KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22081, 1 May 1937, Page 16

KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL

COMMUNITY DIVIDED INTO GROUPS

ORGANISATION OF APPEAL IN CITY

The division of the community into eight groups for the organisation of the King George V Memorial Fund appeal was approved at'a meeting of the appeal committee at the City Council chambers yesterday. This division is similar to the one made at the time of the queen carnival appeal, but it was emphasised that direct giving was wanted rather than a series of functions for the raising of money. The Mayor (Mr J. W. Beanland), who presided, said that the appeal had to be made, and the money in by June 3. Direct giving was essential. There was no time to organise functions. Mr Beanland reported that the finance committee of the City Council had recommended that the c 0""5" should set aside £IOOO for the funds. This had yet to be approved at the council's next meeting. The North Canterbury Hospital Board had given £2OO, and the Christchurch Drainage Board £2OO. Several smaller amounts were also in hand. . . A committee had approached the city newspapers, and arrangements had been, made for regular publicity .for the appeal. The newspapers had been very generous, agreeing to do all tney C °Mr"Tom Smith reported for a i subcommittee that it was P ro Pos e* ™~i: vide the community for the purposes of the appeal into groups, as had been done for the queen carnival. The groups proposed were: Trades and industrial: professional. community clubs, merchants, churches, schools, and women's organisations, fP°«f bodies, local bodies, civil servants. There was no intention of holding functions to raise money as had been done for the queen carnival. Direct giving was the object, and the diviiions were made simply to provide organisation. . , _ Conveners for each of the tnese groups had been suggested Mr Smith said. Men proposed, though they had yet to be asked, to act, were as fol- , lows: Trades and industrial, Mr J. L-. Hay and Mr R. M. Macfarlane; professional, Mr K. G. Archer;, community clubs, Mr D. V. Wilson: merchants, Mr • C S. Luney; churches, schools, and women's organisations, Mr c. s>. Thompson; sports bodies. Mr C. ». Taylor; local bodies, the Mayor and Mr J. K. Archer: civil servants. Mr C. S. Lilburne. . , ■ . These proposals were adopted, ana it was decided to ask. the. suggested conveners to give their services. Each convener would have a free hand to organise his own group. 1? „: fw Mr Smith was appointed publicity convener. ' . _> It was decided to ask organisers of funds in Canterbury districts outside the city to let the committee know from time to time what amounts they had collected, so that some indication could be had of the progress of the appeal throughout the province. The following contribution has been received by the Editor of "The Press for the King George V National Memorial Fund for the establishment of permanent health camps:—K.M.G.,