PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10106, 13 October 1917, Page 2

PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

The fortnightly meeting of the Society was held hist evening, the Mayor (Mr 'J. I A. Nash) presiding. There were about a dozen members present. R. W. Hhallcrostj, secretary of tho Advisory Board, wrote staling that complaints were, being made that soldiers’ dependent, are being charged u.urous ratis of interest, and the Attorney General, at the request of .if ihe Government, was making investigation, It the Society knew of any cay s. parliculai ; .Tumid be wired, including names and all details for presentation to tho Attorney-General.—Received. j The Salvation Army Institute. Rotorua, acknowledged with thunks a case of literature for the inmates, among whonp are Se-rgt. McMinn. Corporal Fitt, and Private Haydou, all of whom are doing well.—lie ceivisl. . , The Depni Iment of Internal Allans wrote staling that it had been noticed that monies sem to “Prisoners of War Fund” and to die “Roumanian Fund” were rein it ted dine! to the High Commissioner. It was desirable that all funds transmitted abroad should be lorwardeil through the Internal Glairs Depar 'id.—Received. T. 11. A. Valimiue. director of military hospitals, wrote as follows; —In the course of my navels' about the country, 1 have often come across soldiers who have hern discharged Irom vaiions institutions and having’ been injudiciously entertained b\ certain persons, have neglected to proceed to their home:,, to ilie detriment of their health. H has occurred to me that t tie patriotic soejeths might help in this oireclion, and on being notified by the medical officer that a soldier was about- to be discharged, the local Patriotic Society might arrange for the man to be nut on hie di.scharge and looked after until he could catch the train or boat to his destination It might also be ol a. great, advantage d he j weie handed on to the next Society ana caii-il for until he reached his ih slin.ition.- ■ Referred to the executive. AN APPEAL, t'haplain I 'aptain Bergen, ol the .Anglican ( Tiurf-h, made an appeal to the Society lor a grant towards a bind for providing i an foils for mu New Zealand troops in the trenches during the coming; winter. ■ conference was recently held in Wellington in connection with their church work at the front, and it was decided to make this ap peal. The speaker stated he had been a considerable time at the front with the Rille Brigade, and he supplied some interesting particulars of the lile ol the troops there, the hardships they had to far*', and the efforts tho Anglican. Ghtirch and the Church Army were making to make the lot of the i.oldit ras happy as possible, No less than 47 per rent, of the men at the 1 tout belonged to the Anglican body, so that their responsibilities were greater than any oiluu church. Here in New Zealand, thou-church had institutes at the various, camps, and only a few days ago £IOOO had. been cabled Homo to provide 'comforts lor the Sling Gamp, where 4000 Now Zealanders were located. Besides these, there were other Nvv Zealand Gamps in England, (heir base fn France, and also tin-, men at, the Iron}. Their Huii'ch Army had no less than TOW) huts at the front for the troops, and 50 ambulances to evacuate the sick and wounded. The appeal now being made was tor £20.000, so that tlm ti tops could he supplied with comforts during- the corning winter that would u nd to maim them more comfortable and happy. Mr Bergen added that he had had th, privilege of working with the 'ate Dr. Marlin for about six months in Egypt and France, lie was two mill - away tho morning Dr. Martin was wounded, the doctor being brought down to the dressing nation ohortly after he was wounded. A clt vc-r surgeon, keei in his work’ and Ida fine comradeship made his loss a very heavy one indeed.. It was his anxiety for his m m that lost- him his life. At the conclusion of his remarks, the Mayor (Mr .1. A. Nash) thanked Mr Bergen for hit presence. Jhe appeal would be laid before the executive, and would receive sympathetic consideration.