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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 19, 23 July 1923, Page 3

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The total'amount realised by this year's appeal for funds to assist the above insitution.amounted to £935 6s 2d, and this amount; together with a statement of account, auditod 'by' Mr. James M'lntosh, public accountant, has been forwarded to Mother Aubert. ; The amount is made up as follows:—... . .\j ~; ■' ■ . , :

! .1923. Ist March :.By; cheque paid'-to Mother Aubert on account, rasper details ' already published, £201 10s 6d. Ist June. By proceeds of Street Day Stalls: Boulcott street, £129 18s; Government Buildings £108 Is lOd; Post Office, £101 ss'3d;Courtenay place, £76 83 9d; D.1.C., £41 11s 2d; Bank of New Zealand, £37 3s 9d; Kirkcaldie and- Stains, ■ £24 17s 9d; Kelburn avenue,- £22 7s; Newtown, £14 10s 3d; Cuba,street, £14 10s 3d. 13th JuneBy proceeds of Mrs. J. J. M'Grath's "At Home," £200. , 25th Juno; By net pro-' ceeds of. Charity .Dance,. £15 17s. Ist March: To cheque paid to Mother Aubert, £201 10s-6d; lstJune:;To expenses re Street-Day,' £1 18s 6d; Advertising, £3 12s 6d. 21st June: To cheque paid to Mother Auberfc, £783 15s Bd.: Totals,. £990 17s 2d. -.£990.17s 2d. :■ .. .v '

A willing, band of hard-working ladies swelled the Street Day proceeds with their collection-boxes and the sale of roses. The stalls were in charge of the following ladies:—Boulcott street (Mesdames J. Gamble, and R. Dwyer), Government Buildings-(Mosdames Bolton and Kelly), Post Office (Mrs. Compton, and Misses Walker and Kent), Courtenay place (Mesdames Huges, Collins; and Perry), D.I.C. (Misses Gascoigne and O'Malley), Bank of New Zealand (Mesdames Murphy and ■ Leary), Kolburn avenue (Mrs; Ivan Levy and the Mayoress), Newtown (Blr. O'Malley). Cuba street (Mesdames S. ; Myers and M'Hugh). ' » ' . , Included in.the above amounts are the following donations:—M. Riddiford and the Marist Provincial Fund account, £20 each; *Mo3srs. J. Staples and Co., U. F. M'Cobe,. J.-..J. M'Grath, £10 10s each; proceeds from euchre party; given by "The Danities," ■£9 10s; Mr. J: M'Donald £6 6s; Messrs. C. P. Skerrett, P! J. Griffin, Sir Joseph Ward, M.T.8., and St. Patrick's .College, £5,;5s each; Messrs. WiWeir, Dwan Bros. : and Miss Cooper, £5' each; Mr. J. G. M'lntyre and Mrs. ■< M'Carthy Reid, £3 3s each; Messrs. J • A. Tripe, D. Buckley, and Father Kelly, £3 each; Mr. T, Quinn, £1 ss; Miss Leahy, £2 10s; Dr. Cowen, F. J. Fanning, T. D. Clayton, M. M'Guire, Mrs. Beauchamp, I. Vickers, T. Burke, A. :Law, Mrs. M'Cardle, Nurse Vickers, J. O'Donovan, £2 2s each; Mr. '■ D'Arth (Otaki)," Anonymous, J. O'Donnell, and F. Armstrong, £2 each; Messrs. E. Arnold. V B. Willis, A.. Law, Thompson, W. G. Riddell, M. J. Brooke, ;W. Hannafin, 0.. Mahon,' T.H. Hammon; J. Sullivan, E. Morris, jun.,- P. Verschaffelt, J. Dwyer, M. Chapman; T. Manton, The Bristol Piano Co., Whifcehead arid Pears, Veitfch and Allan, Charles Begg and Co., Judge Gilfodder, Mesdomes Gibbs, O'Leary, Ellis, Miss Chaddock, Sister Mary de Sales, £1 Is each; Messrs. T. Campbell, J. E. Henrys, P. Fraser, H. F- Ginri, M. Bryan, F. Kitto, C. Hickmott, Father Smyth, W. Jonhston, T. Dooly. Walker, C. . Nielsen. A Sympathiser, J.M., Mesdames J. Innis, L." Dwan.; Durmett, St. Joseph's Orphanage, and Mr.. Dealy, £1 each. ..-,.-

The executive officers of the committee were Mrs. Gleeson (secretary). Miss Lucy Wynne (treasurer); and Mr. :J. J. M'Grath (chairman). . :..■•;■ The committee desires to thank all helpers and donors to the fund, as well as Messrs:' Muht, Cotterill and Co.. carriers, T. A. Wells, painters, and Mr. James M'lntosK, public accountant, for services rendored. :