OPOTIKI SOLDIERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18374, 14 April 1923, Page 9

OPOTIKI SOLDIERS.

ANNUAL MEETING HELD. [BY TEEEOKAPHi —OWN COBRESPONBENT.I OPOTIKI. Friday. • : The annual meeting of the Opotild County Returned Soldiers' Association was held on Tuesday. The vice-president, Mr. T. H. Torrens, presided. The annual report referred to the active work done during the past year by the executive in the interests of returned men. . ' The election of officers resulted:—President, Mr. E. A- Buhkall; : vice-presidents, Messrs. N. E. Wilson and T. H. Torrensj hon. solicitor, Mr. H. E. Elliott; hon. auditor, Mr. E. Herring general committee, Messrs. F. W. Bridger, H. G. Reeves, W. J. Newell, T. H. Pearson, M. B. Abbott, P. G. Mcintosh, G. Dawson; J. H. Mansell. W. A. Russell, G. B. Murray, A. L.; Davey, J. B. Armstrong. Mr. P. G. Mcintosh was elected delegate to attend the Auckland District Provincial Conference to be held at. Auckland in May., The following three remits to the Auckland District Conference were' adopted: '— That ••":this branch is notr/ in favour ol i\ : abolishing general headquarters, ; ; Wellington, but is in favour of >-the J abolition ~ of the several district headquarters ji that /; the Government be requested to provide .; suitable" \ headstones for: all f - late members of : the" N Z.E.T?...'on! their decease; that ;; . any returned soldier who may have lost | his; war - certificate ', should .\. be ? able ',- to ob- p tain la ' re-issue after a" reasonable time his ■ elapsed. ■ v