as time passed the graves would i. of historical value, by being properly marked, and would be the care of i huso v. lio i ame a i ter. It aa- decided to adopt tins course, and as a id-t step to raise funds, to a-k the Municipal Kami to play a specially appropriate programme adjacent to the War Memorial mi A. rmist ice Day Anniwi-arv, Sunday, November I fill., at A o'clock, when the public will he made actpiainted with the scheme liv a short address, and a collection taken up towards raising the funds to have till- laboi oi love and remembrance attended to. It was pointed out, that on the battlefields overseas the authorities were giving the tuiles 1 care and attention to the war graves and the cemeteries were being made very beautiful. It was for those ai liolrio to see that the fallen Imre wine no less iiv-cprently and thought full,', eared for as a mark of api reeiatmn IVr the service they had rendered the Empire, in lire service oi which so many had saddled their health, and hastened tlrcir demise. The opinion

was expressed that the movement was in the right direction, and was one wdrieii would commend it-ell to the pubThe meeting concluded at Slid with a general discussion on Ihe idlair- ot tire branch, it being decided to call 1 gem ; c.,1 meeting ol members subsc111n'i:t to the annua! social to reconstitute til,, c I,no,lit lees with lie- opivet of pushing mi the building ot the {-lid l rooms, and so give the branch pmjcr Iviv 11Harter-.