TAIHAPE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3431, 10 March 1920, Page 5

TAIHAPE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Taihape and district Patriotic. Society was held at their ofliee last night, Mr Wriglitson being in ‘the chair, when the Returned Soldiers’ Committee ’s report was read. It showed that during the past month 35 cases had been dealt with, 33 having been assisted, and two declined.

The visiting commit-tee reported that during the past month there had been on an average of eight men in the local hospital; these had been regularly visited, and £lO 18/ expended in the way of extras on the patients’ behalf. Also that the wife of one. ex-soldier has been visited by the Ladies’ Committee. Through the .medium of the Hospital Committee six extra beds are being added to the local hospitn‘l, as accommodation there has not been adequate for some time past. ‘

The secretary (Mr A. Leighton) tendered his resignation to the General Cmnnxifioc, owing to his inability to sq:-al'o the time fo devote to the work. The chairman and others spoke in Hgli npprc-ciafion of the work done, and the tacfful manner in which Mr Leigll’con had always carried out his «‘mtio.<. '

.\fr imiiiiiaii, on behalf of the R.5..»\., I ~fi'd t‘n:r‘.' (ilH‘i!l§l the tvrm of Mr] T{"is;'i:ton’.< ofiice as soc.l'e\a\l'y ‘rhoilii Association had received great assistnncn from him, and in eVol'_\_' case the‘ .<oldim's were satisfied they had had! a fair deal. The one or two com-[ piaints he had rc-(*(-ivod, he thought it his du’r_\i to say, when inquired into were nh.~io]utoi_v without foundation_ The Chairman of the Returned! Soldiers’ C‘.onmn'tfoc thanked I\.Tl' Loni-I had For his I‘(f‘mEll‘i{S, and was ploasmi‘ to‘ hear from the R.S.A., through their sr><-.l'etai‘y. that the work of tho P:.‘.tl'io— Society was appreciated, as Mr Lenihan knew more of the difficulties in dealing with those cases than themun in the street. I

Mr M. F. Pofts was appointed to the position of .<oal-o~la.ry, and will take up tho duties during the presonf month.