OTTAWA BRANCH OF THE SA RED CROSS SOCIETY IN THE MID-1950S

IN THE 1950s and 1960s we had a branch of the SA Red Cross Society in Ottawa. I was still in primary school at the Jhugroo Primary School when I joined and learned a great deal from the senior members. They were from (left to right): Mr Barley, this gentleman used to stay as a tenant in the yard of George Singh's father in school road, Chotoo, Mr Dicky Maharaj, this gentleman used to own the shop at the corner of the main road and Kissoon Road, Mr Padaychee (who was a representative of the Red Cross Head Office in Durban), Subry Govender the writer, and Mr Moses. THE MEMBERS ARE SEEN HERE ENJOYING A DAY AT THE BEACH AWAY FROM THE WORK OF THE RED CROSS.