VICTORIA LEAGUE
Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp presided at a meeting of the Victoria League, Canterbury branch, held recently. A letter was received from Lady Knox (London) acknowledging receipt at parcels of clothing and gloves, and asking for as many mote gloves to be sent as possible, Miss Skoglund reported having sent another small box Of glOves. and asked members to send in more. Mrs Bean reported that six cases of food had been sent to the Victpria League in London. ' Miss Skoglund also reported that nearly £250 had been sent in money and goods to the King George and Queen Elizabeth Victoria League Club irt London for men serving overseas. It was decided to invite members of the league to give a donation for a Christmas gift to this club. Mrs Scott reported for Mrs Greenwood that the work of the Baby Bee was progressing well. Cardboard boxes, tissue paper, small buttons, and scraps for patchwork quilts were required for the work, said the report. Mrs Hennah reported having sent out large parcels of books and magazines to several camps. Miss Skoglund reported that the linking for correspondence had been good recently, and that 112 children had been linked since the last meeting.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23717, 15 August 1942, Page 2
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