WAR MEMORIALS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 3 May 1919, Page 7

WAR MEMORIALS

MEETING AT STOKE.

A public meeting was held. at Stoke to consider a suitable war memorial, 25 residents being present. Mr T. C. C. Scott placed before the meeting the presentation of certificates to all soldiers or their relatives.

Mr A. P. Allport referred briefly to an honours board.

Mr Gilbert gave, a resume of what Richmond intended to do. Their schemes wore somewhat similar to Stoke proposals.

The concrete road proposal was then brought forward and Mr Gilbert said it was generally approved of. Every £1 raised for war memorial purpost s would be subsidised by the Government. Local districts could still have'then* own proposals to erect pedestals, etc. “But keep a big district scheme in view,” said Mr Gilbert. « The, secretary gave information as to the approximate costs of concrete toads, and swimming baths, quoting from a booklet from the Portland-Dement Co, It had been proved .that a plain Concrete road wa« better than a tarred surface one. Mr Whiteside was very strongly in favo.ur of such a road. An estnnate of the cost ran into about £3OOO a mile. Marble pillar*, and gates, it was stattd. required plans and specifications before a price could be obtained,. Hall improvements should be done in brick or concrete, and an aichitocts as distance would be required. Mrs Wood and Mrs Bradstoek were appointed as members of the Executive Committee. , „ Mr F. Hal! moved that a reading room be put up locally as a memorial. Mr \ Gilbert moved an adjournment in/ order to ifteeb , other bodies in .conference and to further discuss ]?hiis m committee and to find the costs of the various schemes. ' ' This was seconded by Mr J. Sutton. Mr F. J. Hall moved an amendment fbat Stoke go,.in for a local scheme, and tub was seconded by Mr JeHyman, Mr Reynolds though the concrete read wa« an excellent idea, but very costly The gift of a memento to soldiers- and their" relatives war, an idea worth carrying out, , ,- r ti Much discussion ensued and Mr -nail s nmendmen was withdrawnMr A. V. Allport thought the district should be canvassed to see what amount fdiild be relied on. , Mr A. V. Allport’s amendment that Die district be canvassed for support to a. local scheme was lost. The- following amendment, moved by Mr A. P. Allport,-, was carried ; “That the executive committee confer with the Richmond and Nelson committees for the purpose of discussing a district scheme, and that this general Stoke committee, make a strong endeavour to sennre a large comprehensive meeting of residents of Stoke to decide finally what form the memorial shall take.” Thi* terminated the meeting.