NELSON RED CROSS.

Nelson Evening Mail, 8 March 1916, Page 5

NELSON RED CROSS.

MEETING OF.. &EN£RAI> :-:; CC-MMTTTEE. ","•'''•

The, nionih.lv me^tihg_.' of ; % tKe: "general committee' of the' Nelson, branch Ne\v Zealand Red v Ca ; oss was .-held dp Tooms yesterday,'.'aftei'noon," Mrs-W- ..Dock.'presiding. [ The official report" '■ on; the month's working suited that both, town ;■ and country work guilds had been active, I<s cases of goods haying been packed at the depot : and despatched ".byV outgoing transports. The approximate value of thes^' : goods, was £l9O. In cases t>f preserved-fruit, jam, chocplate, Glaxo, meat extract, a»d eoriderised milk, to the total value of £2OO Also,\-a.sum of £6OO -'hack beensent to headquaritets at Dohdon; Special efforts of the month for tbe- fund were'ti'ne aquatic carnival.' at; Port Nelson, haljf. proceeds, £65 Bs, and •Kobatu and surraundincr districts Patriotic Day-;' which increased the fund by £IOO. The Helping Hand shop on the three days/deyoted to the fund raised £64 lis lOd. "" Mr, J. P- Hayes, hoii. treasurer and representative" ifor Nelson, Marlborough, and '"West' Co.a&t on. 'the."Central',Executive,, reported -upon the proceedinjrs at the meeting of the Executive which.: he attended .at. Christchnrch.' '-' •." '" /'

In response to an appeal.made; by the Viceroy of, India to' Lord' Liverpool for requisites,Lfor-the forces in Mesopotamia.' it was resolved that the Nelson 'fujidprovide 7000 roller bandages,. ,3000 triangular bandages,. 4CW mariv-talil handages, Glaxo to the value of £lO, and meat extract ,to. the value of ,-£s. - -;' Colonel" W. H. Parkes, officercommanding the New; Zealand .General Hospital in Egynt, wrote ackhovvledn'.infr.receipt of 3 chests and 2 cases of clothing, etc. The'writer stated that the practical evidence of continued interest in. the* s"ck" and wounded was' much appreciated, 'arid he asked that thanks be conveyed to the senders.