THE CRY FROM BELGIUM.

Evening Star, Issue 15778, 15 April 1915, Page 3

THE CRY FROM BELGIUM.

j CATHOLIC SEWING GUILD. ( At the meeting of the Catholic Sewing i Guild for Belgian relief on Wednesday the i follow ing donations were received: —The i hoaulers at the Dominican Convent, Teschci makers (result of a sheet-and-pillow_ en- ! U iUiiiimcrl). £2 6s: Margaret- and Katie I Bartholomew ss, Mmhuncc W. J. Hall, j Emery, Homs ley, Bartholomew, Dickie. I M'Qui'llun, Stabb, .Misses Cotter and ; Smith. I s \LK OF TAIFRT PRODUCE TO-MOR-j RO-W AXD SATURDAY. To-morrow the produce, fruit-, and baking collected on the Taieii Plain and surroundings will be opened lor sale at 2 p.m. in the " Early Settlers' Hall, Dunedin, i There will be something us-Mul to every | home —the poorest or the richest; and not | indy th.e homes bur boarding-houses and I restaurants would do well to visit the disjplav. which has been attractively arranged. i Vim variety of the display and its magniI tilde are such as to repay‘even a visit of I inspect ion. As e.vorv shilling will go to i hoip our brave Allies, the City dwellers i.-liouid co operate with their oouuti-y friendsi l>\ pun Lasing freely, and making the ieffort an overwhelming sue,cess. I _ I A Belgian social was held last evening ill llm Roslyn ITe-shylcnari Church, there Iv, iiiir a Large attendance of members and adherents of church. I he mernbet’s : (.vero retjuosted to bring gifts oi monep i and clothing. eic. io b-'-- ucwut—d to the relief of too Belgians, and a very satisfactorv response w.i.s toil itcum tug. I lie : scheme of decoration had been cat vied out j ;m a lavish scale by 'Mrs Gray Dixon, asj sist-jd bv Miss X Callender. The social ■ was opened by the 4th Regimental Band, which, under the conductorsbip of Sergeant Arthur, played in a manner much appre-Mi-tU'd the- National .Anthems of the Alliwv ; The large) part of the (.veiling was ?pmt ! in pieatjant social iiiarconisi, but a- «n«l I nmsical programme added to the enjoy • ! men!. Tire Mifso Baird tonic part- in :■ j vkal duet, a. vocal solo was- contributed by .Miss Gregory, ar.d Miss Bally guv-. I several violin solos. During an interval | Hi,’ pastor of the church (the Bov. W. • Gray Dixon) expressed pleasure at seen:. - ,;(> manv present on such a- rough nigh’., land thanked the donors for their gifts o, m.iin v an J cl thing. The Lad'c.-' timid e | comic.-tin with the clmrclt had just r ■ surnwl woi k, and the cloth donated wouv I Ke nunh’ up liv the members of Urn gui l Goto suitable garments for the use of th Belgians. Ho announced Una* the men taw donations on mi it ted to £l2. Mr B ' S. 'Black, a deacon of tit ’ church, a!- : briefly addressed the gathering, and re counted romo of his experiences during he : recent trip Home. He remarked that !: had spoken to some of the Belgian r' fugoes. and they all very warmly apppri ; .ated the efforts bring made by the Briti--4 I Over-’cas Dominions for the relief of then countrymen. He wished that it- wore ps f.ihh) for Xr-w Zealanders to .«(•> them, f -• lli-.".- would not afterward repuir® to 1 | asked to contribute, oven to the point o' i self-sacrifice. towards the support, of ♦ I brav* little nation in the hour of its tri--1 'During the evening the Bibb class girl--■each of idiom wore the B-lgian oriers sold sweets, while a (lower stall, in rbnrg-' ;of Mi-- Vcvnon, also helped ‘ o swell th ; proee-els. Till’ sui-epss of Hm serial w- : duo iu a. largo measure to tho followF--.ladies and gentbrnen forming the Cnmrm tee of Management : M’’s Ateedouga ■ t 'Miss Macaidav. Mrs H. F. Wii-bt. Me;-:-Frasi'f, Wright. Cooper, and Ellis. I The B"v. W. Grav Dixon fronvener of j the, ci'.mmi;too of the Preshytcry of Duiedin appointed to arrange for the .-lespet-h o,f gifts for the Bidgia-n a”d British sn r--1 feral's from the war) has r- i'oivofl the f«l- ---’ I -wing letter from the widow of Gonoi'4 IWauehop-e, of illustrious mcreorv, who fe' 1 i in tho Boer War. Accompanying the le‘i *.er am cirenharo of th.e S. and S.F.A. 1 Clothing nepartmenl, 16 Queonsfcvrv streo-t-, Fdinbnvgh ; —Xuldrie Man sell eh Craigmiller, At idlothinn. Fehmary 25.

1915. —Dear sir,—l write, as president of tiio (clothing department (Soldiers and Sailors’ Families’ Association), to thank you, and to ask you to convey my thanks to all those who have assisted you in sending such a valuable contribution to our sailors and soldiers’ dependents. Dr -Milne Bao,- from the United Free Office, sent the tilings to me. I would like you all out there to know how the women appreciate the thought of those beyond the sea® that are linked so closely to us. They appreciaito the clothing, for wo have a vast amount of necessitous cases; but they appreciate the thought very much as well. I thought it might interest you and those who have taken the trouble to help us to see the enclosed.—Believe me,‘yours truly, Jean* Watjciiope, of Niddrie.” To-day we forwarded our eighth draft for £65 to the High Commissioner for. distribution among the distressed Belgian families in England. Of this sum £2O was supplied by the “Beehives.”