THE RED CROSS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1921, Page 5

THE RED CROSS.

WORK IN NEW ZEALAND. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, May 27. The annual conference of the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John was concluded yesterday. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted, and the following officers elected: —President, Sir Heaton Rhodes; chairman of executive committee, Dr. Collins; vice-presidents, Messrs. Gunson (Auckland), Flesher (Canterbury), Rev. Bryan King (Otago), and one to be appointed by the Wellington centre. The executive committee consists of the president, four vicepresidents, chairman of executive, Mr. Tripp, Mrs. Luke and one representative from each centre The meeting approved the principle of sending a nurse to attend the next London session of the nursing division of the League of Red Cross Societies in connection with public health. It was decided to leave the matter of comforts for mental patients to the discretion of each centre. Four thousand negatives of overseas soldiers’ graves have been received by the Defence Department, and it was agreed that the society should undertake the cost of having these printed.

It was resolved that the executive committee communicate with the British Red Cross authorities regarding the issue of medals to Red Cross workers who have received no other decoration.

The annual report states there are 810 patients in military hospitals and sanatoria and 224 in civilian hospitals. The sum of £30,000, part of the surplus funds of the British Red Cross Society, has been received by the New Zealand society and placed in the Post Office Savings Bank, pending further action. The New Zealand society, in conjunction with the Canadian society, has established an agency at Calais to assist New Zealanders to find the graves of relatives

The credit balance of the society at the bank amounts to £2553.