FREE AMBULANCE

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 71, 17 December 1937, Page 17

FREE AMBULANCE

Meeting Of Wellington

Service

A welcome to Mr. R. L. Button after his extended trip abroad was conveyed at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington District Free Ambulance Service by Mr. D. J. McGowan, who presided in the absence of Sir Charles Norwood. No one attended more regularly than Mr. Button, he said, or paid more attention to the work of the service. Mr. McGowan reported that Sir Charles was well on the road to recovery, and a motion was carried reciprocating the Christmas greetings conveyed to men> bers from Sir Charles. It was decided to make the usual Christmas grant of £5 to the staff. The meeting closed with expressions of goodwill for the festive season. Donatlonß Acknowledged. Donations made in the month were acknowledged at yesterday’s meeting as fol--10“ Grateful, £5;- A. S. Dawson, £3/10/-; Mrs. It. C. Harding, £l/1/-; Mrs. Amy A. Miller, £l/1/-; Mr. J. 11. McAlister, £1; Mr. A. D. Bayleild, £1; Mr. V. Thompson, 10/-; Miss M. Palmer, 10/-; Mr. A. M. Davies, 5/-; W. Dowis, 5/-; Mrs. A. Cochrane, 5/-; Mrs.' C. Lyndon, 3/-; Miss C. Stewart, 2/0. Wellington Wrestling Association, £10; Wellington Trotting Club, £5/5/-; New Zealand Motor Bodies Ltd., £3/3/-; Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd., £3/3/-; Bryant and May, Bell and Co., Ltd., £2/2/-; Mrs. A. Wardell, £2; Wellington Baking Trades Union, Murray, Roberts and Co., St. Mary s Convent, N.Z. Breweries Ltd., 1. L. Lennard Ltd., Roberts (N.Z.) Ltd., Hutt Croquet Club and Hataitai Croquet Club, £l/1/- each; Victoria Rebekah Lodge, Selfridges N.Z. Ltd., Court Lady Glasgow, A.0.K., and St. Aloysius Branch H.A.C.8.5., 10/6 each! W. B. Gamble and J. Myers and Co., 10/- each; Mrs. W. H. Clark, £1; Spear and Murray Ltd., 7/0; Lily of the Valley Rebekah Lodge, E. A. K. Swiney and R. O. Goddin, 5/- each. “The Dominion” staff, £3/4/-; Public Works Department, £l/16/3; Department of Labour, £l/12/3; Government Health Department, £l/9/-; Gear Meat Co., Petone, £4/9/6. Staff P. and T. Department, Wellington, £3l/16/-; Union Steamship Co., collection from passengers on ships, £l7; Harbour Board Pastimes Club, £l4/15/-; employees Publie Works Camp, Tawatapu, proceeds of benefit, £7/19/-; Ridgeway Home and School Association, proceeds of card party, £2.