POPPY DAY

Southland Times, Issue 21073, 3 May 1930, Page 4

POPPY DAY

RESULTS OF APPEAL. SALES IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. The majority of the town and country returns for the Poppy Day appeal have now been received by the Returned Soldiers’ Association. The secretary-organ-, izer of the association (Mr W. McGill) states that the appeal has received a fair measure of support and the total amount received will be increased later with late returns and donations, which have still to be canvassed. Many willing workers came forward to assist with the sales and in other ways, and the thanks of the association are due to these. The results of the appeal to date are as follows:— Street Sales. Ladies’ Committee (Mesdames Walker, Johnson, Ayson, Strang, Halliday, Officer, Riley and Misses Ott, Masters, Ronald, Peterson, McKay, Thornbury, King, McBeath, Miller, Fox and Keane)—£s4 15/6. St. John Ambulance (Mesdames Chapman, Campbell, Bettridge, Robertson, McKeever, Cordery, McCurdy and Misses West, Robbie, Taylor, Maxwell, Connor and Perry)—£49 8/-. Red Cross Society (Mesdames Henderson, Pope, Able, Petrie, Craig, Acton and Misses Birss, Hannon, Baker, King, Fraser, Craig, Patterson, and Mitchell) —£46 17/-. Mesdames Cruickshanks and Agnew and others, £l3 2/-; Mesdames Cochrane, Bamford and Fairweather, £8 10/-; Mrs J. D. Campbell, £6 11/-; Mrs Sinclair, £6; Mesdames Gilchrist and McKenzie, £5 1/-; Mrs Leary, £4 5/-; Mrs Crowther, £3 S/-; Miss McQueen, £3; Girls' High School, £2 10/-; Waihopai School, £2 6/-; Mrs Kennedy, £2 4/-; North School, £1 5/6; Riverton (R. F. Hayles) £27; Otautau (J. Fisher) £23 6/-; Ohai, Nightcaps (D. J. Robertson) £l7; Wydnham (S. Rice) £ll 10/-; Winton (J. A. Broom) £10; Orepuki (F. M. Boyd) £7 1/-; Fortrose (Mrs Millard) £6 3/-; Woodlands (W. Bell) £5 3/-; Orawia (Mrs A. Brown) £5; Ixira Gorge (Mrs McKenzie) £5; Athol (Miss Peterson) £4 5/-; Limehills (L. R. Lewis) £4; Mataura Island (W. Cassells) £3 18/-; Stewart Island (Miss E. Hamilton) £3 14/-; Kennington (D. Leckie) £3 14/-; Lumsden (J. Williamson) £2 17/-; Wairio (Mrs L. M. Sherman) £2 17/-; Mabel (F. Rogers, Misses L. Robertson, A. Rogers and Master J. Rogers) £2 16/-; Diptcn (D. McCurdy) £2 8/-; Papatotara (W. H. Hellier) £2; Thornbury (Miss E. G. Pankhurst) £2; Waimahaka (A. S. Holms) £2; Wild Bush (Miss Affleck) £1 18/-; Colac Bay (R. M. Sullivan) £1 16/-; Gorge Road (W. A. Diack) £1 15/-; Ryal Bush (Schoolmaster) £1 12/-; Drummond (Mrs E. Galt) £1 5/-; Glenham (A. C. Bulling) £1 1/-; Fairfax (Miss Jessie Lay) 18/-; Glencoe (Mrs W. Young) 13/-; Waimatuku (Mrs P. P. Lindsay) 13/-; Kamahi (A. Halliday) 2/-; Bluff (Messrs J. McDougal], 11. G. Newman, N. W. McGorlick, Mrs P. Young, Misses Woods, A. Woods, Barnett, McDonald, Calder, McTigue, Fletcher, Weir and Wiig) £l2 7/-; Total for sales, £386 15/-. Memorial Services’ Collections. Civic Theatre £34 6/4; Winton £8 1/6; Oreti Presbyterian Church £5 4/1; Lumsden £5 2/-; Stewart Island £3 3/9; St. Peter’s and Knox Church Combined £3 3/1; Central Methodist and St. Paul’s £2 10/3; Hedgehope £2 1/-; St. John’s Church £1 14/7; Mabel Presbyterian Church £1 5/6; Fortrose and Tokanui £1 11/8; Total of collections £6B 2/9. Donations. Previously acknowledged £69 6/-; Southland Bowling Centre (Te Rangi Club £6 2/3; Southland Club £5 10/-; Invercargill Club £2 2/-; Northend Club £1 14/-; Waihopai Club £1 8/-) £l6 16/3; Southland Motor Association £5 5/-; A. S. Holms (Waimahaka) £2 10/-; Invercargill Croquet Club £5; Women’s Club £2 2/-; A. B. Moffett £1 1/-; Mrs H. Anderson (Hokonui) 10/6; Mrs C. Gardiner (Clifden) 10/-; Miss J. M. Bush £1 1/-; Friend 2/6,'. Total of donations £lO4 4/3. Total to date £559 2/-. | Other functions- and later returns should I still further, increase the total.