RETURNED SOLDIERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22389, 8 April 1936, Page 11

RETURNED SOLDIERS

ACTIVITIES AT HENDERSON A satisfactory state of finances wag shown in the balance-sheet presented at the annual meeting of the Hender-!'. son branch of the Returned Soldiers'i' r Association. Mr. H. Booth was elected; president, and a vote of thanks wag; accorded Mr. Harwood for his service®' as president in the past year. OFFICERS AT TUAKAU ■ BRANCH'S ANNUAL MEETING ' ' [from our owx correspondent] , r .;- TT7AKAU, Tuesday Officers elected at the annual meet.! ing of the Tuakau branch of the! Franklin Returned Soldiers' Associa-' 1 tion were:—President, Mr. L. C.J Logan: secretary, Mr. F. Bagnall; committee, Messrs. H. Colos, R.i Davies, E. V. Tout, W. Barnaby, W.j Howe, J. E. Geraghty, and J. Jones.j Messrs. Logan and Geragljy were ap*. pointed to represent the branch on til© executive of the association. The branch starts the new financial ->• year with a credit balance of £3O. MORRINSVILLE BRANCH WORK OF YEAR REVIEWED [from our own correspondent] MOKRINSVILLE, Tuesday The annual meeting of the Morrinaville branch of the Returned Soldiers' - Association was the most enthusiastic yet held. There was exceptionally keen - competition for seats on the executive, there being 20 nominations for 10 seats. Officers were elected as follows: — •< President, Mr. E. C. N. Robinson; vice-presidents, Messrs. C. B. Easther and H. B. Drower; secretary, Mr. R. E. Scott; treasurer, Mr. R. B. Morton; auditor, Mr. C. A. Peat; committee, Messrs. W. McPherson, S. Bloomfield, E. Hitchman, L. Hayward, H. A. Munro, R. Gamble, N. Andersen, P. M. Robson and M. E. Barrowclough, and the Rev. A, A. Bensley. fi The balance-sheet showed that £45 had been distributed in the relief of distress among ex-esrvicemen, and other amounts had been spent in subsidising wages. The sum of £5 had ' been spent in providing Christmas gifts for the children of ex-servicemen who were in necessitous circumstances.