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Taihape Daily Times, 23 May 1918, Page 4

Owing to the poor attendance at the annual meeting of the Taihape branch of the Red Cross Society last night the meeting was postponed nntil the 29th inst. The chairman, during the evening, remarked that it was hard to reconcile the year's splendid Tesults with the apathy shown in regard to the meeting, while the secretary suggesting the pictures, perhaps, had the greater -attraction.

Captain Huston, financial representative for Commissioned Holder, of the Salvation Army, is in the Taihape district seeking contributions to the self-denial fund. So far Captain Huston has met with .gratifying success—as he says, men who cannot go to the front in this district exhibit a keen de. sire to do their bit Single cheques for so much as £SO have been received from one settler, and most are increasing the sums they contributed last year. • The Army is doing excellent work at the front and no one will deny that work warrants all the success Captain Huston may meet with.