A couple more news items which reference Mrs Pir, of the Red Cross, and seem to tie in with other news items.
Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)
02 Mar 1948
page 3, columns 1, 2
Readers Write To The Editor
Grateful
Sir - May I convey my grateful thanks to all those who came to the help of the poor refugees in this part of Model Town? The need was urgent, for those exhausted people, with their pitiful thin rags, were trying to sleep, lying on both sides of the roads, in the cold early January night, and then it rained.
The Salvation Army came to their rescue. Commissioner Hodgson and Colonel Hughes arrived one morning and saw for themselves the urgent necessity. Within 24 hours Colonel Hughes put a trained nurse, Sister Fergusson, in charge, fetched an ample supply of the food milk powder generously sent by America to the Christian Relief Committee, started a milk bar, and provided hundreds of shirts, blankets and wadded or blanket pullovers for children, which were distributed daily.
Though the interest of Mrs Barne, who came herself and helped, the Women's Voluntary Service sent Rs. 500 to the Salvation Army for this work. Mrs Pir, of the Red Cross, spent much time and trouble selecting large bundles of suitable clothes, mostly for babies and little ones, and gave an ample supply of bandages. Mr Mahmud, of the Red Cross, also helped us in every way.
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L M Statford
IES (retd)
Model Town, Lahore
Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)
08 Apr 1949
page 7
Red Cross Convention In Lahore
Miss MacQueen's Review
The following is Miss MacQueen's review of the reports of the Red Cross Society and the St John Ambulance Association:
"You have before you the report if the Red Cross, the St John Ambulance Association and Brigade Overseas for the years 1947 and 1948. Last year, unfortunately, it was not possible to hold the Annual General Meeting, so we have two years' reports to consider.
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Gratitude
"We have also lost the services of Mrs Pir, who took over charge of the Depot in 1947. Mrs Pir's hard work and energy were largely responsible for our having been able to do as a much as we did for the refugees. Much though we regret her departure, we appreciate the importance of the work she has taken on, and wish her all success in it.
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[Lengthy item in which Miss MacQueen discusses their activities in supporting refugees in West Punjab following the Partition and their activities at the Red Cross Home at Sialkot for disabled servicemen]
