LIVERPOOL FUND AND RED CROSS GUILD.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11614, 13 August 1918, Page 7

LIVERPOOL FUND AND RED CROSS GUILD.

HUNTERYILLE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS. The following contributions for the month ending July 3!st have been received by Mrs A. G. Simpson for the Hunterville Countess of Liverpool Fund and Red Cross Guild.—Mrs W. Parkes, weekly papers: Mr John Wilson, £l, and papers for hoopitalo; Mrs G. Hammond, ss; Mrs G. Watt, weekly papers; Miss Burgess, 15s; Mrs E. L• Ironmonger, 1 pair hand knitted socks, 1 pair hand knitted mittens; Mrs R. Lilbnrn (Pakeroa), £1; Mrs Bull, 2 tics jam, 3 milk, papers for hospital-; Mr A. Sutherland, 7s lOd, monthly donation; Mrs W . P. Campbell. 2 parrs socks, 4 handkerchiefs; Mrs O. England, 7s for wool supplied; Mrs Masters, 4 packets soap leaves; Mrs W. Lilbnrn, 4 naira socks; Mrs Jas. Abel, las; Mrs Marshall, 2s; Miss Mrshall, 2s; Mrs R. J. Tod (Pukeroa), os and 10 knitted eye bandages; from various contributors per Mrs Tod, £1; Mr Anderson, weekly and illustrated papers far hospitals;Mrs TaitSs additional for Christmas parcels; Mrs Roper, 2 pyjama suits; Mrs S. D. Lourie, 4 pairs socks, weekly papers; Mrs McDonald (Silverhope), 1 packet cigarettes, 1 tin cocoa and 'milk; tMrs T. Chisholm, ss; R. G. Thomson. £1; Mrs A. G. Simpson, 2 pairs socks, 6 handkerchiefs, weekly papers; M sssrs Ellis Bros., 4 packets jellies, 3 tics jam, 1 coffee and milk, 1 cocoa and milk, 1 meat extract, 3 tins milk, 1-tin peas, 1 glaxo, 1 pineapple, 3 tins fruit, 1 tin cherries, 4 packets soups, Mrs J Lambert £1; Mrs Bower, 3 tins milk, 2 tins tobacco, weekly papers. From girls of Standards 4,5, and 6, Huntervile School, per Miss Ray, 7 pillow cases, 3 knitteed face clotns, 156 swabs. Mangaonoho School girls, per Mrs Fitzgerald, 66 swabs,23 beaded jug covers, 1 soldier’s camp tidy, 7 khaki handkerchiefs.

Mrs Pitcher, 5s and bundle of old linen for hospitals. Poukiore Red Cross Sewing Guild, per Mrs T U. L. Powell —4 bed jackets, 13 treasure bag. flO slings, J pair hand knitted by Willie Healy ’{SA very handsome Red Cross autograph quilt was sent in by this guild. On it are worked the names of many local and district people. The sight of these familiar names will, it is hoped, afford much pleasure and interest to those of our sick and wounded men, who may happen to be in the hospital for which it is intended. In accordance with the wish of donors the quilt will be forwarded to the 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, Kia Ora Sewing Bee, per Mrs Ensom, 1 hand knitted sweater, 3 hand knitted balaclavas, 2 hand knitted scarves, 14 pyjama suits, 23 surgical towels, 31 face cloths, 23 manitailed bandages. Kura-o-Tane Sewing Bee, per Mrs Grey, 3 pairs hand knitted mittens, 3 pairs hand knitted socks, 8 hand knitted comforters, 17 hand knitted balaclavas, 4 hand knitted chest protectors, 1 hand knitted comforter ana balaclava combined, 8 pyjama suits, 5 bed jacxets, 8 triangular bandages, 25 treasure bags, 6 khaki shirts, 16 manitailed bandages. The knitting has been done by the following children Rena Campbell, Doris Exeter, “Yera Bowick, Nora Brennan. Maisie Clark, Ila Goebel, Mollie Griffin, Melva Still, Mavis Stevenson, Muriel Grace, Marcella Grace. The monthly parcel of cigarettes and chocolates sent by this Sewing Bee has this month been forwarded to Lieutenant Grant Simpson. “Our Day Copper Trail ’.—Contributions for July.— Collected by Mr Bull, £45; Silverhope Boy Scouts, sale of bottles £6 13s; Copper Trail laid by Silverhope and Hunterville Bov Scouts £2O 14s od; School (Miss Ptrry) £ I Os 9d;Maugaonoho school( Mr Fitzgerald,) 3s; Silverhope School (Mr Edwards £1 2s 6d,Rataiti School (Miss Hagan) 159 2d ;lluntarville School (Mr Iron3s 8d presidents of Watershed Road per Mrs Baldwin, 23s 2d; Copper Trail —Girls’ Meeting Wharekoa Club £1 5s 7d. Mrs, Cruickshauk height of soldiers’ son, 5s 2d; Ruth Swainsou, 2s 3d; Mrs John Wood (Rata)Bs Betty Lilbnrn, 2s Gel Mrs Lilbnrn, 10s. Total to date £IOB 6s 6d.

A monthly payment for the purchase of material, and also for the Soldiers Parcel Fund were received from A. Tait, J. Chisholm, Duncan, Baldwin, Bull. Mair, W. Wilson, J. Wilson, A. Wilson, R. Craig, Masters, Bower, H. Meads Yennell, Ireland, Tod. |Hammond, Lambert, J. Howie, Theed,Jj L. J. Thompson W. Craig, Weston, W. Lilbnrn, |R. Lilbnrn Marshall, Harper, A. G. Simpson, Misses Burgess and Marshall. Proceeds tor July of Red Cross shop, conducted by Mesdames J. Chisholm, J. Roper faud J. Abel assisted by Misses Chisholm, Roper, Livingstone, and Bntement £122 5s 9d—Of this amount £50 4 was sent to the Rea Cross Commissioner, London for the jgwelfare of ; New Zealand soldiers in France —and £SO was cabled to Paletsine for Red Cross comforts forN.Z. soldiers in that country.