DUNEDIN RESPONDS

Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 7

DUNEDIN RESPONDS

“FLAG DAY" APPEAL BRINGS £1,120 COUNTRY DISTRICT RETURNS TO COME GRATIFYING' DONATIONS TO CAUSE “ Flag Day,” the initial appeal of the Otago Patriotic Council for funds to assist in supplying amenities to the New ) Zealand Forces, yielded £1,120 2s 8d in Dunedin, with country districts yet to furnish returns. This effort of the 600 or 700 willing collectors must be regarded as an excellent response to a worthy cause, and the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association is to be congratulated on the organisation that was responsible for the smooth collection of donations. Various stalls around); the city were operated by many well-known bodies in tho city, such as the Salvation Army, Imperial Ex-servicemen’s Association. League of Mothers, 1.0.0. F., Legion of Frontiersmen, St. John Ambulance, and Y.M.0.A., to mention, only a few, while valuable assistance was given by the manager- and tellers of the Dunedin Savings Bank and by the tellers of the National Bank of New. Zealand in totalling up the various returns. Collectors had a variety of experiences pleasant and unpleasant, during the day. One stall holder reSorted that “ until conscription was rought in ” a large number of persons refused to contribute. Unfortunately, a hitch occurred in the arrangements to canvass Hillside Workshops. While.her back was-turned, a woman collector, had the misfortune to lose a box of flags on the St. Clair car shortly after, 8 last night. Thanks to the investigations of Mr. O. L. Ferens, the secretary of the R.S.A., however, the missig property was retrieved within two hours. • Special contributions to the appeal were made by the following persons:— Sir Percy and) Lady Sargood, £2O; Mr and Mrs A. M. Sidey, £lO 10s; Mr H. T. Andrews, £3 8s; Mrs Bowler, £2 2s ; South End Taxis,' £1 Is; “ Emeritus,” £1; Mrs Hope, £l. Other small sums brought, tho total amount of special contributions to £39 16s. In addition, the following cheques were included in the various returns-—Mrs Alice Edmunds, £2O; Colonel E. R. Smith, £lO 10s; Mrs Allen, £5; Sir Lmdo Ferguson, £5. Ten shillings was given by an invalid at the Gardens, and £5 by the Stock Exchange. Following is the detailed list of returns:—.

£ s. d. Anderson’s Bay, Mr A. G. Williams.; ... 32 11 6 Taimii, Mrs xVbernethy ... 21 6 7 Bellekuowes, Mrs H. Guyton ... , ... ... 18 6 0 Caversham, the Revs- C. M. Sullivan and A. B. Pywell. : ... ... 49 19 5 Dal more,, Miss Hayward ... 8 10 3 Dunedin Central, the Salvation Army ... ... ... 53 6 4 Kaikorai and Wakari, Mrs A- S. M'Crostie 19 4 6 Maori Hill, Mesdames .J. M. White and S. G. Scoular ... ... ... .... 49 16 0 Mornington, Mrs I. Nelson (League of Mothers) ,37 11 2 Dunedin North, Mrs Hiett 33 10 0 Dunedin North-west, Imperial Ex-servicemen’s Association ...' 19 6 4 Opoho, the Rev. Mr Hogg 11 13 0 Roslyn, Mesdames Paterson and Park ... 36 19 0 St. Clair, Mesdames Calvert and E. 1 J. Anderson 50 1 9 St. Hilda, South Dunedin, and Musselburgh, Mesdames Lister and Gladding ... ... 53 4 4 Jacobs’s Comer, Mrs W. F. Forrester ... ... ... 63 11 9 Grand Hotel Corner, Mrs H. L, Paterson ... ... 41 18 6 Stock Exchange, Mrs* Glover (I.O.O.F.) ... ... 79 16 ior Methven’s Corner, Mrs G. R. Mitchell (Legion of Frontiersmen) ... ... ... 53 0 3 Stewart Dawson’s. Mrs Rust ... 14 9 6 City Hotel, Miss Knight (First Church Young Women’s Club) ... ... 29 4 IU Falconer’s corner, Y.W.C.A. 16 3 0 Strand corner and H.B. corner, Mrs H. J; Davis 45 2 5 Sprosen’s corner, Mrs R. S. Anderson ... ... ... 29 11 4* Penrose’s corner, the Salvation Army ... 1 21 16 5 Hanover street,, the Disabled Soldiers’ Products 17 3 114 Frederick street, St. John Ambulance Brigade ... 22 16 10) Duke street, Mrs S. Clark ■ 4 12 4 Gardens corner, Mrs J. Houston ' 20 11 0 Cargill’s Corner, Mesdames Dyer and A. Duncan ... 26 2 5 Y.M.O.A., Mrs WraigM ... 18.13 84 Forbury Corner, Mrs Reddell ... ... ... ... :.. 0 5 1U Stafford and Manse streets. Combined Ex-girls’ Social Service Group 45 8 11 Railway Station. Mrs H. Brown (Imp. Ex-service-men’s Association) ... ... 29 S 2 Grand Total ... ... £1,120 2 8 ,