RAHOTU NEWS

Opunake Times, 14 October 1947, Page 2

RAHOTU NEWS

RED ;€RpSS.'EFFORT: #£scm FOOD FOR BRITAitNy > V Mrs. 0: Green presided *at the monthly meeting of the .': Rahotu sub centre of the : Red Gross So- . ciety. A donation, of ' approxir ; mately Jib was ! to the 'Dr. : Barnardo fund to be sent iifopd :.,. parcels. The sum "of ,£2O is siLo: tot; . be spent oil bulk parcels, as well as the usual 12-parcel* per month. d A parcel of clothing was received, and it was decided to send it to China. Dr. Barnardo Funds ' A mart and tea held at Rahotu in aid of Dr. Barnardp funds, was successful. The organizer, Mr. ( C.:; Field, reported tne proceeds about .£6o', Those helping were; : Tea-rooms, Mrs. R. Penwarden, ... Mrs. H. Clarke and Mrs. .A. • Haskell; mart, Mrs. 0. Field and, Mrs. G. Wells. .; ».. - % ?.■/: . Piunket Society '' ;/'. .Mrs. H. Clarke r>rfesided overr'a fair attendance at the monthly meeting of the Rahotu sub- I branch of the Piunket Society. It was reported that the nurse was now' attending mothers at the ■ cottage at Pungarehu. A donation ■'■ of £2-2-0 was received from tW. ■;, Rahotu school committee for the use of the Piunket rooms' for ,» dental clinic. The nurse's report : for the quarter stated there were 19 new cases and an average, of ■ 46 cases a month. There was also •? a good attendance at the rooms. Rjod for Britain To raise funds for food for - Britain, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bay--nor held a social evening at ! their 5 1 home at Rahotu at which- '%ere '■'■' was a large attendance. The sum- r " of £lO * was raised.\.Games, were conducted by Mr. Hill,"'Okatd, - and Mr. R. Hughson, Ojiunake. Community singing was held and songs weie given by Mrs', and Mr.il. Hughson and' Mr. R. ; Hughson jnr., Optinake. Mri ! ; Young, Oaonui, saxaphohe H sol6s ? ! and Mr. D. Dawson piano' accordian solo, - <''-''•