HELPING THE POOR

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 962, 3 May 1930, Page 9

HELPING THE POOR

CASH AND CLOTHES DRIVE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS’ MOVE The organising of a “cash and Hothes drive” for tho poor and needy o£ Auckland was decided upon by a meeting of the committee of the Auckland Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association and representatives of various charitable organisations last evening. That the need of providing clothing . t* the poor had never been greater tnan at present was the opinion expressed by Major Gordon, of the Salvation Army, who has had 20 years’ experience of social work in Auckland. The association was looked upon ** a leading social workers’ organisation, said Captain T. Holmes, of the ‘-alvatlon Army. It had done splendid r ork in the last drive, and he had himProvided 200 families with cloth*ns..BuPP^cd by the association. , T .“* system of organisation was exby the organisers of the prorased drive, Messrs. W. H. Prentis, A. nompson, H. Glover Clark and W. M. ngram, and it was decided to appoint , execut * v e from the social workers’ societies to co-operate with the or-s-misers. Mr. Prentis said that the first ovaf- °* executive would be to 4.°. a scheme to ensure equitable a’l k U ti° n - ft was decided to invite charitable and social organisations T ° assist in the drive.