THE RED CROSS.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14483, 15 August 1917, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE RED CROSS.

MEETING OF NELSON CENTRE,

.! " | (From "The Colonist," August «th.) j The monthly meeting of the Nelson , Central Committee of the Red Cross ■ was held at Hallenstems' rooms yesterjday afternoon. Mrs \Ym. Lock presid- > cci. - Accounts amounting .to £21- 8s Id wore passed for payment. . Sir Robert, Hudson,' chairman of the •Joint Finance Cpmmittce, ik 'acknowledging receipt of a -further £300 from t!i-;».Nelson fund, stated: "I am desired by tho iujr.ibers of tho Joint Committee +■'■ ~x~ ":■:■:?, io you our sincere gratitude j lor till; further splendid help 'and to i assure you all how highly we appreciate' this gen^roifs evidence of your' sympathetic interest in the work we are -, carrying on for the sick and Wounded '•soldiers and sailors." • The New Zealand High Commissioner >'wrote acknowledging receipt of advice ■;of goods from Kelson .Bed Cross for :New Zealand "War Contingent Associa- ! tion. I A letter from Lord Pluhket, written jto the cliairman of the Canterbury : Centre, was read, in which the writer .strongly advises that no grants he made to particular hospitals or other institutions dealing with comforts for New Zealand sick, wounded, or conjyaicscents. As chairman of the .New ! Zealand War Contingent Association^ , Lord Plunket said that all applications jto his association received full conj skleration, and he was not aware of j anything asked for having been deelin:ed, but it had to be remembered that I the work of the association could only !be carried out where it had the full ,' sanction and approval of the New Zeajland military authorities, and whefo jthey expressed an opinion the associaition had to conform with it. This ap- \ plied to Red Cross t,cv3:, whether it was ■British, New Zealand, or otherwise. ) The only stipulations the association jmade were that expenditure could pnly ; be approved when it was for the benefit |of sick, wounded, or convalescent soi- \ diers; that it did not overlap work the iassociation was carrying out; and thatjit was not a charge which should he | and could b*e properly defrayed by the jNpw Zealand Government. • I Reference was made to the passage in [one of Mr Philip Gihbs's messages rejgarding the last offensive, which dei tailed the splendid work done' by tha ißed Cross on the battlefield, the war j correspondent stating that "the Red Croßs surpassed itself " The hon. secretary (Miss J. Tdmlinson) reported as follows:— ■ ' 'The sum of £500 has been cabled to j headquarters during the month, i Amongst the country branches, Spring ' ( Grove has been very energetic. Two very successful functions, an afternoon tea and a Christmas tree, benefited the- lied Cross by £41 1&; 4d. Of this amount the sum of £40 was remitted to the Nelson Centre and £1. 10s 4d donated to the Soring G)ove Bed Cross Sewing Guild. This is a very small district, but it is most generous in the manner it helps all Red Cross efforts. Of other extra efforts in country districts, Korcre sent in a sum of £4 12s 9d, the proceeds of a social and dance; Happy Vullfiv £4 8s 9d, proceed.* of euchra parties: Brightwater, half-proceeds of social, £4; dances at Applebv and Redwood's Valley. £1 and 16s .6d respectively ; the Tapawera do^ trials, £8 2s. | The Maruia Sports Club, Murchison, jsent p- donation of £10 14s 6d. Tfiis, j added to the Hutchison July collection, j makes Murcliison's Contribution £43 il4s 6d for the month. Tho Richmond j School children dessrve special mention I for their - hand-sewn handkerchiefs. :\y,bich are. beautifully mades; also the Stokp. School children, for their spiendid monthly collections. In town thero ■' have been no special efforts except tho Technical School .war-time cookery classes, which "benefited the fund by *:r,. 7 rf 10U." •- -."