WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION
A meeting of the general committee of the Wellington Children's Health Camp Association was held on Thursday afternoon. "'.','
Mr. Bycon Brown made complimentary reference to the work done by Dr. H. E. Gibbs, and moved that Dr. Gibbs be re-elected • chairman of the committee: for the third 'year in succession.
Mr. W. Hicksbri (Headmasters' Association), in seconding the motion, stated what a pleasure it was to be associated with Dr. Gibbs in this work on behalf of the children.
The following executive was elected on the motion of Colonel A. Cowles seconded by Miss Park: Dr. H.-E. Gibbs (chairman), Dr. Helen Bakewell, Dr. Ada Paterson, Messrs. Byron Brown, w; Hickson, C. Pinnocfc, E. R. Myers. J. Robertson, and C. Meachen.
• It was reported that the' Unemployment Board had very kindly offered to assist with labour at ■ the health camp, under the 5a scheme, and at present twelve men were materially assisting the association with treeplanting, gardening, road' repairs, etc. Through-the- courtesy of the Minister of Lands, 1000 trees had been received from the Forestry Department's nurseries and had now been planted. The camp will reopen on Monday, November 4, when, a batch of children will be admitted prior to the admissions for the Christmas period. A party of members of Toe H > (Wellington) will visit Otaki this weekend to assist in cleaning operations. The association is indebted to Toe' H .for their practical service. The Mayor of Hastings (Mr. G. O. Maddison) wrote conveying appreciation of his election as an honorary yice-president, and stated "that the local committee is working most enthusiastically in raising funds for camp work. I hope that the response not only here but right throughout New Zealand will be a generous one." Mr. H. S. M. Quigley, of Dannevirke. acknowledging, his election as an honorary vice-president, wrote: "The Rotary Club here has done a very great deal in the past in raising funds to send children from this district, and the success achieved has been an outstanding feature. Now that we have an association formed on good-lines, I think everything, augurs well for the future."
WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION
Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 5
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