RED CROSS SOCIETY

Southland Times, Issue 18825, 19 May 1920, Page 7

RED CROSS SOCIETY

A meeting of the Invert-argill Rod Cross Society yesterday afternoon was at Tended by Mct.sr-! K. A. Anderson (chairman■. \V. J. H. Hodgkins, end Mesdaru?.-; Cnuckshank, W. Hi-nnie. J. Li. ;’..rme. Vf. J. Hawley, G. L hte.vings. A. FI. Macilonald, and Miss McLeod. A letter from Sir James Alh-n expressed pleasure at the jrLio! diminution in the numbers of disabled foKihrs requiring medical tree.;meu:, ; ernutring ot some of the military ins', ii ut ions to be closefl. The Di-rector-Genera! of Medical Services had informed hitn that in r onsequencs? it was proposed to oildown the Convalescent Horne Invercargill on May 14, as the number of eases available for the Home hardly justified its retention. He desired to state how very highly he valued and appreciated the assistance the docietv had rendered to the De; iartrneui in establishing the Home und so cordially co-opora'ung at ail times with the Defence authorities where the interests of the patieifs am! returned soldiers general! y were concerned. The letter was received. The president ot tile local branch of the Y.M.C.A. wrote staring that it. was; thought that, as the Convalescent Home was being closed it. might be neijtiired by the T .M.C.A. as a hosiel. as hostel work was becoming a more and mure important work. The Y.M.C.A. v.ouid th--re!ore be obliged if the Society am; the Mar Ttmds .-Vs.-delation would cor;.- i-.i-r the matter and give the Y.M.C.A. a ehanee of acquiring the property ill an g-'iieroiis a tivure as possible. In the even; of the lina! closing of the Home it was decided to support the application of tile Y.M.C.A. to purchase the Home and furniture f<>r it.se as a hostel, provided it was agreed to reserve accommodation for any soldiers who might be nominated by the commit-tee and for whom the Committee W.'iYd JV-V. The L'vawia Red Lows Society wrote requesting that when the Herne was finally tb.-ed di- Drawia and Lantern Hush cot should be -cut to the hivertmi Hosp'ital. The replies; was agree! to. It. was. a!.-o decided to issue tobacco and cigarettes to the patients in hospital through the official vi.-diors of the U.S.A., Padres McLp an and Gilbert, and to grant an application oy Mrs Macdonald for the use of the workroom in connection with the work for sc-Mi-n?.