RED CROSS APPEAL FOR SPANISH CHILDREN

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 5

RED CROSS APPEAL FOR SPANISH CHILDREN

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. • - Sir, —You kindly inserted a letter from me three w eek%ago on sympathy the Red Cross asking for the and generosity of the public for the loanfsh children. I should like now to fa P v that the appeal-has met with tire most generous response, not pul/ ro r-nterbury but from all parts of New ZeaS The sum total received is Pine and in addition we have had mnnv nice parcels of children’s clothing. We had aimed at getting ever^j Serlfor^were 6 'move ffian At the lowest computation the value of the clothing sent is Everything is new. The chll <*ren s ages were from three to seven, and complete outfits, all warm thl "| s el nth overcoats, warm frocks, jersejs, Woollen vests, ’socks, bloomers and many other small things such as toilet requisites; also blankets and a number of layettes with b.ankei " \ have given these few details as I think who have been so liberal with their money and gifts wdl like to know how it has *een \htt °hl would like Xo assure them tnat me International Red Cross m ?* n | V V 1 undertake the distribution ii“git irrespective of sides in * his *7 bcivil war, wherever the need is Sr On te behalf of the Canterbury Centre of the Red Cross I thank all those who through their generosity have enabled us to get our quota away so quickly. Yours, etc.. AGNEg y> WIGR AM. December 24, 1936.