RICHMOND PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 29 September 1943, Page 2

RICHMOND PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

1943 CONTRIBUTIONS £1,132 For the present financial year, ending this mpnth, Richmond has contributed a total of £1,132 2s lOd to the Provincial Patriotic Fund. The committee acknowledges the following donations with thanks, including an amount of £2 Us. received from the Waimea B’ootball Club, being the whole proceeds from the gate taken at a recent friendly match between the Waimea and Rival Football Clubs. This amount would have been larger but for the unfavourable weather on the day of the game. The committee’s appointment terminates at the end of September, and a new committee is required, under the constitution, for the ensuing twelve months. This will be elected at a public meeting to be held early in October. Miss L. Dyson £5, Mrs Hartley 10s, Mrs M. Hepburn £3, Mrs A. Miller £l. Prisoner of War Parcels: Waimea Football Club £2 Us, Richmond W.D.F.U. 5, Patriotic Dance Committee £2 3s 6d. Soldiers’ Gift Parcels: Mr and Mrs J. Cressey £1 4s, Mrs S. A. Croucher £1 4s, “L. R. C.” 16s, Miss Dyson £1 4s, Mr am' Mrs M. Giblin 16s. Mrs Hartley 10s, Mr and Mrs W. E. Poole 16s, Mr and Mrs R. W. Smith 16s, Mr J. Tuckey 6s, Richmond W. D. F.U. £4, Miss Woodman 16s.