VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21715, 24 February 1936, Page 6

VETERANS' ASSOCIATION

MEMBERS ELECTED FOR ' YEAR Mr A. H. Joseph presided at the annual meeting of the Veterans* Association of Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces. There was a good attendance. The annual report made special reference to the death of King George, and to the deaths of four members of the association since the last annual reuhion-rMessrs W. J. Hussey, H. Thompson, Albert L. Clarke, and L. Reeves. Seven new members had been elected, the report said, and the balance-sheet showed an improvement. Thanks were given to all who had assisted the association. The balance-sheet showed receipts as £SOB 3s 2d., and expenditure as ' £216 13s 6d. Assets were £2764 0s 3d, and liabilities £1429. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, his Excellency the Governor-General; vice-patrons. Colonel P. C. Fenwick, C.M.G., Colonel Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, K.C.V.0., K.8.E.; president, Mr A. W. Beck; vice-presi-dents, Dr. T. Fletcher Telford, Messrs A. H. Joseph, G. N. Cresswell, W. W. Dunkley, F. R. Cotton; honorary vicepresidents, Mrs. I. A. Rattray, Mrs E. L, Fraser, Sister A. A. Hiatt; chaplain, Rev Canon A. H. Norris, C.F.; executive Messrs W. W. P. Scarff, E. A. Knights, J. K. Thompson, W, Greenway, C. Peagram, L. B. Hussy, R. Timms; secretary, Mr W.L. Glanville; treasurer, Mr W. F. Grenfell; trustees, "Messrs w. F. Grenfell, D. Lee, and A. W. Beck; honorary auditors, Messrs A. H. Scales and H. W. Ferryman; sick visitor, Mr W. J. Ellison; delegate to Soldiers' Re-establishment Committee, Dr. T. Fletcher Telford: delegate to Soldiers' Cottage Home Committee, Mr A. H. Joseph. ~-■■, x ■. Mr E. A. Knights, delegate to the Dominion conference, gave a detailed report of the w.ork done at the conference; ■:■•?■■■■