CITIZENS' BENEVOLENT FUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 700, 9 May 1916, Page 4

CITIZENS' BENEVOLENT FUND.

li ANNUAL MEETING. . I The annual meeting of the members •of the Citizens' Benevolent Fund was ! held in the Coun.il Chambers this L j morning, the Mayor, Mr H. Hollan.l, in , i the chair. There was a good attcnd- ] anee. t The balance-sheet showed revenue to £l3l 3/10, and expenditure totalling £6O, leaving a eredit of r£l3l 3/10. The balance-sheet was ' ' adopted. | The Rev. F. Rule was appointed troa- ' surer, and Miss Cardale reappointed secretary. | The Mayor briefly addressed the gathering, welcoming old and new members to the meeting, and outlining the humane nature of the work. The problem of deserving and undeserving cases was touched upon, anil cases in stanced in which men received adequate wages to keep their wives and families in all necessities, but who, through drunken and improvident habits, be came a charge on the fund. Several suggestions were thrown out as to dealling with such cases, but it was decided 'that none was adequate to penalise the .man without making his dependents | suffer. • The following committee was appointed:—Chairwoman, Mrs Malcolm: committee, Mesdanies Green, Wilson, I Bileliffe, Spiers, and another representative from the Salvation Army, listers Annie, Winifred, Annie Tocher, Florence, Miriam, Grace, Catherine, Julia, Nurse Geaney, Revs. F Rule, and X. | Turner. I The Mayor moved that a sum of £SO [from the Citizens' Benevolent Fund be devoted to the Coal and Blanket Fund, [which opens on .Tune 1. The motion 1 was carried unanimously. ——__________