RECORD OF WORK DONE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 117, 13 November 1929, Page 5

RECORD OF WORK DONE

WOMEN'S NATIONAL RESERVE

There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the Women's National Beserve, at which Mrs. L. O. H. Tripp presided. The reports from the local branches, which embrace most of the Wellington suburbs as well as. city organisations, showed a fine record of steadily increasing work. The subcentre reports were presented by Mrs. Porter, organising secretary. In Auckland, it was reported,, clothes had been distributed to ex-soldiers and their families, and members helped other societies in collections, etc. The rest room at Karangahape road had been a great success, but they had failed to get one at Newmarket. Thames had assisted the Blind Institute at Auckland, and donations had been given mainly to brighten the lives of the age and sick. Peatherston had assisted tho welfare branch in the work at Porirua Hospital, and had decorated the soldiers' graves in the district. Hawera had helped a number of charitable efforts, and had paid the attendant at the women's rest room. Feilding made a special effort towards the support of the district nurse, and also sent donations of money to the Eesidential Nursery and hampers to Porirua.

Miss Sheppard stated that a separate meeting would be held, when a full report of the work of tho Eesidential Nursery would be given. Mrs. Hadfield gave an interesting account of the presentation of the W.N.R. wreath at the Cenotaph in Sydney, and of tho ceremonies iv connection therewith, of the interest taken by the Sydney people in the presentation, and the appreciation expressed by the Keturned Soldiers' Association and other bodies at .the kindly remembrance from New Zealand. She received a hearty welcome back to the Dominion.

Mrs. Corliss spoke of the work outlined in the report, and commended those generous people who put work for others before any selfish motives in life, and deprecated the "hunting for limelight" which sometimes made a shadow, on otherwise fine work.

Mrs. James Findlay presented the annual balance-sheet, which with the report was adopted by the meeting. Mrs. Bernard Wood and the Mayoress were appointed hon. vice-presidents. The following officers were elected:— President, Mrs. L. O. H. Tripp; hon. secretary, Mrs. Snell; corresponding secretary, Miss Wiltshire; hon. treasurer, Mrs. Parkinson; hon. organiser, Mrs. Porter; executive committee, Mesdames Tripp, Corliss, Guthrie, A. M. Lewis, Harrower, Taylor, M'Arthur, Porter, A. Gibbons, Tanks, Snell, Hargraves, Parkinson, J. Finaiay, M.8.E., Beales, Otway, Misses Freeman and Wiltshire.

Mrs. Tripp expressed thanks to all who had helped to make the work of the reserve a success, to all who had helped in the local branches, the various sub-centres and sections, also special thanks to the Government, the T. G. Macarthy trustees, the Eeturned Soldiers' Association, the commercial travellers, the Bugby Football Union, the City Council, the Press, the hon. solicitors, Messrs. Findlay, Hoggard, and Morrison, the hon. auditors, and the lion, physicians.