RED CROSS ACTIVITIES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 30 May 1930, Page 15

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES

GIFTS OF CLOTHING

A report covering investigations into the re.quirenien'ts.<:of sixteen cases was submitted' at- rthi3'',jveoK.'B meeting of tho Red" Cross Unemployment Iveliol' Committee. Of these cases three were women. Domestic employment was found for the first, au order "for wood and coal was given to the second (a mother with five young children) and representations were made to the Social Welfare Committee for further aid. Efforts are being made to h'nd a vacancy for the third. Of the 13 men applying, . four had been found temporary^ positions,' three.' had; been supplied with .clothing, two. were referred to the Social Welfare Committee, and four letters o.f introduction sWere given to likely employers. ■;........' , 'The"'chairman (Mr;' '3'j'T: Goldsmith) referred to the conference ::hol3 at the Lnstancq of the Minister of Labour, of ■representatives-'frflrb : publiii' bodie to discuss the question' 6f unemployment. It was resolved to seek representation for",tho Bed':Cro'ss^Unempipynient Kelief Committee . in. the . event of the special 'Unemployment' Committee being set. -up. ... . Befere'nce -was made to other cases in which as. much relief as _. possible Jiad'been give.nl-if; \:;?- v 7 .-;^:'- . Nino new cases presented, themselves before''thb';eom'{nftte'e,'-; 'iiit)st-"'bf them in need of work and clothing. It was statcd'that although single men were being sent away by the Labour Department to.-work-in tho •country, many of them we're inadequately clad and shod to• -.stand tip-to'1 the•" conditions. Tho Ladies' Auxiliary has been .particularly busy in' distributing clothes and footwear to give relief in those cases..' During' thp week/numerous parcels of men'Sj women's,.and'children's el6thiiig'--'have-i:'Bfe'enWsenti-'ini-.;'1 These have v-.beenf sorted ' b,y.;tlie .^Rfed Cross ladies 'arid"are being"distributed. Apart from appeals. £05 clothing in .the city, there ;'are ' many -case's'ol'~;'iieed in the Hutt: and....,Petono.:,di.s.U:icts.:':;-Gbviously many in need of assistance are unable to meet the;:expeiise ■•to., town and to. enablp thejr .Q.eeds ./to. be met a special committee I'has? Been''set up in the Hutt. A room has beet placed at the disposal of this eommitte free of charge, and operations o v n behalf of cases in .the. Hutt, and Petone district have comnieirce'dr1 Further, the Bed Cross Copihiitteeat :Upper Hutt is alive to cases .of|..distress..in that area, and clothes aro" being' collected and wi) be distributed at Upper Hutt. . The committee desires .to thank all who have made available- temporary work, also those who have sent in tlie splendid, parpels of gift clothing. The need' .for.',fur|her support both in regard to work, and wearitig!\apparcl still oxists, "and'iminediate.iattciition will be- given to any' assistancejoffercd in both these directions.v. ; ■:; ,y?"V\^

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