JUNIOR RED CROSS DELEGATES MEET

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29907, 22 August 1962, Page 2

JUNIOR RED CROSS DELEGATES MEET

Myfanwy, a small doll clad In the national costume of Wales, was a guest of honour at the annual delegates’ meeting of Junior Red Cross members in North Can-

terbury. It was presented by the Mayor (Mr G. Manning) on behalf of himself and Mrs Manning at the opening ceremony. Mr Manning made a promise 12 months before to add such a doll from his homeland to the New Zealand Junior Red Cross international doll collection. The doll, about eight inches in height, whose name is translated as “My Rare one,” is dressed in red, black and white checked Welsh flannel, complete with traditional tall black hat and red shawl. Exhibited last year in Christchurch, the exhibition now housed at the Red Cross headquarters in Wellington comprises dolls representing more than 100 different countries throughout the world. It has not up till now included any entrant from Wales.

The meeting was opened by Mr Manning on behalf of Mrs Manning who was un-

able to be present through illness. The president of the North Canterbury centre of the Red Cross Society (Mrs R 1 Brake) described the basis of Red Cross work as “the idea of helping other people. “What we are going to do in the future is even more important than what we have already done," she said The agenda included the presentation of short reports from each of the 46 Junior Red Cross circles represented at the meeting, a demonstration of first aid from members, at Heathcote, and a short talk on Thailand by Mrs C. C. Holland. Influence Of Queen

Telling members that Thailand now had 500,000 members in its national Junior Red Cross, Mrs Holland said, this was due in great part to the influence and interest shown in its work by the Queen of Thailand (Queen Sirikit) who on Friday will visit the North Canterbury centre in Christchurch Other items in the full day’s programme included the preparation and answering of questions on Junior Red Cross activities, and a talk on lifi in the United States by Miss A. O’Sullivan, a recently returned Field Service scholar.

Nearly 200 young persons, teachers and liaison officers of the society were present.