RED CROSS FUND.D

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15606, 2 June 1916, Page 5

RED CROSS FUND.D

ORDER OF ST. JOHN AND BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. (For sick and wounded soldiers at the various hospitals where New Zealanders are Amount previously acknowledged, £17,683 10s 9d; Cathedral square Sales Depot (material), £100; Thos. Chapman (monthly), £7; J. D. Macfarland (monthly), £1; Woolston School Staff, per Jtiss Mills (monthly). £3 Is: total to date. £17,794 lis 9d. The Ladies' Committee acknowledge receipt of gifts in kind from "the following: — City Branch, Miss Kirk, Akaroa District High School, Akaroa Branch, Glenroy Branch, Mrs Newman, Miss E. Kitchingham, Sydenham Branch. West Christchurch School, Trinity Church Branch, Cheviot Branch (per Mrs C. W Roes), Kimberley Branch (per Mra H. H. Knight), Upper Riccarton Branch (por Mrs C. M. Tully. Scargill Branch (per Mrs Acton-Adams), Miss Kirk, Mrs E. J. Smith, Anonymous, Combined . Clubs, Wailii-Wood-bury, Avonside Branch, per Mrs "Watkins, Good Templars (per Mrs Gunnell), Mrs Pratt, Teachers* Bandage Team. Cricketers' Bandage Team, Rakaia Branch (per Mrs Hardy;. Mrs McKay, and Mrs Nicholson. AN APPEAL. In spite of the generosity of various firms who have continually sent donations of cases, the Red Cross Society find it necessary to ask for further contributions in this form If any firm has cases they can spare, and will send them to the packing department of the Red Cross, they will be most gratefully received. GREENDALE. The following work was done by the Greendale Red Cross Branch during May:—o night shirts, 9 day shirts, 3 underpants, 3 pyiamas, 2 bed jackets, 7 undervests, 5 body belts, 4 slings, 16 pillow-cases, 1 dozen handkerchiefs, 3 hot water bag covera (sift). Tho committee acknowledge £10 10s from tho scholars of the Greendalo Main and Cam. a Schools, who gave up their annual exclusion, and voted the money collected to tho Red Cross.