RED CROSS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 93, 19 April 1940, Page 10

RED CROSS.

NORTHCOTE MEETING. The Mayor. Mr. 1!. Martin, who presided at the liivt annual meeting of tlie Xortln-ote sul>-centre of tlir Red Crow Society, expressed thanks to ■secretary. treasurer and the coininittee for tlie work that had l>een ne-<-oiti|ilirdied (lurinj; the year. The annua! re|>ort showed that the meinl>eivlii|i was 104 and that a voluntary aid detuchinent had now heen formed. Mi.-* ('. Sharp lwin<r tlie commandant and -Mrs. A. Stirling assistant-commandant.

I Tin , following officers were elected:—President. Mr. 1!. Martin: vice-presi-dents. Mr*. \V. K. Carter. Dr. K. Dnd.litrir- Uev. S. 1.. Bunt. Ivev. H. H. Jeffreys and Father M. Hunt; chairman. Rev, P. ('. Truman: secretary. Mrs, K. Cadness; treat-urer. Mrs. A. Campbell : committee. Mesdames .1. \V. Li'thblidge. p. .1. Huwke. .T. Donhy. H. T. Taylor. A. M. Nicholson. K. Wadhain, V. C. Triimun. A. Stirling. A. Fawcett. Misses C. Sharp. M. Piper and B. Collier. EPSOM SUB-COMMITTEE. The annual meeting of the Epsom subcentre of tin . Red Cross Society was held ill the Presbyterian Hall. Mrs. White outlined the work of the branch since its inception. A large quantity of goods had been seyt forward, following the appeal for clotliiiijr for Finnish refugees. Mr.-. A. K. Winstone reported on the work done liv the comforts branch. A repirt on elapses were mid by Mrs. Cujiit. anil the activities of the entertainments committee were reported upon by .Mrs. Dukes, convener. Mrs. White wu* accorded a hearty vote of thanks for tlio great amount of work she had done as chairman, which oflicp she is compelled to relinquish through ill-health.

The fiiliowiiijr ollieers were elec*ed: Patron. Mr. I. J. tioldstine; vice-jire.-.'.-dents. Airs. .S. H. Davenport. Mrs. Is. C. Moodie. Mrs. 1). X. MncDiannid. Mrs. M. White, Mr. M. B. Had low and Mr. .1. ,1. Boyce; chair man, Mrs. K. Ciiriiachuii; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. L. 1. Cii[iit: committee, Mrs. Butterwortli. Mrs. Dukes, Mrs. Falhvell, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Hawkins. Mr*. Hiirrinytou, M:s. McKonzie. Mrs. McDiarniid, Miss E. Goixlfellow, Miss M. (Jardner. Mrs. Moodie, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. J'ea-c-oek, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Winstone, Miss Freiuli. Miss S. Lawrence. Miss A. Wallace and the Rev. F. Copeland.