RED CROSS FUNDS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15460, 13 December 1915, Page 10

RED CROSS FUNDS.

RANGIOBA. Another month's work has been completed and forwarded to the I ted Cross depot, Christchurch. There is a steady increase of work done and of help given by new workers which is very gratifying. During the month a concert whs given in aid of tho Ked Cross funds by the members of the Christchurch hstudiantina Band, the proceeds of which wero £16 17s. Since the branch opened in July last, 11,308 articles from tho bandage department, and .14(53 garments from the work depot have been sent forward. In addition to adult help, the children are contributing in no small degree. Jessie McJvenzio came into the bandage department, bringing 3s bd, which she liad collected bv Belling radishes A few days later Cecil xlunmbcl brought in a tin containing £1 5s bd. tho Jesuit ot selling plants. Special gifts i been «oei«d from:\1w S n Ckl ?.? n ' Kowsc ' W - Cuninghain, A. Pearce 1). Chapmun, Golding, Will , Hughes, Betger, Lane, ilcGiffert, T li' I Ores swell, Ansjord, Josiing, Crawshaw, 'and olieppard M Tyler, Kdith Cuninghain, Joahug, Boyd, Johnston, Wycherley, Hunter , «ilsoii. the 3rd and 4th Standards. IJorou-h .School, Cora Hunnibel and Pat Allison. St. Johns Association have again made a great nl!ed^ r u. . ctc - from material supplied b> the committee. New workers urc:Meeaamca \\. Cuningham, J. Hammond iacvH '* v ( X ° wU ' rry ' Vickervj H.rr'v l--'\ McCj "' er - Walker, and Master uA y K, "' c / ' he following goods have been sent forward: -Bandage department: l .V, ! " a < IU , "ringers. 210 operation ilo,hs Jon medicine cloths. 100 swab* no lon°'f Vt , i ' S '' ]UU hinden? ' 1(10 covers, lim lo "^ ntjtlon? ' ljo triangular bandages. ? toilet square-;, .u tray cloths 421 roller 1 = total. 2020 " apartment: 10 drtssin—-owns 10 cl!?;^ Co; ii S J'? "0° handkeru i x ,i 4 milteii". j slippers 1 ehir,S - " j1 , lhous, piliow-siip*, ,s mil filer?. 55 nairs j »>rtV 10 iw| rt '' . S; 18 underpin.!*. 10 «>ea socks: total. 334 Dnn'n, .!,» 1 '."i"')'' 1 . to thj, amount of £si i<;* | id have rjcen received, besides £10 17s which | was made at a concert given bv the Christihurch Estudmntina Band. Most of this has already been Jekuowgledged in tho papers Tt n u Utloni are •' —Mr 3 Jo. J ( „. " 1 '?? Pcurco - SO"- *>3. the "Tan'ier*" Math contribution) 12?. Mr C. Bavlev'(4tl> contribution! £1. proceeds of social at Okiiku \per Mr Ph.ljK.it) ij (te 10d . J( . ss ; o McKenP® Joln I-'«ton Belfast) os. hah oroweds sale of horse given bv Mr G. Dalnel £10. Cecil Hunnibel (sale oi plants £1 3s Gd, Mrs I.»n Jame« (Xorth- I brooK) 10? ner treasurer Patriotic Fund 111 -I"" "(I3'h contribution) It* bd. 11ns lust contribution mat--"* ? '.otai of five :.-i>ine>w contributed bv "rue Tanners" j 6ince the branch w»? opened. ' ASHBUPTOX. | A party o: Winehmnre ladies. organised bv il..*duni<~: A. Curtis and K. B. XeW.or., set iin a stall opposite the Somerset Hotel. Asii jrrton, on Saturday, for the purpose of «eIJ ing dc ; icac;es To «uppiemect tho U'onndc. tr ,' ' 'Hid. Tii.- nmII -a:i S provisiouci wuh all *<irts oi goo<l.«, varving from dr«*s*< poultry, vewtables. <>tc.. ui> t. Chr:st:naM rak's. Twenty pairs of poult r •wo ?oi<l •>! i :,. w mjuntos at ; c i;<j pe pair, and a.l tbe rabbi's wero ea^erlboucht up, :ia were also ?!] ;h» o'her pood on rfter. Una a ?ood round was netted Those assistitic Mef>dam<*4 Curtis and Xew ton at t!'.c> stalls wore Mis.'es \*b ton • Bland, and Koonev. and all the c'ood, told were ?iven by Winchmore rceidents. YALDHUR3T. Tne monthly meeting held Uccomber '2nd. when the following a-tie:* wern bioudu m:—'J.) pair., 60c ks (10 pair of these Icing made iu the month by ilr

Franks, 6enr., who has now completed 54 pairs for the Branch), 1 pair mitten?, 1 Ihhl Bocks, 0 bod jacket?, 3 day shirts, -1 vests, and :v parcel of old linen. On Pecombor 3rd. Mrs Firth's conccrt party, consisting of Mias Urnv, Miss Twoso, Messrs A. Scott, Pottit, Smith and La wry, cave, a concert, which brought in over £10, including donations from Mr L'. ICavanagh £], and Mr Freeman 10rf. Somo time ago the sum of £2 13a Gd v.-;i.s raised, and a crato of plum puddings sent away. Tho following persons contributed: — Mesdames Spencer. Parish. Guy.' Wilson, W. Johnston, A. Johnston, Wilkinson, Earley, T. "Cos, H. Cox. G. Cox, Coates. Burgess, J. Franks and Kingston, Misses Xicklaus. E. A. }< r ickjau9, Fear, K. Fear, Messrs W. Shirley, A. Cooper, J. Johnston, T. Jea.l, Kcir. Carpenter, Crawford, Stone, McDonough, Collier, Brooks, Thomas and Dudio.