DAFFODIL DAY

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15693, 12 September 1916, Page 3

DAFFODIL DAY

A meeiing was held in the Art Gallery yesterday for tho purpose of organising' Daffodil Day. The proceeds are to bo devoted towards the provision of Y.M.C.A. hutments for N6w Zealand soldiers in' Franco, and aleo to tho provision of Christmas presents per medium of the Lady Liverpool Fund. '

The following officers were olectedChairwoman, Mrs Chilton; treasurer, Mr J. I. Royds; organiser, Mr Donaldson; eeoretary, Mx W. J. Maeon;. committee, Mesdames Holland, Laurio, Tobin, Carey, Bingham, and Cripps, Misses M. and R. Tabart, Measra L. B. Hart, S. Orchard, W, Goes, and W. Wood. _

Mts Chilton explained that a letter had been received from the National Secretary oi the V.M.C.A., asking tho Ladies' Auxiliary to undertake tho raising of money tor Hutments in Jb ranee;

On© suggestion for tho succcssful raising of tho amoant was that a flower day should, be iniiuyuraicd, and it was Ovc.ciea to cooperate with the Lady Liverpool Fund and hold Jjafiodil Uay on September 20th. nalt the piocovas are to go to tuo Hutment Uund and lialf to the Ladv Liverpool Christmas Ulit jb'uiid. 'lhe proprietors oi the u.ympia Kink have very itmaly lent tho Rink as. a central depot. The matter of obtaining a fleet of motorcarai for transport purposes wis lelt in tho haud« oi Mr L. B. Hart.

All sorte of spring- flowers will bo on sale a.i well as doltoai.-s, a .id anyone having a plentiful supply of flowers in their gardens are to send them into the Oijmpia Rink on Tuesday, tho ■ 19th. inst. For largequant.iics the secretary wii» arrajge lor pickcra to be sent .out if notified by poatu card or telephone. Country irieuds are asked to send a consignment of flowers to tho Mayoress, Lady Liverpool Depot, Christchnirch.

' It is proposed to shorten the beats eo that (•ho ladies will not bo out so lato as on Violet Day. There will bo three beats, namely, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. ,to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to G p.m. Any ladies willing to work ini the way of hunching flowers on the 19th and 20th will kindly hand in their names to the eecretary or organiser.