WELFARE LEAGUE'S TRIBUTE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 41, 20 February 1929, Page 10

WELFARE LEAGUE'S TRIBUTE

As the late Sir Charles Skerrett, before his appointment as Chief Justice was president of the Welfare League for the first six years of its existence, indeed he was one of the founders of that organisation—reference was. made to his death at the. meeting, of the executive yesterday, and a resolution of.. regret and sympathy was passed. The members of the executive, who had worked with Sir Charles Skerrett for so many : years, , recalled his unerring judgment and, decisions on the many questions which came before the league and his'absolute fearlessness in dealing with ; them. Sir Charles Skerrett never hesitated to commit the league to a line of action if it was in his opinion the right line, no vested or other private interests turned him from this course. Hisidealsof duty were well expressed in his first address when the league was formed ten years ago, when he saidjj "If we are going to hesitate in doing our duty.as citizens and men because we may'fail or becauso we may not pleasb every one, then there would be a comploto absense of honest endeavour in the world." This sentence, it was said, well expressed Sir Charles's fearless'regard for truth.