WAR FUNDS COLLECTING COMMITTEE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3173, 25 August 1917, Page 2

WAR FUNDS COLLECTING COMMITTEE

"Ol : l! DAY" AND BUNI) SOLDJEUS A XI) SA I LOUS' J'U.VDS. An amalgamation fur patriolic purposes has been achieved, whfrehy the War Jie--1 ict' Association, the ,!tcd Cro.'s Asiociation. Navy League. and Commercial .Travellers' Association have formed a. united body, called "The War Funds Collecting CoiumiLtoo." It ; s proposed to appeal lor funds for l!ea Cross "Our l)ay" lAimL, Blind Soldiers and Sailors' Fund, such . appeal to leiminate on October IS. The chairman v>i' the new body is His Worship (ho i\la?or (.Mr. J. P. j.uke, C.Jf.Ci.); vice-chaiiMPu, Messrs. T. Young and jl. A. (.'arc: Insiecs. His Worship the Mayor and !lie .lon. ,1. (.!. W Ait ken. The lirst attraction will be "I'add.v's llarket." Vriday and Saturday, September -I and at which the various patriotic budies will have tails. An appeal is being made to Ihose vim have, produce, old clothes, furniture, '.dd cold and silver, or anything else <f a marketal)lc nature, to send along to lelp the good caiL-e. Arrangements are being made far free freight on 'lie uilwavs and steamers, and .ill gifts sent in not: later than Thursday, Sc[tember •JO. It. is confidently expected that a large sum of money will be real'sed in connection with f his scheme. The Commercial Travellers. whose originally and enthusiasm are always a feature li' patviol ic tournaments, are entering heartily I inlo the scheme, and the ■-.asistanci pro. liiiscd by other bodies is such that success is as.-urcd. A meeting <f the llitorlainmeul and Side-lines Committee f being called at Ihe lv'e.l Cross Depo; on Monday night for the purpose of eom.ileting arrangements.