VETERANS ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14347, 6 May 1912, Page 5

VETERANS ASSOCIATION.

* ( j SURGEON-MAJOR FENVICK F,N- I TAINED. ' J The imperial Veterans' Association '■ nut on Friday to welcome back to New j Zealand Surgeon-Major P. C., Fen- j wick, an officer who has done much for ! the organisation since its ince.p- ' tion. Captain Walker was in. tho ,' chair, and there were also present: — | Col. C. J. Cooper, Lieut, l.uvatkin. \ and Mr J. J. _ j The Cliairiiiriii spoke briefly, tellinc; : those pnwciit the many reason l ; why j Surgeon-Major Fenvriok .should be wo!- j comet! back. j Replying, tho guest of the evening j said thai ho had to thank them, his ] comrades, for the heartiness of their j reception. lie referred to tho recent j Territorial camp, and tho speedy way : in which the men had settled dov.-u to ! their dutie?. He touched briefly on tho i ways of the anti-militarist, and in con- j elusion expressed tho hope that r.!! would unite to prepare io bo able to j defend the Dominion. f Mr J. J. Dougall expressed h<l j pleasure at having been invited to j meet racu who had fought for their | Empire. At the present it depended j largely on tho youiiK men of Xew Zca- j land to say what their country would ; do in the matter of defence. Ho be- j lieved tLafc they .should not support those ;>oople who were antagonistic.to a system of training men /r>- home defence. Colonel Cooper declared that Sur-geon-Major Fonwich was ono of those who were doing good work in showing ; youtlis that training v.as ;:ood for j them. As to the anti-miiitarislH. women and yirls could help to .sup- j press ihem by refusing to grant them • a;iv favom-ft at all. Othc-r speakers also i w nr- ! fioon-MaJoi" Fi»nwick, and v j toast, IU-t and a scusical jiro^ramine w.-'i-c ' T r.i!e through. ! - !