STRATFORD PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, 22 September 1915, Page 2

STRATFORD PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE.

bit Lodi oh or fIV b. A general u.vcti.-t, oiiiiaoui c amo tic Coii-muiec, xumtiitU )ui me puipose or meeting a cnauiuan, all executive committee, secretary ami «tU> Jieiu hi me .IjUu'ui'x .a uii; rue to Lamm cslerday allei- / ( i.OOii. 1 iue lolloping clt'lOgitlOo 'VGIp piC- ! SCilt : L - iA. O . AIiIStGJL Sj ;O. a. wcaioue, n. I'. e*rant, Kev. * now aid, o. U . .boon, i. ti- Penn, lu, W • ALilis, i . u. c (Human, J. 1 J nomas, t, .Jackson, Gerniioeler, j,i. i. ueiclior, a. »v.* McMillan, A. Al ol ed ll >t, u. vai.Mic, i. 11, Anderson, 'a, McAllister, ami Dr. Paget. | An apology was mceivcd lor the unavouiaoie jabsenco ul ixcv. J. Pat--1 Lisou. Mr ivirkwood, in Jiis opening re- , mains, said Dial/ sin* . ..lie election, oi uio neu committee, me past committee had retained olliee until siieii tune as a meeting ul the general committee uas held. It was impossible to 'call tins meeting until now', because they had to communicate with all dairy lactones and locaj bottles, anti ask them to appoint a delegate to the general committee, I On Mr .1. .Thomas' motion, Mr J. •W. Boon y May or ot Stratford) was elected chairman of the general comimittee. j ■ Mr Boon, in thanking the meeting i lor electing him chairman, said the Patriotic Committee was mainly lorm- ' eel to help the boys who have and will return from the tiring lino. A good 'deal of overlapping with town and 'country committees occurred, but a 'step was taken in the right direction j 'when it was decided to lonn a Tara- | imlvi Committee. Mr Boon said that j 'the secretary to the committee would ! have a great deal of work attached I [to the position. 1 Mr J. Ji. Jiiohards wu« appointed i 'secretary subject to his acceptance of the position, Mr T. H. Penn was appointed treasurer unopposed. liie election of the executive re- 1 suited as follows Messrs J. Masters, ! it. .Dingle, A. r. Grant, A. Meredith, | ■j U. croon, w. ii. mirk wood, and ' rtey. ft. ,U. xioward. i Mr \V. i*. rvirKwood read a circular | jotter Jrdm the rum. A. U. Herdman 'explaining tile working ol the new Inquiry bureau in W ellington. The 1 new department is principally a bur- ' eau lor the helping ol returned soldiers. Alany men when they return , will hot he able to go back to their j original work, and so wifi have to 1 receive special training and _ assistance.

Mr Dingle said he thought it advisable that the general committee should meet at certain intervals. The speaker said he hoped the executive would keep in touch with the general Committee.

[ Mr Bonn said lie would like te see the general cumiiiitlee meet ouec a aiimtli. Mr McMillan explained Unit there would not be enough business to be disposed ol to call the general committee together once a month. He would like to see the time extended to three months. Mr Masters said that it would- not be lair to bring country members into town when there was no business to be disposed 01. U was decided, on the motion ol Mr Masters, seconded by Mr Coyne: That the general committee meet every three months, and at other times when thought advisable, also that the committee be notihed monthly ol the business transacted. A letter was received from the Ladies’ Committee asking tor £2O to buy material for the making of sand bags. Mr Dingle said that the Lund had been commenced to help at such times as this, and would like to see the grant made. The speaker said said that the men on the land had wasted thousands of basic slag bags, [and he urged farmers to collect their bags and forward them to the Ladies’ Committee at Stratford. 1 Mr McMillan said that he did not agree to the money being granted. He favoured the providing of material. Mr Masters said that thousands of men were most likely being killed daily for the want of sand bags. Air Thomas moved, and Air Jackson seconded: “That £2O in cash be granted to the Ladies’ Committee.” —Carried. It was decided to thank Alessrs H. Wilson and Soil for their offer to make up a bolt of liesian into sand bags. Air Boon moved ‘‘That a vote of thanks be accorded to the old committee for services rendered.” Seconded by Mr 'Coyne and carried unanimously. Air Kirkwood briefly replied on behalf of the committee.