LYCEUM CLUB
22ND ANNUAL REPORT Various forms of war work undertaken by the Auckland Lyceum Club ure reviewed in the 22nd annual report to be presented at the annual meeting. The report states that all circles of the club have directed their efforts toward raising money for war purposes. Tho war work circle had sent hundreds of garments overseas for soldiers and civilians, while the club itself had been responsible lor the Red Cross shop once in every throe months during the vear and hail also provided suppers for the soldiers at the St. Matthew s Welcome Club once every quarter. Members had been present on those occasions to help in preparing and serving tho suppers. . , , The welfaro circle had sent many large parcels of clothing overseas and had also helped tho Karitane Home, St. John Ambulance Association, bt Helens Hospital, Knox and Evelyn Firth Homes with comforts of all kinds. The sum of £35, raised at a bridge party, was expended in _ materials to make garments for sending overseas. Tho circle had also provided country holidays for many poor Auckland families. The club membership, according to tho report, is 714, a slight increase on the previous year.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24011, 8 July 1941, Page 2
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