LABOUR'S SHARE

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 6

LABOUR'S SHARE

IN THE COMMON TASK. A PATRIOTIC I.ABufR PAY. Trade unlonisU mil readily endow thr .1,-, ~i.'n ..I the • 1.-l.our l>.iv loin , mitt.-.- |~ ~tr.-r i,, pi,, ~ tl.c fi-stiin] trii-i year under tin- ailKjiirpH of t!ip Patriotic. I A.stioii.uion. with a \ii-w to raisin; a further bij.' mjhi amonj.it llip »orkpmj for thp assistance of the wounded an J , incr dependents. l.sint fvonin,' a deputat ion. consisting 1 of Mourn. T 1.0n.'. K. t'hrlan. I Ka« I rue, 11. Martin, and E. L. Smith. waited on Die c\.thih,. „( the I'ntriotio Aseo | nation, an.l pU.ed In-for.' ih.-m the ofiY-r of the Ijihimr Day ( ommitti'p The executive arVeptrd the offer with . cntliu»iaern. an.l an advuory committee. cunsUting of tii« Mayor (Mr I II liuu mm, Mr. Oorjfp Klliot, .Mr. Eliot Davit, and Mr. X Phelsn, waa appointed to vror'» in ronn-rtion with the trade unions in arranging the details of the ] celebration* The ofcjt-ft of the tradp unions is to I organic on -i f.ir rnorp olaboratp scalp th.in I""-! yrar, in order to multiply the ordinary Ukiii£» of Labour Day. With this .-nj in v'tvw the deputation Uiie morning ai*.i waited upon the Women's I'atriotia League ami inviteil it< co operation in m.ikirii: the n-lcDratiotll a | s'.i''nvv The ueputnuin appealrd to the Virtoria the I'hinket So. iety. uinj otiior tomrn's associations to join in the prorcssmn, ami make it aii rjatmratnlv spoctacular pvent. The !..-.ipK" immcdiatelv appointed a committee to work in conjunction with the l-a'ixmr Day Committee. The deputation further raited npoi. Mr. ('. It Munro, the rrprraentative of the ♦o'loois on the Patriotic Aswocialion, with a view to srr-.irin;: thr help of the children and teachers, and received a nympflthptic reply. Already the tr.tdi* union* are taking steps to advocate the cause of the a-* \ct unoleetpJ queen of the trroup in whi;h they are amociatrd. Several lm.«inow hou-<-« lire being approached with rpqure.t» that (hey Vhal! contribute to the fund hy thp medium of Touchers (or the Queen, while an appeal is a>o boinjr made for >:nt prizra in connection w-ith an art union to bo run by tho trade union section. EFFECT OF HOSPITAL SHIP APPEAL Although the derision of the Auckland Patriotic Executive to pndoree the arriiiifrr-nient made by the Mayor for the Rift of £4000 requited in 'connection with the litting-up of the second hospital ship from llie patriotic funds, this will mean that another i; 4 o<lo be added to the amount required to the Auckland fund up to the iiuarter million mark. Mr. (ieorpe F.lliot pointed out this morning that the action of the executive had rendered unnecessary the can va.-smj: of the whole of the province on !>e!uilf of the hospital ship, hut he hoped that the public would realise the urpency and importance of the npr*-al now before it in connection with the wounded soldiers' fund. HELP BEGINS AT HOME. The chairman of the Patriotic- Association (Mr. fi. Elliot I calls attention to the fact that several of the souther , ! carnival? have extended their operations to the North, nnd are organising the sale of art union tickets lure, lie ap peaLs to A lick landers to remember that our flriit duty i.s to our own fund, and to their entire pupport to the Auckland carnival. UNIFICATION SCHEME. _ The executive of the Auckland Pro vincial Patriotic nnd War Keliel Association met specially at the Town Hall last evening to meet Mr. C. P. Skprrett. K.C., of Wellington, who delivered n.i : address on the proposals for unifying th.administration of the various patriotic funds the country. The pro eeedings were in committee, but \.t is Mated that the committee has reserved its derision until its next meeting on Thursday afternoon. CANVASSING COMMITTEE. A mectinf; of the committee pet up to ork'anise a ranvafiH of business men nnd houses met yesterday afternoon to coneider means by which the cntivu-is would bo carried out. Mosars. \Y. Sprnu'LT. HM. Smeeton, M. Mrl.ean, A. B. Rouerton and the liefn. (ieorge were appointed a sub-committee to detailed organisation, and report to th:> general committee on Monday.