TAIRAWHITI R.S.A.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17230, 9 April 1930, Page 8

TAIRAWHITI R.S.A.

AI\ImUAL meeting membership growing The annual meeting of the Tairawhiti Returned HokliPrs' Association was held in Te Araroa Town Hall recently, 3o thein'bers being present. Mr. S. B. Rudht.'id was iri the chair. Tim lion, secretary, .Mr. 'I. Tamepo, reported that the Himncial members up to>Mnreh 29 ii am bored ISO, and he was contidt'riv thai alter his area officers and himself had sconced the district the membership for this year would be well over 200. Ho'reported on the hplp given the branch by headquarters, Gisbpriie, several cases of assistance and increased pension beiug hientionea. In the pas! the subscriptions had been forwarded to C.isborno, leaving nothing for administration purposes. To remedy this it was (!e.:ided that tho subscription be increased to ss. Tho retiring president, Mr. G. 1.5. llud/and, spoke of the very satisfactory wajuin which the returned men of the district had rallied to tho cause, and thanked tliq retiring executive for the assistance given him during his term of office. He ■specially complimented the lion, secretary, Mr. T. Tamepo. for the ex elloni work done by him during the year., Tho large membership of ■ the association was due to his untiring efforts, and he trusted that Mr. Tamepo would long be able to carry on the good work. 'The speaker also - paid a tribute 1,0 the work of the lion, treasurer, Mi\ (t. L. Eraser, whom he "described as "a marvel of finance/' the account of "the branch not having been operated on since the last annual meeting. All last year's officers were re-elected : Patron, Sir A. T. Ngata; president. Mr. S. B. Eudiand ; vice-president, Air. t'. Goldsmith 1 ; treasurer, Mr. It. LEraser; lion, secretary, Mr. T. Tamepo. The interest taken and the generosity of .Mrs. W. Walker, of iforoera, was specially commended, and it was unanimously resolved that she' be made, a life member of the association, and that Matron Jackson bo elected an active member. It was deeided that upon receiving a satisfactory reply from 'i'ikitiki a. strong parade should he held at Te Araroa on An/ae Day. Three poppy officials were elected to supervise the selling of poppies, which would commence on Kaster .Monday, the officials beirig Mr. T. 'Tamepo, Te Araroa and Karalcattt.Tcro Valley; Mr. 11. McClutchie, Hicks Hay: aijd Mr. S. Kurthmd, Awatere Valley. Each will he assisted by poppy girls. The executive intends holding a reunion in the near future*, either at Tikitiki or Waiomataiiiii. The thanks of the, association were expressed to Rugby sub-union, which, although veiy short of funds, gave the gross proceeds of the last annual hr'.fl to U.S.A. The money given was very useful, and many of the returned men received material assistance during the past eight months from this source. In appreciation of the interest th'oy had taken in the U.S.A., the following were ejected honorary members: Messrs. Honata Ngatu (Tikitfkil; Hone Poi (Tikitiki). Pine •TitibJe (Tikitiki), Mrs. Wi pepere (Waiomafatini), Messrs. \V. Tnka 'Takanau). R. Tamepo (Opiki), W. Waititi, T. Ifuriw-ai, W. Walker, H. MeClutcbio, Los Bailey, C. (r. McKeddfe, 11. .1. Sampson, Era Moe.'.e (Waitakaro), and J. Pepere (Ruatoria).