H.B. SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL MATERNITY HOME.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 218, 16 August 1918, Page 3

H.B. SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL MATERNITY HOME.

[TO THE EDITOR.] Sir, —As quite a number of people have asked me to-day why I resigned from the above committee, 1 have decided in justice to those who were giving me such valuable encouragement, to make the facts known, and to also put myself right. When my proposal came before the council I made it quite clear that my object was not for personal gain, but to see a lasting memorial to our dead soldiers. Also at the public meeting I did the same and named the owners of the proposed sites who could be referred to if anyone still doubted the honestv of mv intentions. Al that meeting 1 was elected a» mcinbct of the (Vi Um < nnutU which met the following Monday to cleet officers. Mr. Cook then nominated me for the positions of retarv and treasurer, but Mr. Imi Dinovui stiom.lv Ij< t< d mil il he considered it would not be n«lit tor me to tie appointed, as tin- peoilt \ s putt iti lit I th il I w i omv moving m the matter tor wbai I could make, out or it. J his was eertainlv a nastv uriek to have thrown at mv head, but would have taken no notice had turn: been any protest made bv anv of the committee. but as there was none 1 could onlv conclude trial the whom committee was tti sympathy with Mr. Donovan s remarks. Now, bir. in taco of hit 1 I nl u mts theic anv other course left for me out to gel. out. I mav also sav that it was a, bitter dtsappoim lent to me to have to do so, as I was ku-cm.v interested and till]* believed that the proposal would m due course have materialised to the honour and benefit of Hastings.—l am. etc.. NAT BEAMISH. Hastings. Aug. 1;>, 191 b.