WELLINGTON RED CROSS

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 90, 13 October 1920, Page 8

WELLINGTON RED CROSS

The monthly meeting of the Red Cross Committee' was held, in the new rooms, Dison-street, yesterday afternoon, when there was a large attendance of members. Mr. T. Young presided. The rooms promise to be very convenient and pleasant when quite ready for occupation, good work having been done already in the way of alterations, shelving, etc. Mr.-Young read a report of the Mew Zealand Executive i meeting, a.t which a letter from Sir Arthur Stanley had,been read, stating that it had been considered undesirable to hold a collection for Red Cross funds this year The executive had already decided not to hold the "Our Day sale this year. The report of the sub-committee (Mesdames Moorhouse and Luke, the Hon. Dr. Collins, and Mr. Young) who had been delegates to the combined- conference of St. John Ambulance Association and the Red Cross stated that the agreement come to in England was confirmed, and the control of the two organisations would be in the hands of a joint committee for finance-- and business. St. John Ambulance Association will carry on its functions as usual.

Considerable discussion, arose over the allocation of a sum to open the Peace Time "Campaign, which had been resolved upon and agreed to by New Zealand delegates at the Red Cross Conference at Geneva. Mr Young mentioned several sums which had come in since the armistice, and which might be allocated to the work which was being organised by the "Hon. Dr. Collins, and which should be taken in hand at once. Mr. Tripp said that while the War Relief Association had so ma-ay urgent cases to deal with— 78 in one afternoon, three being nien who had returned to civilian work, and had broken down—all money should be reserved for a considerable time to come to meet such necessities. It was finally decided that justice might be done to both sides if £10,000 were allocated for peace work, the sum of £2000 being placed at Dr. Collins's disposal in the meantime. A meeting to institute the Peace Time activities will be held later in the month, when His Excellency the Governor-General will preside. It was agreed that a special committee should be set up to work with Dr. Collins, consisting of nine members, four from St. John Association and four from the Red Cross, Dr. Collins to be chairman. Mesdames Luke, Moorhonse) Nathan, and Mr. Young were appointed as mc Red Cross representatives, and Dr. Collins agree to consult Mr. H. H. Seed as to the St. John representatives. An interesting report was read by Mr. Young from the representatives who met others from the SalvatrSu Army,. V.M.C.A., and various Glmrches. when the work of each was outlined. The conference was called by the Internal Affairs Department to prevent overlapping of work in connection with returned soldiers' hospitals. It was decided that the Red Cross was glad to have the continued assistance of the Salvation Army and the V.M.C.A.

Before closing the meeting, Mr. Young urged that all members of committee and Red Cross members should attend the meeting called by the Mayor for Thursday afternoon, when a plan of campaign for aid to the Starving Children of Europe Fund would be formed.