"OUR DAY" APPEAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16314, 11 September 1918, Page 2

"OUR DAY" APPEAL.

_ _ 4 MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The Executive Committee of the Our Day Copper Trail met yesterday, Mr J. A. ITleoher presiding over a large attendance. The cnairman reported that the - sum received to dale totalled £6000, which represented 33 miics .of railway. Arclibiahop Keawood wrote stating that a© had arranged for a retiring collection to u© taken up in all Roman Uathoiic churches tilroughout Marlboiough and iseiaon in one bunaiiy in September, in aid of the fund. Mr Uonnldaon aaid U>at there was notning lor tiie country organising committee to do lor tl\e present. J!Or the iruolicity Committee Mr Beewick reported that several large advertisements had been inserted in the OnriatchurcH papers. Mr i'leehcr said it was dcairabio tnat snort addresses upon the subject ot tne appeal exiou.d be made in various big lactones, it was decided to ask a number oi iaaios and gentlemen to ao so. Tne cuairman introduced the subject of a decorative eciiemo tor the street appeal in It wus proposed to civee part ©i iiereiord street to trnttic and to inaJto it Uko a big lair. A piocesoion ot tied cross woiKeis would be a leature oi tne auys pioceedings. \B.e propi«ed tnat tuo Excellency tne uovcrnor-uciieral should be' annua to open the lair. Various suggestions wore received in connexion with attractions lor the day. Tne general scheme was approved, ana it wu» aecKied to leave the in tne hands of Mr JUonaiaeon and a iauies' committee. luo women's National Reserve wrote to the effect tnat they were mtuung a special appeai on bouaii of the Copper Trail cn Ociobcf 9th. Mr lies wick moved that the chairman ehouid wait upon the Mayor with regaid to securing a more equitaoie distributor! of ciati-e m connexion with tne pairusiio bazaar in tno bquare. The resolution, which was seconded by Dr. Levinge, was adopted.