THE WAR MEMORIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14583, 4 February 1921, Page 5

THE WAR MEMORIAL

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS MEMORIAL THE ESSENTIAL THING. CENOTAPH TO COME FIRST. A meeting called for the purpose of discussing a suitable war memorial for was held al the Council “Chambers to-day. Mr W. F. M a son presiiled. Mr Northcroft moved that from the moneys collected the sum of £2OOO at least be devoted to a memorial before any expenditure be made upon the improvement of Kowhai Park. This was seconded by the chairman. Mr Northcroft said that they had to go to the public and toll them whether they were going to erect a stone memorial to the soldiers, or whether they were going to beautify the park. Mr MacDiarmfd thought that they were all agreed that the funds were to benefit the scheme which had for its object the erection of a memorial to the soldiers. That was their primary object. The park was more or less a secondary consideration. The chairman said that primarily the memorial was the essential thing, although the park would benefit. Mr Worsley pointed out that at a previous meeting lie had moved a resolution that the two schemes should be combined. It was a pity that the memorial park and the cenotaph comrnittrees should be antagonistic to one unother. He asked that if ail the money were spent on the cenotaph, where was the park coming in ? Mr Northcroft said that the public should be definitely informed in which manner their money was to be expended—whether it should go to the park or to the memorial. Mr Mac Diarmid thought that the effort should be combined. Mr Worsley thought, that the park should benefit to sonic extent. The chairman said that at least the, I sum of £2OOO would have to be devoted to a memorial. They would collect much more than that. If they could only collect £2OOO as the sum total of tl eir patriotism then they would he a miserable community. Mr Northcrofl’s motion was carried. Mr North cm ft moved that the Designs Committee make a report of the amount of money available. This was seconded by Mr Shaw and carried.