WANGANUI-WAITOTARA PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17583, 29 May 1919, Page 6

WANGANUI-WAITOTARA PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

"..Tin usual fortnightly rieeting of Ifce above was held yesterday. Pret Tffl: Messrs T. B. Williams (chairman), 3\ Webb-Jones, G. Spriggens, C*C. Hutton, A. W. uoliins, A. Burnett, J. Ball, and C. E. Mackay. •Reports.—The reports of the <xfftHts ann Lands am. Finance ComiiVUtees were presencea and approved.

;'Trentham Scholarships.—Dr. Riduell waited on the Committee in reference to a donation from this Asss3fation for a sum for the Trentham Scholarships Fund. After Dr. Ridel 511' had explained the objects of the fiifad it was resolved to vote the sum of £2000, to be paid in war bonds Sit'present held by the Association, iffi the Trentham Scholarships Fund. War Funds Office —The War Funds Office wrote that the Minister had approved of the transfer of £10,000 from the Sick and Wounded Fund to a" Laud Settlement Fund. —Received. "Soldiers' Club Building Fund. — The ig telegram was received from, the Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister in Charge cf War Funds, re t*e loan of £2500 to the trustees of the Returned Soldiers' Building Fund: With reference to propose d loan to Soldiers' uluD, I am of the opinion that in view of large numb-r of men returning and smallness of funds, it is not desirable to lock up any portion of funds by lending on mortgage, fho funds should be held in U&uid state. lam the more led to advise this course because I have tosajr approved of transfer of ten thousand jounds for soldiers land scheme. With the ample security Offered the SUuiers' Club trustees aho.ild ha: c no difficulty in borrowing in the open market, this leaving patriotic funas in liquid state." —On the motion of Mr iVu ckay, seconded by Mr Burnett, it w?s resolved that t,iie opinion of the Association's solicitor be t?ken as to • hether the Association can legally invest its funds ph a first mortgage on the Soldiers' Club property without the Minister's Cpßtsent, and that immediately on the.opinion being abtained a special meeting o the General Committee Uncalled \ consider the matter.' - Graves. —In reply to a letUt'ot inquiry, the Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, ■wrote Jiat vhe Hon. W. Massey, -;;*,ile in England, was going into the matter of uniform headstones for WJWiers' graves, and it was resolved fßa£ the Worn ns National Reserve be written to asking them to now Erpfllertake f 4 care of soldiers graves i&lhe local cemeteries. — Messrs Williams jjjtifd. Gibbon 3, the sub-committee appointed to deal with the matter, retwJrt^d that they have appoint*-! Mr #,'"Ji Mnlayson (late secretary to lfre« Hospital and Charitable Aid J-^^yd), who has recently returned Jjsam active service, as secretary to tftfe As: relation, vice Mr M. Hogan, Ig&r.; who has resigned; the conditions of the appointment as to salary, £$Jties, etc:, to be the same as in the caae of Mr Hogan. Miss Hazell ten*«redl her resignation, and same was j&jej>ted with regret. It was resolvmJUmt Mr Hedges be asked to confctoue the duties he had gratuitously Carried out for the past two years, ami' that he be paid in future £150 jjjjEUj."annum. The chairman and several, members spoke in eulogistic tefms of the courtesy, zeal and abilitfefljshown by Miss Hazell during the three years she had been in the eraof t!_- Association, and it was unanimously resolved thai a letter expressing the Association's appreciatjfon. of her capable services should Wsent to her.

War Decorations. —Mr E. Parsons fought forward the matter of war decorations awarded to soldiers, and the .secretary w?.s instructed to write to the Minister suggesting the presentation of the medals on the occaof the Peace Celebrations. *«jiccounts— -Accounts to the amount o&*£a i2s were passed for payment.

'Grants. —Grants and advances to abldiers aggregating ..86 2s were approved.