SOLDIERS' CONVALESCENT HOME.

Southland Times, Issue 18835, 31 May 1920, Page 7

SOLDIERS' CONVALESCENT HOME.

To the Editor. Sir, —Might I suggest that when the Red Cross Executive and ‘?i ■ War Emu!.: Association have considered the of f er of the Y.M.C.A. to car ry on the Cjuvalasc; nt Homo as a ho tr! with rial acc-vamo lation for convalescent solders, that a public meeting be cadi,.! to finally settle the matter, such,meet;!'.: to drt'.de whether it were possible or expo--dart to re-o.x n the home as a Red Cro.--: Home or to hand it over on terms to rh." V.M.C.A. w.th special provision fo- soldier patvtfs. dn'gin;: by the tone of lefrrs a; pen ring in both dailies, there seems to b- a ea-tain amount of d:s-sati-faenon a-, tin. - lira:; a-; they are. tvhieh a publ.e m . t.n v t w«;j e- i a:v w.th a •■'Pt' ■■ na- aril :i; a S' ~ghf t■ n I to dissip-te. If ■■' die inf'• .•".■■von in flic hands of she ia|t'v> an! t'le.r i cssoiv. for aeon: -hi t hi 'ia do h’.g of the home as a mil t.l v o v:.i - hj were ma,.e pnld e tl- ; a! * '■- \ \ t'-:;; da *'. - Oa-.l done what w:;- 1 ! ■ 1 . i a.-' > ?-T- o: ti-- -d----they had hi r 1 :> t’v numb; r of soldier.- re pi'. ;n : ( ;a .ad a -ml f:’ !.-. rd. If the va." ■'■ : r'-a. , ' s 'aarir ■r< who have wasted time in eril. . oar wo kers would yet busy ( bud rang I - dm, bland man who require fv:iMU;’:d ::i a ranvahveeut home, the pub!' • v. oul 1 he som'thing to go upon a".'; o la -u ;.r 'id to j u Any the r- op am - ■ d- ■ tune evciyrme would gladly comb -,e to ;id in its re oaenhig. <'nly let i; I - ala,.aha . h'van that in d 'Uth.laiu! th. >re n"' u ram 1 - r of convalescent st-ldiers vvdi.ug l■ - 1 a- a. on for a time -n ; l-,e holm* I - :ay an: man -'amlli to aa '-r----takr dmir <‘- W. ; ;.v' ; pre, s;;; e ei'lild doubtless i-a hr. • . b--a u; on :h? Department to allow d; ■ 11.-; Ida Is to be il-.'d for that pea. a- a. A ini-t .a.- was made at not ear-ai.;: kia, : a cert:.in portion of the proceeds ;'■■;• a convalea'.-’ni home. I sug-peste-i dad' dee hue but I In- suggest .on was me a, ■(' ■o'''.:. I'tturdin dr! so end eonsaqu 'm !y dnar evp-nuit-ire on them .Red tion. Fe it’, ; nic-h ao 11 . i man and wound wa gain l.lda by dmibfing e.xh other's s-hiae; ity. I dank n.d'e.har bee good will uccnn* if the '".m sueg 'Slim:.; are followed be e tii- ! am I rlr.it '.he name of any am lie- in d ■■■; id.md (with. fit f >r a (■• up l'l’:cent havne, should be mn; 1,1 ihe dad (dro. s .-co-ct ary, I am. ore., 11. 1.. IURSS.