RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16983, 17 October 1918, Page 7

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

OFFICERS OF JOINT COMMITTEE.

The Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John met' at the Red Cross Depot yesterday morning, Mr. J. H. Gunson presiding. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:—Chairman, Mr. J. H. Gunson; deputy-chairman, the Hon. G. Fowlds; hon. secretary, Mr. H. Robertson; hon. treasurers, Messrs. G. H. Wilson and A. R. Elder; hon. financial organiser, Mr. 0. F. Bickford; Finance Committee, J. W. Court, S. A. Longuet, R. Laidlaw, M. Caughey Edward Anderson C. A. Wilson, Charles Rhodes, S. J. Ambury, J. F. Ewen, H. P. Kissling, Wesley Spragg. D. Nathan; hon. solicitor, Dr H. • Dean Bamford; Depot Committee : Mrs. J. H. Gunson, chairwoman, miss Murray, depot superintendent, Mcsdames Keary, Buckleton, Ferguson, Benjamin, Macfarlane, Smith, Caromell, Misses Firth, Fleming, Whyte, and Kissling; Annexe C See: H6n. G. Fowlds, Mesdames Gunson L. Bloomfield, Miss Murray, Messrs. W. Spmgg, H. D. Robertson, and G. Fleming. It was decided that Mr. if. H Upton should be asked to withdraw hie resignation from the Finance Committee. A Fetter was received from Colonel K. Beaton Rhodes, thanking the society foi the St shipment of goods particular J Sea of foolstuflß which had been m u annreciated by the men in. hospital a BnSd Receipt of £70,400 from th< Band Centre/and £700 from Northerr S for the purchase of a charabanc 2, acknowledged by the society-in EngS. It was sited that great satisfaction had been given by the donation of tobacco, diet es, 8 treasure kits games, etc Zed on the transports for men on their Coward journey. With regard to exI ndilure, It was'decided fa,.recommend that the Finance Committee remit £50,000 ITtL narent organisation, ccmplet£g heAuSS total 0f,£100,000 for 1918 =„H that the committee consider the ZIToAS* the 1818(fund, It wafalso decided that owing to the acoumu. at on of business, meetings be held on the Second and fourth Wednesdays of j each month.