PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1919, Page 2

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

NAVY LEAGUE FUND FOR "WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. Mr. Cecil King acknowledges the following: Dovedal© Road Board, £5 Mrs J. iS. Tomlinson, £1; A Friend, 6s. Total, £6 ss. RED CROSS FUND. Mrs W. Lock acknowledgesFoxhill, per Mrs Baigeut, £l7 8s 8d; Ka-whai-st. monthly collection, per Mrs Kemp, £1 11s; * Motueka, Tipahf, and Franklyn streets monthly collection, per Miss Knapp, £1 4s; Upper Bridge street monthly collection, pea* Miss Davidsori; £1 2e. : Mr J. P, Hayes acknowledges Van Diemen and Waimea streets monthly collection, per Miss Booth, £1 10s. Government Buildings, per Miss Hudson, 10s; Waimea Road monthly collection, per Miss Shaw, £2 10s; Brightwater, per Mrs W. Colt, January collection, £2, February collection, £5; Spring Grove monthly collection, per Mrs J. W. Palmer, £1 3s 7d. ...FOXHILL. A very successful evening for the Red Cross Fund was held in the Foxhill school on Friday, 'January 17th. The ’centre of attraction, especially the children, was a -Christmas 1 tree, liberal supplied with prizes of various kinds. There was also a jumble stall, sweet ista.ll, and) (supper-doom/. The fund benefits to the extent of £l7 8s US, madtej up as 'follows: —Chiiihtmas tree, £8 ; jumble stall, £5 17® ■ fid; sweet stall, 16s 2d : supper room, £2 9s 3d; surplus cash from purchase of articles from Christmas tree, 5s 9d, The committee wish to heartily thank all those who in any way contributed to the Christmas tree, stalls, and supper, or in any other way helped towards the success of the evening. MOtUEKA, ...

BRITISH SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ BABIES’ FUND.

Balance-sheet ;as at 31st December, 1918: To balance from 1917, £ll 18s 8d; Subscriptions during 1918, £64 13s 6d. Total, £76 12s 2d, By drafts to Mrs Katherine Melland, £4O; drafts to Children’s Clothing Society, £10; drafts to Church Army, £10; Materials purchased, £ll 7a lid; Rent of Room, £1; Cheque-book, £4; balance foiw'ard, £4 0s 3d.*' Total £752 12.« 2d. ' Audited and’ found correct.—(Signed) Lyulph E. Rhodes. Feb. 3rd, 1919. To total amount collected since March, 1915, £368 9s; By , drafts on London, £195; purchase of ’ materials, £l5B 15s;; Ncl-on branch, PJunket Society, £6 Us ; Rent Red Cross Room, Motueka, 3 16s; Bank commission on drafts, etc., 3s 9d"; cheque ( books, 10s; balance in Bank, £4 0s '34- Total, ‘■S3 9s. Garments to the number of 6765 have -eon sent Home, a considerable qualify of which has been contributed by ;, ie Stanley Brook and Tapawera distv:ots, per Airs, hanron. Airs. Hanson hopes to continue Bending garments, and will be glad of contributions to add to those, already on hand, Parcels can be left with Airs (Dr.) Deck. Mrs. Chester, a soldier’s wife, writes: —“I am so thankful to you for the frocks you sent my little girt, as she has had a great deal of illness, and this is her first holiday.” The frocks were made by Nesta Drummond, of Riwaka. Airs Chester and her little girl had been ill for a long time, and were going to -Southport for a week, which the Baby Fund has enabled them to do;