GENROUS RESPONSE

Evening Star, Issue 22631, 24 April 1937, Page 15

GENROUS RESPONSE

ANNUAL POPPY DAY APPEAL OVER £1,200 COLLECTED IN DUKEOIH INCREASE ON LAST YEAR’S FIGURES Despite the cold end rain yesterday ue annual Poppy Day appeal or too Uuuetlin Returned Soldiers’ Asse-;.a uon brought a very gratifying public response, the amount collected aimu'.: the day totalling £1,236 5s Id, widen is nearly £IOO in excess of the total for tbb city, last year. Commencing at 7 a.m., the appeal was continued till 7 p.m., a large army of enthusiastic lady helpers braving tnc elements throughout the day. The response of tho general public was ready and generous, and there were few per sons, young or old, who were not wearing a poppy before the collectors ceased their efforts for the day. It is also reported that there was a brisk demand for poppies throughout the country districts, from which the returns have yet to come. The organiser (Mr O. L. Fer«ns) stated this morn_ ing that the association was gratified with the fine response by the public in assisting the R.S.A. to do something for the disabled men, for whoso benefit the money, will be expended during the year. Thanks were due to the lady helpers who, in spite of the wintry conditions, had worked so untiringly during the day, and to all others who had assisted in the including tellers of tho National Bank of New* 4 Zealand, who counted the m °Foilowing are details of the amounts collected in the city and suburbs:— MAIN STREETS. £ s. d.

IN OTHER CENTRES [TPBit United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 23. Brilliant weather to-day enabled the Wellington Returned l Soldiers’ Association to make the best sale of

poppies it has ever had. The record sum of £1.219 was collected, and at least £3OO is yet to come in. AUCKLAND. April 22. The Poppy Day collection in Auckland realised over £I,BOO. The re, turns are not yet complete. WELLINGTON'S TOTAL TPer United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 24. Poppy Day’s sales in Wellington are expected to be in the vicinity of £1,50(1,

Jacobs’s Corner—Mrs J. L. Napier ••• Grand Hotel Corner —Mrs 44 12 7 H. L. Paterson ... ... 03 il 2 Stock Exchange—Mrs Dobson. Mrs M. Glover, and 78 8 ladies of the I.O.O.F. ... 4 Methven’s Corner—Legion 30 13 8 • or Frontiersmen, Bank of New Zealand— Miss Anderson and Uirl 6 Guides ••• 3 4 Stewart Dawsons — Mrs 36 15 9 City Hotel—Miss Allan and First Church Young 24 Women’s Club 3 0 Falconer’s Corner — Y.W.C.A - 7 12 1 H.B. Corner—Mrs ThompKnn and the Australian Imperial Forces Social Club 25 15 2 Strand Corner — Nursing Division (Hillside collec14 6 tion) 8 Strand Corner —Airs Davis and St. John Ambulance 6 Nursing Division Sproseu’s Corner —M rs R- B* Anderson ••• ••• 20 17 17 4 3 Penrose’s Corner—*1 he baivatiou Army ... .•••••; 20 18 7 Hanover street —Disabled 20 soldiers 1 1 Frederick street — AIiss 39 17 Glendinihg 4 Duke street—Mrs Sid. 9 Clark - ••• 9 11 Gardens—Mrs Ferguson ... Cargill’s. Corner—Mrs Dyer. 25, 0 u 26 9 6 and Mrs Duncan ... ... Y M.C.A. —Mrs Wraight 23 15 3 Forbury Corner —Mrs Red11 8 10 Stafford and Manse streets —Miss B Allan (Service ' Group Combined Old Girls’ Secondary Schools) 35 15 2* and Disabled soldiers ... Dunedin Railway Station— 13 Mrs ■ Ogden ••• 5 0 Dawson’s Ltd. — Disabled 3 6 soldiers ’ ••• 2 SUNDRIES. Arthur Barnett Ltd. 6 3 0 Wade, W. M., Sutton ... 1 7 6 Otago' Alaster Grocers ... 1 1 0 Woolworths (Ply.) Ltd ... 6 b 0 0 io 0 'Disabled Soldiers’ Products 1 14 6 Sapsford, G. E. I 0 0 8 Donation Banker ... ••• ••• 0 10 0 Mum and Dad 1 0 0 Cash Sales 0 8 0 Brown, Ewing Ltd. ... 3 15 0 SUBURBS. Anderson’s Bay—Air A. G. 32 6 Williams 0 Tainui—Airs Abernethy ... S2 7 1 Bellekuowes—Mrs Berry ... 21 1 0 Caversham —The Rev. C. 6 M. Sullivan 43 1 Dalmore—-Miss Hayward 12 1 2 Dunedin Central and South —Airs Cowie and 6 W.D.F.U 8 Dunedin Norths-Airs Hiett, 50 W.C.T.U, ... 7 1 St. Kilda, South Dunedin, 69 Musselburgh—Airs Rust 0 0 Dunedin North-west —imperial Ex-servicemen s 61 14 6 Association Kaikorai and Wakan—Airs 85 9 Dobson and Mrs Dawson 0 Maori Hill—Mrs P. S. An32 12 derson 9 Mornington—Mrs Hook ... 42 1 1 North-east Valley—Mrs J. 27 C. Rigby 7 0 Oooho—The Rev. H. Hogg 10 17 0 Roslyn—Mrs H. L. Paterson 44 11 0 St. Clair—Mrs P. O. Wil9 liams 48 14 Dunedin Central North — AIiss B. Allan (Service Group Combined Old Girls’ Secondary Schools) 5 15 0 SCHOOLS. Arthur Street, School ... 1 13 9 George Street School Hi"h Street School 0 11 61 8 0 Kaikorai School 0 16 0 Kensington School 0 14 8 Mornington School 1 18 0 Musselburgh School ... .... 1 14 4 Normal School /... 1 ii 9 North-east Valley School ... 1 8 5 St. Clair School 1 13 0 SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Archerfield College 1 8 7 Columba Girls’ College ... 4 18 1 John AI'Glashan College ... 4 9 3 King Edward Technical Col8 lege 0 0 Otago Boys’ High School 3t. Hilda’s Collegiate School King’s High School 5 19 6 4 14 0 3 IS 1 Total £1,236 5 li