PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1916, Page 5

PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

ORDINARY MEETING A meeting of New Plymouth Patriot!* Committee was held last night. Ofr*ti ' ent: Wessrs J. E. Wilson (chairmnj. C. Carter, J. H. Chaney, J. Patoßi H* . '■ Goodacre, J. Clarke, W. A. Oollig, V. J, ■; Hughes, C. E. Bellringer, L. A. Ndta», : ; J. R. Hill, Captains Hartnell and All«)), '' ' ■Revs. Colvile and Hale, and Mr. So*. teith (secretary). *

_ Captain Hartsell brought up the qnet- , tion of badges for returned soldiers, and it was resolved that it be a recomnwad- - ation to the Taranaki War sociation that a separate 'badge far Ta« \ ranaki soldiers be designed and issued. . \ Mr. Hughes stated that Private iHe». " : a returned soldier from Elthftm, a*fc«4 ) him to compliment the Society on- tiki • ■'" kindness shown to him when in the New ■■.'• Plymouth hospital.

The question of the establishment ||| -i a Soldiers' Club was considerably dtfc •cussed, and eventually it was resolved- - :■ "that the sub-committee appointed thotth'«onfer with the Ladies' Pfttriotie Con), • i ■mittee and report to next met?,' 1 !,';.- ~i Members eulogised the good work V-' ' ■ready done by Mrs. Burgess in this d.' rection. , -_'.■' Mr. Hughes brought up the question Vi of the supply of sand-bags. He Mid the ~', authorities had stated that n« JJWM -'J were required, whereas returned soMteq \ ■had informed'him that-they yewtiw .-;! finest things that could .be used,. If . * not needed in Egypt they might be i liseful elsewhere. He had ' ,"? cabling Mr. Lloyd George on the subtect. a Other members said that the illustrat' > -.,1 ed papers all showed" 1 the value''<ir\|*BbV '-■: bags. ■ I The chairman undertook to bring th» - ■■'% matter before the Defence authority' • ■"! when in Wellington. ' , 'V'i The matter of finding work for re- ' turned soldiers was brought forward Ay " ; j Mr. J. Clarke, who stated that several -*-f men had applied to himj, .■.. Ik The chairman said that as represent*-- i-v'i tive here of the Soldiers' Employment '['}■ Bureau, controlled by th e Hon. A. L. :1 i; ! Herdman, he had been able' to find work , „,>) for all applicants so far . '/Jj The point was raised that applicants "a djd not know where to apply, but If ', J w'a* stated that the matter had already been advertised, and would be still'fur. . f ther advertised. ' , .'.' The question of arranging boundaries ''A for the country district Patriotic Committees was raised toy Mr. C. Career on - j behalf of the Omata district, who had, "',i fixed their boundaries from Tapuae to ;| the Barrett Road. . ;| The chairman intimated that commit? . 't'j te*s had been organised to canvass aJT >b Oakura, fataraimaka, Okato and Wa- , •-j Tea, and that he would undertake to ", ;:| organise committees at Mangorei, Car- ,'i;S Tington Road, Frankleigh Road, fitc.,A« • -i* soon as all the committees were organ- - r : 'i Ised, representatives would be aekftd ttt "'"s •meet aad arrange boundaries. -. J