RED CROSS FUNDS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15453, 4 December 1915, Page 15

RED CROSS FUNDS.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE. GENERAL RED CROSS WORK. (For sick and wounded soldiers at the various hospitals where New Zeukinders arc lyinp.) . Amount previously acknowledged. £11,490 19s 9d; Rakaii Branch, per Mrs Penny, for shirts. -20; Mre Jaßorlhwick, £25; Darfiold District War Fund, per Mrs H. A. Knifhl:6oo: Mrs 11. C. StocJcley, £*2 2s; O. 11. N. Helmorc, monthly, £3; total to date, £12,148 i« ad. Gifte in kind :iro acknowledged from tho following:—Mrs Newman, the- New Brighton Branch, Mre McMaster, Mrs IVxifr. Mrs Henderson, Mi-s S. Boyle, Mra Mcp.iitcr, Mrs F. Wright, Mifn Roberts, Miss Fraser. Mrs Wilford. per Miss llumpHrwa. tho Unr»r Riccartcr. Branch, the Combined. Banks, Bandnpinq Committee. the Softon and Mt. Grey Downs Branch, tho Balcairn Red Cro?a Branch, Mrs Ed. Joinings, the WoodecdWaiiuku Branch. BECKENHAM. A meeting of the women workers of th© Beckenham Red was held on Thursday at Mr H. A. Papprill's residence-, Mrs D. Jor.es presiding. A hearty vote of thanks was parsed to tho following for the supply of bondage muchin's: Meearn AbmJia.rufi, Bulien and Pryce, for the woodwork; and P. a.nd 1). Duncan and Booth and Macdonald for l!io i-Scei part*; 21 machine* bcinp supplied. Tho ladies now l;«v> in ham! sirffick-nt material for botwecr. €C 0 and 700 ba.ndgae«, and a- men's on:mitt?o begin work this evening in St. Philips's M::3ioi:-rcon:, kindly lent for tlv> nurpese. BROMLEY. The unci hi? moetiiip of the. Bromley Branch of the Red Crrsa was held on Thursday eftenioon, Miss Moor® presiding. There ivaa a coxl attendance, and much useful work waa brought, in. Subscriptions were liandod in, ar.d n. vot-o of Thanks passed to the doiiore. also tv> Mr J. B. Merritt for auctioning cjjgs and duck 3 for the benefit of the branch. H.VL SWELL. A meciiug of the lla.liv.vclt Patriotic and Red Cross Committee win held in the i«hoolroorn ou Wednesday night. Mr E. Patoreon preiidimj over a. door! attendance. Tho eccratary reported that thccum cf £1C sa'fd had been received from t!» contort given by iJio members of the Chris tchurch Comedy lYoupo and Band. and the concert part" waa ficcordcd a hearty vote of thanks. It va3 docided to forward o. letter of thank J to th® members of the lfalswell Tenuis Club and tho bachelors of Halswell for donations of £f> 7a and £5 Sa respectively. Tho president of the Sports Club wrote offering to run tho Bporta in aid of the HaJswoll Branch of tho Red Cross Fund. Tho offer was accepted with thankc. members agreem? to assist the club a a lnuth as possible. Donations wrro received from Messrs T. Murphy £1, and H. Gibbs ICb. LYTTELTGN. During hat month erxxi.i and material w«r« forwarded by tho following to the Lytteltou. receiving depot of tlie* Red Cross Societv:—Mins Maha.r, Nelson, Lytteltoin. D.H. School (Standard 11. pupils). Mrs ,T. E. Stokes, Mrs T. Dra-p«r, Mrs Dfcc (linen), Lytteiton Men's Bandnee Brigade, Pigeon Bay Guild. Mrs liver, Mifc* D. Jonec. Holy Trinity Garden Fete- Committee, St. Saviour's Choir fsuudri's and £7 cash). Mra Merrimn-n, Mka Linda. Johnson, Mrs Gilmoure, Miss Cuo'iincr. ... , 1 A largo number of ha.vfc sllso undertaken needlework for tJic Socictv.

Tiast week 2 esses ba-ndasroe, < eases soar>, and 2 large cases clothing w£re forwarded to tl*> d?pM, at Chrislchurch, f» yrrs.ll as a number of feather pillows, the {rifts of Mrs W. Itobin&on, o'Ka.in's Bay, and Mrs Boleyu, Stoucy Bay. OPAVTA. At a- meeting held on Thursday of tho Opuw.i Branch of tho lied Cross, tho sccro•Vrv <-avo th-J following report of tho past «ix" months' work:—The sum of £350 had Wn received and £243 expended, leaving a balance, in hand of fIK. Tho following articles had been handed in to the Red Cross depot: Knitted garments 427, bandages and other medicine cloths 7904, clothing 557, dressing-gowns 43; total 8032. £ho °J £li w.ls forwtrdod by.tho Opawa Tennis Club towards the funds, tho offer of the Tramway Troup* to give a conccrt was acccpted with thank.".

For the concert to be given. In St. Luke's Kcboo-room on Tuesday next, ill aid of th? Kcd Cross Fund. Mr Wareley haa chosen for his soli a number of compositions of four great modern composers—Scriabin, Sibeliut". Sinding, and Scott, tho 'lastnamed being the first F.nglieli composer to show unusual gifts as a writer for tho pianoforte. Mr Worslev will be assisted by Misses Orchard and A'Court. and Mr Archie Scott. Tickets e.-m bo obtained from St. Luke's Vicarage, Messrs Chisnall and Stewart. or from Mr Worslev, 190 Bcaley avenue. BRITISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, xo Tnt: editov. of 'the rutss." Sir,— Finding that ii. is not urgently inquired tho British Women's Hospital havo temporarily postponed their sohemo for presenting a Base. Hospital to tho French GovcmEfn:. They how wish to carry out n, work that their aro confident will app<*al to the sympathies of every member of the Empire. Tho eitc of tho building of tho Star and Garter Hotel at Kichmond has been presented tj. her Majesty tho Queen, who has intima.ted hor deeiro of giving it to tho Brriit'h Red Crees Society for a Homo for our paralyeed and totally disabled eoldicr.i and sailorsTh« British Red Cress Society havo decided that it would l»j more eoouomicsl to pull down the existing buildintj and erect ono that will fulfil exactly tho requirements of euch a home, which is to be called th" Star and Garter Homo and thoy havo asked tho committee c.f tlto British Women'a Hospital to Taiso tho fundft necessary far this new building Tho British Women's Hospital confidently appeal to all British wemeu at Homo and overseas to help them to raise tho ncoessary sum c-f £50,000. Tiey ;vr e sure that all women will weloomo this opportunity of doing a littlo for thoeo who havo done so much for tlvetn, especially invito their sisters in India and tho coloniew who aro sharing their liopo and price, to sharo alflo in thi a permanent memorial of iheir gratitude. All commimicat ions sltould bo addressed to The British Women's. Hospital, 2 Robert street. Adelphi. London. W.C.—Youra, etc.. GERTRUDE FORBES-ROBERTSON, President, Advisory Committee. London, October 35th.