BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13856, 17 April 1917, Page 8

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY.

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LIST OP ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

The. committee of the North Otago Branch of tho ReifCross.Society wishes to acknowledge with 'thanks' the following dotation.! received'' at the : Ainbulnnco Hall:— v.-,;',.,''.,

Mrs Kcid, Eledrsiic'j £5; Miss Rcid, £5; Mr Douglas 11, Eoid,£lO; Oamani Amateur Ladies' Swimming Club (per Miss Moss), £4 Is; MissMcCaw (Il.aka) por North Otago Farniers':Co-op., 8s 7d; 'Mi's Cullimore (Sales) £1 Cs; Miss M, Ilewat, 6s; Duntroori, £1 19s; Otekaike B.L. (per Mrs W. Mitchell) £2 13s; Pnkeuri, £2.105; Mrs Dalzicll, £1; Bandage Loague (per Miss Grant) 14s; Mr Bartruin, Red Cross telephone box, 2s; Mrs 11. Bussell, £1 10s; Miss Alexander. ss; Mi3s A, Alexander, ss. Otiakc, £3 4s 6d; Kia Ora, 3s. Total to date, £757917s 9d. Duntroon—l4 undervests, 3 dozen pil-low-slips; 4 pair sox, 14 handkerchiofs, 7 suits pyjamas, 48 tins jam, 6 tins honey, Puleuri—3 Suit 3 pyjamas, 1 lounge suit, 8 shirts, 2 undervests, 2 pair sox, 1 cap, / Kia Ora—Mrs Dalziel, 2 sets pyjamas, 1 shirt; Mrs Sinclair, 2.sets pyjamas, 1 ■shirt; Mrs Maeaulay, 1 set pyjamas, 1 flannel shirt; Mrs Vevran, 1 set pyjamas; Mrs Cowan, 1 flannel shirt; gift of books from Mrs Maeaulay; monthly subscription, Mr Evans, 3s.

Awnmoko—s mulervests, G skirts, 5 pair sox, 4 suits pyjamas, 1 faee-clotli, CO Ij.P. slips, IS manitnil and 5 T bandages, 39 swabs. Totava—Pyjamas from Mrs Simms, Mrs Bisset and Mr Doak; shirts, Miss Lcnuio, (2)', Misses Pulton (2), and Mrs Doak; mulervests, Mrs Mcintosh and Mrs Hawker; sox, Misses Fulton (11 pair), Mrs Wood (1! pair), Miss O'Donucll (2 pair), Mrs Rodgers and Mrs Mcintosh.

Weston and Ardgowan—Pyjamas from Miss Dick, Mrs Mitchell (and II girdles), Miss Wamock, Miss McVeigh (2 suits), > Mrs Allen, Mrs Kirton (2 suits); mulervests, Mrs Isdale, Miss Wamock, Miss McVeigh (2), Mrs Allen (2), Miss West (2), Mrs Kirton (2). SoxMrs McVeigh, Miss West (2 pair and 1 pair mittens), Mrs Fitzsimmons (3 pair), Miss Mary Fitzsimmons (3 pair), Miss Eflie (2 pair and 1 pair mittens); onus, Miss West, Mrs Kirton (2), Miss Gilchrist (1 and 1 pair mittens), and Miss McVeigh; magazines;.school children—Bedsox from Vera Campbell, Kitty Meikle, A. Olds and E. Lawrence (1 pair mittens and 1 handkerchief). Otiake—7 shirts, 0 suits pyjamas, 22 pair sox and 1 fleece black wool from Mrs C. Grant, Otiake. Mrs Frith, 2 caps, 1 pair bedsox and old linen; per Mrs Frith, I pair sox; Mr .1,. W. Mnnro (Omarama), 1 sack black wool; M, Slingg, laundry work; Mrs Battle, 2 nudervests; Mrs Kennedy, .magazines; carting, Mr Steele and Mr Ward.

Returned Work—Miss Rub)' Orr, 2 louuge suits and 2 mulervests; Mrs L. Dasler, 2 undervests and 2 pair sox; Mrs McKellar, 2 lounge suits; sox from Mrs Cullimore G pair; Mrs W, Nimnio, 3 pair; Mrs Robertson, 3 pair; Miss Morrin, 1 pair; Mrs MeDouall, 21 pillowslips, In view of the present great offensive it is desired to send forward as large a shipment as possible. Workers are invited to the Ambulance Hall for cut out garments, wool or material. '

OTAIKE BRANCH.

The monthly meeting of the Otaike Bed Cross Society was held on TuesApril 3rd, when there was i\- small attendance of members, A good parcel of work was brought in. The following work and money was sent in to the Oamaru Centre:—

Monthly Subscriptions—Mesdnmes R. Hill, McLucas, Mulvena, Card, D. Simpson, Jefferis, C. Simpson, W. Gard, Wilson, Misses Simpson, J, 0. .Simpson, Wilson. J, Simpson, Jefferis, S. Simpson £1 10s; late subscriptions, £1 Ss; donations, £1 6s Gd. Total, £4 4s Gd. .

Workers' Names.—Mrs McLucas, 1 pair'socks; Mrs Taylor, 2 pair socks; Mrs Chapman, 3 pair socks; Mrs Gard, sen., 5 shirts, 1 pair pyjamas; Mrs and Miss Mulvena, 2 pair socks; Mrs D, and Misses Simpson, 2 shirts, 4 pair socks; Mrs and Miss N. Mulvena, 2 pair socks, 2 pair pyjamas; Mrs W. Gard, ,jun., 1 pair socks; Mrs Wilson, 5 pair socks; Miss MeGimpsey, 3 pair socks; Mrs C, and Miss Simpson, 4 pair socks. The committee, acknowledge with thanks the following donations:. Mrs Charles Grant, £1 and one black lleece wool; Mrs Jefferis, 4s; Miss Fleet, 2s Gd; Mrs.Logan (Wanaka), 2 pair socks.

The members aro reminded that the next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Ist' May. New members and workers are always welcome.

Niagara whirlpool and rapids may now be viewed from an air cable car which crosses the whirlpool on a span of ISOOfe, 150 ft above the water.. The car carries thirty-six passenger? and the journey across takes six minutes,