VICTORIA LEAGUE.
•ai successful patriotic cening was wiiythe A'ictoria I-icague at "fargen"' !«st night. There wae a large atten- I fetox. A feature of the pn>{rramm<" i a tableau, entitled "The Flagfi of ""gkad, ,, in wiich the Hags of our illitjwere also-filiown. Dr. Bedford delivered a short address °" '"Preference .to British Commerce." pointing out the. disadvantages «» England and the Krapire by foreign tompetition, and apju-aJing to' his ati-"'JK-β to do everything in their power to support British trade against its loreign rivals, more wpeciallv againut The presidp.nt. in hia remarks, stated ™t -Mrs. a member of the •"toria League. i, o , n j n London and Urtj Md " had ' n " Titten out - asking for i or the London poor. The Vic- ■ ora League were, therefore, -prepared *° receive gifts of clothing at their offi< *. 43, Shortland Street. A lady »™ier of the League, had kindly pro"Sea to .pax the carriage of such goods. •4 learty vote of thanks was tendered ? ill£s Statham. late secretary of tho for her past work. " <-ODg5 were contributed by Mrs. Tesmith, Messrs. Cajitlay. H. B. Coney. *™U PeaTce, while a ladies' orchestra, yto Miss A. btevenson. rendered pleasm ? items.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 259, 30 October 1914, Page 3
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