“OUR DAY."

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17287, 30 September 1916, Page 8

“OUR DAY."

Tub wretched weather must have seriously affected tho collections for tho R,ed Cross Society yesterday, keeping probably thousands of persons at home who otherwise would have'been in the streets and fallen an , easy and willing prey to the canvassers. In the circumstances, however, a substantial sum of money was gathered in, bringing the total of subscriptions for this special effort to ojer • £SOOO. But this ig not enough. The very heavy lists of casualties are bound to, impress upon tho public /mind the fact that Red Cross needs, already enormous, aye now greater' and more urgent than ever, and we know that the peoplo of Christchurch are ready to do their part. The executive lias, Wa understand, decided to make another appeal, or rather to afford the community a further opportunity to subscribe. On the next occasion tho weather is likely to be less unkind. The army of ladies who so bravely “did their bit” yesterday, who stood pluckily in pouring rain and obtained £1640 in cash, may well ho pleased atithe success of their endeavours and they will, of course, bo only too pleased to give their services again. In the meautilhe, there is nothing to prevent citizens who liavo so far escaped contributing from doing so direct.’They need take no chances about tho weather, for they may send in subscriptions in amounts large and small.. The needs arc very great and urgent, and every patriotic man and woman will consider it less a duty than a privilege to help finance the Red Cross Society. The claims of sick and wounded soldiers, of heroes'who bavo fallen in battle or become incapacitated through illness, require no emphasis. They arc'too real and obvious for that. Tho experience of the last two years makes it certain that Christchurch people will swell tho “ Our Day ” fund to much larger than its present proportions.