NEWS of the CLUBS

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22895, 16 December 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

NEWS of the CLUBS

Pussy ’Willow Club This club at Pukeuri now becomes the Pussy Willow Club. Lady Gay wishes all members the best of luck. Avonside Happy Helpers : The Happy Helpers have proved themselves after six months’ good Work. Lady Gay wishes the club every success. Coronation Club, Mead The members of the Mead Coronation Club are some of our strongest workers. Recently they held a social, and now send in the sum of £2 10s towards Mission and Cot • funds. Well done. Mead! Blue Star Club, Halkett And 16s 6d from the Blue Star Club. Halkett. Good workers all at Halkett. Lady Gay sends her congratulations. Blue Crocus Club, Amberley The Blue Crocus Club, Amberley, has raised £1 5a for the Mission. More good workers. The leader is Margaret Harrison, and the joint secretaries and “Press” reporters are Gerald and Brian Harrison. Bright Star Club, Killinchy j Here are the Bright Stars in the £lub column again! They are doing splendid work, too! Very best wishes for the success of the guessing competition, members. That is an excellent idea! You have done Very well so far. Congratulations! Elmwood Club I Well done, Elmwood members! A big box of gifts packed with good wishes for the Mission has been sent in by this. club. Lady Gay hopes to meet you all when you pome into town. [ Red Rose Club, Amberley * These members are already planning ahead. What a wonderful parcel for the Mission came from this club during' the week! Red Rose members must have worked Steadily and well to achieve such excellent results. Every success |or next year. I Christmas Lily Club, t Cashmere t. A welcome to the Christmas Lily Glub, which starts* off splendidly. The leaders of this club are Noel Jones, 124 Hackthorne road, and Barry Smart Barry is “Press” reporter, and other members are Gavin Ogilvie, . Craig Jones, and John Vincent. * The club has sent in 12s as a first contribution. Well done! .*■ Greendale Club ; A splendid contribution. Greendale! The peggy squares will help to make a warm quilt and the paoney will purchase many acceptable gifts. Well done. Fantail Club, Woodend ■ • i • • ‘ Congratulations to the Fantail Club, Woodend, which held a social “break-un” . the other day, and raised ho less than.Bos for-.the-cot. Well done, Fantails. You have done splendidly this year.

‘‘THANK YOU!” Parcels are tumbling into the hold of “The Press Ship” every minute now, and the piles of gifts for old people and the sick grows bigger and bigger. Lady Gay would like to thank the girls and boys who are working so faithfully to bring the Christmas spirit into the world. ’ A Friend: Parcel of cards and ; calendars, beautiful brooches, i ’Mate Snowdrop (Papanui road): Big parcel of magazines and comics. Elva Taylor (Belfast); Dainty hankies made from oatmeal bags, r Ttfate Cherry Pie (Waimate); i Mats, bedsocks, dolls , beautifully dressed, woollen garments. s Children of Leithfield School; - Daintily dressed doll, pincushions, handkerchief sachets, dolls’ clothes. Tony and Mary Shields (Heathcote): Box of beautiful gifts. Nola Truscott: Scent spray, pot \r pourri jars, ornaments, beads, buckle* * Lynette Grant (Cashmere): Big i parcel of fancy dresses. Betsy at the Beach: Dainty bags of pot pourri. ' _ , Bed Rose Club (Leithfleld); Cot cover, work-bags, dainty pin w cushions and needle-books, sachets, S scarves, aprons, mittens, bookmarks and many other lovely gifts. Wee’ Gift Club (Hororata); Pinnies, tortoise, scrap-books, mats, needle-case. Apple Blossom Club (Ashburton): Beautiful knitted toys, neat kettleholders, purses, mats, cards, soap. Japonlca Club (Hinds): Dolls, dainty aprons, kettle-holders, bootees, dolls’ clothes, peggy squares. _ W.P.P.C.C.F. (Papanui): Soap, dainty lavender sachets, dolls’ clothes, brooches, beads, cards. Sunflower Club: £1 2s. Broadleaf Club (Riverside): 9s from concert, three. beautiful pictures. , , Janice Quigley; A lovely babys knitted hat. Wee Gift Club (Hororata): More scrap-books, woolly mats, needlebooks, smokers’ outfits, apron, dolls clothes. Bellbird Club (Bolleston): Shoe polishing pads, oven cloth, hot water bottle cover, peg bag, doll’s pram quilt work bag, kettle-holders, needle-cases. Nancy Kenyon (Dromore); Baby s bootees, feeder, child’s apron beautifully worked. Falaise Deans: Snowball. St. Helenee Club (Hinds): Mats, dolls, peg bag, kettle-holder, belts. Blue Star (Halkett): 16s 6d. Anon: ss. Lincoln Helpers (Lincoln): 2s. Blue Crocus Club (Amberley); £1 ss. Christmas Lily Club (Cashmere): 12s. Marjorie Inch: One shilling for Mission and cot. Windermere Club (Papanui): £1 12s 6Jd for Mission, a big box of gifts. Paul Macleod: Beautiful stocking, book, game, hot water bottle. ’Mate Clifton: Stuffed toys, dolls on swing.