OTAGO'S TRIBUTE TO FRANCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17372, 20 July 1918, Page 7

OTAGO'S TRIBUTE TO FRANCE

At present an appeal is being made to t'.ie ptopic ior iunds to assist tne sufferera iii franco througii the war. News is jusc to hand of tho heroic light the French solviiM'a are putting up ugauist our common loe and how they are driving the enemy Diuik over tae Marne; but this great success can only be achieved at a great sacrrlico ot life, and France has been sacrificing her uesii and blood without stint. A generous contribution is expected from Otago to assist the thousands of orphan children and Etinorers. 'ine appeal will conclude next i'liday witii a street collection, which ia Lroing" organised lay the Hospitals Helpers' Association. A meeting of ladies who hava ottered to toke charge of stands was held i:i Mr E. S. Wilson's board room yesterday uiteriiGOU, when details in connection with the collection were arranged. It was decided that the ladies should collect from 3 a. in. until 6 p.m. Flowers and badges v.iii be sold The badges should meet with a ready sale, as a limited quantity _ .issorted designs has" been received from Paris. Two liuriea at the meeting purchased a complete set each, thus adding 30s to the tund. The following stands were allocated:—Stafford street corner, Misa Dull"; Empire Buildings, Otago Women's ■Club; Ola Post Office, Navy League; Jacob's corner, Karitane-Harris Hospital; Stock Exchange, St. John Ambulance; Grand Hotel corner, Overseas Club; Bank of Now Zealand. Kcd Cross Society; Government Life Insurance corner, Mrs Jackson ; Stalk's corner, Y.W.C. A.; City Hotel coiner. First Church; Hallenstein':; corner, Mrs 11. K. Wilkinson and Women's Auxiliary of Y.M.C.A.; Strand corner, Madame •iquarise; Octagon, Miss K. Geerin (Otago Women's Patriotic Association); Sprosen'a t on-.er. Salvation Army; Penrose's and City Boot Palace, All Saints' Church; Mollisons'- corner, Knox Church. The following have agreed to look after (ho collection in the following districts: — Mornington, Miss K. Geerin; North-East Valley, Mrs P. J. Blackmail; St. Clair, Mrs T. Chalmer.

LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. p - C. Ncill £100 o 0 A. and T. Inghs 50' 0 0 J. Rut-tray and Son 25 0 0 John Roberts 25 0 0 Anonymous 25 0 0 W. Souter 10 10 0 S. Ncill 10 0 0 Charles Todd 10 0 0 Guests at Grand Hotel 6 0 0 Quick and Smith ; 5 5 o National Mortgage and Agency Company 5 0 0 Outram Town Board 5 0 0 ,J.K 5 0 0 A. L-aing ... 5 0 0 G. A. Fenwick 3 3 0 W E. Reynolds and Co 3 0 0 A. Munro 1 1 0 W. C. MacGregor 110 B. B. Couston 110 II.L.C. (Saddle Hill) 1 0 0 J. T. Thomson 0 5 0 R.J.G 0 5 0