PAPAKAIO RED CROSS GUILD.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 1

PAPAKAIO RED CROSS GUILD.

-——— « ANNUAL BKPOBT. ■'• The following is the annual report of the Papakaio lied Cross Guild:— At a'meeting of ladies held in the hall i on September 27th, 1915, a local branch of the Oamani Bed' Cross Society was, formed. The following officers were elected:—President, Mrs W. Doig; Jion. secretary, Mrs B. Bowie; lion, treasurer, Miss Buick;' and a committee was formed of , the fifteen members present:— Alesdnines Baton. C. Whyte, D. Whyte, Norton, Lister, Clyme, Ale Donald, Hunt, W, Doig, B, Bowie, Aliases I'l, A], Bowie, Doig, Simpson, and Skinner, During the nine months, thirteen meetings have been held and have been well attended by the members. At the November meeting it was decided to join the North Otago Bed Cross Society with Oamani as centre. A gift auction was held in October, the proceeds of which were -£3 l 10/ M. A concert was held in Alay, s,'l2 !!/;. being raised. Other subscriptions, sales, and monthly subscriptions amount to till i:i/-, making a total of £63 IU/IJ. ■A local branch of, the Oamaru Bandaguc League was formed on December !Hh. a commilti'i' nf six young Indies being formed, wilh Miss Ethel Norton as lion, treasurer. The membership of this loajnie now numbers twenlv-eisrht. which is most satisfactory. The subscriptions and donations to the league to the end of May amount to £8 7/15. The work of the guild for -the nine months was: ol' shirts, ;>8 pyjamas, 08 pairs socks, 17 uiulervcsts, 78 handkerchiefs, ' 10-1 pillow slips, o4 towels, 0 pillows, :! hot water bags, .'(5 fomentation cloths, ;j:i diet cloths, 1!) pairs cull's, IU bedjackets, .10 pairs slippers, !)' scarves, 144 face cloths, 12 balaclavas, 7 cholera belts. S pairs mittens,' ;>!)o swabs. 2.j pairs bed sox, 12 drawsheets, S5 service bags, !l diossiug gowns, 12 food covers, U tins Keating's Powder, sponge bags, ice bags, sheeting, old linen; total, .121)4 articles. The work of the Bandage League was HI! nianitail bandages, 70 T bandages, 88 roller bandages. The meetings have been held in the hall, and thanks are due to the hall coinmil lee' for the frw use of same. A jumble sale is to be held in September, for which all members are busy working. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, uora tsill.