ACTIVITIES OF THE R.S.A.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 9

ACTIVITIES OF THE R.S.A.

■REVIVAL IN MEMBERSHIP. There is a steadily growing activity amongst ex-servicemen to strengthen the R.S.A. in its efforts to secure .assistance where required. Taranaki is adding its quota to the total, which for the Dominion is now over 11,000. (pen-, tred on the New Plymouth branch/, for administrative purposes with the .Dominiph BeCrefitry and council, the.various outside .districts are forming subUrenui has an exceptionally keen executive and good results have been attained. Okato . has had a gathering for returned men, one which augured vy.ell for an extension of work. Recently Inglewood called a meeting for the purpose of pushing ahead the efforts of the R.S.A. in that district. ... attended by a good men. Several mff’Wßi^hv < ~Plymouth executive were "present by’invitation. The proceedings were formally opened by Captain Hartnell, president of the New Plymouth R.S.A, After explaining the objects of the gathering he balled for the ‘election of a°chairman to .the Inglewood branch, y. <‘ c. Tate, on being elected‘to that position, said they all deeply regretted the death of the previous chairman, Mr. H. H. Olsen. He asked those present to stand in silence as a mark of respect. Forstheiipositiqnigof'JSecKlary Mr. J. R. Penn was clidSnu; Together - with the chairman and secretary; ..the Rev. R. S. Keenan, Messrs. R. B. Young and S. Lovell comprise the executive. The trustees to the branch are Messrs. Tate and Youhg. At a meeting of the New Plymouth executive Captain Hartnell spoke of the visit made to Inglewood and the renewal of interest in the R.S.A. in that district. He suggested that visits to sub-branches should be fostered ana a the respective places. visited the usual executive meeting might be held, ■giving-an; insight,intq- : the work of the association to any ex-service man who wished to attend, , , The reports on assistance, given W disabled men, or those requiring temporary relief and on the work in the public parks where returned men were beino- placed were received. Amongst the-correspondence dealt with was a circular from the Lance Gibson Memorial Fund Committee. It was decided to comtr d the object of the appeal to all ex-servicemen, as the constitution o tki;. does not allow or a .. -