WELLINGTON BRANCH OF NEW PARTY
FRIENDLY RECEPTION FOR MR LEE AND MR BARNARD
(United Press Association)
WELLINGTON, May 1.
A public meeting of more than 500 persons which crowded out the Concert Chamber of the Wellington Town Hall this evening, listened to addresses by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. W. E. Barnard, and the member for Grey Lynn, Mr J. A. Lee. The meeting resolved practically unanimously to endorse the aims and objects of the speakers, formed itself into a Wellington branch of the Democratic Labour Party and sent fraternal greetings to the Grey Lynn and Napier branches of the party. About six hands were raised against the motion. Mr P. Connors presided. Other speakers were Mrs Lee, Mr A. H. Carman, for six years president of the Tawa Flat branch of the Labour Party, and Mr A. E. Parker.
The meeting also elected a provisional Wellington executive and passed a motion practically unanimously deploring the attitude of the Minister of Public Works (the flon. R. Semple) in dismissing a man in the South Island because he viewed things political differently from the Minister. Messrs Lee and Barnard were given a wholly friendly and enthusiastic reception and were accorded musical honours.
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Southland Times, Issue 24115, 2 May 1940, Page 8
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