DRIVE FOR FUNDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 97, 24 April 1940, Page 15

DRIVE FOR FUNDS.

| SICK AND WOUNDED. ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS. COMMITTEE ELECTED. itli the object of assisting the joint provincial committee of the Order of St. John and the Xew Zealand Red Cross Society in the campaign a 1 tout to be launched for funds for sick and wounded niemliers of the armed services, prisoners of war and civilians, and members of the Mercantile Marine injured as a result of hostile action, a representative committee of Auckland citizens was elected at a meeting l«st evening. The meeting, which was called by the Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, was held in the Town Hall Council Chamber and was attended bv over 200 people. Officers were elected as follows:— Chairman, the Hon. Eliot R. Davis, M.L.C.; deputy-chairman, Air. D. F. Mflckay; joint secretaries, Messrs. A. Harker and S. E. Langstone; honorary treasurer, Mr. C. H. Battlev; executive, Messrs. C. Grierson, (J. W. Hutchinson. Mackay, <■'. T. Patcrson, L. P. Leary, Rr Spencer. W. B. Darlow, C. H. Palmer. T. McXab, .1. \Y. Kendall, mid 11. B. Barnett. Jn uddition there were elected a cils- - com ni it toe nf ulmut .">O. with }»o\ver to add to its numbers, and a sene* of smaller committees to deal with various departments of the scheme. It was announced that as the nucleus of the fund donations totalling £ti!H) had l>een received. The donations included the following: Anonymous. £2i>o: Sir Ernest and Davis, £100; Rendell's, Ltd.. L' 100; and Sir Alliert Kllirs. £2.1. Sir Ernest explained in effect the position was that, whereas the Provincial Patriotic Councils attended to the provision of comforts, amenities and specie. I equipment for members of the tones, and .-liortly would l>e dealing with distress and rehabilitation problems, '.lie joint provincial committees of St. Joh.i and the Red cared for the sick, wounded, and prisoners of war. The money to be raised was for the Xatioral Patriotic Fund, which would use the machinery ot the two organisations for the e.\|M-udil ure of it. The joint committee ha- been allocated from May 12 to May IS .Tor the official phase of n* ca in |ki ign. The meeting wholeheartedly endorsed the ap| ea I about to be launched, and pledged itselt to exert every endeavour to raise a fund which would demonstrate unmistakably the will and deter niiiKitiou of the people to share the sacrifices of the men in arm. It further appealed to all sections of the community to rally, a- never previously, to the out-.-t a tiding call upon their sviniiathv and generosity.