CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 11

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

MEETING OF SOCIETY. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 17. The second annual meeting of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society was continued yesterday afternoon. Concerning the proposal that the Government be invited to subsidise the actual annual expenditure by branches, Mr G- J. Park (principal of the Auckland Technical College) stated lie was concerned about the financial position of the society. He felt that it was time the Government took some responsibility. Mr Spratt urged that the proposal be shelved till there was a real need for such a request. It was agreed that the proposal be not proceeded with in the meantime. It was decided on a remit from the Hawke’s Bay branch that the society | should endeavour to hare part of the funds collected for the King George V Memorial Fund applied to the establishment of a permanent health camp at Rotorua. A Wellington remit regarding the provision for adequate teaching and nursing of crippled children was passed. It was suggested that representations be made to the proper authorities for the exchanging of nursing sisters and teachers in charge of crippled children in New Zealand with overseas nurses and teachers. In connection with the grant of £IOOO received from the Government it was decided that the New Zealand executive distribute it to branches for education in preparation for the life of cripples under the society’s care. The election of officers resulted:j Patron, Her Excellency Lady Galway; president. Mr Justice Smith; vice-pre-sidents, the Anglican Archbishop and Primate, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the Roman Catholic Archbishop. the president of the New Zealand Conference of the Methodist Church, the Commissioner of the Salvation Armv, the presidents of the New Zealand British Medical Association. New Zealand Red Cross Society, PlunKet Society. Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, Women’s Institute, Major-General Sir George Richardson, Sir Alexander Roberts. Sir Robert Anderson, Dr. Stanley Wallis, Dr. H. D. Robertson. Dr. D. L. Taylor, Dr. S. AVylie, Colonel J. J. Esson. Sir C J. B. Norwood, Messrs G. L. Taylor, W. R. Wilson. T. H. Lowry. F. Campbell, J. M. A. Ilott. F. C. Spratt. L. T. Watkins, W. T. Churchwood, T. Neale, J.R. McKenzie, h. Mitchell, Mesdames W. R. Wilson, T. C. List, Knox Gilmer, and Dr. H. P. and Mrs Pickerill; executive, Sir A. F. Roberts, Dr. F. Bowerbank. Dr. Alex Gillies, Messrs F. Campbell, H. E. Anderson, J. M. A. Uiott, D. R. Dobbs, W. G. Black, S. L. P. Free W. Hickson and one associate member from Auckland, Canterbury and Otago; solicitors. Messrs F. C. Spratt and H. Taylor; treasurer, Air Ernest Hunt; secretary, Mr Alalcolm Fraser; auditor Mr W. H. Nankervis.