ONEHUNGA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 124, 26 May 1923, Page 5

ONEHUNGA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The tiOth animnl meeting of Onehunga Ladies' Benevolfiut Society was held last evening in St. I'eter's Parish Hall, the Mayor, Mr. .7. M. Cowell, presiding. The report, read by Mrs, Parker, lion, sec. stated that assistance had been given to many widows and children. Among the recipients of the society's bounty were eight people over R0 years of age. The children attending the Te Papapa school had made a large number of children's garments for distribution by the society. A large quantity of clothing and £7n in cash had been received from the Auckland Commercial Travellers. Mrs. Isabella Hutchison, who was present, stated that she attended the first meeting of the society when it was formed in the year IRG.3 and was " appointed tlie first treasurer. She further stated that Mrs. Purrhas was the first president and Mrs. .1. Powell the first secretary. Mr=. Hutchison was ■ heartily congratulated by the Mayor on the fact of her long connection with tlie • society. for which slm had done much 1 valuable work, and also that she was 1 .present at the diamond jubilee of the society. .. Th» statement of receipts contained the following details:—From Charitable \id Board. £144; Commercial Travellers £75: boxes, £2 4/: subscriptions, £43 13/6: interest. £f, 0/fi: balance at bank. 31/3/22. £R 12/11; balance in ' hand. 31/3/22. £2!> 19/3. a total of • f\W 10/2 The items of expenditure 4re:-Ex-peTKled in relief. £166 4/4; - paid Charitable Aid Board. £102: i amount in b»nk. 31/3/23. «+0 12/3. - ' The following were elected 1o ofhee 1 for tlie ensuing year:— President. s - - foo-nn: vice-presidents. Mcsdames Cowi pll" CVtnynreos) =<"d Peott: secretary. - Mrs. Parker: treasurer. Mrs. B'nden; cominitto'-. "\Tesdnmes Rnwo. Hutchison. ) T\"livt.e. Hnhlswortli Dnvifn. 'Ryan. TCen- . T'u-V-r ai" l Mis* TJcl)!): auditor. 1I Mr F. .T. Oatlnncl. ' \ vote of tiinnP* wii acorrlM to -' Ors. Scott. Hirk». Tlk'l>vis. and Peake. for f'ipir services to tile noor. Mrs. Pnrkpr. Imrr, ~■.. Mrs. Binden. lion, treasure'", K. J. r>ud'*or. and Hw children attending the Te Papapa Bchool. " Dr. ami Mrs. Casev A. Wood, of San f Francisc.i. left Auckland by tlie Tofua J to-day on a round trip of tlie Western 1 Pacific Islands. They will disembark from f the steamer at Suva on May 11, and will F there connect with tlie mail steamer c Makura for Vancouver. 3 An attempt to alight from a moving c train at Xewmarket railway station' last . evening resulted in an elderly woman s Mrs. Alice Hanby, Buffering severe J, abrasions on the leg. The injured woman r was dragged along the platform for some ■ distance before assistance could be - arfonled her. She was taken to the c hospital and underwent an x-ray examiu nation this morning. Mrs. Hanby resides at Henderson.