In Moresby
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Ck of RSL Interest In Moresby 29 Members at Annual Meeting
HEN the Port Moresby RSL Sub-Branch held its annual general meeting on January only 29 members of the 500 on membership list turned up. or was there any stampede mg the 29 to become office ■ers for the coming year, irst, the retiring President, Mr, McDonald, declined to stand re-election, and his move was iwed by one or two others itioned as good prospective lidential timber. Then Mr. 1 Edwards was elected unop ;d, giving him a third spell in office of President, r. Fred Lucas and Mr. Gunning e elected Vice-Presidents, but n the meeting was adjourned ' six of the 20 official positions been filled, tie retiring Secretary, Mr. iter Harrison, and the retiring isurer, Mr. Harry Powell, both (diom had done a grand job of t for the Sub-Branch over the dous 12 months, declined to id for another term in office, tie retiring President, Mr. >onald, said the year had been ily successful on the financial as the Sub-Branch started the • in a position of rather shaky ency, but finished up with £1,600 he bank. But he thought very e had been accomplished on usively RSL affairs. He had, ever, words of high praise for srs. Powell, Kidnie and Harri and the Women’s Auxiliary. :h of the success of the past • on the financial side was due :heir efforts. He said that he ight it was a sad commentary the management of the RSL ) that after being in existence seven years its assets were noth more than depreciated fumi , with some recently-acquired equipment, and a bank balance El6OO. He considered that one he factors which had detracted i a better and improved club, the fact that in the first in ce it had been given something lothing—the present RSL build- This had not been worked for, therefore was not appreciated, all-out effort was needed, he , and unless there was a pride wnership and the welding of all ibers into a team with the sole of safeguarding the property name of the Club, he feared , difficult days were ahead.
lulolo RSL Sub-Branch
hen the Bulolo RSL Sub ich held its annual meeting in
January, it was able to report a very fine achievement in having raised £B5O by various functions during the year. And the value of this achievement was doubly credit able as it was raised expressly for, and donated to various charitable organisations. This was done with a membership of 103, and the Sub- Branch numbers one Life Member among its group.
The meeting elected the follow ing office bearers for 1952; Presi
dent, Mr. A. E. Lee; Vice-Presi dents, Messrs. R. N. Wilson, W. E.
Armstrong, W. Winter; Secretary, Dr. C. E. M. Gunther; Assistant Secretary, Mr. R. B. Scholes; Treasurer, Mr. F. C. Roberts.
Monsieur Louis Girault, former popular Secretary General in Pa peete under Governor Anziani, is now Administrator-in-Chief of F.O.M. at Bougouni, Sudan.