PATRIOTIC WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1940, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK

MANY CALLS ON FUNDS PUBLIC RESPONSE TO APPEALS. ) SURVEY BY LORD GALWAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Opening a conference of secretaries of provincial patriotic councils, Lord Galway referred particularly to the part to be played by provincial councils in assisting in the rehabilitation cl' men of the forces on their discharge and funds that would be played by provincial councils in assisting in the rehabilitation of men of the forces on their discharge and funds that would be required for this purpose, which was one of the main matters to be disi cussed. Referring to the public response to appeals for funds, he said that, in par- ; ticular, the way the sick, wounded and [ distress fund appeal had been supportI ed had exceeded the early anticipations of the most sanguine. There had been a very good response to appeals for funds to provide comforts for troops and that had enabled a great deal to be clone in camps and for echelons as they went overseas. There were some people, however, who thought the National Patriotic Fund Board was amassing vast sums of' money but he could assure them that that was not the case. In addition to I providing comforts, the money had; been used to build recreation huts at camps and improve generally the amenities available at the camps. He said, too, that as the new camp at Waiouru was a long way from any centre it would be absolutely essential to provide recreational 'facilities from the funds for that camp. That was an instance of the many calls on the funds. The large amount raised by the Order of St John and the Red Cross Society was not. as some contended. dead money. It would all be utilised. As time went on. he said, and sick and wounded began to return it would be essential for patriotic and Red Cross organisations to work in very close harmony. The Red Cross was a little apt in the provinces to get rather out of touch with the cen-' tre and he thought, with the Provincial Patriotic Council of the district. He thought the matter should be looked at from a bigger point of view and a close working relationship establish- . ed. He referred to the work done by the Lady Galway Patriotic Guild in : collecting, sorting and packing cloth- , ing for refugees and homeless people abroad and expressed the hope that de- ( legates to the conference would be , able to visit the guild’s headquarters j at Government House and see the , work being clone there by an admit’- j able band of ladies. 1 1000 DOLLAR DONATION ; t t SENT FROM UNITED STATES. f t (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ( WELLINGTON. This Day. t The New Zealand Society tn New c York, of which Mr Ray Johnson is \ president, lias united with the Australian Society to establish an Anzac war relief fund, to which donations have been invited. Advice of an initial s contribution of a thousand dollars o from this fund to the National Patrio-jt' tic Fund in New Zealand has been re- 6 cefved by Lord Galway. I &