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Invalid Chairs.—At the moment the Association owns four
invalid chairs, which are loaned out to elderly persons requiring
same. There is, however, an increasing waiting list for this service
and, with the aid of a grant from the Greenwich Borough Council,
we propose shortly to purchase a further six invalid chairs which
will greatly alleviate the present position.
Acknowledgmenls.—Although many individual acknowledgments
have been expressed throughout the foregoing report, it is
not possible to mention everyone who has helped with the work of
the Association during the past year and it is opportune, therefore,
for us to place on record our sincere thanks and appreciation to the
members of all the voluntary associations who have given so much
of their time on behalf of the old people.
Special mention must, however, be made of the Greenwich
Borough Council for the many and varied facilities made available
to us, especially the financial grants which continue to amount to
a considerable sum. As mentioned earlier in the report, due to
the generosity of the Borough Council, we are this year in a position
to purchase half a dozen new invalid chairs. We would also like
to express our thanks to the Town Clerk, the Medical Officer of
Health, the Borough Treasurer and their staffs for the able and
willing assistance given by them during what has proved a busy
and expanding year.
As stated in our last report, it is our earnest endeavour to
extend the scope and influence of our work to every old person
within the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and we feel that
during the past year we have, with the co-operation of our voluntary
helpers and friends, gone some way to achieving this end."
Executive Committee, 1960/61.—The Committee for the past
year has been as follows: —
Council Representatives:
Councillor Mrs. M. L. Wentworth (Chairman)
Councillor Mrs. M. L. Bennett
Councillor Mrs. J. E. Crisp
Councillor Lady D. Hume, J.P.
Councillor H. W. H. Icough
Councillor H. Ingle
Councillor C. Shaw
Elected Representatives:
Miss E. Bertrand (Albany Institute)
Mrs. E. Cummings (Townswomen's Guild)
Mrs. M. Gardener (Women's Voluntary Services)