THE DOMINION’S HELP.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17096, 19 February 1916, Page 11

THE DOMINION’S HELP.

RED CROSS WORK. LAEST .DONATIONS. The following additional donations have been received by the Order of St John and ■ the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society:—Miss A- E- Hookinary 10s, the School, Eiffelton, Ashburton (pel Miss Anderson), £3 & 101 d; To Where School, weekly contribution (per Miss Old),. 4s W, “A.L.,” £1 Is; Mr John Deans, £10; total to date, £15,033 ISs 6id. , ... The Ladies' Committee has received gins in kind from tho following: “ A Working Partv" WC.T.U., Miss Brown, Glenioj branch (per Mrs Beattie), -Woolston branch (per Miss Smith), Sefton and Mount erroj Downs (per Mrs James Ashworth), Opawa branch Red Cross (per Mrs Gobble), Misses Bowker, Mrs Bowker, Mrs Valter Meore, Cricketers’ Bandage Team. Beam s Patriotic Bandage Club, Cheviot branch (per Mrs •Ross), Mrs G. Hayes, Opawa branch (per Mrs Chapman), Lower Riccartou branch, Methven branch (per Mrs Grover), Mrs Cnst and West Evreton branch Governors Bav Men’s Bandaging Class, Cashmere HiH branch, Woodend-Waikuku branch, Miss RPreston. Latimer Square Red Cross brand., Durham Street Methodist branch, .- C.t> branch. , . * •' Hospital comforts have been received Jrom “The Brownies,” Miss Helmore, Mrs Turnbull, Mrs Beswick. Mrs Crooks. Mr Hicks, Mrs Deans, Mrs Morgan, from Little River, Anonymous, Mrs Pratt. Mrs J. Harrison, Akaroa Red Cross (per Mrs Armstrong) -Mrs Shelton. Miss Marshall, Durham Street Methodist Guild.

ADDINGTON. ■■ On behalf of the Addington Red Cross Guild, Mrs IV. S. Bean wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations: —Prize money voted by St. Mary’s Sunday School, £5 3s Od; per Mrs C. Gates, £1 Is; Miss Chisnall, £1; Mrs A. Cooper, £1; Mrs C. D. Morris, £1; Miss Bgale, IQs; Mr.. Watson, ss; Mrs Barrett, os; proceeds of concert organised bv Dick Bean and Edna Turin!, ss; Mr Janies, 4s j Anonymous, 3s 9d. Gifts in kind have beeu received from Miss Griffiths.- Mrs Earnshaw, Mrs Butterworth, Infant Department Addington School, Mrs Barrett, Mis 3 I'Anson, Mrs Spare and Miss Shirtcliffc. BANGIORA, The funds of the Rangiora Red -Cross Branch were substantially' benefited by ■ * n entertainment given last evening.in the nstituto Hall by tho Christchurch Trauma) Comedy Troupe. There , was a very tar e audience, which thoroughly enjojed the bright programme contributed by tno company.^ 3 The Mayor (M?r C. in moving a voto of thanks to .the per formers for their - assistance,, spoke appr - ciativelv of the. traniwayuien s efforts on behalf of "the war funds,. . ■ SOUTHBROOK. , Mrs H. Archer, sen., president of the Southbrook Red Cross branch, gave a social oven■W in the Methodist Schoolroom on Thurs day. Mr B. d’Auvergne presided over, a crowded gathering. The first part of the evening was taken up with musical Rems and recitations, contributed by Mesdames Huston and. Trollope and Misses Buckley and Laskey, and a quartette party from Wood end, consisting of Mrs Litt.e, Mrs J. Little and Messrs Archer and Shelton, Mr C R Thwaites plaved the accompaniments. Supper was followed by indoor games, and Mrs Archer was warmly thanked for her enjoyable entertainment Each one present brought gifts for the soldiers, and the result was most satisfactory. Ono evening recently Miss Doroth) M it ers had a ‘‘gifts for the soldiers birthday partv. The guosts brought chocolates, writui"- 'outfits, handkerchiefs, socks, condensed milk cigarettes and money contributions, the whole forming quite a large collection.