R.S.A. CONFERENCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 June 1936, Page 2

R.S.A. CONFERENCE

UNITS AT CORONATION. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, June 19. The desirability’ of New Zealand units that served in the Great War being represented at the Coronation of King Edward the Eighth, was considered by the annual conference of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, and it was agreed that arrangements be made to send representatives to England next year. A remit was' carried, asking the Dominion Executive of the Association to request the Government to provide tor representatives of all units to be sent, to England to participate in the ceremonies.

Hon. AV. Perry, M.L.C., Wellington, was re-elected president. Air B. J. Jacob was re-elected vice-president. Other officers elected were:—District vice-president: Messrs S. P; Day (Auckland), R. F. Ganibrill (Welling-ton-Nelson-Marlborough), AV. McClure (Canterbury-Westland), A. AlcHutchcon (Otago-Southland); treasurer, Mr .). D. Harper; general committee: Messrs A. M. Ohlson (Auckland), J. Spence (Wellington), E. J. Brannnall (Marlborough), E. F. Willcox (Christchurch), 0. L. Ferens (Dunedin) and J. H. Irving (Wairarapa) ; executive committee, .Messrs P. D. Harper, C. W. Batten, A. T. Duncan, D. G. Munro, H. B. Burdekin, G. A. Hayden, G. T. Hall, .1. I. Goldsmith, A. Cowles; representative on N.Z.E.F. Canteen and Regimental Trust Fund Board, M. Aldied; representative on War Pensions Board, J. D. Harper; representatives on Central Committee of Flock House, B. J. Jacobs, A. T. Duncan, and A. E. Gordon; representatives of Solc.iers’ Civil Re-establishment League, H. B. Burdekin. E. C. Hall, J. I. Goldsmith, G. A. Hayden and W. L. Comrie.