SOLDIERS MOTHERS' LEAGUE

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1922, Page 11

SOLDIERS MOTHERS' LEAGUE

A largely attended meetins of the Soldiers Mothers' League wan held In the Chamlier of L'orumetvi' on Friday ufternumi, ihi- iircpldi-nr presiding. A letter wiik rerelved from the U.S.A.. Wellington, in answer lv a resolution passed hy thi-I-eugue resppnilng I'lppy I>av. staiiue that thniiph lr deprpcated' the t.s.d. nupwt uC l'uppy Day. it .-mild not see liow it eniild he nvnldpd A rPßolntlon mis pnsspd askiug thp U.S.A. the objpct for wlili-h tin- collorlion on I'oppy I)ny wns iuudi l . as no sn!<ller. sii far »tt [bi> Longllf was ronoTni'd. 1)11(1 rwelvifd liny BSBintaiirc. ilrs. Jamison, o new member anil laieiy arrived frum V.nulnnd. guv,, n short address upon her journey Hirniijfh thr cpinotcrlps of New Xpaliind's dpnrl. and stated tljut the manner in ■whii-h tlioy wi-re looked after by the Imperial OiivemiUPiit would l.c .-i sotir.-p of satisfaction to the next of kin. A flower was laid upon i-ni'll grave—Maori and Rnruppon n!ik<—in the name nt the de<easeil soldier's iimtuer. A letter <if upprovul Is to be sent to tin- Hon. Mr. I'arr for hla act inn in lirlnpiuj; tile alcohol question liefore the school ehlldri-u. Idbtunics of irrent distress wore brought f'irwnpil through the unemployment of soldiers. ai:d It whs decided to attend to '•onT-spondpnc'P of the names of tln-we in Win want wllkll nrr- sent in to Iho-Lvogue.