"ROSE DAY" RESULTS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1931, Page 17

"ROSE DAY" RESULTS

SUM OF £320 COLLECTED

The Wellington Beturned Soldiers' Association reports that the response to the: annual'"Bose Day" appeal was an excellent one, when despite the present depressed economic conditions j £320 was collected. The ladies who assisted on the day did "excellent work, i and in addition to making 16,000 roses for sale spent the whole of the day on the street stands affecting sales. Tho association members wisli to extend their best thanks to the workers, and assures them that tho amount realised will' be expended ia tho direction, of grving assistance to ex-service men who are ia need of help. In addition to the Benevolent Fund of the Wellington B.S.A. benefiting as a result of "Bose Day,'? tho following associations also receive a share from tlie proceeds: The Bed Cross Society, St. John Ambulance,. Wellington South African. Veterans' Association, and the War Graves Section of tho AVomcn's National Beseive. Tho amounts collected at the different street stands wcro as follows: — Quinton's corner, Mrs. Bramley, Mrs. Coffin, and helpers, £2-1 lls 3d; W.F.C.A., Miss Ktituer and helpers, £7. Ss id; Kirkealdie and Stains and D.T.C., St. John Ambulance, £32 10s Bdr G.P.0., Mrs. 11. Murphy, M.8.8., and helpers, £sff 0s 2d; Stewart Dawaons Bed Cross. Society (Mrs. Pow, Mrs. Sol. Myers, and helpers), £43 IDs Sd; Bouleott street,. Girls'• Branch Women's National Reserve (Mrs. Beales in. charge), £30 Km 9d; James Smith's corner, Mrs. Elliott and helpers, £19'7s 3d; '. National Bunk (Cuba street), New Zealandcrs' Association (Mrs. Hyne3 and helpers), £8' 16s; Oourtenay place, Wellington South African Veterans' Association (Mrs. J. I. Goldsmith and helpers), £43 9s lOrl; Maritime Buildings and Kelburn, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Eountree, and helpers, £13 17s ffd; Mrs. .T. P. Firth, £.1 Is; Miramax, Mrs. Gallagher, £3 Bs-2(1;. Hataitai, Mrs. J. Price, £3 2s Gd; Mr. Jac-kson's "Tim," £2 10s; Porirua 8.5.A.,. £3 2s; Upper Hutt 8.5.A., £5 Is Od; llutt- Valley.U.S.A., £9 12s lid; Eastbourne E.S.A., £0 Is 7d. Total, £320 19s 7cl.' Corn fed in at one (.'Mil of a new machine built by an Hiiliiin is ground into Horn.1, mixed with oLhoi.1 iugvedients, and baked into loaves within tweiiry minutes, according to the claims of the inventor.