THE DOMINION'S HELP.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17291, 5 October 1916, Page 8

THE DOMINION'S HELP.

RED CROSS WORK ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. Additional donations have been received by the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cioes Society as follows:—lire Bowen 10s, D.D., ss, bumner branch (per Mayor of Sumner) £l6, Anonymous JEI, G.P.M. (monthly) 6s, Mr W. Web.y (monthly) £l, Mrs Mooro 9s, Mrs T. F. Green ill, Wooiston School Stan (monthly) £1 12s. . . The Ladies' Committee acknowledges with grateful thanks receipt of gifts in kind from tho following:—Lower Riccarton Bjanch, Kiigbv Street Unit, Cashmere Hills branch, Oxford Branch, Knox Church Branch (per Mrs Whyte), Mrs Collins, Mrs Grccr, Miss Greer, Mrs Beckett, City Branch, Sydenham Branch, Mrs Rao, Mva Wait, Otira blanch (per Mrs B. A. Linklater), Redcliffs branch (per Mrs Beaver), Gobbio's Valley and Motukarara, Shirlcy-Burwood branch, Shirloy-Bur-wood School children, Mrs Moorhouse, Mrs M Harris. Avlesbury branch (per Mrs Eoulnois), children of tho .Heatbbote Valley School, Wairuato branch (per Miss A. M. Jones, Mrs Co?an, Leithfield branch (per Mrs Holchkin), Ministering Children's League, Fendolton. the Tennis Players, Avonslde branch, Mrs Beckett, Mrs Davy, Rakaia (per Mrs nordy), Combined Clubs, Fendalton C.D.C.. Syd'enham School, Prebbleton branch, Governor's Bay branch. . . . SALES DEPOT. The usual week-end sale of home-made foodstuffs, etc., will take placo at the depot, Cavfcedral Square, to-morrow night, end Saturday morning. The sale will bo in charge of the ladies of the Avonside Red Cross branch. There will be on offer a large supply of cakes, fruit pies, meat pies, eggs, pouxtry, jams, froah meat, bacon, fruit, vegetables and spring floweTS. ihe competitions for a musical bos, conducted by Mrs Davies, was won by Frank Fantham, and tho winner of a rag mat was Mrs S. Orchard. TKo depot is very short of fruit and vegetables, and any contributions, large or email, wili bo welcomed. WOOLSTON. A meeting of the Carnival Committed was hcid in the Red Cross. rooms on Monday evening, Mr J. Richardson in tho chair. It was decided to bold a three days' carnival in October. Tho fo Jewing stalls wore al.otted: —St John's G.F.S., sweets; G.F.S. Candidates, Christmas treo; Ladies' Red Cross Committee, refreshments; Rechabitea, competitions; Druids soft drinks, ond produce; Oddfellows, side-shows; Mothodist, variety, cako and home dainties, flowers, bran tub, ice cream and fruit salad. The treasurer acknowledges receipt of 7s Gd" from Miss Horton. SUMNER BANDAGING COMMITTEE. The secretary of the Sumner Bandage Committee repoUs' having forwarded tho following articles to tho Christcnurch centre:— 64 two-inch bandages, 53 four-inch bandages, 50 maniwil bandages, 40 triangular bandages, 33 bundles of operation cloths, 3 dusters, 30 diet cloths, dO binders, 1 bos of old lmen, 600 cotton wool swabs, and 230 abdominal swabs. . • Gifts in material have been received from Mrs Thornley, Mrs J. M B. Crawford, Miss Campbell, Mrs E. G. Rcwr.sley, Mrs Galwey, Miss Wrenn (face cloths), Mrs Marriott and Mrs Pulton.