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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 215, 30 May 1918, Page 3

All art union in aid of the Mayoress's Countess of Liverpool Soldiers' Parcels Fund is being.organised by the hon. secretary (llrs. Crawford) and members of the committee. The first prize is to be ;L trousseau, consisting of six sets of underclothing; one set being of crepe de ohene and the others of tarantulle. Clever fingers are working at these .garments, and when finished their beautiful workmanship and daintiness of finish should delight the eyes of every woman who sees them. Another prize will be a cape of beautiful Spanish laco which can be put to other purposes if necessary; and another prize is a scarf oi fine old Maltese lace. There will also be an afternoon tea-cloth (embroidered), a Irny-cloth, and various other articles. It is. not intended to start the art union for some weeks yet—not, at anyrate, till the Bed Jersey appeal is finished with. It has to bo realised that for every 2000 gift parcels that are sent away to soldiers fan active service a sum of ,£IOO is spent in purchasing supplies, and it is easily seen that the raising of funds is a very necessary part of the work of the Liverpool Fund' Committee.

Tho Countess of Liverpool Fund Committee- has already issued their appeal, through the Education Board of the Wellington, district to the various schools, asking for the co-operation of the children in tiio work of raising money wherewith to provide soldiers on active service with their Christmas plum piiddiu , ,'. It may seem early in the day to think of starting the pudding campaign, but when it is realised that money lias first to' be secured, the puddings made, and then dispatched to wherever our men may be, it will be seen that it is none too early. As time goes by (ho number of men to be provided for increases which makes it all the moro necessary to begin the work in good time. Contributions of hospita , equipment have been received at the JJed Cross Depot from the following:—New Plymouth Red Cross Workers, Wellington Nursing Division End Cross Workers, Hustings lied Cross Workers, Red Cross Talmerston North, Awatnna Ladies' Guild. British Red Cross Society (Wangauui), Cnrterton Eed Cross. Marton iied Cross Workers. Greymouth Drapeh, Makiiri Red Cross Workers, Miss Wheeler, Hataitai Branch Women's National Reserve, Cnrterton Branch British Eed Cross, Foxlon Ladies' Patriotic League, Lower Ilutt Patriotic Guild.