SIR ANDREW RUSSELL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1924, Page 4

SIR ANDREW RUSSELL.

WELLINGTON, Feb. 27. At the close of the quarterly meet iug of the Dominion Executive Coin mitten of the New Zealand Returnei .Soldiers’ .Association at Wellington the opportunity was taken to say fare well to Sir Andrew Russell, who v, il leave for an extended visit to the Oh World in about seven weeks’ time. A 1 the members of the executive spoke ii very high terms of the work Sir Andrew had done for the movement, am the following motion, proposed by Alt R, B. Bell (Canterbury), and seconder by Afr D. S. Smith (vice-president! was carried amidst applause:—“That the Dominion Executive of the S.Z. R.S.A. places on record its deep sense of appreciation of the invaluable services of Major-General Sir Andrew Bussell during his occupancy of the presidential chair of the association for the past two years, wishes him bon voyage during his coming visit to the Old World, and looks forward to his early return to New Zealand and to his resumption of lii.s leadership ol the movement.” Speaking in reply, the General said that it was not given to every man In lead the soldier both on the field, and in civil life, and he esteemed it a great privilege to have had that honour, and to have assisted in the work of the tIi.S.A. He expected to he absent from New Zealand for about 15 months, but his absence would not involve any diminution of his interest in the movement, the more especially a* he would remain in touch with it in lii.s role of president for New Zealand of the British Empire Service League. In his opinion, so long as the assoeinton continued to contain men like the members of the Dominion executive any members of others throughout the country, whom he could name, it would remain an active force, and an invaluable vehicle for social service—not only for ex-service men, hut for the community as a whole.