EX-SERVICEMEN MEET

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19878, 6 May 1936, Page 12

EX-SERVICEMEN MEET

___.o_______ TE AWAMUTU BRANCH. PAST YEAR IN REVIEW. ’Times Representative.l TE .“VAML'TL’, “Wednesday. A large inustnr nt' nx—servirmnnn was presnnt at the Te Awamutu Town Hall last evening “hen the 10ml branch ut' til“ ltritnrnml Soldiers Asso—i'iatinn ltt"]ll it; :innuzil iiintlth‘. The re—tirinr: prvs’itlrnt, Mr N, )[r.\tistcr, pre« sidml. In his annual report Mr MrAlislPl' limit. \\ith thv \\'nrk ut‘ the hmni'li r“— fl'flt‘dilig tho i'ni'inution 0t :1 miniature rill" «'lnh :inil >intril that rmisiili-rnliil‘ ti<si<iunw~ hull tun-n given in u quiu‘n (‘ilt'tliHil in Hll‘ tumir 'l‘ln' tin-inlu-i'— >hip nt' thw ’l'n .\\\:tinilln Ill'illtt'H linil !l|,'l‘l‘l‘-t<\‘([ tn ltlfu. many nn'niiwrs ll;l\'in}: [l'l‘t thi‘ ili~lrirL thumnvntin: nn the Si‘honn‘ fUi‘ min-king- thu :i'uws nt‘ solilivrs in the thrill i'rnli-lt‘r)’, tho prrsiilont said that tiitlirltll)‘ hiul horn (‘xiwrirnrt-tl L‘Ht'it «\nzur llny in hunting: south of the graves. ’l‘ho hrnimh haul lwnn wort;— ing with the ohjcrt of marking eat-h «rave with it. stone it'nrrying (1 brass nameplate. lwnrinv: names and particu—lars Thr Poppy llxiy appeal. exceed—ing last. year‘s figures. had produced 5351. .\ (intuition of £2 'ls lltltl horn made to the lncnl scnuts, and tin-i branch hurl utso sent a hay nwny tnK the Flock House. 1 Cases of Relief. t ”I \\as \'m'y Divth‘d \\ith lhr‘ Anlm' 1 DH)‘ pnrmh- in 't‘i' .\\\'nniitiit." snirl Ml'i .\in't\listrrt "it \\;ls Ihr ln‘st tn in,\'j tinnwtv‘ttun that iltl.‘ lziwn linlil hrri-tj 'l‘ht- lJmnl-h hull lininilt'il t'IIIHIN‘ t'in' tin“ BSA. unit Ihr \\';ll' Ilnunrit t'ur tit‘t‘f‘h‘t Sttnus msn» ol‘ t'rtivl‘. During: the& _H'ar I’l6 i';l,~t‘.~' hull horn (trult with. 101 from REA. funds illlLl ll?) frmnt \\':ll' Council funds. lie said eurh' member of the association could its-i sist in advancing thr sale of Anzacl stamps. A design for the stamps hadl been submitted by Mr Judge, of Auckland. on the understanding that a prize it' any would 50 to the local associattou. In conclusion, Mr McAllster congratulated those members who had glven assistance during the year, specially mentioning .\lr J. Oliphant for the attention he had xtven to the men during the year as relief ofilcer. ln surveying the finances for the year endml Mari-h 31. 1936, the treasurrr, Mr G. M, \\'httehnuse stated that thv oxrrss nt‘ rm‘ripts ovrr (:Vpcmlitln’o \\ns ill!) 95 lltrl and there was a credit tmtunrh'nt' E2O. ‘During' the _mnr the \\':u- Itravns Fund had inrreusoil by lift is 111 and the canteen t‘nnits struml Mi 53203. The ttnnncizil repnrt. \\':is adopted. Electlon of Officers. ’l‘hr Met-lion ot' ot‘l‘n-(‘rs resulted:— Pi‘t‘sidl‘lti. .\lr \\', \trltiil; \'ice—prrsidents, Kira-Sr»- .l.‘ t‘ttiphant, Nt .\lin\lis—101'. .t. (i. Snit‘: exvcutivc, Dix .l. ii. \\’. ltriborlnn. Messrs l). Clark. G. \\'.‘ Neill. it. (I, Cooke. J. Sim-rim, A. \V.‘ Skinner. unit .I. A. Mai-stun; sorrrtary, .\tr It, llnsritlrn: trcusurvr, Mr I‘.. M. \\'hitt'htnlsi‘: nndiimu Mr C. 0. Ediimnth: i'nuntry mummies, Messrs P. llnoilf‘Y‘ i\\'hm‘rnuhunga), R. Gorilrnc ti‘nrnwt‘ra‘. E. \\'itsnn (Tc Horn), 17. A. Gitl’urtl (.\rn‘honni_ 'l‘. G. Armitntm (To [\'awm, 't‘. L. Slim-man (Puntiue) and Di \tctieuy (l‘olioru). A rrsniution was moved by Mr E. Wilson that a deputation wait. on the Prime )ttnistm' tn (truw his attention to the [art that ruturnml Stlldif‘l' SM—tlers recuived nn bcnctlt from tho. general 20 per rrnt. rrrluctiun tu rL‘nt and interest, untl that they \\'3lo likrly to 1050 tlmlr prvt‘r‘rr‘ni‘u null lu-nt‘tTtS undPr the prupnsrit nrw translation. The rrsotntiuu \\’ns (‘nrt‘iwi unanimously. Appreciation of Mr Kit-Alister”: sor— VI~I‘PF\ as president of tho hmnrh was plat-ml on l'vl'lil'd‘ tie: \\ns m-ruritrd musical hunuurs. I