PROPOSED CHRONIC WARD.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15174, 12 January 1915, Page 8

PROPOSED CHRONIC WARD.

TO ""HE BDITOR OV "THB PRESS.'*

Sir, —"Will you permit mc, through your columns, to one© more bring before the public the crying need there is for a chronic ward in tho Christchurch Hospital. In doing so it may be well to state that two years ago the Hospital L-ady Visitors' Association undertook to raise the funds necessary for the building of such a ward, much, encouraged thereto by the promise of £1000 from tho late Mrs Townend. Unfortunately this gift was not mentioned in her will, and her heir absolutely refuses to fulfil her wish, or to giv© anything whatever towards the erection of this much-need-ed ward. Comment is unnecessary. Miss Maude, who is well qualified to speak on the subject, says: —"It is undoubtedly the one institution roost needed in Christchurch." So far the people of Christchurch and North Canterbury have not given the support that was hoped for. A few people, considering tho number of wealthy people in the citr and country districts, have given liberally. A great many of those who have not niucii of this world's wealth have given generously. Thirty-<fivo State scftools (most of them very small ones) have contributed £75 lls od. The boys of liurnham School ateo cent £- los. A £reat many friends have worked hard. Tho sum now in hand is £118-4 Wis, not including interest, but including a promise of £"21 from the Masonic Benevolent Fund, not sent in. This, with Miss Campbell's legacy (£600), makes tho entire result £103-4 Mis. If tho ward is to bo a credit to North Canterbury- as much more will bo required. 4 Tho ward is for the accommodation of chronic and incurable patients, who have no means whatever of procuring tho care and comfort they so terribly need in their own homes. Somo, poor souls! have no homes. Surely the Canterbury public will not refuse to give what'is necessary to provide this refuge for them. —Yours, etc., SUSAN l>. TRIPP--30 Holly road. P.S. —Appended is a list of donations already received. DONATION'S RECEIVED SINCE OCTOBER. 191-2. COLLECTIONS— £ a. A. Per Mrs G. E. Rhodes .. .. 76 0 0 Per the Bevcrley Staff .. .. 15 0 0 Per Miss Turner .. .. .. 66 1 6 Per Miss Thureton • .. .. So 6 2 Per Mrs Day 39 0 0 Per Miss Clarke 20 0 0 Per Mra G. L.. Rutherford .. 39 0 0 Per Mrs Julius .. •• .. 12 0 0 Per Mrs Secretin .. .. 23 0 6 Per Mrs Chienall 10 0 0 Per Mra Steele 11 3 0 Per Mto Elworthy .. .. 913 0 Per Mr* M. L. Owen (Lyttelton) .. 712 6 Per Mre "W. H. Triggs .. ..900 Per ilisa Slater .. .. 5 0 0 Per Mrs Bryant ..' .. ..320 Per Mra Selig 3 0 0 Per Mre A. Anderson .. ~ 3 2 6 Per Mrs Williamson .. .. 2 2 0 Per Mrs Chryetai .. ..200 Per Mies' M. Joimatone .. .. 2 G 3 Per Mrs ColHne •• .. 2 0 6 Per Mie Siowari .. ..806 Per Mies M. CocJjß .. ~220 Per Mrs Sluude .. .. 1 16 8 Per Miss Warren .. 0 i> 0 Per Mra C. Hill .. 0 8 0 ltasulte of Garden Party .. .. 136 5 7 farmers' Association , .. .. 16 0 KECEIVE'D BY HON. SEC— Hon. R. H. Kiodea .. .. 100 0 0 Mre R. h.. Rhodes .. .. 60 0 0 Mrs Nicholle .. .. .. 65 0 0 A Friend .. .. .. 50 0 0 .John Grigg .. .. ~ 10 10 0 Mre Elworthy .. .. „ 10 0 0 Addington workshops .. .. 21 2 6 Employees Jbootli, Macdonald .. 617 0 Employees £coit Brothers .. 313 0 StTsingo and Co. .. .. 21 0 0 Beath and Co. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Ballantyne and Co. .. .. 10 10 0 Pyne and Co. .. .. ' .. 5 0 0 iiooth and .Macdonald .. ..'2 2 0 AUi&cmic' Benevolent .Fund (promised) .. .. .. 21 0 0 H. K-nigJat .. .. .. 10 0 0 Mra App;eby .. .. ; - .. 5 5 0 Mis iioilett ..■■ .. .. 7 0 0 Mr and Mrs Blackburn .. ..500 '£. Chapman .. .. .. 5 0 0 H. Brown .. .. ..500 Mj. acd Mrs H. D. Andrews .. 10 0 0 The Misses Andrews .. .. 5 0 0 Tho Misses Tripp .. .. .. 5 0 0 H. L. Bowker .. .. .. 5 0 0 Messrs Anderson .. .. .. 5 0 0 A Friend .. .. .. ..400 W. Strange .. .. ... 3 3 0 Mrs P. Wood .. .. ..300 Krs H. Patterson .. .. ..330 Mr Holmcre .. .. .. 5 0 0 Anonymous .. .. .. 3 0 0 Lone and Neavo .. .. .. 3 3 0 Mrs Tatton .. ... .. 6 0 0 Miss H. Wilson .. ... ..'SOO Anonymous ~ ... ..220 Mxs T. Moorhoura .. ..110 Mrs Crosby .. .. ..110 Mrs Macdonald .. .. ..100 Mrs H. Aciand .. 10 0 Mrs Willock .. .. ..100 Mre Boyle .. .. ..110 Tho Misses Greseon .. .. 2 0 0 Mra Buss .. .. ... 10 0 Mia Marciel .. .. .. 110 Mr and Mrs Carey Hill •• .. 2 2 0 Mise Reid, Ireland .. .. 10 0 0 | Per Miss Sandford .. .. 2 0 0 j F., Harris .. .. .. 1 0 0 Per Mrs Chryetall .. ..200 Mre Chrystall .. .. ..100 Mr Firth .. .. ..10 0 Mrs Palmer .. .. ..100 J. Bond .. .. ... .. v 1 0 0 Mrs Malyon .. .. ~ 3 2 0 B. Seth Smith .« .. ~110 A Friend .. .. ..110 W. M. Ollivier 110 Dr. and Mrs Crooke .. .. 1 1.0 W. LToore .. .. ..110 Miss Rutherford .. .. 110 Mr Reynolds .. .. ..100 Mrs D. Macfnrlano ... .. 10 0 Lady Clifford .. .. ..100 Mrs P. Hanmcr .. .. ..200 JJr. Lester .. .. .. 110 Mr Harrison .-.. ~ ... 2 00 D. Rutherford .. .. ..200 Mrs Hogs .. .. .. 10 0 Mr Horrell .. ... ..10 0 Eeooe and Sons .. .. ..650 Reesi9 Broe. .. .. .. 110 Christmas Gifts .. .. ..110 Six Friends, 10a each. .. .. 3 0 0 Mre Kiiisey .. .. .. 0 6 0 Throe Friends, 5e each .. .. 015 0 Mise Pecker .. ... .. 0 3 6 Small sums .. ... .. 0 3 6 Dr. Jenninga .. .. .. 110 STATE SCHOOLS. Pigeon Bay .. .. ..322 Duvauchclles .. .. .. 110 6 Eyreton W. .. .. .. 110 0 Lismore .. .. .. 0 13 0 SpringsUra .. -. ..200 Higbbank .. -. ...2 5 0 French Farm .. •• ..240 Amberley .. .. .. 1 U 0 Carleton .. •• .. 0 10 1 Hinds .. •• .- 1 13 6 Ilakaiu .. .. •• .. 1 13 6 Leithfwld 18 0 Aylesbury -. ■■ .. 2 2 6 Winslow .. .. ..2 0 0 Ashton - •• .. 16 0 Overdue -• - .. 012 0 Tho Peaks - •• ..100 Pendarves -• - 0 Iβ 0 Chertsey .. ~ ..683 Ruapuna •• — ..650 Wad'diDgton -- -- .. 310 3 Charing Cross .. -• ..123 Anama, 2 5 0 Mead .. - •• ..201 Grecnetreet .. - .. 110 0 Lowcliffe 2 18 4 West Chriatchurcli .. .. 615 10 lledbury - •- -.0 IS 0 Laureton 1 10 0 Gcbbiea .. •• •• 13 6 Watcrton .. •• •• 034 0 WiUoWby .... ..170 Hanmer .• .... 2 5 6 Name of fchool unknown. Coitecttd by Eileen Thompson, 4» 10d: Evelyn Wliteler, to 6d; Madge Miller. 3s 0 12 4 iioye at Burnhani •• .. 215 0