WAR RELIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 5

WAR RELIEF

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION ■'

PAST YEAR REVIEWED

The annual meeting of the Wellington War Relief. Association was held j esterday afternoon. Mr. I_. O. H. Tripp presided. [n a letter apologising for his absence, t _Ur. Alfred Cowles, vice-president of 1 the Wellington Returned Soldiors' As- \ soeiation, said he had been much im- ' pi sssed with the care taken in investi- ■ gating applications for relief, and with j the sympathetic consideration given to . applicants. . . In moving the adoption of the report \ and balance-sheet (a synopsis of which ] has been published in the "Evening Post"), the chairman, remarked that t during the past year the staff and the committee had had a strenuous time, i owing largely to the numbers of sol-, ] diers who, owing, to economic condi- 1 tions, were forced to apply for. assist- ; ance. This had resulted in the submis- 5 sion of 830 applications from men, dis- ■ abled and fit, who had not previously i approached, the association for relief; > and, secondly, the association had had. , an increasing number of applications fiom men suffering from recurring war . disabilities; and also from men who : were discharged fit, but who had since . broken down in health. Mr. C; M. Luke endorsed the remarks of the chairman and drew attention to ; the additional work which for several reasons had been imposed upon the Wellington War Relief Association. He felt sure that the change in the Flock House trust would prove a boon, to the eons of : returned soldiers. Mr. S. J. Harrison concurred in the view that the amended Flock House scheme would be of great assistance to returned soldiers and their, sons. Mr. G. Shirtcliffe paid a warm tribute to the work done by Mr. I_. O. H. Tripp, chairman of. the executive committee, who. had devoted Unremitting attention-to the work of the association for some sixteen years. Mr. Shirtcliffe said the claims of those who .were now breaking down as the result of war service could- not be turned down; these claims must.be met in a generous spirit. The Mayor (Mr. T. ,C. A.. Hislop) remarked that .there .could be 'no doubt that today the effect of war service had become.. more ■ apparent in maiiy men than it had been in.,preyious years. As Mayor, of Wellington, Mr. Hislop.thanked the association'for the ;good work it had done. In returning thanks, Mr. Tripp paid a tribute to the work done by the other members of the executive. The report: and balance-sheet were adopted; ' - ' ' On the motion of Mr. CM. Luke, a special vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Alexander.Macintosh for the valuable assistance he had/given to the executive committee, especially in connection with matters of finance. The retiring members of the executive, Messrs. G. Mitchell, G. Shirtcliffe, j D.-- McLaren,1 : H. B_' Burdekin, and L.; O. H. Tripp,'were' re-elected.