RED CROSS FUND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15487, 14 January 1916, Page 5

RED CROSS FUND.

ORDER OF ST. JOHN AND BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. (For sick and wounded soldiers at the various hospitals where New Zealandera are lying.) Amount previously acknowledged £14,170 6s, G. H. N. Helmore (monthly subscription) £5; total to date £14,175 6s. Xhe Ladies' Committee acknowledge receipt of gifts in kind from the following:— The Combined Clubs, Mrs Gould, Balcairn Sub-district, Mt. Grey and Sefton Sub-dis-trict, Cricketers' Bandage Team, St. Albans Bed Cross, J. Francis (per Mr Nichols, Belfast), Okain's Bay Red Cress Branch. GIFTS OF SOCKS. The committee of the Red Cross Society acknowledge receipt of the fifth lot of socks, consisting of 101J' pairs (making a total of 527J pairs up to date) from Mr W. Nicholls,of Belfast. The names of the donors and the number of pairs knitted by them are as follows:—Mrs G. Soper (Waimatc) 3, Mrs G. Radford (Gebbie's Valley) 1, Mr s E. J. Cruden (Christchurch) 3, Mrs Packer (St. Albans) 4. Mrs Macintosh (Glenroy) 6. Mrs J. Tiecheit (St. Albans) 3, Mrs K. Petrio (Sefton) 3s, Mrs L. Newstead (Sefton) 3, Mrs Thornley (Sumner) 6s, Mrs Street (Sumner) 4, Mrs T. Presley (Christchurch) 3, Mrs P. F. Gar forth (St. Albans) 4 f Mrs L. D. Elliott (Le Bon's Bay) 3, Mrs H. H. Hood .(Mt. Somers) 9, Mrs Clemens (Spreydon) 8, Ladies Mayfield Red Cress (Mayfield) 6, Mies Bishop (Christchurch) 3, Miss E. K. Field (Sumner) 3, Miss P. R-adford (Gebbie's Valley) 3, Miss D. Nicholls (Richmond) 1, Miss M. Fawoett (Hanmer) 4, Mi ss B. Street (Christchurch) 3, Miss M. Dron (Waikari) 6J, Mies Evans (Christchurch) 8. LETTERS OF APPRECIATION FROM EGXPT. Th« following is an extract from a letter reoeived from Mrs Studholme, who ib now staying in Cairo: — "We try to go as often as we can to the New Zealand Hospital at Pont de Koubbeh, about four miles otft of Cairo: the men seem to- • like so much to be visited, and they get to long for little' changes of food. People have given so liberally in New Zealand, but I do wish' a sum could be sent direct to. the matron of this hospital—the sisters of each ward know so well the needs of their.different patients. Some need strengthening things when they are getting better. The nurses themselves buy things to give to the ipen. I asked I a sister of a surgical ward what she would like. She said tomats sauce (to vary their meat) and boiled 6weets. When she had the latter the men did not object to their medicine, and they had one three times a day. If you lie for weeks on your back people hardly' realise what a difference a little change makes. We are nearly always in the hospital when the men's supper comes round, and it consists of tea or cocoa and big trays of bread and butter and bread and jam, but they don't like what they call Egyptian jam. That is another request. Could you get people to make good home-made jam or buy tins of K. jam (jam should all be sent in tins) and good tomato sauce? A box of sajne would be welcome as soon as possible, and should bo sent direct to the matron, No, "2 New Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeh, Cairo. If a number of people each gave or made a tin of jam, or sauce, or pickles,' it would be immensely appreciated. Due notioe should be sent to the matron if such goods are being forwarded. The Y.M.C.A. is also doing splendid work out here, and money is urgency needed." Tiie following is an extract from a letter

received from Lady Godley, dated Alexandria, November 9tli: — "We have received all the boxes ,and some of the bales «ent from the Christchurch Bed Cross, and there are more to come. The things are splendid, and will be most useful. We want them specially now, as the whole equipment of that poor No. 1 Stationary Hospital went down in the torpedoed transport. . . . We are. trying to make _ up enough for the re-equipment of the hoepital, and send it off to Salonica a a fast as we can, which is taking all our surplus stuff. The New Zealand Cairo hospital is also sending all they can. Fortunately, besides the things New Zealand has sent, a cousin of mine at Home has just sent me some bales of pyjamas, and good warm ones, too, so I am sending over 150 pairs of them. You can make us any number more. They want warm things and mufflers and balaclavas. We were so grateful for some hot-water bottles and woollen bed socks, and of course sheets, pillow-cases, and towela are always wanted; also some limb pillows. Please give my best thanks to everyone who has worked and .'sent us all the things."

Hon. secretaries are asked to notify the workers of their various branches that all cotton garments, old linen, binders, traycloths, and face cloths should, if possible, "Be washed before bein? sent to the Pepot. The Cricketers' Bandape Class, comprising fifteen men and two Indies, made 640 completed bandages on Wednesday. This is claimed to be a record for the local classes.

ST. ALBANS COMMITTEE

A FETE TO BE HELD. For some time past the St. Albans Red Cross Committee has been discussing the desirableness of holding a fete in order to raise funds, and a certain* amount of progress has been made in the matter. It was felt, however, that to make the fete a success it was necessaiy to secure more active workers, and with the view of interesting the people of the eastern portion of the ward in the project, a public meeting was held in the Winton street Hall. There was a good attendance, which included a number of ladies. Cr. J. "W. Beanland presided, and after briefly explaining the object of the meeting, called on Mr U. if. Isitt, M.P.. to give an address. Mr Isitt spoke on the great need there was f°r Red Cross work. fHis remarks are reported in another column.] "* The chairman announced that the fish market had promised two loads of fish in. connexion with the fete, Mr Alpe had premised to walk from the Cashmere Hills to St. Albans Park, and Colonel Cooper had offered to get the cadeie to turn out for a route march. The City Council had granted the committee the use of St. Albans Park on February 26th.,(the date of the fete), and had given the committee permission to make a charge for entrance or to take up a collection.

Mr S. T. Cos, the treasurer,' said that the financial -results had been intensely disappointing. Ihiring the five months the committee hod been ip existence it had collected, roughly, cuff £250, and of that total about one half wa 3 the proceeds of a concert and eaie of flag got up by Mr T. L. Flaus. Ho -urged that more should come forward and help.

Mr T. L. Fiaus also referred, to the great necessity for more active -corkers.

Mrs' A. Jones, president of the St. Albana Ladies' Red Cross Committee, appealed also for more workers, _ and said that, though.the committee was fifty strong, • only twenty turned up. Since the Ladies' Committee started work on May 2yh laet it had. eent in 24,000 articles.

Mr W. Neat® outlined the proposed programme of the fete, and eta ted that, amongst other attractions, there would be present a- large number of Maoris from Woodend and Rapaki. The chairman announced that Mrs Howell had offered to repeat the children's concert given some time back. '

Alter a hearty vote of thanks had been accorded Mr Isitt by acclamation, those pre-, 6ent entered into a discussion of details, and several names wer© added to the committees set up in connexion with the fete.