RED CROSS WORK.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17529, 12 July 1917, Page 3

RED CROSS WORK.

(■ Tho following donations have been received V. by the New- Zealand 11 flinch of tho British l- Hod Cross Society Collected by Miss Lyes j] (comfort# fund) £1 4s 7d, tVoolston Sclu.u: S.aii pnon.hly) £.l Ids (>d Waiiuiite lied Cross (to ho remitted to N.Z. lied Cress s Cemmitt/ie in London), £SOO, Ur T. L. Crooke >1 (~-> bo remitted to London) £O, Reiielifis *- Branch (comfort-3, - monthly) 10 ; . Avonsido Branch (comforts) £1 5s 3d, Robinson’s Buy >r Branch (comforts) 10s, Bolfast Branch (comforts, monthly) £5, employees Mosers S'kel- | ton, Froslick and Co., JJ'.ci., £ll It's, Mr V. '• tV Badger (prisoners of w-nr) £3, F.DAV. if (monthly cardigans) £3, “ Work ” (com forint r- 17s, Mrs Maundrell Hobbs (proceeds of child's . play ring) id 10s. ’ The Ladies' Committee acknowledges with 1 ” grfl.eittl thanks receipt, of gifts in kind from Uto following:—Mcrivalo Branch i.por Mrs y Godby), Amberloy Branch, Robinson's Bay j. Branca, St A.baus Branch (per Mrs Jones), , Trinity Church Branch (per Airs Owen), City I* Branch, Oust and West By re! on Branch (per Mrs It. Gardiner), Celia- PecTr, Airs Carter,

Cashmore Branch (per Mrs Moore, Redcliifs Branch (per Mrs Beaven), Weaterfleld School (per Miss Burrows), St Martin’s Church, Spreydon (por Mrs Lovcuay), Waitiu Branch (per Mrs Rinaldi), Spotstvood-Parnassus Branch, Horsley Downs (per Mrs Lance), Oxl ford Branch (per Airs Leech), • W-aip&ra Branch (per Mrs Ferguson), Horrelviiie Branch (per Miss Horroll). St James Gui’tf, Sou:hbridge, Waimato Branch (per Alisa Jones), Airs F. A. Archer’s Work Party, Afr Cave Archer, New Brighton Branch, Gifts from Paul Shea's Birthday Party, Leithilcld Branch, Amherley Brunch (per Airs Courage), Ashburton Branch, Oltolca Branch, Mrs W. Chapman, Horornta Branch, Loeston Branch, Fondaiton C.D.C. (por Air Colo), Akcroa 0 Branch, Governor's Be.v Branch. «- I .

SALKS DEPOT. Tho week-end Bale of home-mp.de food sujv if plies, etc., will take place at I lie Depot, 0 Cathedral Square, .to-morrow night and on Saturday morning. The sale will -be in' chargo of tho ladies of the Lower Fendaltou y Guild, who will have on sain a largo variety of cakes, pies, fancy bread and other cooked -fc food, also meat, bticou, poultry, sausages, 0 hares, rabbits, jams, chutney, preserves, groccries, fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. ' Cash donations have been received from tho " following:—Mm F. Andrew, £2; sale of V pumpkin, per Brown, Little and Co., £2 12s 3 (Id, viz. :-t-J. Knight £l, J. Marshall £1 and il miscellaneous 12s Cd; Airs T. Griffiths (fancy [j work) £(>;. Messrs Early and King, nor J. 15, _ Merrett (sale of rabbits and pigeons). Ifis 6d; ’ ladies of Christchurch Telephone Exchange, '} £2 2s 6d; week-end, per Airs H. Acland, £l. X The winner of tho aoidiura' cake was Mrs J Cameron Smith. I 1 AVAKANUX. • A meeting of the AV.kant- Red Crors t Branch was held laet week 'to con--15 eider ways of raising money to nugmeut tho S funds of the local branch. Ur F. Frarapton 3 presided, and after full .discussion if was decided that collectors should bo appointed ’ to call on every householder in tho district

(or subscriptions. Atescisrues Amos, Bcq;r, 3 anti Lou-is wore appointed collectors, with -• Messrs Frampton, G'aima unci Dock to assist. ,' Tho sum of £42 was subscribed in tho room. 1 ) BALCAIRN. 3 Tho foil:,wing joexia have been sent to (ho 1 contra! depot, Christchurch, by the Balcairn - Red Cross Branch:—6 day shirts, 14 ny- | jamas, 2 bed jackets, 10 undervests, S under, pautß, 6 socks, 5 scarves, 5b handkerchiefs, 124 towel* and t dressing gown, and from the Balcairn School 64 towels snd. 12 fitted--1 kerchiefs. ! LTNPHURST. At a meeting of the Lyndhurst Red ' Crois Branch it was decided to sever connection with the Mel-hven Centre and join the Ashburton Centro. Tho following officers were elected:—-President, Mrs V, r . Buchan; vice-president, Mrs A. Reid; secretary. Mrs J. Jlaylnn; treasurer. Uits If. Right. Those present, formed, themselves into w. committee,

with power to add. Mesclames W. Cook and F. Tully, and Messrs A. Reed and H. Drummond, were appointed collector.-!. ST ALBANS. The monthly meeting of the St Albans Red CVos* Branch wts hold in the Minton Street .Hall on Wednesday. It was. decided to donate £5!) for blankets ( for New- Zealand hospitals in England. j The monthly donation of £2 was voted for soldiers' comforts. Tho following trlic'ss were sent ir. for June: —190 abdominal swabs, 120 triangular*, 00 washers, 50 handkerchief'.!, 3 head bandages, 05 pairs socks, 10 mufflers, 14 pyjamas,, 6 balaclavas, 10 bed jackets, '4 underpants, '1 feather pillow, 4 ■undervests. 15 bed socks. 6 txtdy bolts, 40 nmniUiis. 1200 swabs, ISO T bandages, 10 draw sheets-, 2 surgical stockings, 2 knee pad* and I bundle old linon, a total of 5007 articles.

GOVERNOR’S BAY. At the second annual mooting of the Governor's Bay Red Cross branch, there was a good attendance of members, the president (Mrs Kaye) being in tho chair. Tho report sta'od that the branch find a working membership of twelve, and confined itself almost entirely to bandage work. During tho year 625(1 articles were rent to tho central depot. Tho treasurer reported having received £143 lls 6d and tho expenditure was £l4O 10s -Id, leaving o. balance in hand of £8 is Id, The report and baiance-shoet were adopted. Tint president and treasurer were, re-elect-ed. YALUIiURST. The monthly meeting of the Yaldhurst Rod Cross branch was held on Thursday, Jtiiy 5, Mrs A. Johnston being in the chan'. Tho monthly balance-sheet was read and work given out for tho following month. The expenditure for tho month whs reported a? £3 9s lid, leaving a credit balance of £7O ,|rf cd. . , The following article# were received: 8 pairs pyjama, suits, 2 pairs bed socks, 3 shirts. 21 pairs socks, 2 pairs mittens, 4b handkerchiefs, 12 blanket dressing gowns. The school children sent in during tho month 14 handkerchiefs, 12 washers and 2 slings. OXFORD. At the annua! mooting of tho D xford - Red Cross branch there were present Mr fla"Ko (president, in the chair), Mescl-anios Hopkins, Ciarke. Smith, Hawke,- D. M Grath, Henderson. Wold, Misses Dorn end Mater man, Messrs Smith, Leech, It. Henderson Watson and tho Rev D. Rankin. Tho treasurer (Mr James M Cormock) rend thp balance-sheet from commencement <>l fund to March 31, 3917, snowing receipts £997 3s Bcl and expenditure £JH 16s Bd, leaving a credit balance of £55 7s. Tho chairman, in moving tho adoption or the baianec-aheet, said be considered

highly satisfactory. As assistance was jtißs as urgently 'required now, lie hoped tnc new committee would swlouslv coutimiu tlw gcort

work. He mentioned Mrs Henderson ana Mrs Leech for their-good ana constant services, and thanked all who in any way helped to make the association so successful. He also thanked tho secretary and treasurer (Mr M'Carmack) for all the work he had done so willingly. He extended the sympathy of tho association to nil those in the district whose sons, since last, year, had given their lives in tho cause, r.nd assured them that tho association very deeply shared in their grief. The. motion was seconded l>y Mr 'Watson and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks' was accorded to the donors of the three oil paintings, and four other works of art, for the art union in aid of tho fund. Mr Hawke was unanimously re-elected chairman and Mesdr.mes A. Henderson ana G. Loach and Mr R.' F. Henderson wets elected vice-presidents. The following committee was elected : —Mesdames Hawke, Weld, Clarice. Smith Reynolds. G. Rydes, Daniel M'jGrath,. F. Gilchrist. Hopkins, i», C._ Jones. T. R. Gainsford. C. Stevenson, Flitch, Misses Dofirman, Winter, Waterman (2). Mabel Smith, Messrs Smith, Leech, Watron and Rev JJ. Rankin. Mr M’Cormack was unanimously re-elected secre* cry and treasurer.

The matter of the proposed art union of oil paintings and other works of art was left in the bands of tho secretary and the donors.

The subject of Christmas gifts for the men at tho trout was raised, and tho following motion wds proposed by Mr Smith:—“ That, every ‘ boy ’ at the front from Oxford County, have a Qhvistmas present on the same lines as last year." The motion was seconded by Mr Leech, and carried. Mr Leech moved, “ That the Patriotio Committee be written to and asked to devote one night of the pictures to the abovo Christmas Fund.” Mr Watson seconded tho motion, which was carried.

It was renorled that during tho past twelve months the Oxford branch had supplied 1240 garments and 40,213 bandages, etc., to Red Cross purposes, not including milk, coffee, cigarettes, tobacco, magazines, honey, etc.