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SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS.

ASSOCIATION FORMED IN NEW PLYHOtSE, A meeting of those Interested In the formation of a South African War Teterttu* Association wa* hold at the Soldi*!* Bht « Plymouth, last night. Then mu attendance of about 30. Including fife Jenta tires from Stratford, where a brarcfa ' had recently lioen formed. Mr. C. ■«*»" was voted to the chair. * J' La " son . "ho had convened the Stratford mooting, explained the object* ot tin Association as being to foster and ; the old spirit of comradeship by ttMßi of social gatherings, taking pan as a utlt la > public functions, processions, etc. antlHlil - any old comrades In dlstresi, pushlnguS claims of South African veterans to partfd* I pat lon in and other privileges mMad to veterans in other campaign*, and inr ' other matter of Importance. . '' ™ a . f«ather explained that It was «hly ' fair that the South African veterans ibMU |>e Disced on the same footing as tilt I*. 11 turned soldiers from the lata war la wgitj to Mag Placed on the land, and with The Government could not Terj well flldetttek them this time, and the claims wort ilf* 1 fecily just. It was thought the rttttSS soldiers would heTp in tho project, and iff '■ and get something dope by Tnilliinsni dlflm the present session. A letter wm nd ' from the Wonganul Association, in wfeldi It • was Suggested that 'an attempt tboalA te ■ made to Unit Up with the Beturned Soldier* Association either by amalgamation V «»n«. . tlon, stating that It was certain the ftUHira ' were sympathetic In the matter. UtTtSS. > '„ ur, !l OT " »»» quite thM Hut the South African soldiers woke up the fact that the soldiers of to-day sWe lAtliut what the soldiers of twenty /ear* Mi *»»'' erfunlly entitled to. It h*d been OH cf course, that eomparlnt He two war*, felt ta -i South Africa had been a plcnle, but iht Booth African soldiers hid hardships to put «• with •-'? In the matter of "tucker" and tranipofc and *i] they were just as entitled to tfttr atmllar bnoflti /' and privileges extended to the mto whtf feuahl • In the late war as these ma were. Par- ' j ttcuiarly was that so, as lome men who nlerely '' wont to camp and saw no lighting iMult(W» were participating In ill the beniflt* that wtoe going. ~v Mr. McMillan (StratfWdl, in a bflaf explMiatfoti, said If aistrfiailona were fflnotd throughout New Zealand it would Siek be 4 possible to hrinff treasure to bi.if rr# the Government, and get for the Soutl* African? soldiers what they were entitled ti. •it* l.'iwnnwnt miwt recugnlse the Justli® of the 3 claims and thnt they were entltMd to b* " "" "i« same footing as the MtSmM 1 ISSj'' . v d,li no 1" h°wer. exMkt M'-V; . partldrmte In an? fan® rahi«f fur (Striatic if i ptyposea in connection with Uw (aIT war. • I» was then .decided, after l loMe fuftitt dM> .. WfmouHt m fl " oclstIo ' ! . * "•», jj in reply to a question, It atatN that .% Imperial soldiers of the South AfrlM« war -1 "/"J New Zealand would.M la. 1 eluded in the association. *| tM election of offlccfs fejntted a* tSbn- 'M President, Mr. L De I.uunay (Waltark Mad) t'-'4i vlco-presldenf, Mr. W. McPherMn (&*]&' i mouth); eierntive, Meaart, Kb AfMH iMd ?vr (Waltsra), SfSfttt.-Ma}* Ball 'j (New Piymouth), 0. Clll (Okato), 8. bell (Egmont village), W. Eflt, (Ne# PjlT. t3 mouth), and 0. Caltert (RllWMTmirhTj ■» Plymou'th) tre,sl,ror ' Mr - D P. EyaaiTSw^ flxed e at S ss i>SCrlPlloß M Votes of thanks were accorded the J S repfpsenfatlves for their attendance kjfi ai- --J slatance, and to the New PlyfflOuth Maul j? Soldiers Association for the us* ofthe « fooin for tho meeting. ' » • j Following are the names of those tit# vera i present Mid the to mch W9W belonged: 0. H. Graham (7th. and ML (W. J Street (Bth.), J. tt, Thomas (sfli. N 8. adi tA» .a yeoman), C. M. Llndop (Oth.), A. f- IKo % (®«h) CI. 0111 (2nd), 0. J, caijert (jAIgHJ 5, L' -Major J. T. 8 d«t.' Q.IaT 1 C_ Sadler (7th.), A. Murphy (Btti.), A. 4, jS Thompson (9th), C. A. W*W« (lat j.^dftrtr. 1 land (9th.J, J. RemtSfll (Jtt.). IT. 1 Me« 1 Phorson (Ist. and 7th.),' C Beaver (liM. Mm. '•t adler Guards), S. A. Campbell (sth ajs Hh.). '4 A McTCeown (Oth.), F, l». Shodroske (MIMtT .-| Ploneera), ,T. Stlmpson (Bth.). L, DuSntUipsi (rtli.l, J. H. MoMillan (7tS.), 0. KJns».|

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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS. Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS. Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 5

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