ASHBURTON RED CROSS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16210, 13 May 1918, Page 3

ASHBURTON RED CROSS

annual meeting

The annual meeting: of tho Ashburton Red Cross bociotv was held oa Saturday a.teinoon, wiien Airs K. (ialbraith prceiaed over u laig© atwndarxc, eacli of tho various brunches of the Socic-i-y b-.iri!,- well represented. The ammul ioporL stated that during the year ©very branch connected v.ith Ihe Society hod 'worked steadily, while large sums of money had boon mised by th« various country broncho® und town guild*!. Tho Society liad bogun tho year *ith £0 countrv branches and six town guilds, and since then the Kiffelton and Hinde hrcnchcß had been added, and one more town guild, tho irothodist. Uesidee thee? tho Society bad many worker who made garments at -their homes. Weekly classes had been held, mostly attended _ by girls in business, who had dona much-kppreciated work, 'l'he aum of £6 per month had been sot aside to provide comforts for returned Canterbury soldiers. Tho ttverJ'ge output of month had been 82<J garments, Hi knitted articles, and a. large number of bondage*, tho total for the year being 10,610 garments, 5363 knitted article®, and 41,194 bandages. The appeal for the "Our Day" Fund made in September bad resulted in £'3000 being raised. The Asiiburton Society's garments and other comforts hdd gone to every war zone. April Cth a numl>er oi wounded eoldiers fron: the Cnriakhurcb Hospital, ut'the invitation of the Red Cross Society, had visited Ash burton, ar.d a sale of baskets and travs conducted on that occasion had rea*lificd £100 for the basket and tray funds. Tho appeals for blankets f'jr the Ked Croes hospital had inel with a liberal rcaponee, and ;ho fund now totalled £700, b-.mdes many puiri of blankets. Tilt* .\i?hburton Couuty Council -ranted :i total subsidy of £1250, and the Borough Council a donation of £'60J* Tho showed that trie, receipts for the past year had been £G77& 1-ts lid, and the expenditure .? IGO7 .33 sd, having a credit balance of ii:Sl 11« Cd. The donations and subscriptions had aggregated £'1207 Is '2d. The chief item or expenditure wto £1121 ISfcf 10a on materitl for making garments for 'be soldisrs.

The report and ba'.ance-shect were adopted

Mr John Gri?g briefly addressed the gathering with reference to the Now Zealand War Contingents Association and what wr.s being done in connexion with tho Red Croaa and Patriotic Funde, referring to the good work tvkicn waa being done at Home by Colonel Hciiton Hhodes and those associated with him.

OScers were elected as follows:—President. Sirs E. Galbraith; vice-preeidenta, Mwdajn«« A. McClure and H. Hunter, with the.presidents of the various country branches; treasurer, Mrs C. "\V. Kicoll; secretary, McKes; Bandage Committee, Xleedames E and O. H. Buchanan; Garment Committee, Mesdamcs H. Hunter, J. Watson, and V. Montgomery; Knitting Cotnmittt-e, llesdames W. Wood, VT. Jlullia, and Barr; Coniioria Committee, Mrs G. 11. Buchanan.