R.S.A. NEEDS MORE MEMBERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17834, 30 April 1926, Page 15

R.S.A. NEEDS MORE MEMBERS.

AID FOR RETURNED MEN ONLY POSSIBLE BY ORGANISATION. Th* tenth pry mini u\A(ltb\ff of the « arjstohtiroh boiun.od Suhlwrs' Asm,.elation wtvj held in iho .wuileoe U«M !«,i ' uicdu Th« v'l'oaMem, Mr u ,1, KujM'ht, w.'ts in th*' oluiiv, amt ahout •'iMld.v in»'Tuhcf.s w,• v«i pveHaut CVdormi tt Sims art, pvnnbh'Hi ~f t)1«» Now you h'ml Hoturimft Sol«itnv-,' \»iH,sal«ttqu, norui'icft a *n>at on tha pliitfopm ,lm annual ronom hihuml that when tho t'luMutuhuroU branch of tha Nov ro'iilmnl tbduvn*nV fowvm'd thava wovo many wVm •■"•■uld i-ut pm tho vwed fnp mnd* an by tdltulloft, amt who that a >c H »' op tsvo would fUirlb'ti fop it to oufv li\n vya i‘s, Imwpvnr, tho aaaootntion nun* timicd to nivrrv on Ita iprcutt work in thn tmnrnaia of tlmap whoan loyalty to tho ) : 'u\niio had toft thorn in mod of 'WMaUvnow, and shimwtd of tlndi oonvt l *ub'a who omu*' uimviyh move forto handy, *’Through tlm ©t' HUM) momh* t-4 who, durims fh»* paot yoAP, have ' ntOOd fttUt,' '* tho IM'Uol't OVS,oood*a. "tho Uoiurnefl tiolrt'iois?' sV:»ftnoU\* th»n ima ham* ahia t«* fultil In c wo*»u *.h *ml daftrao tlm aitua and ohjanta w>\l"h bi-vunpimt Ha orten*. Al'lnr all thftl hitn boon noomvjoiiahod m thy pi\*d U Would fco.HU thrtt. tnafo would famiHu blit llKlo to ho do tm W'W, hut yo\U‘ nKoouUvtt Ima ntmdo pr**©r that Um nocti for tho naaoelatiou to-day, and in tho. futura, D r*a iirv’nt as* In urovlouss yearn, Many titan bill tie-#, utnlouhtruP v tlua In the hardahlUe Ct‘ war, ©untttlUo to tminifoaf UuuusnlVart i\tnot*w: roturuo*t men, nml on Ihr to tho lnimo of time H Is* hooouilug mopo dltttcuft to attpb t’Utn thawo t«» Wh*‘ nervine, ft la In thin oonuoetlnu thnt the o?n**©tnth>n‘a um-iaf.. anco in i-D largely nought after In oh tolnlnir petiwitma find cot he. which ohly nvieh un orhhnladtlon onubl obtain.** The report then dor*lt with the noth vltlew of tho uaeooluthm In VnrtoltM dlroetinliH ilurluw the pn.pl your, refer ring pnrthnilhrly to the Mar FenntoUa Appeal Hoard aiUln«ft. uiu niploymeiit alnoiigat rotuniod homlavt*. tins V'oppy tHiy appeal, ulaahhnl PoldlniN’ t*nUevolent fund, roturund Soldier ptitlont.a tn UoHpttaD. A mao> Day aervlccp, oduca - tlon svork, ohil* Motlvltlou, and th»* no- * !al aide of thn noKooiation'i* work. Tim hntnnoe-Hipot slu*w ,al that the Income during thn year had umount*««l l.i ; I VOp l ,1m 1,1. uml tho oxpomllturo to i'-090 Dm Id. thn oxcohk «>t nxpomlituro "V*’r innorne heiUif £3Bh 4 a Btl. Tho juiHotM wore set down at tOp f>d. ami thn llahtlilitM amounted to ttT'M Is trl, the ,'V.vHM of UHMtdW OVPf llahllUtu.i ampunting to nail On 4*|. AILMHEUaim* LAPDIOIt. r rim proHldnnt, in ntovltuf tho adoption of th, report, referred to the membership ladder of the. New ifi< Alan*! Uuturued S ddUu*b' AHGoeiutiop, svhfol* allowed that of t\*o total number of anfcioelutlopis in thy Dominion, sixteen had in area cod thrir vnemberaMp during <l.e past year- The aa«v«‘i(tttn decrcu ip »n memVwuaUlp in Urn whole of >*,v\v itr.nd was only i(»0, th« ft«fOef*tase of dwovease boihfcj si.fi, whicb was lowbv than in previous* yearn. Hu thought chat that Indicated that the affairs of th awsuelaUon were now down tu what might he called u reasonable workable level, and ho hop-ui that the novcauiano of doorotvae would he h'WC.r In the fp--lure, .speaiunif of tne work in country dburh'D, ho *a*d ihat now aaaoeiat lona w< re. heh.g fnrmevl in < *Hl\Hl'.v dt»tricts even at thik lat- ntaa*. Tlv--exor.pt|ye had been vepreoemmi at three o* four eupptvv gatherings*, and the letHlng waa verv good- \\\ thla recpvu t he believed that b waa a very «v<md pud wine yaMbcv op Vim yairf of the HnHstchproii Assoohitiop m h* lyi *anm\\'Y aoooolalibhs- The F*q*py law col buMp-hd ihm vcit” a siigiu in-crea-sp over Mm nraviopa year Mo anvtflfcU'd v-< Hm umbihcrp in eopMnpe vh«b' punvherphih -""1 iptvTeaV In Mm niftMon-. Tkn urn Mm* \Mfi seunvidnd hv lhe vn-= bfimuleui \Mv M- i'Hu-ku. win* Mm pdiiftitVuUiv of o.bmi.uiuh vnow- ioumv avy ipeiuhnas, and abm a man mu wail uavnuauMV. Tm nmiloh wan Ufti-rded A 1 The hurovil'iA M-eft *iVf-M 'M M, \Y-. HIUHIUiPh, pvc?>ep|e*i Mo hhltHiee ftlb'rd. Hhd M*o ihdHlla \w Mb' hmm in'Mb t \ftrv -ovpv.. oVMooem **V no Vi ft in Hvunr h\- turn nh-nilu* Mm l'iihrtbh-.m\vmv ivtte adnidi'd-. V-.V-MV'A biM MiS tvtvo 1 • \\\ t* Mb \ UVchftVd h V-olw vUiteeSMhtt M*t)l Mm nmiumpahin or Mi*' -mcooHM**** Wsbthi by* imretio.d bj * •ulbmUlv.tMmi * *> a ebth m*u*ib*u-ahip'. hot onhibp vl to teiurw'd -oldmirh. Oiduhe.l FibHVtUi ••** *! lift. Wha mien- * td* ,1 in ».*u> p» o|amn\ to lVi*u ; y>aeo the *u<>**ib..*-*»hlp > » On' **oam-lt'Mo!*, but \*>> ps*U*te*l out to tUh'pi Mm nuggnsdlpu »'rudabmd lu Mr viroUtil-d'n Inuer w-outtl *■**'':**l tnimiMlUn lurU who Were U»*t *■> lUrpfMl i ohiba m Tibit W'Hllil lint * Moros\ib of auMtidy ' liAhttlug Mm ••liiin**; ter of the I'lillt, Which lu* did Pol. tlliuk wuhj l*n *' Wine a lev* Mr M. A *hiMihe**i nuppnrim.t tin* Mews »<r * otonel Piewnrt. M'be RtMireinry *M*’ A. F. Vlrahatb' tmlrt that tlm proper *'ourro o* r«*lhi*\wan to no out <>n a umtph* ht*hlp * **hlpalan. The AtP'klnmi VajauHiithin was; no iv etttra ped on n UPinherfihlp ramp ninth nod hod arl opted an l*;* hiotto: "A Man n. Man.” It" hrli.'ved that I* they hium-iwr* out on a atmitar m>Ho berohip ,'ampnlgU hi the *du lttc.hureh Ansoclat 1, >n, they "OUld obtain a thou- ■ mid neiv men* hers before the he - * annnnl iim»-tlnQ After iilttUe* - dlpOtlsslon Ml- Orchard nnld that the tetter had nerved !ts i'iirpot»e an nil he wanted W'ftw havo I ho matter rilfleUNine.ll> Tl*o letter iviib reeelved, mi antloii bcln« taken. ELllinTtDN OF OFFTOlsn.u. The Morntineerfl nnftouno tl that t)i n ballot for the elre.tlon of tin n.ov cminttteo had rnnuUed In th*- return of tho followimr:-•••« V.dom-1 H. Sl.oivtuM., Mfisi'i 11. ,t. K-iighr, t{, A. I.'utbbert, *■.. W. Hmltli, <«. IV. tdoyd, **rch«rd. t>. A. Hayden. \V. E. brndlov, W. MT?oy. H. Fleck, *5. H. Dabourn and J. ForThe ofMoerfl were then elected ns followh:—Pro. si,lent. Mr It. .*. Knlurbij viiio-prcflld, nt, Nlr M. A. *’utlibert,‘ lion* srnry treasurer, Mr <5. A. Hayden: honorary solicitor. Mr Vi. A. <hifhbert; auditors, Mghm*-h hi. rt. Caygiil and 00,