RETURNED SOLDIERS.
PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED. At a meeting of the executive of the Palmerston North Returned Soldiers’ Association, the opportunity was taken by Mr J. W. Rutherfurd to congratulate Mr B. J. Jacobs on his inclusion in the delegation from the New Zealand R.S.A. which is to attend the British Empire conference of ex-servicemen’s organisations in Melbourne. Mr Rutherfurd stated that Mr Jacobs had proved himself to be one of the most active workers in the cause of the ex-servicemen in the Dominion, and it was a fitting reward that he had been included in the delegation. The speaker hoped that the conference would prove of great value and that their president ■would return with a fund of information which would prove of benefit to the New Zealand R.S.A. In acknowledging the tribute, Mr Jacobs stated that he sincerely hoped that some good to the ex-scrvicemen would materialise from the exchange of world ideas.
Mr Jacobs, who leaves Palmerston North this evening for Melbourne, was to-dav wished bon voyage by the Rotary Club, the hope being expressed that he would have a very enjoyable stay in Australia.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 29 October 1934, Page 2
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