TAIHAPE PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 June 1919, Page 4

TAIHAPE PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

A meeting was held in the Society’; rooms on ‘Monday. Present: l\L3s.;rs Wrightson (chairman), Bray, Da‘.'vill,. Arrowsmith, Powell, ,!Neagle, Mc33r» mick, Howden and (secetar_v_) Mr F. Somerville was appoint»:-1 to act on :Re‘turned \Sol.‘d.-iers Sub-Com-mittee, to the position vacated by Mr A. James. I-.lr Howden reported thait there were at present no soldiers in the Hospital, but all troop «trains for the month had been met and necessities to the value of 15/ purchased on behalf of exsoldiers. Returned Soldiers’ Sub-Committee.—-vMr Neagle (chairman) read. this report, ‘which Wa.s very lengthy, showing that during the month over 70 case-9 -hald passed through that committee’s hands, and over £250 disbursed .193’: them to returned soldiers who had elilisted in Taihape district. ;;AThe'-"’folloWing motion was mOV9d3 Owing to the great stress that is being" placed on the funds of the Society: ‘the general committee ..issue an instruc-~ 5.3,, I;oi'the Returned Soldiers’ Subeoognmittiee thazfi in future they Will°m_3Y“' gratnt a clothing allowance in neceselt: _ous cases. This was put to the meetl9§l and carried. '