WAR FUNDS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16054, 9 November 1917, Page 11

WAR FUNDS.

4 RED CROSS FUND. CTJLVERDEN. At Culverden a fete was held recently in oid of the Red Cross "Our Day" funds with the gratifying' result that the sum of £23-1 10b 7d was forwarded to the Christchurch Centre for remittance to England. During the same week, the Tramway Cbmedy Troupe gave an entertainment in aid of the local Red Cross funds for carrying on the work. The entertainment, which was given in the Culverden Town Hall, was excellent, and xe- | suited in the sum of £33 2s lid being raised, j Notwithstanding the additional labour in- - volvcd in organising and running the fete, ! the consignment of garments sent np to the i Central Depot was as large as usual, and a parcel of 43 garments and some hundreds of sundries and surgical requisites woe forwarded on November Bth. Tho donations, for the month included the proceeds of a social, £5 16s 6d, £5 received for the sale of a eheep given by Mr A. Fisher, and a gift of £10 • from the Hanmer Red Cross Branch. ; The Mayor of Woolston acknowledges re- , ceipt of the following amounts collected for the Red Cross Fund on Guy Fawkes Day:— Two little girls (Thelma Ransley and Rosie Davis) 7s lOd, and three little boys (Frank and lien. Larcombe and Huia Taylor) 12s. LADY LIVERPOOL FUND. Gift® in kind.:—Mrs Richardson, Sheffield Branch (per Miss K. McDonald), Qtuunby, St. Matthew's Sewing 800 (per Mrs Wilding), Normal School (per Mrs Wagstaff), Mm Pres. ton, Mrs Beckett, Miss Beckett, Mies A. M. ' Beckett, Duvauchelle Bay Branch (per Mre ' T. Stewart), Holly lie a, East Christchurch > School (per Miss E. A. Chaplin), Ohoka l Branch, Anonymous, Addington Branch (per Mrs Bean), Bromley Branch (per Mis Chris- ( tian), Greymouth Branch (per Mrs Carter), [ Mrs R. Hay, Miss 1). Hay. Mrs J. W. Bates, [ Springfield Branch and Kowai Bush. Branch, Master Thompson, West Chiistdnixch School (Secondary Department), Mrs Hargreaves, Waikari Branch, Mrs T. Armstrong (per Waikari Branch), Graham, Wilson, and Smollie. Caah donations: —Sale of Flowers Is, Mr J. Hay £9 10s, Anonymous Is, ■ Miss Hargreaves (comforts) £1, A. and ' H.A. (donation Palestine comforts) £2 23, Mrs Bell 59, staff of Woolston School £1 15s 6d (monthly donation), Westport Bxanoh (filling for hussifs for November) £1 ss. Nor- '• mal School,. Standard IL (per Miss Grant) £1. Kaiapoi Branch £5 (monthly donation) ; and £1 So (filled for hussife), Mrs Swinnerton (monthly) ss, employees of Messrs Aulse- [ brook and Co. (weekly donation) £1 14a 6d, L F.D.W. (monthly) £4, Reofton Branch (per I Miss Morris) monthly £5, Messrs Charles k , Bean and Co. 11a 7d, R. L. Bush ss, Miss , ! Wheeler 10s, proceeds from Madame Ottlee's | concert £50 Ob €d. Anonymous (comforts) 10s, ' | Lyttelton Ladies' Swimming Club (per Mrs J Colin Cook) £o. ' The committee of the Lady Liverpool Fund - would be grateful for further donations of i empty petrol cases. I Y.M.C.A. WAR FUNDS. ' "A Friend" 6s, Mrs Inder (monthly) ss, Idlers' Club (per Miss Spence) £2 2s, Anony- ' ' mous £20. N.Z, Insurance Co. £83 fo Bd, Avon P I Rowing Club £3 2a. ;i -