RED CROSS SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 167, 11 April 1935, Page 24

RED CROSS SOCIETY

Wellington Branch Meets ACTIVITIES REVIEWED In opening the monthly meeting of the AA’ellington branch of the Red Cross Society, the chairman, Air. C. H. Chapman, M.P., referred to the great, loss suffered by the Red Cross movement through the death of Judge Barton Payne, chaiiqnan of the board of directors. League of Red Cross Societies, and chairman of the American Red Cross Society. Also to the loss which the AVellington Red Cross Society had suffered by the death of Air. D. G. Clark, C.B.E. As a mark of respect members stood in silence, and the secretary was instructed to convey messages of condolence to the bereaved relatives. The Wellington branch of the League for the Hard of Hearing, which the Red Cross in AVellington is sponsoring, was progressing slowly. Advice had been received that Airs. Hurd-AVooil, ’ the hon. organiser for the New Zealand League, would be in AVellington early in May. when it was hoped to launch a class in lip-reading for the hard of hearing. The grant of £25 which had been received to assist relief workers and dependants had been expended on clothing and materials, which were being distributed by the ladies’ auxiliary. The sum of £5 was granted toward the funeral expenses of an aged blind man who had recently died. An invitation had been received from the superintendent of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Society for the members' of the Wellington executive to attend the twenty-first anniversary celebrations to be held in the Town Hall, Sydney, on April 10-15. Aliss S. Eagar, who is in Sydney on holiday, had been written to asking her to represent the AVelUngtcn centre. Prior to the departure of her Excellency Lady Bledisloe a quantity of clothing had been forwarded to the society. This was being dealt with by the ladies’ auxiliary. Owing to short notice it was resolved not to hold an exhibit of work manufactured by blind students from the institute at. the Easter show, i The secretary reported that on behalf pf the centre he had attended the meeting of the general committee set up in Wellington in connection with earthquake precautions. From the attendance of representatives from the various bodies concerned it was apparent that a lively interest in this important work was being maintained. The director of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind wrote outlining a proposal for a visit of the band comprising blind students at the institute. It was resolved to co-operate in making such a visit successful. The following donations were acknowledged:—L. 0. 11. Tripp, £5/5/-; A. AV. Newton, £2/2/-; Air. Pettit. £l’ 1/-; Commercial Union Assurance Co., £l/1/-; Chinese Association, £l/1/-; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co., £l/1/-; staff Customs Department. £l/0/6; Alidlane Bros., and Aliller and Ahearn. 10/6 each; staff of Internal Affairs, 15/-; staff

Customs Department, staff Prisons Department, Airs. AlcLeod. Airs. Bevan. L. IT. AVood and Co., Dr, Gibb. Mrs. Carter. Airs. Pollock, Airs. AlcCaul, Airs. Alward. Miss Simpson, Mr. Atkinson, Aliss Barry. Aliss Hume, Newson and Co.. 5/- each: miscellaneous, £5/12/6; total, £23/15/-.