Returned Soldiers' Association.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1919, Page 3

Returned Soldiers' Association.

— i INAUGURAL MEETING IN LEVIN. I There was an excellent response of returned soldiers to the announcement convening a meeting on Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering the formation of a branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association in Levin. Air T. G. A T incent was voted to the chair and there were about 30 returned men present. The Chairman expressed pleasure at seeing such a large attendance and said it was necessary in the interests of the men who had, come back to the country to keep in touch and they should therefore form a local branch of the R.S.A. They were all aware of tlio benefits that'had already resulted from the efforts of the Association, which was a body that should have the support of every soldier. As an instance of what the Association was doing lie mentioned the case of some men who were formerly indentured, ito the railway service. On their return from tho front, the Department was indifferent to i akinjj; them on again until the Association took the matter up. There were oilier ways in which tlie Association had ' ••rlerc.i good service to the men and was strongly of opinion that a bi-inch -should be formed here. In ii nerai discussion that followed ■.all prr.-cot favoured tho proposal, and Vn the motion of the chairman, secon- ■](*»! by Mr T. L. Aleehan, it was deciliofl to term a branch of the Assoeiar>. in i.evin. I T. O. A'incent was elected chair-iorf-i. and Air T. L. Aleehan secretary ' 1 tern. KjwAf; Aleehan said that in order to asul<t in launching the local branch it wo-.Seyi-be advisable to inviti 1 Mr Douglas 'iViur. General Secretary of the Ast .spr-i'si-;.-jll, u, come to Levin and address ! iV.ti mcnibei-s. Air Seymour had risiIted other districts with this same oh-i"c-t anil had done specially good work. The sugegstion was adopted and it was decided to invite Air Seymour to Lovin on Saturday, May 10, when all returned men are expected to he present. A very successful meeting concluded with n 111-; 1 of f Itn(n flip chair.