RED CROSS WORK.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13797, 6 February 1917, Page 8

RED CROSS WORK.

NORTH OTAGO SOCIETY, '•V-iHsea! •'" MEETING OF ADVISOET COMMITTEE. ..' , ' l *>/ ; '• I'm- , ,':V .'■ ' " ."' . ' 1 -" /- /; i-v ■ /;>.' ,' : f • The 1 legulai mouthh meeting of the Advisqij Committee of the North Qtugo Reel; Cross: Society was held on Saturday w .thij Ambulanco-Hall, there • M n ß 1" ®sent "Mrs Lte: (chair), Mesdßines Haines, Hargieavos, Moore, Mowbiay,.,. Nicolls, Forrester, .Mrs ; Brewster (Auamoko), Mis W./{fatherland (Duntioon), Mrs Cox,-Mrs Bradley (E)i field),, .Mrs. Carmieliael (Kin Ora), Mia Bishop .(Kurow), Mrs Lory find Mis .Win, ,McQ.ade-(Livingstone), ilis Andrew-and Mrs'J.'Clark: (MaIiOiio), Mrs W, Doig (Papakaioj;' Mrs Jj; Forrester (Pukeuri), Mrs A. Kennedy and Miss Taylor (Windsor),. Mrs Sogers (Totiira), Mrs Marklaud' (Methodist Guild), Miss Roberts (Newborough), Apologies for absence wero "received from Mrs Gillies .(Hakataramea))i Miss J Boss (Herbert), Miss O'Connor. . (Ngapara), Miss Simpson (Otiake), Mrs, Williams (Waitaki), Mrs Mitchell (Weston), Mrs MeKay (Windsor), Mrs J. D, Bussell, and Miss Bee, A: large amount of correspondence . ms dealt ivitli, including letters of thanks and appreciation for work done from, his.. Excellency., the Governor,. Colonel Moorhouse, the A, and P. Association; also from Sir Thomas Mackenzie (as chairman®of the. New -Zealand: War Contingent Association)' for, goods roceived; from Mr F. Waldegrave, lion, secretary of the association, for' money (£23 Is 6d) received for Christmas gifts for. North Otago Sick and Wounded; from LieutenaiitColonel Chaytor, Commandaut Headquarters, iN.Z.E.F,, Egypt, for papers bearing Christmas greetings from the / society; from Mr G, M, Clarke, director of motor ambulance department, British Bed Cross, for money (£285 Jss : 2d)- for the upkeep of motor ambulances. This sum was subscribed in ! ' . response to an appeal made in June. . There was read a letter received by One of the members from a Voluntary, Aid Detachment worker in a hospital kitchen in Alexandria, conveying .tliauks to the .donors of jam sent last year. Telegrams had also been received from Sir E. Sliackleton promising to help the society, if possible, upon his return. Satisfaction was expressed that the efforts of the society were being so "widely acknowledged, and it was moved : by Mrs Doig and Mrs Bishop thai ■ letters of thanks and acknowledgment, not previously published,' should be handed to the press for publication. . A letter was received from the local Ambulance Brigade asking assistance-in-the raising of funds, and'conveying n suggestion made at the public meeting, called to 'consider a street collection, that tho society, give tho proceeds, of four Saturday markets to the fund. It was moved by Mrs Brewster and Mrs-.C]ark,.'an'd carried, that the request of the Brigade be granted, The reopening of the market was' fixed for February 17th. / Correspondence' received. that day from Mr Hadden ."Dennisoii re the holding of aiSailors't)ay waSj the ,proposal of; Mrs,;, Maryland, left' for the cxecutiye .to; consider.. In' view of * the close association > of; St. Joliii-, Auibu-: . lanie' w%.fhe' Ee^Crciss/ of the valuable assistance rendered by the local brigade, it was decided that the,appeal from the brigade must-take precedence of other claims for help; but that the question of further lielp; mg the fund for naval dependants'shall! not be overlooked. A letter Bad been received from Colonel MoorhouM- en-... closing a copy .of a letter from'his Excellency the Governor- calling a- : 1 conference of delegates to-meet -'in. , Gliristchurch on February 20th, and'; asking the various:'societies to consider the draft of the .proposed/ constitution and other business.-for tho conference,. Tho. draft as submitted waSi'-Ml'be- . ' '" v ■' 'I I JI ' I Il< MIIMI II llf'llV'il

fore'the meeting, and the after discussion, left in. the'hands of "Mis Foriestiu'l North'Otago delegate. S3 jnpatlictio rcfereaco was liiiula to the loss austnineil "by- 'tlie. death of Mr .1, Millet (seuetaiy of the A. ami P, Association-), and the secretary was in- , ati uctccl to convoy ■ to ."Mrs sjmpathy of the society 111 the lobs she hail sustained. TIIO report for the months ot December, lfllfi, and. January, 1917, showed: Expenditure £270 Is Id, (including £SO to the. Salvation Army 'Belgian .Fund and a second' donation:: of: £SO to the Patriotic Belgian Fund). -The' total expenditure to date amounted to.tlio sum of J5778 8s fid. ' Eeceipts totalled £419 Is 4(1, spocial;,donations "being: Shear-, ers, Longslip, £1 10s; Caledonian Society, £22 2s ,6(1; -'Peebles Christmas picnic, 7s;: South 'School (bottles),' £32;. Totara School (bottles), £1 7s* 6d; Middle School infants, 10s (for- the Belgians);• proceeds Mr Lee's lecture (Hampden), £3 ss; Mrs Pocliin (sales, secoiid donation), £2 3s 8d; Kuriheka employees, £1 lis; Kuriheka garden party (per Maheno Red Cross), £156; - Colu'mba- Church senior choir. £2 13s; sales of sheep (doners, Mr Cameron and Mr Yennall), £2O lis 6d; dog (Mr C.' E, Andrews), £9 18s 3d; pig-r (per Mr; A. Fitzsimmons),- £1 19s 6d; December markets (thre,e), £75 Gs Id; Belgian concerts. £lO. 1 - ■ '■■■'■; ■ 1 1 Shipments for the period: 87 cases: for Southampton, value £450 '9s Gel, making 526 cases despatched, and a , total value of shipments £6185 lis Bd. Letters have been received by the socioty from Bevernl sources., in nci knowledgment of gifts sent, for hospital and other purposes. • A country -worker received a letter .from Alexandria 1 dated August sth, ' 1916 and signed, "M, A'. Buck, V.AD.,"* gratefully acknowledging a consignment of home-made jam.Which had been much appreciated by those in the hospital with which the writer was engaged. ' ~ Another letter from 'LieutenantColonel Cliaytor, Commandant N.Z.E.F.' Headquarters, Egypt, dated Cairo, December 25th, 1916, testified to the satisfaction with which a parcel of forty copies of Now Zealand newspapers had been received, -and stated that they had been distributed throughout the Egyptian : hospitals in which there were New Zealandei's. Colonel Cliaytor said' lie distributed many of the papers personally, and thanked the/society on behalf of the men for the gifts. The motor ambulance department of. the British Bed Cross Society wrote forwarding receipt for the sum of £285 15s 2d for the upkeep of ambulances,' The letter stated that the department had over two thousaud motor arnbu- 1 lances at work, and, Including auxiliary cars, a fleet of over 2500 vehicles, the maiutenance of which cost approximately £300,000 per annum. '[ The New Zealand War Contingent Association wrote forwarding acknowledgment of .receipt of £2iHs Gd.sent/ for' tlie purc'hiisq of gifts .'for;wounded] soldiers. The writer (F, -Waldegrave) said the association would lie pleased to execute the commission for the 5 North Otago Society, and that, although the; donation was not iii ';time' for the purchase of gifts' for-Christinas,i the 'assdeiation would intioiate to what ,113 c the money had been devoted. The! writer also .noted 'that Oamaru was Well represented in tlie shipments of goods- being received for Bed Cross '.vork. , ; MENO^acknowledgments; The committee of , the .Maheno ,Red Cross Society desires to acknowledge tlie p following donations given in aid of ! tlie: garden■ fete"at Kuriheka, held.oll' ' Ist .January:— : ,• ' : i Cblpriel Jficlibis- £25, Mrs J, Macpher-. son,' Mrsi : Feiiwick,. £3; Mr W. B, •Andrew and 'the Convent, Tesche- . ,jnakers,-£i ls.j-Mr Bruce,.Mr Alex'. Lindl;toy, Mrs. W. P.JJeid, Mr J. Wylio, Mr and Mrs A.,McKcnzie, Mrs J. C. ; XicholSj Mr J. Soilness, Mr J. Paton, Mr ~D, RodgerjrMr J. Smith,.Mrs Stovenson, Mi J, Grant, Mr Thos. Gemmell, Mr

' ; vs , > \V c Kininmont r i\lrs AV, Hobcx tson 3 Mi ' and 1 Mrs Wi Matatiley, Mi ' r * ' f , 1 ' Bobeits, Mis Dippic, Mi AlO\ (Jlaik, 1 and Wijitakl Bojb, £1 each; < itij W Ijawiente, Us, Mi Jis Claik, Mi and Mis W P.odgoi, Mr Dailing, A Fnend •. (Cantci'buiy),! (Jro\v,aiul Co.',. Mr .Milnt'j Mis, A.- Ori> Mrs A. Mitchell,gun:,,Mrs Claik, sen, Mis Mitchell, sen, Mn W Watson (Waimotu), Mis W E Androw, Mrs J. {Robertson/Mrs McLeod, Mr'J. Dunn, and.-Mr. A.. Adamson, lOb cadij■■ Mrs? Townslav, I '.sen., 7s Gd; Mr , DewaiyGs; Mrs Tunibull, Mr 'A. Brown, Mr: W. Maepliorson (Totara), Mrs Bauadough, Mis Milhgan, Mi J. Fronch; Mr. Scott,' Mrs Nicholson, sen.,' Mi: J, 0. Stevenson, Mrs Shaw, Mr D, Paton, Mr F, Young, Mr J. McNeill, Mr P.;Davis, Mrs Ncill, Mrs Robb, : Mrs Youart, Mrs Calder, Mr J, Mather, Mr W. J. Muldrow, sen.. Miss .Speirs, Mr Morrison, Mr: 11. B. BlakeJy,. Mr W.'Ellis, Mr % Walsh, Mr W. Dobbie, Mr A./McPhee, Mr R, Rodgor, Mra A. Jack-, mau, Mrs Rawaon, sen., Mrs Moloney, Mrs A. Watson, Mr J. Jackman, Mrs Carrodus, A Friend,' Mr J. 8.. Taylor, Mr M. Mclnerney, Mr W r . Hollands, Mrs Bloomliold, Mr R, Flinch, and Mr Jas, Morgan, 5s oacli; - Mr J. Henderson, Mrs R. Bycrs, and-Mr H.,Ure, 4s each; C, and D,, and Mr T. O'Connor, 3s each; Mr Alex, McDougair (Taipo)), Mr E, Clark, Mrs F. Rawson, Mr T.C. Bob' inson, Mr H, M, Roxby, Mr M, Grant, Mi\E. Milligan, Mr J. McLean, Mr A, Duff, Mr P. Marshall, Mr M. Conlan'.. Mr-T, Patterson, MrJno. Reid, Mr D, Morrison, Mr C. Mr J., Paulin, Mr 11. Duff,,. Mrs Dawson, Mrs Marshall, Mrs Oliver, Miss Turribull, Mr ShackleJon, Mr; G. Daly, and Mr W, Muldrew, jun,, 2s Gd each; Mr, C. Graham, Mr 11. Hewitson, Mr R. Uro, Mr J, Brown, Mr J. McLeod, Mr H, Baxter, Mis Torbcs, and Mrs B. Byers, Ben,, 2s each; Mrs Petrie and Mrs Holland, Is }' ' ' each; Master Hunter (sale of buttonholes), 18s 6d; proceeds from sale of Marawekaand Kuriheka fruit and vegetables, £5 19s Bd. .The following also donated produce,, sweets,' sewing, toys, etc.:—Messrs Cleverley and Southgatc, Mr T, Stevenson, Newlands Bros,, Mr J, Wharton, Mi' W, McDonald, Mr'J. McLeod, Mr J. ]3.'Ewing (Oaniani), Maheno School •'Committee, 'Mrs J. C. Nichols, Mrs W. P. Reid, Mrs Jas. Clark, Mis Dewar, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Bruce, Mrs J. Jackman, Mrs G. Saville, Mrs Culliinore, Mrs Baxter, Mrs MeiKeirae, Mrs L. Williams, Mrs Jas. Saville, Mrs Macauley, Mrs Woir, Miss .Douglas, Mrs Nicholson, jun., Mrs Reece, Mr- King, Miss Dewar, Mrs Bolton, Mrs Stringer, Mrs Robertson, Mrs McQueen, Mrs Dandy; Mrs A. Soilness, Mrs Lindsay, Mr'R, Brown, Mr 11. Wilson, Mrs Hunter, Miss Clark, Mrs Andrew, Mrs Alex. Clark, Mies ■Mitchell, Miss Williams, Miss Harlow, Miss J. Nicholson, Miss 11. Nicholson, Miss Reid, Miss Andrew, Miss Finlin'son, the Convent, TescliemakCrs, Mrs Cox, Mrs J,Newlands, Mrs Telfer.