PATRIOTIC EFFORT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14234, 28 February 1917, Page 5

PATRIOTIC EFFORT.

The patriotic effort cojiducted yestersday .afternoon by the ; ; George . Wil-: loug'hby Company proved, most successful, t ihe. results eclipsing . the record established by the compainy.. at Dannevirke. Over. i3IBO was xealised. .Considerable interest wasV shown . m the street campaign, which produced. nearly £70. While some of. the .visitors gave item* others went round:.tbevero\vd witOi collection Miss Edna, Seaton, who74nvaded th c Poverty Bay Clu^.i-e-: l>uniejd the substantial „- sum of . over £28.;' Miss Fatning's; box contained Vover £8, Jbut' it was* made/ .up.V;.\yith the largest number of coins,-. there beirg oveiy^7Q. In addition, to tbejnombers of the company two local young ''ladies, Misses Warren, and , Coleman: also Messrs. W., "Webb ahd W-VHart, ass&te'd With-; the collection. The street col-' lections were a s follows :— Miss Coleman,' 5? "^t 3 *^'- Miss Watreii; £2 12s 6M; M l i ■*?;. H^- rt * £3 7s ' Ir - w". w«bb; ; 6s, 9^d; v Miss June Addell, £9 "2» 2Ad ; Miss Florence Leigh, £2 12s l^d j Miss MuHel Dale, £6 19s 7^d ; Miss Faning. £8 : lis sAd; v Miss Edna Seaton, £28 15s; Mr.; Albert, £1 9 S 4d ; Mr. Halley, £1 5s 3d :' rnisoellaneous, £1 Os lOd. f The Defence Committee wish to thank the members of the company, esnecialiv Mr. Geo. WiUoughby and Mr. D* ; Jefferson, theMatter doing/ yeoman service as auctioneer ; als-y:- the?" ''local collectors and Messrs. J, Jaggar;> manager of the Opera House (for tih e >use oi chairs),' D. J. Barry,, Ltd.. (for USe of lorry); Chrlsn and Son, (for; use of piano), Messrs^ P. C. Elliott and.,Q. B! Oman (for afternoon tea), Messr 8 J. B. Broadhurst, N. Lowndes, and t"*ro s returned soldiers from, the hospital. The. effort was continued at. the, Opera House, last nighty when during ah interval irj the company's performance "Mr. J. .W. r Bright, auctioned the Savage Plub's -flag,. and a further a uni of £113 tyais reaJisedr. The following were the purcht-Oiers :+-Mrs. J. Murphy £10, Mr! Coop, £10,, Mrs.. F> Barker £10, Mr. ,W. 5D.../'. Ly^naf v £10, Mrs. J, T. Harris •ClOy Mr. ..A.-Harrjs £5, Mr. Mon^kton £s>s.Mr. G, ;-'B." Oman £5, Mrs. F. Barker £§, Whare Keiha £5, Mr. J. Hodsre £5, Mr. J. Bowep £5, Mrs. A. i M.' LeWis £5, 'Mr. Thbrnley Sherratt i|S2, Mr. A. R, Hine £2', Mr. J." Bferry I itß2. Mr; -L. Harris ' JbS ' • Mr. J. "vV. : firight>£2,'.Mr.J. H. Cato £1, ««A Friend" £I,, Mrs Ben Taylot* £1, M«. E. ; r A4air: ;£1..31r. W- -Hamilton.. -Irvine % Mr. Lockyer £1, Mr. H. Hall £l ; , "MM H; H. Feildinfc £1, Mrs. E. Adair &l- Mr. H. Bennett £1. Mrs. McClucksie.£i". Mrs Kennedy £1, and Mr. H. Martin £1. , a>M"M~»~M~M~M~M"~--~-Mgj