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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Telephone 44-3336. P.O. Box 1176,
JOHANNESBURG. November 30th, 1936.
gHE ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL EE HELD AT 5 .15 P.M. ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 36TH, 1936, IN THE"OFVlCfiS 0? THE I US^L_ASSg^ATm TJ^D^^AKCADE_,^MARKET STREET, JOHANNESBURG.-
A. Lynn Saffery,
HONORARY SECRE TARY.
AGENDA
1. Confirmation of Minutes
3. Matters arising from tne Minutes
3. Finance
4. Report of Welfare Worker
5. General.
JOHANNESBURG IS DIM SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HTTT.nAT 5.15 P.M. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER ?9TH. iqTb."TTJ TTTin nmnTfi"OF THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION. ADAM'S ARCADE. MARKET Wflra---JOHANNESBURG: . . -------- 1-------- — ’
PRESENT; Mrs. J.A. Richey '(in' the chair), Mrs. M. Bob, MissB. Francis, Mrs. M. Williams, Mrs. P.K. Naidoo, Mrs.E. Frank, Mr. and Mrs. HI. Ernest, Miss E. Katz,Captain J. MacNamara, Mr. M.M. Mia, Rev. 3.L.E. Sigamoney, Mr. and Mrs. Rheinallt Jones. Mr. M.S.Nana and Mr. A. L. Saffery.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: An apology for absence was received from Mrs. Reid.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: Minutes of a meeting held on 2 +thSeptember, 1936 , having been circulated, were taken as read and were confirmed.
CONSIDERATION,OF ANNUAL REPORT: The Secretary's report for the year ended' 30th- September, 1936, was"adopted.
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. . v (a ) that the report should be printed and used for propaganda purposes.
(b) that the Secretary should write letters of thanks to all those who had" rendered services to the Association and whose names were mentioned in the report!
CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The financial statementfor the year ended 30th September, 1936, which had been circulated, was adopted.
IT WAS.AGREED%
that Mrs. Richey should approach Mr. Parekh and Mr. Vallibhav to solicit the financial support of the Hindu community.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: The following officers wore elected for the ensuing year;-
Chairman: Mrs. J.A , Richey (acting)v Vice-Chairmen: Mr. M.M. Mia.
Mr. M. Jadjbhay.tt _ Mr. Vallibhay Patel.Honorary Treasurers: Mr. I .E . Gardee.
tt „ Rheinallt Jones.Honorary Secretary: Mr. A.L. Saffery.
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Additional Members ofthe Executive Committee: Khan Bahadur Hajee Cassim Adam.
. .. . Mr. E. I. Patel.Mr. I.M. Coovadia,Mr. W. Ernest.Miss B. Francis.Mr. S.M. Nana.Mrs. P.K, Naidoo.Rev. B.L.E. Sigamoney.Mr, B.K. Patel.Mr. Z.V. Parekh.Mrs. M. Bob.
5. WELFARE WORKER'S REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER; The Welfare Worker,Sister E. Katz, presented the following report for September, which was adopted: -
"Visits"During September, I paid 262 visits, of which 39 were ® "new cases."Juvenile Court"Three cases were taken to the Juvenile Court. One was ^ "widow with 3 snail children. Her husband died lately. ^ "She is unable to work as she is pregnant. I helped her "to get a grant for the children, and rations from the Rand "Aid Association,
"The second case was a widow with 5 small children She, at one time, received a grant, but this was cut off,I went to the Juvenile Court, and explained her position, and was able to get further relief for the children,
"The third was a girl who was deserted by her husband for no reason. The Juvenile Court forced the husband to
"take her back,"Relief of Distress"the Rand Aid is supplying 39 families with rations, weekly.11 j addition, we supplied 3 families weekly with food, and gave clothes to 10 children and adults. . ^
"Clinic
"Wjplad a very busy month in the clinic. We attended to eg patients* 3 children were vaccinated, and 9 mothers
"wase^ ei O ^ natal traatmen't» T]:ig amount taken in fees,_ .
"Dental Clinic
JI took 11 children and 2 adults to the Dental Clinic for treatment.
"General Hospital
'"frer'^tonsilit^61'0 "taken "to General Hospital, suffering
" Eye Specialist"
"One child was taken to the eye specialist for examination".
INDIAN HOUSING: Mrs. Richey said she had received a letter from
Mrs. Hoemle who had suggested that the Association should take up the question of housing for Indians in Johannesburg,
•Mr. Nana said the bad housing conditions were due to the restrictions of the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, and he ■traced briefly the steps which had been taken by the Indian Congress in its endeavours to bring about better conditions.
Rev. B .L.E . Sigamoney described some of the appalling conditions which existed in parts of Johannesburg, and urged
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that immediate steps be taken to relieve the housing shortage. He suggested that the City Council be asked to remove the Natives living in the Malay location so as to make room for Indians.
After considerable discussion, Mr. Sigamoney1s proposal was rejected and IT WAS DECIDSD
not to take any action until the Report of the Asiatic Land Tenure Commission was officially confirmed.
Mr, Rheinallt Jones suggested that a round table con- f.;,rence of all sections of the community interested, should be held with Mr. Hofmeyr, in Johannesburg.
INDIAfi WAITERS; In reply to a question by Mr. Ernest, SisterKatz said there were very few Indian waiters unemployed at the moment.
Mr. Ernest said that it was possible that the Waiters' Union could find employment for those not at present in employment, and he asked Sister Katz to refer all cases to the Union,
RELIEF OF INDIAN DISTRESS: Mr, Nana said he understood thatthe Government was going to make monthly grants of from 10/- to 15/- to old indigent Indians, from the money voted for this purpose at the last session of Parliament, He asked for opinions as to the best means of administering this money.
Mr, Rheinallt Jones said the best method would be for applications to be made through the Magistrate, as at present. This Association could, if necessary, refer special cases to the Magistrate.
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CLINIC AT DOOMFONTEIN; The Rev. B .L .E . Sigamoney reported that he had started a Clinic in Sivewright Avenue, at which a doctor would be in attendance for an hour-and-a-half on Monday afternoons.
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VOTES OF THANKS: Special votes of thanks were accorded to Mrs. Hoemle, Mrs, Richey, Mr. and Mrs. Rheinallt Jones, Mr.Saffery and the South African Institute of Race Relations.
AS THERE WAS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING TERMINATED AT 6.40 PTi^ ---------
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JOHAITITESBURGr INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL STATEMENT
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 50, 1956
REVENUE
Balance on September 30, 1935 Donat i ons Clinic FeesMunicipal Share Clinic Rent
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LicenceTravelling Expenses (petrol, repairs
etc.)Clinic
RentCleaningMedicines
Rand Aid Association. - part payment for Relief
Secretarial Expenses - part payment
Grant - Athlone School for the Blind Bank Charges
Cash at BankOutstanding Cheques
Nett Balance at Bank Due to Rand Aid Association Due to South African Institute of
Race Relations
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 1176, JOHANNESBURG.2oth October, 1936.
TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I enclose herewith copy of the minutes of the last meeting of the Association, and the Annual Report for 1936.
It is regretted that the Balance Sheet is not yet available, but this will be circulated at the Annual Meeting which will be held next Thursday, October 29th.
Yours faithfully,
A. Lynn Saffery.
HONORARY SECRETARY
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 1176 , JOHANNESBURG.13th October, 1936.
The ANNUAL GEMERAL MEETING of the Association will be held at 5.15 p.m. 011 Thursday, October 29th, 1936, in the offices of the Muslim Association, Adam's Arcade, Market Street, Johannesburg.
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A, Lynn Saffery.
HONORARY SECRETARY
AGENDA
Confirmation of Minutes.
Consideration of Annual Report (copy attached).
3* Consideration of Financial statement (copy attached).
4-. Election 0f Qfficers for year October 1 st, 1936-September,
5. Report ol Welfare Worker on her activities during September,
6. Indian Housing.
7. General.
RETIRING OFFICERS
Chairman. Mrs. J.A . Richey (Acting).Vice-Chairmen: Mr. M. Mia.
Mr,A. Jadjbhay.Mr. C.T. Patel.
Honorary Treasurers: Mr. I.E . Gardee.Mr, J .D . Rheinallt Jones.
Honorary Secretary: Mr. A.L. Saffery.Additional Members of theExecutive: Khan Bahadur Hajee Cassim Ad an.
Mr. I.C . Asherbhai.Mr, I.M. Coovadia.Mr. W. Ernest.Miss B. Francis,Mrs. I, Kuper.Mr. S.M. Nana.Mrs. P.K. Naidoo.Mr. D.M. Nursoo,Mr, B.K. Patel,Mrs. S. Singh,
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL .ELFaHE ASSOCIATION
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Messrs. Suliman Ismail Mia St Co. Messrs. Jassub Ebrahim & Co.Central Mining - Rand Mines Group Mr. Amod Jadjbhay Messrs. Teikamdas Bros."Rand Daily Mail"Messrs. Japan Bazaar Messrs. E . E. Dadabhay & Pons Messrs. Mahomed Ebrahim & Co.Messrs. M.S. Coovadia. St Sons Khan Bahadur Hajee Ca.ssim Adam Sir Syed Raza Ali Messrs. Moosa Hassen & Co.Messrs. H-:ymann Gordon & Co., Ltd. Country Club, Johannesburg Messrs. Asherbhai & Co.Mr. M. Joesub " The Star"Kunwarani La.dv Maharaj Sinsrh Mr. R.B. Hasa.rtCollected at Vers n ip in g with the help
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J0HANHTSS3ITRG- INDIAN SOCIAL "ELF'RE ASSOCIATION
SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 3QTH 1935 TO SEPTEMBER 3QTE 1936
EXECUTIVE COFFITTEE
The Executive Committee of the Association as
elected at a meeting held, on November lU-th 1935 consisted of
the following;-
Honorary President Sir Syed Raza AliChairman Mrs. R.F.A. HoernleTice Chairmen Mr. M. Mia
Mr. A. J adj bhav Mr. C.T. Patel
Honorary Treasurers Mr. I.E. GardeeMr* J.D . Rheinallt Jones
Honorary Secretary Mr. A. L. SafferyAdditional Members Khan Bahadur Hajee
Cassim Adam Mr. I.C. Asherbhai Mr. I.M. Coovad-ia Mr. T7. Ernest Miss B. Francis Mrs. I. Kuper Mr. S.M. Nana Mrs. P.K. Naidoo Mr. D.M. Nurs00 Mr. B.TC. Patel Mrs. S. Singh
In June Mrs. Hoernle left for overseas and her place,
as Chairman, was taken by Mrs. J.A. Richey.
CLINIC
Formerly the Clinic was housed in premises in Lilian
Road, Fordsburg, but these were most unsatisfactory. The house
was not large enough to allow for expansion of the work, and
the absence of running water made ante-natal work impossible.
Early in 1936, however, the Clinic was transferred to a house
in Crown Road, and these new premises have proved more satisfac
tory in every way. The rent is higher than that paid before,
but this nas oeen counterbalanced by a monthly grant of d^.l^.O.
wiiicn is uoade by the Municipality for tiiis purpose.
The work at the Clinic has continued to expand very
rapidly. General Clinic work is done on Mondays and Wednesdays
from 2p.m. to 4-p.m. when Dr. Booker and Dr. Marion Thompson are
in attendance. Ante-natal treatment is also given on these
days.
On Thursdays the Municipality runs a baby Clinic
from 2p.m. to ^p.m.
Miss Katz, the Welfare Worker is always in attendance
on Clinic days, and in addition, she attends the Clinic from
2 to 4 on Tuesdays and Fridays to distribute food and clothing
to those who need it.
During the year 560 patients received treatment at the
Clinic. This number includes 79 children who were vaccinated
by the Association's doctors and l\-2 ante-natal cases.
Those who cannot afford to pay receive free treat
ment and medicine, the others pay 2/6 which covers the cost of
medicine if required. It is gratifying to no^e that 38k-, more
than half the number of patients treated, paid for the atten
tion received. was received in fees.
VISITS •" '
Miss Katz, the Welfare Worker, who is a trained
nurse of considerable experience overseas, follows up all
cases treated at the Clinic. She visits them in their homes
to see whether they require further treatment, and that they
are following the treatment prescribed at the Clinic. In
addleion to this sne visits the homes of the poorer members of
tiie Community, and advises them about simple hygiene, dresses
i 'wounds, and generally looks.after their health. The Conditions
she has found and described are appalling, due to extreme
poverty and consequent overcrowding and unhygienic conditions,
sometimes as many as seven people live in one room, the cooking
being done on an open brazier. These conditions can only be
regarded a.s a serious menace to all sections of the population.
The number of cases which Miss Katz visited in their
homes during the year was 29$0, an average of approximately 260
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RED CROSS CLASSES
During the year Mi ss Katz started elapses in first
aid under the auspices of the Red Cross Society. Twelve prirls
passe dthe Society's test on completing the course. Miss Katz
is arranging to have another course this year and she anticipates
a far larger enrolment than previously.
U C 1A& GIRLS1 SCHOOL
Realising the need for educational facilities for
young Indian girls, the Association assisted in starting a girls'
school in Vrededoro. After negotiations extending over a
considerable time the Education Department was induced to open
the school in March. Th3 school opened with 59 ouoils and two
teachers, but by September these numbers had increased to 99
pupils and three teachers. It is anticipated that the enrolment
will increase sufficiently before long to justify the appointment
of a. fourth teacher.
At present class s are held in the Sbenezer Church,
but this building is far too small, and it will be essential
within the near future to move to larger rrenio^e. This is a
matter which will have to occupy the attention of the Association
immediately.
SCHOOL CLIKIC
The Association has opened a Clinic at the Girls'
School where the children are examined from time to time.
When any children are found to require soecial treatment or
medicine they ar-’ sent to the Association's general Clinic in
Crown Road. Dr. Sash is the visiting doctor ^t tV' school Clinic.
RAND AID ASSOCIATION
For the relief of poverty the Association co-oper
ates with the Rand Aid Association, to which body the Association
makes an annual grant of £150, of which unfortunately only £75
could be paid during the past year. Miss Katz investigates all
cases which she hears a.r~ in need of assistance, and if she
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finds they are genuinely in need of hwlp s h e reports them to the
Rand Aid Association. They are then giv-on weekly rations.
At present the Rand Aid Association is supplying rations to
from Ko to 50 families per werik. Miss Katz keeps in touch with
all families receiving assistance from the Rand Aid Association
and if she finds they are no longer in ne'jd of it, she reports
accordingly. It is gratifying to record the splendid spirit of
co-oppration which exists between the Rand Aid Association and
this Association.
HELP CrI VEN TO THE NEIfiDY BY THfC ASSOCIATION
The Rand Aid Association supplies rations to those
people only who have been resident in Johannesburg for more than
two years. Many cases come to the notice of Miss Katz of families
who are desperately in need of help but who have not lived in A
Johannesburg for two years. In these cases Miss Katz supplies
food with money allowed to her for this purpose. From eight to
ten families have been assisted weekly in this wny.
Clothing of various kinds was giv^n during the
year to 72 adults, 56 children and 31-!- babies, a number of the poor
families were supplied with soap and oil. The cloth 2s are obtained
through the good offices of friends of the Association.
PRISONERS'AID ASSOOI^TIOK vJ
Miss Katz discovered several families who were ^
quite destitute owing to the father being in prison and the
mother being unable to obtain work. • Miss Katz was able to get
grants of £1 per month for four families, but the Prisoners* Aid
Association has intimated that it cannot give further grants
unless this Association is prepared to support it financially.
This is a matter which will have to be considered
at the earliest possible opportunity.
DESTITUTE JUVENILES
Miss Katz found that a number of widows with large
families were unable to support their children. The Juvenile
Court is now assisting 1 5 of these f a m i l i e s which hav"1 a total
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number of 72 children. All cases of destitution of this kind are
only relieved on the advice of Miss Katz. The relief given varies
from 10/- to 12/6 per child, per month.
UNIVERSITY DENTAL CLINI0
Arrangements were made with the University Dental
Clinic to have poor Indian patients attended to free of charge.
Miss Katz personally took 69 patients to the Clinic for treatment ■
MUSLIM BOYS' HOSTEL
Miss Katz has continued to visit the Muslim Boys'
Hostel regularly and to look after the general health there. She
arranged for an outing fcr the boys and took more than 50 of them'
to "The Star" one afternoon when they were shown over the
printing presses. Afterwards they were given tea and cake by the
Managsnahtof "The Star". This outing was made possible by Mrs.
Rothkugel of "The Star" who also made arrangements for other
parties of Indian bovs and girls to see how a newspaper is produced.
RECREATION FOR INDIAN GIRLS
The secluded lives which many Indian girls live and
the lack of healthy exercise which is their lot was the cause
of concern to many members of the Association. kfter considerable
thought had been giv- n to th-1 matter, a tennis club was started
for Indian girls. The Clu:b has a membership of nearly forty,
and tennis is played on courts belonging to the Indian Sports'
Association and the Ranger s*t!lub. The rental for these courts
is being paid by Mr. Jadjbhay and Mr. Ernest.
The girls are being coached by European ladies who
very kindly offered their services,
FINANCE
Like nearly all charitable institutions, the
Association has been severely handicapped by la.ck of funds.
The balance sheet which is attached sho^s a deficit, which,
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though not large, by no means indicates the extant to which
the Committee has been prevented from carrying out its programme
for the relief of distress amongst Indians.
The deficit is due partly to the fact that the
Association was compelled to buy a n-'W car for the usi of the
Welfare Worker, but in order to carrv out the programme for
next year, an additional income of at least £200.0 . 0 . will be- ■
required.
It should be mentioned that th- bulk of the
income of the Association cones from Indians themselves.
AOKjiQwLSPGMEflfS
It is impossible to thank individually all th -
persons from whom th"? Association hap rec^iv^d h*lp from time
to tim^, but it is quit-'’ certain that without th3 honorary
assistance given by doctors, the donations of clothing,food and
furniture, and th- time and troubl t^ken by both Suropean and
Indian ladies, the Association could n, v -r h?v-5 carried on as it
nss during the past year.
Sp-'ciel acknowledgment must, however, b-j made to
the following; -
(a) The Indian Merchr-<nts who have continued to
give so liberally to the funds of the Association.
(b) Doctors Book r, Thompson arid Sash whose
honorary services have been invaluable.
(0 ) The South _ Air lean _ I nstitute of Rac : aalrti on s.
for valuable services.
(d) Miss S. Katz who has worked devotedly for
eighteen months with only a v-ry short period of leav ;..
(e) The Muslim Association for the use of its
offices for th? monthly m*3'3 tinp’s of the Association.
( f) The Indo-European Women 1 s As soci at ion for
financial and personal help.
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work'd ind-?fatigably until her departure overseas, and
Mr p. J .a . Richey, the ac t ing pr -3 s i d -*nt, who
apart from giving- a groat deal of tirae to collecting funds,
donated a tab I..;, chairs, and oth:r equipment, for the clinic.
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HELD AT 5.15 P.M. ONTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2^TH,~19~56, IN THE OFFICES OF I HE MUSLIMASSOCIATION, AD Aid 1S ARCADE, MARKET bXKai^T, JOHAN .u E s 3 URG.
PRESENT: Mrs. J. Richey (in the chair), Captain MacNamara, Mrs, Millar, Miss E. Katz, Rev. B.L.E. Sigamoney, Mr. W. Ernest, and Mr. A. L. Saffery (Honorary Secretary).
.. MINUTES: Minutes of a meeting held on June 23rd, 193o>having been circulated, were taken as read and confirmed.
!. FINANCE: Mrs. Richey reported that a meeting of the finance committee appointed at the June meeting of the Association, had been held at Mr, Mia's offices. The Committee found that the Association's liabilities up to the period 30th September, 1936, amounted to £157.0.0> and. that the income anticipated was only £1123.0.0. After considerablendiscussion, it was decided to ask Mr. Leake of the Rand Aid Association if the Indian Welfare Association might withhold the amount of £75.0.0 which it owed to the Rand Aid, until such time as the subscriptions for 1937 could be collected.It was also decided that Mrs, Richey and Mr. Rheinallt Jones should endeavour to collect subscriptions in October,,
It was also reported that Miss Katz had been to Vereeniging to collect funds, and had collected a number of small amounts in Johannesburg,
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• REPORT OF WELFARE WORKER: The Welfare Worker (Miss Katz) submitted her report for June, July and August.
Visits: The average number of families visited during the last three monthsj was 260.
Rand Aid: I found several families who really needed help and the Rand Aid was kind enough to help these families for another three months. Five families who could not get further relief, are getting their rations out of our own resources. We supplied nine families with rations weekly, and eleven families with oil onlv.
We have quite a big stock of old clothes and shoes, which were_ given to us by friends. Eleven adults and fifteen children have received clothes and shoes, I was very pleased to secure shawls, vests and napkins for four pregnant mothers.
P r i s on or s 1 Aid: The Prisoners1 Aid who helped four families with a grant, informed me that if further cases would be sent by tne Indian Welfare Association, they could only help if we would contribute to their fun ds.
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Juvenile Court: One Indian family which is getting a monthly grant of £3 . 10.0 and rations for six children is applying for more at the Juvenile Court, as they are unable to live on this money. The Juvenile Court informed me that they cannot do more for one family, unless the Association is prepared to help. I helped them with clothes, and am trying to find work for the mother who is quite young and able to work.
School: The number of pupils in the girls school increased to 99 girls. They have a third teacher, and as soon as the number reaches one hundred and four, they can apply for a fourth teacher. Dr. Sash still goes to the school every Wednesday to examine the children's health. I visited a}l the children who were absent from school, and I found 3 with measles, 4- with whooping, cough, 2 with pneumonia, and the others with slight colds. Onethe Jubilee of Johannesburg, all school children had a party at the Zoo Lake. We decided to have our party separately. This 7/as agreed to by the School Board. A European lady invited the school girls to have the party in her garden. She put a radio in the garden, so that the children could listen to the Mayoress' speech. Mrs. I-tothkugel of the-"Star" sent bags of sweets for. the children. The Municipality gave Sd for each child, and with this money we bought icecream and cake. Another lady sent- balloons for the children, so they had a very nice party.
Dental Clinic: I took 20 children and 9 adults to the Dental Clinic. The Dentists are very kind, and they still treat th-e poor .people free.
Hostel: There are 17 new boys at the Moslem Hostel. There are 110 boys altogether, and the health conditions are quite good.
Tennis: The girls are playing tennis once a week at Hatalspruit, and at Vrededorp. The ladies of the Good Companions are kind enough to teach the"girls. 35 .girls have joined already. Mr. K. Patel gave us one set of tennis-balls, and Mr, Jadjbhai and Mr. Ernest were kind enough to pay the fees for the first six months* to keep the Court in order.
Clinic: Our clinic has increased considerably, and we ha-A.-; 179 patients in the last three months, and the
. fees received amounted to £15 . 0 .0. We vaccinated 15 children and sent two with septic tonsils to the General Hospital. During my visits, I found that five out of nind waiters who have been out of work have started again in different places.
Miss "Katz was thanked'for the..-Eeport which was adopted. . ——
G BA in jQxi INDIANS: Hev. B.L.E. Sigamoney said the City Council had agreed to spend £10,000 on a swimming bath
1 for Indians and Coloured people provided a suitable sitecould De found. Up to that time a site had not been found. The proposed swimming bath would have baths and wash-houses attached.
NOTED
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5. Ill DIM HOUSING:
IT WAS DECIDED
that this matter should ha placed on the Agenda for the next meeting.
6. 30CIAL Yt'QnK CONFERENCE:
IT WAS DECIDED
that Miss Katz should represent the Association at the Conference on Social Work to be held on October 1 st, 2nd and 3rd,
7 . NEXT meeting:
IT WAS DECIDED
that the date of the Annual General meeting should be left to Mr. Saffery and Mr. Rhelnallt Jones, to arrange."
THE MEETING TErtMINATED AT 6.15 F.M.
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JOHANNESPURG INDIA!! SOCIAL DUEL FARE ASSOCIATION
Telephone 44.3781P.O. Box 1176,
JOHANNESBURG.
September 17th, 1936
THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD AT 5.15 P .M. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24tn, AT THE OFFICES OF THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION, ADAM'S ARCADE, MARKET STREET, JOHANNESBURG.
A. Lynn Saffery:
HONORARY SECRETARY
AGENDA
1. Confirmation of Minutes.
2. Matters arising from tne Minutes.
3. Finance.
4. Report of Welfare Worker.
5. Swimming Eatn for Indians.
6 . Library facilities for Indians.
7. General.
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Telephone ^ . 3781. P.O. Box 117 6 ,
JOHANNESBURG.
20th August, 1936.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD AT 5 15 P M ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1936, IN THE OFFICES OF THE MTTRLtm* ASSOCIATION, ADAM'S ARCADE. MArtKST STREET, JOHANNESBURG.
A. Lynn Saffery,
HONORARY SEQj.ti.TARY
AGENDA
1. Confirmation of Minutes.
2. Finance,
3. Welfare Worker's Report.
4-. Swimming Bath for Indians.
5. Library facilities for Indians.
6, General.
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HELD AT 5.15 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, 1936, IN THE OFFICES OF NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY, DIAGONAL STREET, JOHANNESBURG^
PRESENT: Mrs. J.A. Richey (in the chair), Mrs. Williams, Mrs.P.K. Naidoo, Mrs. E. Frank, Mrs. W, Ernest, Miss E, Katz, Rev. B .L.E. Sigamoney, Mr. B.K. Patel, Mrs.C. Kuper. Mr* S.M. Nana, Mr. W. Ernest and Mr. A,Li Saffery (Honorary Secretary),
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE; Apologies for absence were received from Mr, and Mrs. Rheinallt Jones,
1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: Minutes of a meeting held on 22thMay, 1936) having been circulated, were taken as read and were confirmed.
12 . FINANCE: In the absence of the Treasurers, u l x , oaffery reportod
on the financial position of the Association.He presented a statement which showed that
the balance in hand at the end of May was only £129.0.0 and that to carry on the work of the Association until the end of the financial year (September,30th) would require approximately £130.0.0. This amount included the second instalment of the donation of £75 . 0.0 to the Rand Aid Association,
Mrs, Richey pointed out that the Association's . car had been bought with the proceeds of a donation
'from a European sympathiser.Considerable discussion ensued, it being generally
recognised that the position was sufficiently serious to warrant a special drive for funds,
Mrs. Kuper said that she was prepared to help in this respect, and IT WAS 'DECIDED
(1) that Mr3." Kuper, assisted by Mrs.Coovadia and lir.s, Haffajee, should endeavour to raise funds through the Indian ladies;
(2) that Mrs. Kuper and Mr. Nana should ask the merchants who carry on business with Indians, for donations;
(3 ) that the Secretary should approach . Mr. F.A. Unger of the TransvaalChamber of Mines for a donation.
3. WSLFAr.E WORKER'S REPORT: Miss Katz reported as follows:-
MAY .........
iK; During the last month 270 families have been visited either for general help or sickness, 62 families are receiving rations from the Rand Aid.
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Fivo of these are now casco. Tho people arc quite satisfied, as they receive mealiemeal, rice, tea, soap, beans, salt and. sugar one week, and. flour instead of rico the following week.
We are helping nine families weekly with rations out of our own resources. Wo supplied eight children with jorseys, seven pairs of boots and shoes, and three coats. Four warm dresses, also warm underwear and trousers havo been supplied to adults. Ten babies have received warm vests, napkins and woollen garmets from our stocks.
An Indian lady came to me asking for support as her husband is imprisoned for four months. She has four small children and a blind mother staying with her,I wont to tho Prisoners' Aid with a lotter from the prisoner's employer stating that ho would tako him back at onco0 I tried to got him released and tho Prisoners' Aid has now secured a reduction of one month off his sentence, and is helping the woman to pay the rent in the meantime.
The school in Vrededorp has 7^ pupils and has applied for a third teacher for next term8 All the ^ children are getting hot cocoa every moming/an-d the w poor children extra buns. As the dairies are very short of milk, the children will get cheese instead of milk next term. The lady doctor still attond.s the school clinic once a week. The children are well nourished, but tonsils and teeth are neglected in most cases. ■ I took eleven children and three adults to the University dental clinic- for attention. Four girls were sent to the hospital to have their tonsils removed. The Indian people dislike the General Hosp ita l , and it is very hard to get the consent of the parents to take the children there. ..I.took three children to the eye specialist as the tcacher noticed that they could not see properly. Two of them needed glasses. A large number of the school children are not yet vaccinated. We vaccinated 25 in our clinic last month. •
Tho health conditions in the Moslem Hostel were quito normal. Last. Saturday, I took JS boys from t h o A Hostel to tho ,rStar" Office by invitation from Mrs, Rothkugel. They took us round the whole works, and the boys could follow the printing of the newspaper from the beginning. Each boy received a newspaper as a present. Afterwards they had tea and cake and
'a'-very pleasant afternoon. Tho boys looked very neat 'and clean in their greon blazers and grey trousers - tho uniform of tho hostel. The children were very well behaved and very interested in the printing work.
All the girls.from the Red Cross Class for First Aid passed their examination. I hope they will start •home nursing next month.
We had 53 Patients in..our ; c.linio last - month"-and the'income amounted to £ 3 .10 .0 . Dr. Reid is on holiday and Dr. Don has taken.her place.
During the July holidays the Warmbaths Hotel at Warmbaths is w illing to employ 16 to 20 Indian waiters from Johannesburg. There are a few more small hotels employing Indian waiters. I hope all our. unemployed waiters will find work during the season.
WaLFARS WORKER'S hlATS; Appreciation wao expressed by Mrs-iiichoy and*©the* members of tho Association, of the excellent and unselfish work done by Miss Katz.
Mrs. Richey said Miss Katz had worked for nearly eighteen months without leavo» She said that Miss Katz had offered to arrange her leave so that she would take one week during July and another week at a later stage. This would result in the minimum of disorganisation of the work*
Miss Wilson, the Municipal Health Visitor, had agreed to do tho clinic work during Miss Katz's abscncc.
NOTED
REPRESENTATION ON MUNICIPAL AND OTHER BODIES:------------- irTJR'TMBP-------- 7----------------
that Mrs. Richey should represent the Association on the Rand Aid Association and similar bodies.'
INDIAN GIRLS1 SCHOOL: Mr3, Richey said that a third teacherwould be engaged at the commencement of tho next term.
Mr. Ernest said every effort should be made to get an Indian teacher on the staff, and If WAS AGREED
that Mrs. Kuper, as chairman of the Women's Association should_wrj.te to the School Board in this connection.
ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND:
IT Wa S DECIDED
that the Association could not renew its subscription to the Athlone School for the Blind in view of the uncertain state of the Association's finances^
DEPUTATION TO SENIOR MAGISTRATE: A letter was read from Mr.Hneinallt Jones in which he said that Mr. Ernest and he had called upon the senior magistrate and discussed with him the question of exemptionsof Indian Waiters under the Liquor Act.
It appeared that on agreement had been arrived at between the Department of Justice, the Licensed Victuallers Association and the Trade Union of the' Caterers, under which only twenty-six exemptions are to be granted to Indian waiters regardless of any increase in business or tho Indian population. It was also found that some of the waiters had not taken up their exemption certificates for 1935. This appeared to be due to their not appreciating the procedure to be adopted in obtaining exemption. It was arranged, therefore, that Mr. Ernest should get in touch with all the cases and see that they visited the clerk in charge of the wcrk at tho Magistrate's Court.
NOTED
9. JULY IIEZTING:IT Wa S DECIDED
that no mooting a.f the Association should bo hold in July , but that a conmittoe should moot in Mr. M ia 's offico to discuss ways of raising funds, tho committoo to consist of Mr. 3 .K . Patol, Mr. Nona, Mr. Mia, Mrs. Richoy, Mr. Ernost, Mrs, Kupor, Mr. Coovadia, and Mr. Naransamy.
10 . HhS. HOEHHLE:IT WAS DECIDED
that a tolograin convoying: tho good wishes of tho Association should bo sont to Hr3 . R .F .A . Hoornlo, tho Association's Prosidont.
THIS CONCLUDED THE BUSINESS AND THE MEETING TERMINATED AT 6 .15 p Tm!
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Telephone: 44-3781 P .O .Box 1176
JOHANNESBURG.
June 15th, 1936.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that it has been found, necessary to call the meeting of the Association earlier than usual this month. Instead of being held on Thursday June 25th, the meeting will be held
AT 5 .15 P.M. ON TUESDAY. JUNE 33rd AT THE OFFICES OF THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION. ADAM'S ARCADE. MARKET STREET, JOHANNESBURG,
A. Lynn Saffery,
Honorary Secretary
AGENDA
1. Confirmation of Minutes
2. Finance
3. Welfare Worker's Report
4. Welfare Worker's Leave
5. Representation on Municipal and other Bodies
6 . Indian Girls' School
7. Donation to Athlone School for Blind
8 . Report of Deputation to Senior Magistrate
9. Jilly meeting
10. General.
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JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HELD AT 5 .1 5 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY 22>TH, 1936, IN THE OFFICES OF THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION, ADAM'S ARCADE, JOHANNESBURG. '
PhESENT: Mrs. R .F .A . Hoernle (in the chair), Mrs. Frank,Miss Frances, Mrs. Bob, Mrs, Chetty, Miss Katz, Mrs. Ernest, Mr. Rheinallt Jones, Mrs. Rheinallt Jones,Mr, B ,K . Patel, Rev, B .L .E . Sigamoney, Mr. M.M.Coovadia, Mr. W. Ernest, and Mrs. Kuper,
APOLOGIES: An apology for absence was received from Mr,Saffery,
1, CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES; Minutes of a meeting held on 23rdApril, 1936 , having been circulated, were taken as read and confirmed.
2, VOTES OF SYMPATHY? The mooting expressed its sympathy withMrs, Ritchie on the death of her mother, and with Mr,Nana on the death of his brother,
IT WAS DECIDED
that the Secretary should write ^ letters of sympathy to Mr, Nanaw and Mrs. Ritchie,
3, kATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES;
(a) Dental Attention;
Mrs. Hoernle reported that the University Dental Clinic had agreed to take cases from the Association freo of charge,
(b) Care of Eyes;
Mrs, Hoernle reported that tho eye specialist, attending the Indian Government School Clinic would attend to cases sent from the Association's clinic ,
£ (c) Indian Girl Guides;
• Rev, B .L .E , Sigamoney reported that he would attend the Indian Scout and Guide Conference in Natal, and would
report to tho Association after the Conference,
(d) Rent of C lin ic ;
Mrs, Hoornlo reported that ‘the Municipality would probably pay half the rent,
(e) G irls ' School; , _■
Mrs, Hoernle reported that free milk was now being supplied at the school. Two teachers were now at work there, and a third would be appointed as soon as more pupils were enrolled.
4-, FINANCE: A statement was presented showing a not balance of about £ 1 0 0 .0 .0 . Members present promised that more money would be forthcoming shortly.
The possibility of holding a bazaar to raise funds was discussed, but no decision was made.
5 . WELFARE WORKER'S REPORT; Miss Katz presented the following report which was adopted! -
»APRIL
" The number of cases visited during the month was 192, of these 32 were new ones.
"19 new cases came to the clinic asking for assistance, as they were so.poor, that they were not able to feed their children or to send them to school, as they have no clothes to wear,
" I visited them in their homes, and found terrible poverty in some ca^es. I referred .them to the Rand Aid,
"9 cases received assistance from the Rand Aid, the others wore refused, as they were young.men, and had to .try to find work. In 2 cases I discovered that the parents had quite comfortable homes, and they promised to look after their families. The other cases receivod^b help from our Association, I tried to provide the children with warm clothing out of the clothes at my _ disposal, . • .. • • :
" I n the cold, rainy weather, I visited several fam ilies. There were no fires in their homes-, the children were poorly dressed and were shivering with cold.I gave them warm jerseys and bloomers, v . > •••• * •••
11 Several old men came to. me* asking, for warm coats, : but I could only distribute one warm coat, . We need warm clothes and blankets urgently,
11 62 families received help in the form of rations from the Rand Aid .
11 The Children's Aid is; supporting: throe new families with a grant. In 2 cases., thje mother .is a widotf with :
. small children, in the other-case, there is an old; sick man with* 5 small children. I took one woman to the ^ Juvenile Court, as her husband deserted her and ;left :hor™ with k small children. In another case, two girls had been neglected by their mother and were running, astray,
*' I. found, a lot of bronchitis and pneumonia amohgst- the fam ilies.and removed their, children, to-the-general ■ hospital, 5 school children were admitted to the hosp ital with tonsilitis . Dr, Oberzimmer, an orthopaedic specialist, offered us his services to examine and attend to cases free, and I am very glad, as I know several:-; children with bad rickets, whom I am-going to taka 't6:''v';0’-'i the doctor,
11 The University Dental Clinic is w illing to children who come from poor homes free of charge. Last month, I took 13 children from the g ir ls 1 soh'6b l : to;"t&e Dental Clinic , , :.\:oi. ..
"The Doctor is still attending to the1 clinic in the girls* school. Nearly every child has septic tonsils, and this is the cause of a lot of sickness. The children are getting cocoa with milk and buns every morning,
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"The Red Cross class is getting on nicely , and the examination w ill take place next month. I hope that the children w ill soon get their new uniforms.
"20 girls have joined the tennis club, and I hope that we w ill be able to start playing soon.
"The Moslasi Boys' Hostel is in a good condition.I..shall take 30 boys to the Star Office tomorrow,to see the printing works and the machines as Mrs. Rothkugel invited us. A group of girls from Vrededorp have already been there with Miss Frances.
"The amount taken in fees at the clinic was £3. 8. 0 . We vaccinated 19 school children from the g irls ' school, 25 other children have been to our clinic with sores, and have been treated free of charge,
"The unemployment amongst the Indians has grown enormously in the last month. Selling greens and flowers does not bring them any profit, and sometimes they only earn a few shillings a week."
6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT:
Unemployment:
Mrs. Hoernlo reported that Sunnyside was now employing Indian staff; as also the Rosebank Hotel,
It was pointed out that many Indian waiters were kept out of employment owing to the operation of the Liquor Act, and IT WAS DECIDED
to ask the Senior Magistrate to receive a deputation consisting of Mr. Rhieinallt Jones, Mr. Sigamonoy and Mr. Ernest, to discuss the operation of the Liquor Act,
7 . GENERAL:
(l) Asiatic Land Tenure Commission:
It was reported that the members of the Asiatic Land Tenure Commission had agreed to visit the Associatio n 's Clinic and the Indian Girls ' School, and IT WAS DECIDED
to ask members of the Association and donors to be present,
(2) Clinic Doctor:
Mrs. Hoernle reported that Dr. Don had agreed to take Dr, Reed! s place at the clinic during the latter's absence on holiday,
NOTED
(3 ) Chairmanship:
Mrs. Hoernle asked for 2 months' leave of absence. This was granted, and Mrs. Hoernle was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for her devotion to the interests of the Association.
Mrs. Ritchie was elected Acting Chairman during Mrs. Hoernle's absence,
THIS CONCLUDED THE BUSINESS.
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P .O . Box 1176,Phone 4 4 .37SI.
J OHANNESBUR6 .22nd May, 1936.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION AT 5 .15 P.M . ON THURSDAY, MAY 22TH, 1936 , IN THE OFFICES OF THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION, ADAM *S ARCADE, JOHANNESBURG.
A. Lynn Saffery.
HONORARY SECRETARY
AGENDA
1 . Confirmation of Minutes.
2. Matters arising from the Minutes.
3 . Report of Welfare Worker.
4-. Finance.
5. General.
JOHANNESBURG INDIAN SOCIAL WELFARE ASSQ CI ATI OH
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HELD AT 6 .15 P.M . ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, lS^o. IN KAHN BAHADUR HAJEE CASSIM ADAM'S HOME, ADAM * S ARCADE. JOHANNESBURG. “—
PRjlS^Nl• A,V.r, H oem le , (in the chair) Mrs, Rneinallt Jones,H i sb Katz, Mrs. Bob, Mrs. Kuper. Mr. Mia, Rev. B .L .E , Sigamoney and Mr. A .L . Saffery (Honorary Secretary).
APOLOGY FOR ABSENCE: An apology for absence was received from Mrs. Williams.
1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: Minutes of a meeting held on 27thFebruary, having been circulated, were takenas read,and were confirmed.
2, REPORT OF WELFARE WORKER: Sister Katz submitted the followingreport for the months of February and March:—
The average number of families who were visited during these two months was 270 , of these cases 65 were new ones.
All families receiving relief either from the Rand Aid, Children's Aid or from the Indian Welfare Association were visited once a month. Everybody who attended the clinic was visited according to the nature of the case.
Several families came to the clinic asking ,0 for assistance as they were unable to pay their rent, but I was unable to help them. All I could do was to try to find them cheaper lodgings. Several children from different schools were sent to me as they were covered with soro3. I attended to them and also visited their homes to watch their general cleanliness.
We supplied clothing for nine infants, and dresses and bloomers for six school children who had nothing to wear to school. 5 pairs of shoes were given to~ boys, also two suits for men and three shirts for men. All these clothes were given to us by friends of the Association,
I found a lot of whooping cough and chicken pox among the children. I arranged for the children to be kept isolated so that the sickness could not spread among other families, I took nine children to the hospital to have their tonsils removed, I took 25 children and adults for attention to the University Dental Clinic ,
During my visits I again found several houses bug-infested, I reported 9 places to the Health Department,
I sent 12 new cases to the Rand Aid. Their secretary was on holiday last month and the people found difficulty in getting their rations. Therefore, I had to supply them until the secretary returned from his holiday. Last month I supplied 15 families with weekly rations from our resources, this month only five families.
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The girls school in Vrededorp is getting on very nicely, and there are over seventy pupils. Dr. Sash, a lady doctor, offered her services to attend to the school clin ic . Until she has examined a ll the ichildren she will visit the clinic once a week. The first day she saw 12 g irls , all of whom had very had tonsils. Their mothers were quite w illing to send their children to the hospital to have their tonsils taken out before the cold weather sets in .
We opened a Red Cross Class for First Aid in Doomfontein in the Red Cross House. We had 13 ladies on the list , but only 13 turned up. The secretary was kind enough to start the class with this small number, although originally it had been arranged to have 20 pupils. I hope to get another class started in Nev/town.
The clinic has been moved to 73 Crown Road as the_owner required the Lilian Road premises for h i 3 office. The new clinic is a much larger place with running water and a bath room. The Municipality w ill now be able to start the Ante-Natal Clinic,I suggest that an advertisement be inserted in the Indian newspapers to inform the Indian public about A the change. Mrs. Richey was kind enough to send u ^^ * some chairs and a table as we had no furniture of our own, _ Up t il l now we used the table and chairs belonging to the Municipality, Mrs. Richey also presented certain other things which wore required for the clin ic , such as mats, towel racks, etc. I arranged for a signwriter to paint "Indian Welfare Clinic" in large letters on the outside wall of the clinic .
There were several cases of chicken pox at the Moslem Hostel. These were very slight cases, and have been kept isolated. All the other boys are in a good condition and are attending school. Mr. Mia supplied boys who had no toothbrushes with new ones. I asked two big boys to see that the smaller boys clean their teeth regularly. The headmaster of the Indian Government school asked me to visit the Khol Vad hostel as several boys from this hostel were sent to school although they were i l l . I found the place full of flj^s and untidy. Several boys have been in bed with s o l® throats and chicken-pox.
Last month wo had 69 patients in our clinic in 7 clinic days and the fees amounted to £4-.S. 6. This month we had 63 patients in 6 clinic days and the fees amounted to £3 . 16 .0 . 35 children from the g irls ' school in Vrededorp came to our clinic for attention. 12 cases were examined by the doctor, the rest only needed attention for sores, coughs and colds, and I attended to them myself.
During this month I found less unemployment among the people. Many of the men have temporary jobs, and are able to earn a few shillings. Several waiters and 2 chefs have been employed in Warmbaths over the Easter holidays.
The report was adopted.
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3 . DENTAL WORK: Sister Katz pointed out that there were no facilities for dental and eye work at the clinic .
Mrs. Hoernle said she would get in touch with the Children's Aid Society and see whether the Coloured Clinic at Newtown might be used for this purpose.
INDIAN GIRLS 1 SCHOOL: Mrs. Hoernle reported that the school now had 73 pupils and it was hoped that as soon as two more children enrolled, the Education Department would provide a third teacher.
Mrs. Hoernle stressed the fact that the premises were not really suitable for a school, but it was hoped that the authorities would soon be prevailed upon to make suitable arrangements.
Noted.
5, FINANCE: Mr. Saffery reported that the funds available at the Bank were approximately £ 130 .0 .0 .
Mrs. Hoernle said she had not had an opportunity of making personal visits to collect money, but she hoped to do so soon, as additional funds were now urgently needed.
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W 6. TOURS .OF 11 STAR11 WORKS: It was reported that Mrs. Kothkugelof the "Star" had offered to conduct parties of children (30 in a party) through the "Star" works.
At Mrs. Hoernle1s suggestion, Rev. B .L .E . Sigamoney agreed to make arrangements for tho first party.
7. INDIAN GIRL GUIDES: Mrs. Rheinallt Jones reported that theSouth African Girl Guide Movement had now arranged for an Indian Branch of Girl Guides in South Africa to be directly under South African Headquarters, but was to "■ j use the Indian Handbook.
_Mr, Sigamoney said that he thought that South African Indian Guides would prefer to wear the ordinary navy blue uniform of South African Guides, but that a Durban Conference would go into the whole matter.Mrs. Rheinallt Jones promised to send a copy of the Indian Handbook to Mr. Sigamoney who would report after the Durban meeting,
® THE MEETING TERMINATED AT 6.10 P.M .
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