RED CROSS WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 120, 25 May 1927, Page 11

RED CROSS WORK

EX-SOLDiBBS^HELPEp r™»lia^ ud» mef *"£«•* the Wellington Zealand Branch of the British Ked .Cross Society and Order of St. John wasjield yesterday in the Red Cross Kooms, Dixon street. Mr. Burnett was in the chair, others present being Mesdamcß_ Herzog; Louis Blundell, M. flyers, M lS ßLow,_Messrs.aG. Clark, J.fiivin G. fehirtcliffe, S. IVWright; and the secre! tary, Captain M. S. Galloway. Apologies for absence were received 1 from: Mr. and Mre. H. Hose and Mrs. 1 Clark (Napier). Speaking oa the report and balanceniheet ■f^:«* eorge Shu;tcl>ffe congratulated the society upon the work it had done and ? u u°!,nß £o' disabled soUiers. They 1* ti had le el»ough money to carry on for another 15 years, and he was much afraid th«re w«uld be a real need for the continued expenditure, probably for the ™^ R? nod,- .Men discharged fit were So^-fifll^ defecU m their.phy.ique, and a particularly disturbing feature was the increasing, number of paUento at Porirua. f Ur-.sh}rtcliSe also paid a tribute to the work of. the ladies,, who looked after the de P°t work and visited the various homes, me foUbwing oflSceri, vrete elected:— Executive,, Wellington Centre: Mr. Jam<M Burnett, o:b;E. (chairman), Hon. Dr.^W. E. Collinii, C.M.G:, M.L.C;. Messrs. G Shirtchffe, 0.8. E., C. H. Seville, L. O. S' S"%' 9 BE- s- F- Wright, £ Rose, D.. G. Clark, C.B.E, J. Bevk Sir Truby King, Rev. T. R. Richards^ Mrs. Broad. Mrs. H. JR. Clark, Mrs. H. Adams, Mrs. H- Rose, Mrs. L. Blundell, M.B.E;, Mrs. Herzog, Mrs. M. Myers, and Miss Low, and Mrs. Hall; delegates to New Zealand Council. Lady Luke, C.8.E., Mrs. L. Blundell, M.8.E., Mrs. Hf R. Clark; Mrs. E. A. Birdling, Mr. J. Burnett, 0.8. E.; • delegates to New' Zealand Executive, Messrs. James Burnett, 0.8. E., and 8. F. Wright; secretary,' Captain M.S. Galloway, M.C.; trustees, Messrs. Hon. Dr. W. E. Collins, C.M.G.. James Burnett, 03. E., snd 8. F. Wright; hon. treasurer, Mr. 8. F. Wright; hon. solicitors, Messrs. Young,- White and Courtney; hon; auditors, Messrs. Watkins, Hull,, Hunt, and Wheeler; women's com-' roittee, president, Mrs.VH.:R6se;- vice-pre-. sidents. Mrs..W; F. Massey, C.8.E., Mrs. L. Blundell, M.8.E., Mrs. J.G.-Coates; members of committee, Mesdames Herzog. Beaton, and Myers; hon. secretary^ Miss 'M. Low.' ■■-■.. • : ; , •• ; ... ; :' "

The report for the year/ showed that the usual services of the society had been well maintained at all institutions in the Wellington district, where ex-service men were under treatment. 'Members had visited the several hospitals distributing comforts in the form of fruit, cake, sweets, flowers, preserves, tobacco, cigarettes, etc., among the men, and. by arrangement with the newsagents, the latest magazines and periodicals had been made available. In addition, many gifts of books had been received and handed on to the hospitals for circulation. In fine weather picnic outings had been arranged, and were widely participated in aiid enjoyed. Everything had been done in maintaining sound, healthful recreation in the form of concerts, card and billiard tournaments, and the-latest picture programmes had also been screened. At Christmas time, special thought was given to the men in hospital, extra sums beinf; voted to supplement the usual scale of diet and a gift parcel was forwarded to each man. In the "Mowai" Home, there had been an average of 23 patients receiving treatment during-the year. This institution serves as a'home for men suffering more or less permanent disability as « result of war, and patients are admitted on the recommendation of the medical officer in charge of treatment, Pensions Department. Patients had been given outings to race meetings, athletic meetings, and various entertainments, and a number of fine concert: and a weekly cinema: programme had also been provided 'for the. men: for 'the picture programmes they were indebted to the Australasia films, -and thanks were also due to Mr. Jackson, who had regularly supplied music at each performance. The concerts had been given by 'the Commercial Travellers' Choir and Mr. Temple White and his pupils. At Fukeora Sanatorium the Waipukurau Committee, with Mrs. Rice at president, had given close attention to the needs of-the institution, and in iU work had had the close co-operation from the sub-centres

and above the.comfort, dttttibuted, »^ teP>Ut supply of tobacco, miSSei?. n d these workshop, were to li SftUMl j^Sal^^ »«h s%£s% .Fortnightly visibihad Mm made to BerIn proved cases of necessils inuu n f underclotting had been mriei&eStovice men on ducharge from ho^Mtal.lor^hro %?t£ ISBUe» having bS* m^g,^ circumstances. .. B d «in arrangiiig^hSltt talks, first aid. home nurs£g?Vgiene and sanitation claiM.. One hundred vWts tributed..ampng the poor. nn M «rm Mr 8 °w Women. 5 Committee, under Mrs. H. Row, had met regular^ durmg the year for the purpoM Itm*. Par"'B. Pa<*jng, and diipatching comforts to the hospitals.' >■■-■ -• " ■ •■■■■• ■■ The balance-sheet indicated «iat capital •ad been drawn, upon to the extent nf ■««-«i,^;- ThemSnt^n«s%ftte Morf a wH?m*i.' mo£^ H £Zg? W« M. most of which had been refunded by the Penwons.Departoient. Cpmforti to ex-Ser^ men m hospiteta and sanatoria throughout the district had cost £1898 ft 7d.