WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3093, 25 May 1917, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from page 2.) v GIFT PARCELS SOLDIERS _ APPEAL FROM LORD PLTJNKET. ;■_ (The Mayoress (Mis. J. P. Luke) ro' ceived by a recent mail the following letter from Lord Plunket in regard to tie receipt of gift parcels for the soldiers at the front:— "I beg to acknowledge your letter, of January 20, informing ine that 3i cases of Dominion gift parcels were dispatched by the transport which had just left, and I am glad to learn that the Citizens' Christmas Gift Fund will ba ablo to continue a similar amount monthly. Thoso /parcels aro most highly appreciated by the men on active service, and my association particularly welcomee tho work yon and the Lady Liverpool Fund are doing in this direction. Indeed tie feelings of my association (it has perhaps imique opportunities of a general 6urvey of what is being done for New Zealand MiMicvs) aye that whilst everything possible is being considered and carried out for ouv sick and wounded, tho men at the. front'(and over "hero on furlough) ' might properly enjoy more of the special comforts and hospitality which tho'New . Zealand Red Cros3 and Patriotio Societies contribute so generously for our sick and wounded eoldiera. Towards euch a purpose our association has received up Jm the present but small help from New | Zealand, though we. have, brought the matter before the Patriotic Associations through the Government. 1 feel euro, ~ however, that it will not be much longer overlooked. Yon are therefore quite right in supposing that my association heartily supports the work you are engaged in doing, and feels it a privilege to act as ngents in supervising the forwarding of the goods, a work which is being carried out, in spite of war-time difficulties, admirably by the gift section of the New Zealand Military Headquarters in London. "When goods you refor to reach this country and have been dealt with, a further communication will Vbe sent." Yesterday in reply the following letter was sent to Lord Liverpool by Mrs. A. ,\ . Crawford, hon. eecretary of the Countess : ; of Liverpool Fund Committee:—"Mrs. ' '■ Luko has handed me your letter of March \ 20 to reply to. In the first place the \ president and iny committee, would like \ to thank you very much for all your in connection -with, our gift par-

eels. In the second place wo would like to make an explanation as regards our sending money to your association. In June, 1316, at the monthly meeting of the fund, it was decided to .fiend .£SO per month to the Now Zealand Wa,r Contingent Association, and the first instalment of £50 was sent on June 5. On July 10 a second one of .£IOO and on August 11 another of .£l5O were sont. In September we then stopped, as there was Tio acknowledgment. All this was sent I through the Minister of Internal Affairs, .as we were directed. I wrote to Miss Mackenzie, jout hon. secretary, each time wo sent tlie money, and in November received a letter saying the money wo sent had not reached them. We made numerous inquiries, and established beyond a ■rloubt that the money had reached tho War Contingent Association, but it was sont in 6iich a vague way that no ono could'tell that it came from this fund. | "Well, that naturally did not please my committee, so they decided to cable .£BOO oil November 14 direct to the High Commissioner (N.Z.) for Christmas comforts. Wo Tecoived no acknowledgment of this from England. Now we are most anxious to do whatever is for tho best, committee,.'boing only human, would'liko a word of acknowledgment. Wβ offered to eend £5 a month to pay expenses on our gift parcels, but wo understand from Her Excellency Lady Liverpool that this ifi no longer necessary." y

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