NAVY LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 78, 28 September 1918, Page 10

NAVY LEAGUE

THE LADIES' AUXILIARY.

The annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League was'held in the Accountants' Chambers last evening. Mrs. Hall-Thompson, the ..president, was in the chair. The annual re-, port detailed at length the many activities, of the league, and reported a second successful year's work. There had been a marked awakening of interest in the country districts. Many difficulties were experienced during, the first part of the year, but the publication of, the King's appeal to the Empires on behalf'of the Navy and mercantile marine and the magnificent Ostend and Zeebrugge raids led to a general recognition of the work and aims of the league, and the retiring committee has every reason to believe that the pioneering days are over/ and that . the scope of succeeding committees will be widened through /the work accomplished during the first two years.of the. auxiliary's existence. .The new offices and committee-room in Bal-lance-street, and the valuable assistance rendered by the business secretary (Miss M'Alister), served.to centralise and facilitate the work. . .' . , •'.■ On 14th June, 1918, a special account was opened at the Bank of New Zealand for King George's Fund/ since which date, £1436 2s 5d has been collected. Previous to this date £4805 14s lid had been received by the Navy League for King George's Fund; £6182 11s 5d has been remitted to the headquarters of King George's Fund,. London. The report gives a detailed' list of the contributions 'to the fund, andl also a list of the parcels of gifts forwarded for distribution to the men of the Navy and others .engaged in our naval defence. Mrs. J. P. Luke/the vice-president,, moved the. adoption of the report and the balance-sheet, and congratulated the auxiliary on its year of useful work. The report and "balance-sheet were adopted. -■ ■ Mrs.~ Waters read the report of the work of the; Naval Dependents' Depot. Reports from the country branches were also read. Votes of thanks and 1 congratulations were passed to the branches, and votes of thanks to all those who had assisted during the year... :,,..,. ; The following officers were elected:— President, Mrs.. Hall-Thompson; vicepresidents, Mrs. J..P. Luke, Mrs. Buston,\ Miss Cable, Miss Edwin, Miss Laurensoh, Miss 'Medley, Mrs.' F. M. B. Fisher, . Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Larnach.. Mrs. Hope Lewis, Mrs. Lever, Mrs: Wi Luke, Mrs. C. E; Richardson, Mrs. Yon Haast, Mrs. Bradney Williams, Mrs. C. Earle, Mrs. W.-'D. Stewart, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Coleridge.