Mr. B. R. Evans presided over the monthly meeting of the Ammanford Relief Committee held last week at the Council Schools, when there was a good attendance of members.
The reports of the various sub-committees were read and adopted.
The report of the Relief sub-committee showed that the total receipts came to £166 3s 6d., and out of that amount £10 had been given to the local Red Cross committee for providing material towards making garments for the wounded soldiers and sailors and another £10 for the making of clothes for the poor of the locality and relief in kind had been given to the extent of £5 14s.; and minor expenses came to £1, leaving £132 9s 6d. in hand.
A few of the collecting books had not been received so far. Eight cases were being relieved.
In the absence of the treasurer, the secretary (Mr. Mod. Thomas) submitted the bank pass-book to the meeting.
Respecting the allocation of the fund Mr. E. Hewlett proposed that 35 per cent. Of the amount be given to the Prince of Wales Fund, 30 per cent. Kept locally, 25 per cent, given to the Sailors and Soldiers' Families' Association, and 10 per cent. To the Red Cross Committee, the figures being respectively, £63, £54, £45, and £18.
The Secretary thought it was not advisable to move in the matter until they had had something definite from that organisation as to the administration of the fund locally through the county committee, and he pointed out that in some parts general dissatisfaction prevailed. Mr. T. Gibbon Davies gave instances of this.
Other members said they were honour bound to make a contribution towards the Prince of Wales Fund or else the collection would have been carried on under false pretences.
On the other hand, it was emphasised that the suggested amendment did not mean that the contribution would be made, but that a satisfactory understanding would have to be arrived at first.
In the end it was carried that the fund be allocated as indicated.
