RED CROSS FUND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17192, 12 June 1916, Page 9

RED CROSS FUND.

LATEST DONATIONS. The latnst donations to the Rod Cross fund jtro as follow:—Anonymous (Inquiry Bureau Fund) .£lO. Miss Maud Tabart (Inquiry Bureau Fund) J 22, Miss Boattic, Wellington Imonthly) 13s, Mr J. Borthwick (monthly) £5, Anonymous £l. Messrs Milr.er and Thompson (found at booking office) £% Peniry box sollection at Port Levy 3s, Mr nnd Mrs J. 11. Tripp, per Home and Empire Leapu-!. Seraldine £2OO, G. H. N, Helmcro (monthly) £5, Springfield Russell's Flat and Kowhai Bush Sewing Guild (for Mount Felix Hospital) £25: total to date .418,129 5s Sd. The Ladies' Committee acknowledges with mirav thanks receipt of gii'.s from (he following:—Mrs Munro, Hornby-Islington B'anch, City Branch, Mrs Messitcr. Mrs Shields, Mrs Newman, Mrs Seth-Smith.-Mrs Hurst, Dovleston Bianchj Miss T. Raphael, New Brighton Branch, Mrs Walter Moore, Mrs T. C. Robinson. Opawa Branch (per Mrs Gebbie), Little River Branch. Mrs 11 Raphael, Doric Red Cross (per Mrs Hnrri?onK Anonymous, M.E. (Chatham Islands), Lower Riccarton Branch, Rakaia Branch (per Mrs Blaekiston). Waihi-AVoodbury. Avonsida Branch (per Mm Aiken), Mi-s Shrimpton, Cricketers' Bandage Team, Mrs Lr.no, Mrs Guy Pascce, Teachers' Bandage Team, Cashmere Hills (per Mrs Bennett), Mrs Bunsterville, Mrs L. Brydor., Death and Co.'s Patriotic Club (per Mr Yaughan), Anonymous, Governor's Bay (per Mrs Kav), Fendalton Unit of iho C.D.C., " Sewing Bee, Prebblcton, Branch, Lover Riccarton Branch, City Branch (Girls' Bandage Brigade), Rakaia Bandage Branch (per Mrs Hardy), Miss Bourn's Sewing Party, Sydenham Branch (per Mrs R. Anderson), Latimer Square ana Busy Bees. CATHEDRAL SQUARE DEPOT.

During the past, weal: g.i'ts in kind have been received ai the depci, Cathedral Square, trom tho following:—T. G. Btirch, Eric Baker, Mrs J. Deans, N. Mccfarlane, E. tkmton, ilise Funny Fox, W. 15. Clarkson tnd Sons, Mrs W. BallaMync, Mrs J. Dallas, Mr* Inwoocl, W. and E. Broadway, J. A Pannett, Miss M. Joyce. .7. H. B. Oliver, E. R. Guinness, fc'owden and Santy, Mrs R. S Matthews, Mrs Carey-Bill, Mrs E. F. Stead, Mrs L. M. Isitt, Mrs Crosby, H. Simmons, A. Colvillo, Mia G. Lummis, Mrs K. Bill Fisher, Mrs S. James, Mrs A. F. Scott, Mrs Shirley. Mrs J. Hazlott, Sims, Cooper' and Co., Chris.church Mea-i Conipanv, T. 11. Overton, Mrs C. H. Bucklanc!, Mrs B. B. -Bcois, G. Watson Miss Bruce, Mrs Bimington, Mrs Sladden, S. L. P. Free, Mr 3 A. Scott, Skeltcm, Frostick and Co., Mrs F, Wilding, R. Livingstone, Mrs Hicks, Mrs Pcatc, Mi*s Morton, B. Se'.h-Smith, Mrs Haslam, Mrs Fisher, Mrs Br.un, Lady Clifford, Mrs G. T. Booth, IJ. C. Godfrey and Co., Mrs M'Cro.'tie Mrs IL L. Bowker, junr., Mrs A. J, Thwaites, Mrs D. Gordon H;)lmes, " Maccdon," MtsnJ. Blackmore, Miss Wilding. Miss Mcnzies, Mrs C. 11. Croxton, Mrs E. E. Daniels, Miss E. Scott, Mrs J. G. Wilson, A. F. Scott, Vv living*, Mrs J. Wallace, Mrs H. E. Bell, Mrs Doubleoay, Mir? Bamfielrl, J. Montgomery and Co., A. J.'Wilson, Mrs it. S. Matthews, Mrs Jonson, Mra AV. lies, Mrs W. D. Stewart, Mrs C. SVinner, Mrs L. Banks, H. P. M. Berry, Mrs E. J. Cockslcv, Mrs G. E. Rhodes, Mrs W. Wallace. Miss Strange, R. F. Tcdhunter, Mrs E. S. Rutherford, Mrs E. J. Corduer, F. Sandnil, Mrs J. L. Owen, Mrs W. B. Stocks, Mrs A. B. Anderson, Mrs J. Stevenson, Mrs B. Svmes J. A. Walker, Mrs A. Boyle, 11. Duckworth, Mrs A. E. G. Bhodes. Miss Fox, Mm Ponnett, Miss Bowker and Mrs C. B. Beadcl and numerous anonymous g r fts. Cash donations have been received as follow:—Per New Zealand Fanners' Asscciation JE6 5s Gd. being proceeds of sale of three sheep donated by A. Shipley, D. M'Mi'lnn and Jt. Benr.o'ls; lan Gebb'ie 2s, H. Kinge. per J. B. Merrett (sale of rabb'ls) 3s, children's narty, per Margaret Talbot £1 5s 2d, H. Duckworth (sn'o of apples) £1 10s. G. M'Boan. ner Pyne and Co. (salo •of ewe) £1 lCs. per H. Matron and Co., sa'e of sheep tlona'ed by G. H. Bidgen, T. Powlinf, J.' Knighf. H. Brcmley. D. 1,0-fevre, fevre, C. Feury. J. Parkinson, G. W. Clarkson, W. Horwell, G. Allpress and J. Ashworth, £l3 5s Gd. "Glen," per Miss Helen S'evart £l. The week-end pale of home-made rood-

stuffs, etc., conducted "by Mesdaiucs .7. Stevenson and Walter Hill at the depot resulted in Hie addition of J3U to the Red Cross Sick and Wounded Fund. At the Addington saleyards on Wednesday the New Zealand Farmers' Association sold on behalf of tho depot four fat sheep, two being donated bv J. A. Pannet and ono each by J. Cunningham and H. Oliver. Another fat sheep donated by Jarman Bros. was sold by H. Matson and Co. Ten sacks of wheat were received from J. Montgomery and Co., two sacks of cockaroot Irom .T. Johnson and five sacks of walnuts from A. E. Williams. The sum of £S 2», collected bv Harry Thomas for tho Overseas Tobacco Fund, was received for remittance to London. YALDHERST.

Tho Yaldliuvst branch sent in to the head office this month 23 pairs socks. 3 bed socks. 4, balaclavas, 4 day shirts, 1 nichtshirt, i slings, 37 handkerchiefs, 4 pyjamas, 2 vests, 9 face cloths. Ot those the children made the 4 slings, 3 faco cloths and 1 handkerchief. Mrs Cox made a table centre which brought in £2 2s 6d. LITTLE RIVER. The weekly meeting of the Little River Red Cross if as held on Thursday afternoon, wheif about thirty ladies attended. It waa reported that during the week a parcel of garments had been sent to tho Chnstchurch depot, and during the afternoon sufficient work was handed in to make up another large parcel. The committeo wishes to acknowledge donations of woven'underwear garments from Mis Montgomery, bandage materia! from Mrs Buchanan, and old linen from Mrs T. Thompson, also'work from Mcsdaraas Aittei, J. Coop. Banks, Humphreys, Patten, Joblin. Line. Giddens, P. Crockett, Norrie Tavlor, Sewthwaite, Newton, R. Birdling. Usshcr, D. Thompson, Priest, Misses Coop, Libeah, M. Clark, Olacey, Vanstonc. V. Bedford, Girls' Friendly .Society. Okuti School children and Puafca School children. The annual meeting of the Littlo River Red Cros3 branch will be held in. the Public Library on Thursday next at 2 p.m.

WAIATj. The Waiau branch of 'be Red Cross Society sent to the Chr.'stchurch depot the following articles for .the month of May:— •20 dressing gowns, 20 diet cloths, 10 bales inedicino cloths, 3 fomen'ation clo'hs, 2 pairs flannel underpants. 4 pairs socks, 5 suits pyjamas, 3 shirts, 1 bale old linen.