SEASIDE COTTAGE

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 9

SEASIDE COTTAGE

\ MEMORIAL SCHEME. [LATE .SIR G. RICHARDSON. EX-SOLDIERS' TRIBUTE. On its valuable property at Muriwai, ! bought as...the nucleus of a. scheme to 'provide homes for; returned-soldiers, the I.Auckland-Keturned Soldiers'.Association is to erect. onev. or .two cottages . in memory of the'late Major-General Sir IG'eorgo..' Kichardsoii; This decision was !;inade;. at'.tlio-quarterly meeting of the i association last night.'„ ~'... •" ,'■■.'■ Tiiu , .''reso'lu'tion, .iiibved by tho president, --Jiiv.-J. W..: :Kcii(lall,' was,'as foljlows:V'.'TJint.;a .movement be commenced ■.tbs.pbtaih I 'funds,by moans of a collec■tioiKfimoiigst our. members, other I'.S.A. branches',-' kindred associations and the public in order to erect a. cottage or | more than one if funds'.- permit ns a i'momorinl to the.late Major-GonernlSir .George ''■, : Tlio chairman paid a high tribute to tho profound interest Sir George had -always taken in the welfare of returned soldiers, as well as to his great services ion their behalf during the. war, whether, on .tho...field or in.'London, where he was foi sometime stationed. "The Now Zealand soldier,"'said'the president, "never ■had ;a, belter friend than Sir George Eicliai'dson." ■ y.■%.,. C, 'Some discussion took place in regard to a motion carried at the last meeting, suggesting,that the question, of a hall ; be considered by the executive. .- Mr, Mildon, treasurer, stated that the question ofv..;tho" erection of a hall on i'tho property, discussed, but it was, felt Unit'the time' was .not .opportune,, and might not bo opportune for 'yearsi There was no-use building a hall 'fori.peoplo-' 1 who were not there. They wanted, to;do 'something now—and they liid listed a good deal of valuable time already;' He; felt that Sir .George himself. would iiot iiav'o: wished a more useful .memorial. •'■ '• '■ ' '■■■ .;' . ... '•:. ■:■>'■' ■?<..■■■■/■ i ; ' : .'"Mr. ■ Bagnall asked- ifVthe. memorial would be. built out of-..f.he money ..publicly subscribed, "or it the association,..funds 'wpulil boused. •- .■:■-."'■.•>.■.;.,■.■.• The-President. We want 1 He -first cottaso built on" the property to be, a memorial, .to-Kir George. 'We will only use tlio funds publicly i's.uliscribcd,,. of course. I know that a'-'h'irge section of tlio public would: like the opportunity of subscribing, and. I also know that, ■tliero arc branches (if tho""K,SA. in other parts - of tho Dominion who would like, to be associated'with this plan because of their ■gisititiidc to, and -admiration of the work' of,. Sir George Richardson. ';■';-' %\f, ,3Jaf»'M.i'Jl Wii.'- dbn!.t. want our ..s.chcin.O'-.td fall down;; ■'■'■'■'''/:.'"■}}■■.:' <.■.■■■'-.

■ Tlie. President Thorp- is -no.'.question of that; We have -.applied to tlio Gov-erniiieiit-'for the proeoods of a national ait union fur our own M'heme. , Mr. f!ovan"fa\oured the proposal;.'He raid there .'wei o "dcul" ; memorials 'throughout tlio -country, i.liat had .cost something like . £10,000.01)0, and.-weif sen ing -ho'- utilit-iiian .purpose Ife ennsidered the. move.. was a splendid one. The colliit'cs would provide a ..home for soi'p'i letmiri ii" l ' i vifc w,l ° one. % T'ao motion was then - carried with : a;cclainatipii;;;\,, ;: ;\ ,;,,":'-.. ;';' : ;'; : ; \. : :.,;.':;■' :: .v;; ; -;-f.i;\-