THE DOMINION'S HELP

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 8

THE DOMINION'S HELP

RED CROSS WORK.* LATEST DONATIONS. The following additional donations hava been received by the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society:—Newj Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association (one ewe donated by G. Jarman's Estate £5 6s 6d, and one ewo donated by Mr Ridge £1 2b) £6 8s 6d. Tramway shelter boxes (Blanket Fund) £3 3s sd, Mr Bussett 2s 6d; total to date, .£20,341 Os sd. The Ladies' ConimiUee. acknowledge receipt of gifts from the following :—St Albans branch, per Mrs Jones, Wharenui School, per Miss Harvey, Mrs Holdsworth, Anonymous, Little River Main School, Mra Forwood. Ornihi School, pox Gladys Doak, Southbri'dgo District High School, pet Martha M'Gill, Secondary Department Opawa branch, per Mrs Gobble, Cheviot branch, per Mrs Boss. Cheviot School children, Glenroy branch, per Mrs BeatAie, Waiau-Amuri, per Mrs Rinaldi, 'Spotawood* Parnassus, per Mrs Radcliffo, West Eyretoa School, Kirwee branch, Horsley Downs, per Mrs Rutherford, Mrs Rankin, Mrs Carter, Mrs Hall, Miss Bishop, Mrs Hogg,' Tenny. son Street Congregational Church Ladies Guild, Mrs Bennett. City branch; Avonsida branch, per Mrs Watkins, Rakaia, per Mra Hardy, Hockey Players, C.D.C., LetirnW Square branch, and Mrs W. B. Clarkson. • CATHEDRAL SQUARE DEPOT. Tho Chnstchurch High School Old Girls* Association is taking chargo of the Red Cross eales aepot nest Friday evening and Saturday morning. A large assortment of home-made delicacies, as well as "fruit, vegetables and flowers, will be on* sale. LYTTELTON. As thcoutcomo of. a jumble sale held *4 Lytteltou recently under the. auspices of 4h» Mothers' Union, a sum of £44 is has beoa handed to the local Red Cross branch.. On Saturday Miss Rita Bundy and Master James Bundy held, a Red Cross afternoon at their parents' residence, Exeter Street, Lyltelton. Thcro was a large, gathering of the children's friends, with the result that £5 was'realised from tho sale, of various - articles. Tho money has been handed over to the Red Cross branch, ADDINGTON. A progressive euchre tournament .an 3 social, organised by the Addiugton Burgesses' Association in aid of Red Cross wqrk, was held in tho Dickens Street Hall on Tuesday. Miss Campbell won tha ladies' prize and returned it for sale by auction, tho sum of £1 3s being .realised. . The men's prizes were wou by Messra Broome and H. Henwood. The booby prize was awarded to Mr D. Brown, who returned it for sale and it brought 13s. Tho proceeds of tho evening totalled £i 7s 7d. TAI TAPU. At the fortnightly meeting of the Tai Tapu Ladies' Red Cross Working Guud pa Tuesday, Mrs R. Macartney presided over a good attendance. . It was reported that the bandago making class which had been started in connection with tho guild had done spiend-d work, Xhe result of two evenings' work wasl 369, tourinch bandages, 61 triangulars and 21 binders. These had Been forwaraed to the Red Cross central depot with 38 pairs "of socks, 22 dayshirts, 21 uiiderves.s, 11 suns ot pyjamas, 10 dressing gowns and 18 handkerchiefs. Mrs J. Macanney, treasurer for \hg Liverpool Collecting Fiud, reported that since February last about ±25 had been to the Lady Liverpool Fund. The following articles wero sent last week:—lo pairs of socks, 114 handkerchiefs, 15 hold-alls, dO housewives, to the Lady Liverpool depots Captain Macartney attended en behalf ot the Committee and stated that the committee would contribute £5 » week and* more if necessary, for the purchase of material for bandage ! making, as the wor* was urgently needed, but was hampered on account of tlv) lack of material. Many ol ihe Now Zealand troopß were now ou tho western front, and more garments were most necessary. The women of the guJd had worlsed splendidly, but he wished them to set up a higher ideal and do still more so that there should bo no ehortago of gar* ments where the noed was greatest. The following leuer, being an answer t a a note enclosed in a dressing gown pocket sent by tho Red Cross Guild, was read:— •• f April 14. "Mrs Mackenzie.—Dear Friend,—l hava this day received a parcel of clothing from you, for which I thank you from tho bottom of my heart. The way ihe ladies of hew Zealand are working is to bo admirea, an* I can assure you your good work is highly appreciated by all the troops who have the honour of receiving your kind gifts. J.here is not the slightest doubt that the ladies of New Zealaud are doing splendid worß, and without them wo would not get the.comforts that we do. I wish you would ba good enough to thank the people of your Red Cress branch ou behalf of the patientin ho»pital.-Q.M.S. Burson, Mam Body N.Z. Mounted Field Ambulance.