GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1939, Page 7

GREYTOWN

WAR RELIEF MEETING OF WOMEN’S COMMITTEE. (“Times-Age” Special. I There were twenty-six ladies present at a meeting of the executive of the Women’s War Relief Committee. The Mayoress (Mrs" A. W. Horton) presided. An emergency committee of five was appointed consisting of Mesdames A. W. Horton, G. R. Jury, E. Balfour, F. W. Horton, G. R. Jury, E. Balfour, F. C. Bunny and E. Maddison.

The Women's War Relief Committee was the name adopted for the organisation.

Mrs Horton (secretary), Mrs G. R. Jury (treasurer) and Mrs S. Stevens were appointed a finance committee. It was decided to form Sewing Circles, and Mesdames R. G. Vile, J. E. Raison and Miss Kidd were appointed to convene and supervise these and supervise the designs and patterns to be used. It was also decided to collect old clothes and wool. Mrs Vile placed one of her rooms at the disposal of the committee for a depot. Persons are to be asked to put their name on parcels sent in to the depot. It was also decided to issue a receipt for each parcel received. The Borough Council placed a room in the Council Chambers at the committee’s disposal, and it was decided that goods ready for dispatch be stored there. Mesdames Boyd, Pirere and Harris were appointed to convene a women’s committee at the Papawai Pa. Mr G. S. Maloney wrote stating that the ladies’ committee of the Labour Party would give their full co-operation. The local Brownies have commenced to make Peggy squares for the committee. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr W. Tully for the loan of a typewriter. OBITUARY MR GUM SING LEIGH. The death occurred at'the Greytown Hospital on Monday afternoon of Mr Gum Sing Leigh, an old and respected resident of Greytown. The late Mr Leigh was born in China and as a young man went to California and worked in a Chinese warehouse' for many years. He then returned to China to see his parents and later came to New Zealand. He success-' fully conducted a fruit shop in Auckland for many years. He came to Greytown about eighteen years ago. He had been in bad health for some time. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. The funeral took place at Greytown today. The Rev J. Bloomfield officiated at the graveside., . S.M. Court. A first offender who appeared before Mr W. H. Day, J.P., on a charge of drunkenness was convicted and discharged. Lindsay Duguid, known as John Lindsay, was charged at the S.M. Court with being an idle and disorderly person and begging. Early in the week he had been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months for a similar offence. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Messrs W. H. Day and H. G. Carter, J’s.P., were on the Bench.