THE DOMINION'S HELP

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17523, 5 July 1917, Page 6

THE DOMINION'S HELP

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RED CROSS- WORK.

DISPOSAL OF DONATIONS

The following shows tho disposal of money ana go-ou.-, avencu uoni -0... w.uis iu uio Canterbury, 'iNoison, Alanboroujjh,-and. West Coast Centre from September, 1014, to diUe:

LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS,

The foKowmg donations navo been received by tlie Now branch of the British Red Cross So&e.y: Collected by Miss Lyes, proceeds of danoo .at School of Art, June 25, i.ci' jujss.V. ip.uumh.an mpwn, xil .i-b i»a_; Wairiiato branch, comforts, £o ; Olioka Patriotic Fund, comlorta, £1; Miss Kitchingman, cardigans, .t'i ius; JLraiuwa.y, signer, collecting lioxes, blankets,' 19s; Mrs Fryer, £1; Mrs BloxAin, dressing gowns, £1 10s; Mrs J. Siioll, sale of cuttings, £2 15s. . _ .. Tho Ladies' Committee acknowledges with grateful thanks, receipt of gifts in kind from the following:—Mrs Hewlett, denroy branph, Mrs.iNedwi.il, Mrs, .Secrevan, Shetliold brancn, M.ss ijallatuync, Morivale Red Cross branch (per Mrs Godby), bydonham branch U>cr Mrs Ataderson), Southbridgo" branch (per .ints ii. Lipvvis;, iloireivnic brancn (per Mrs Horroll), St Albans branch, City branch, Gir.s' High- School, Opawa- branch (per Miss Gobble), Mrs Chapman, • Cashmere branch tpor Mrs ,Moore), Kiilmchy branch (per Mrs Warnock), Rakaia liranch (por Mrs Fenny), .G.F.S. candidates (Rakaia), Greendale branch, Feridalton branch-' (per Mrs Uougall), Hundalec School, Spotswood-Bar-naßSUS branch, Irwcll brancn, Miss Kitchingman, MoiJiven branch (per Mrs Giover). Brookside branch, Kangiora branch, City brancli, Kaikoura branch', Girls' Brigade,

Trinity Church branch (por Mrs Owen), Mrs Lowcy, Amberlcy branch (per Mrs Courage), Miss Gladys Hayes, Mrs North, Mrs Acton. Comforts for soldiers in military hospitals have been recoived from the following: Mrs Sccrotati, Opawa branch, Southbiidge branch, Mr E. J. Ross, Mrs Boulnois, .Rakaia branch, Mrs Courage, Miss Gladys .Hayes, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Lane, Mrs Wigraui, Brooksklo branch Mr» P. Ha lrr>stein, Kangiora branch, Schyyu Nursing Division. SALES DEPOT. Tho week-end sale of home-made food supplies will take placo at tho depot, Cathedral Square, to-morrow night and on Saturday morning. The sale will bo in charge of Mesdames Henry Acland, Henry Wood and Eric Harper, who will have a very tino display of cake 3, fruit, meat pies, fancy broad and other cooked foods, also bacon, cheese, sausages, fresh meat, eggs, butter, fruit, es and cut rlo«ers. ' The competition for the soldiers' cako last SaHirdav was won by Miss Sago, River Road, Avonside. • • ■ LYTTELTOJT. ' ' During tho month of June, two boxes ol artic.es woro sent from tho Lyttelton Red Cross Depot to Christchurch, containing tho following:—s3 pairs pyjamas, 11 pairs underpants, 33 vests, 6 bed coats, 4 day shirts, 4 nightshirts, 41 pairs socks, 7 pairs bed socks, l\ dozon and 2 face cloths, 31 knitted face cloths, 24 dozen and 10 handkorchiofs, 4 dozen treasure bags, 16 scarves, ,4 dozen and 3 pillow cases, 4 bottle covers, 27 girdles, i balaclavas, 1 dozen collars, 1 dozen slings, 1 bundlo of old linen, 1 bundle of books; Sewing and knitting was undertaken by the following:—Mesdamc3 Irwin, V. Brown, Rattray, W. Lcs cr, J. Dyer, J. Pa?e, M. Dyer. Hunter "\V Taylor, M. Westell, Colgun, Morrison, J. W. Smith, Sterling, Russell, M. T. Brown, Owen, Arnold, Hueon, Cart"-, Whitby Blackcock; F. Norton. Misses West-all, Ross, Bundy, Konnett, Ladies' Sowing Guild, pupils of West Lyttelton School and pupils of Lyttelton District Hidi School. N

Donations were received from Mrs' Jones, Morriman and J. W. Smith. The Lyttelton District High School forwarded £3.

WOOLSTON.

Tho annual meetine of the Woolston Rod Cross Branch wa3 held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening. Air W. Gatehouse presided, and there was a fairly largo attendance of ladies.

The secretary reported that during tho year thirty committee meotinga had been held. Regret was expressed at tho loss of the services of tho Rov J. Roberts and of Miss O. Smith, but the committee waa pleased to welcome several new workers. Tho banciago class regretted that it had had to discontinue making bandages. Tho credit balanco was doublo that of last year. A pleasing feature of tho yoars work had been tho financial assistance rendered to tho branch by tho young folk of Woolston. Tho committeo also thanked . tho Woolston Borough Council and tho Library Committeo for tho use of us rooms. The financial statement showed the receipts to have been £419 fa ljd and tho expenditure £291 3s 7Jd. leaving a credit balance of £l2B Os 6d. During- tho year the following articles had been sent to the central depot:—lll2 handkerchiefs, 4710 swabs. 1094 bandages, 595 curgical veils, 439 washers, 325 scarves, 137 pairs socks, 125 wound cloths, 80 pairs of mittens, 82 treasure bags and numerous other articles. Tho estimated value of tho articles was £392 12s. Tho report and balance-sheet wore adopted. A letter was received from Mr J. B. Johns, on behalf of Misses Muriol and Hilda Johns, forwarding £5 as tho result of a concert given by them. A vo*o of thanks vas passed to; tho two secretaries for their work during the year. Officers wero elected as follow:—President. Mr J. Richardson; Indies' president, Mrs J. Thomson; deputy-chairman Mr W. Gatehouse; ladies' deputy-chairman, Mrs J Cunningham; ladies' secretary, Miss Felton; men's secretary, Mr M'Harg; and treasurer, Mr J. Cunningham A vo'e of *bank* ws iias=ed <o Mi Scott, treasurer. Owing to tho co.'aibility of his removal from the Woolston district,' Mr. Scott decided not to offer himself for re-election. It was resolved -to send' £25 to London for bandages for tho Now Zealand troops. SUMNER. . Tho Sumner Red Cross Committee met ( in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon. Mrs G. W. C. Smithson presided over a full attendance. * . lan a"d Bettv Treleavcn forwarded tho sum of £1 as tho rosult of an afternoon-lan-ten' entertainment. Tho sum of £ls was voted for jrarmonts and £lO to bandage work. The socretarv rouorted having forwarded the following articles to tho Christchurch depot during Juno:—2o • flannol vests, '22 pyjama suits, 12 laco cloths, '7 pair of- socks. 4 pair of ward sliouers from Mrs Thorpe and 2 uflir of ward slippers from Mrs Aiken. Subscriptions woro acknowledged from the following:—Collected by Mrs H. J. Marriner —Mesdames Aiams, ». iy DassuLt D. Bates-; Bcattiie, Beckett, Benson, T. V,. .'Boul'on, W. E. B--t, Brown "E. 8.," Crane, J. M. B. Crawford. L. Y. Co'merford. England, Hiilli"an,'Miss Farr, Hauham. C. H. Hamilton, H. W. Heslou, H. C. Jaimeroo. Dr Farr, Leithead. Lindroos and' family, F. S. Maddison, F. S. Marrio. M'Lean,' Mills, 11. J. Marriner, Parrott, A. Pullau, R.. Parnhuni I'lhree), Sherrara, A. o. rt.ison i. Wilson, Miss Campbell, Miss L. Cooper, An-

onymous A.; collected by lira G. W. C. Smithson —Mesdames Galwoy, H. N. Buttle, T. W. Johnson. J. S. Williams. E. A. Johnami, \V. P. Raphael. E. G. Wood. Van Ascli, ■T. B. Laurenson. K. G. Wrifrht, G. AV. C. Smithson and Miss K. Teape; collected by Mrs it. C. Benson—Mesdames Asquitb, Benaon, West, Liddiard, Miss Liddiard, Miss Maud Liddiard, Miss May Liddiard, ■ Alnui Baopn, H. C. Bacon, Dcrok Benson, C. S. Parnhani, D. Carpinter, P. Hill and H, Miller. CASHMERE. The quarterly meeting of tho Cashmere B<-.t >. ich as held o iiic3vu_ .) eriioon at St Augustine's Schoolroom, , Mrs Bennett presiding oyer a. yery {air attendance. The president referred to the demand for flannel bandases, and said that tho more Now Zealand flannel they could.send to England the better. Cotton bandages were not required, but flannel, bandages wore more expensive, costine in New Zealand fourpenec halfpenny each; in Londo me.. :■ si crown each. A gentleman in tho country had undertaken to inako on his knitting machine ".0112 and stump stockings and socks for the branch i£ ho were supplied with tho malerial. ...'.■ . ~ 1 Mrs Moore Rave statistics 01 the work dono during tho quartei by brancn m;.<mbe.s, and said that in tho three months 215 irarments 12 712 bandages and other articles, and over 100 knitted Garments had been forwarded to the depot. The monthly income was £37, makin" £312 for the apt sis uion hs. Of that sum thoy .had spe.T; £'327 13s 4d. Donations, quite unasked, had also been sent in durna the miarter. amounting to £59 lis fid. The speaker referred to the need for fla-mel things, and mentioned that one. hospital matron wrote that a great number of tubercular patients had been roceived from

Prance.. With blankets dear, and coal at £lo.per ton, thoro had been considerable difficulty'in koenin- the men warm. It: vras agreed that Mrs Moore should, at the next meeting ■of the 'Women's General Committee, support a proposal that each branch should donate £1 to a fund for keeiv ing a supply of crutches at the depot for **■ turned soldiers SEFTON AND MOUNT GREY DOWNS. The president of'the ladies', section of the Sefton- andi Mount Grev Downs Red Cross branch wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums-for trench comforts for the soldiers:—Mrs Thomas Wyilie £5, Messrs A. Johnstone 14s 6d, T. Dalzell and Douglas Bailey'2s Cd each: also 10s, proceeds of sale of articles made bv Mrs Alfred. Wilson.' RANGIORA. The 'monthly meeting '.of the ■ R-angiora Brancli was "held on Monday. It'was reported that iho following articles had been sent to the. central depot:—From tho bandago'' department—Blo round swabs, 100 abdominal swabs, 70 face ; cloths, 20 wringers, 40 slings, 200 mauilails, 300 triangulars; 90 - binders, total 1530 articles; from tho. work depot—lo shirts, G dressing gowns, 20 bed jackets, 30 pairs of socks, 55 underflarinels, pair miitehs, 100 pillow slips, 191 handkerchiefs, total 477 articles. Papers and magazines were also sent. Special gifts were received from Mrs Fear, sen.,-Mrs W. ,T. Wilson, Master. H. Da-10, the Borough School, High School, Saltwater Creek School, tho . Convent and St John's Association. A monthly donation of 5s was received from Mrs Hutchison, ;White-rock, also £1 15s from Mrs Adam Scott,- Okuku. Tho raffle of jewellery presented by Mrs J.. M'Crackon realised £59 9s. METHVEff. The annual meeting' of tho" Methven , Red Cross Branch was held on Saturday. The report and .balance-sheet, which were adopted, stated that tho recoipts for the year totalled £743 12s lid and the ■ expondi'ui'o amounted to £531 2s Gd,'leaving a credit balance of £213 10s. sd. Tho Highbank Branch, per Mrs Law, had contributed £SO and niado 220 garments, and the Lyndhurst Branch', per.'Mrs Cook, had contributed £BO and. made 312 garments. During the'year 17,979- articles were forwarded to tho centra! depot. , . Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to % 'Hibbs for tho uso of tho Red Cross rooms, and to Mr Newman, who has dono all the carting•■ since tho branch started. Officers; were elected as follow: President, Mr 3 Mangin; vice-president, Mrs CrannVid; secretary, Mrs. Grover; treasurer, Mrs S. Smith;, committee, Mesdames M'Kay, Law, Fryor, Adams, Pearce, Roll, G. Chambers, ' sen., G. Cleeve,, Pawon and Seelen and Misses Anderson and Wilson. AYLESBURY. A meeting of- the Aylesbury Rod Cross Branch wan held at Mrs Selby's houso on Thursday. v • . ■ - Ihe bocrctary reported that a letter or sympathy on behalf of the branch had been sent to Mro Lacey, whoso brother, Lance-Corporal' A. Boyce, was killed in action- last month. It was slated that during the month of Juno two now members had joined tho branch

Mrs ami' Miss ..iio uouutwu «'i -o the funds, also two pairs of nocks. Further donations were received- from Mr F. G. Sowden, Mrs Lacey and Mr A. C. Silby. Though the branch hnd a small membership, a considerable number of articles were sent in every three weeks to the central depot. It was reported that the' fol.owing articles had been made during tho past four months: —32 suits pyjamas, 18 shirts, 23 vests, 21 pairs of pants, 14 pairs of socks, 1 dressing coat, 1 waistcoat, ti body belts, 6 dozen handkerchiefs, 5 dozen washers, 6 slips, 15 dozen face cloths, 18 girdles, 0 treasure bags, 1 dozen pillow cases. Tho school children had been' very busy, and their work was very creditable. They had made S 6 handkerchiefs, 4S faco cloths, 6 scarves, 3 treasure bags and 1 dozen washers.'

Remitted for British lied Cross a • a. u. purposes . ... 46,328 6 5 Remitted to London for " Our Day" Fund . ' 19,371 8 3 Ba'.tiuco in hand June 30, 1M7 (for various purposes) , 4,141 1 0 Balanco in 'hand Juno 30, 1017, Sales Depot . ' . ■ • • 2,800 .0 0 Balance in hand .P.O.S.B. (as , an emergency fund for tho pitrcii-ic o, mawiiiil 1,337 12 G Remitted for French Red Cross (from all towns in this centre) 5,621'15 11 Value of Red- Cross goods dis-' S'2,6Q8 0 0 Stock of material on hand (less, littbilities), say ■ 1,000 0 0 1C5.KJ5 4. 1