RIVERTON PATRIOTIC WORK

Southland Times, Issue 24132, 22 May 1940, Page 11

RIVERTON PATRIOTIC WORK

At a meeting of the Patriotic Committee Dr' C. H. Gordon presided. Those present were: Mesdames.D. M. Tweedie, E. S. Fossey, J.'Fitzpatrick, C. Inder, Miss McNaughton, Dr E. S. Fossey, Messrs G. O. Cassels, V. Rose, A. Castle, S. A. Odell, C. B. Matthewson, E. Eade, R. Walker, C. Inder, L. Raymond; J. A. Martin, J. A. C. Mackenzie, F. Girvan, and the secretary, Mr G. Millow. * Correspondence was received from the Southland Provincial Committee stating that Post Office employees were contributing to the fund, one third being apportioned to the local fund and two-thirds to the national fund. . All parcels sent to Egypt through national patriotic channels were duty free. “Enclosed you will find £5 in notes, which I would ask you to . accept as a donation to the local patriotic funds, stated a letter from a person signing himself, “A Cheerful Giver.”. “I shall have the greatest pleasure in increasing this amount to £lO, provided nine other town people will come forward and give £lO a head within the next fortnight, which will add a further £lOO to the patriotic fund. This donation is, of course, in addition to the weekly contribution I shall make, and I shall naturally expect that the remaining donors of £lO will of course adopt the same principle.” . ' The chairman expressed many thanks for the gift of £5, and hoped there would be nine others who would give the amount suggested. A vote of thanks was passed to all who had given donations or augmented the funds since tire last meeting. Miss McNaughton, for the Comforts Committee, reported that they had knitted and distributed 97 pairs of sox, and made up 12 parcels, including sox and balaclavas and six parcels with mittens in addition. GOLF DRAWS Following is the draw for the May medal round of the Riverton Golf Club today:—J. D. Trotter v. R. K. McNeil, H. MacDougall v. G. D. Keeler, W. Hopwood v. partner to be arranged. Saturday.—W. R. Cockburn v. J. A. C. MacKenzie, L. Domigan v. W. McKay, R. H. Henry v. D. B. McLeod, J. A. Lee v. J. W. Martin, J. A. F. Watson v. A. P. O’Callaghan, J. J. Banks v. C. B. Matthewson, A. B. Helm v. partner to be arranged. Competitors in the May medal round will be charged a small fee, the proceeds to be given to the Riverton Patriotic Fund.

Following is the draw for the first medal round for the “G. R. Berndtson Memorial” cup.—May 29: F. Hopwood v. H. MacDougall, W. Hopwood v. R. K. McNeil, J. D. Trotter v. G. D. Keeler. June I.—R. H. Henry v. W. R. Cockburn, L. Domigan v. J. A. Lee, D. B. McLeod v. A. B. Helm; C. B. Matthewson v. J. A. F. Watson, W. McKay v. J. A. C. Mackenzie, J. J. Banks v. A. P. O’Callaghan, J. W. Martin v. partner to be arranged. Following is the result of the T. L. De Clifford Cup competition:—G. D. Keeler 96-22-74, J. J. Banks 79-3-76, C. B. Matthewson 90-13-77, L. W. de Clifford 87-8-79, J. A. F. Watson 95-14-81, H. MacDougall 102-20-82. The following is the draw for the MacKenzie Cup match to be played by the women’s club on Thursday, May 23.—Mrs D. F. MacDougall v. Mrs F. Thomson, Mrs W. R. Cockbum v. Mrs G. D. Keeler, Mrs J. W. Martin v. Miss H. E. MacDougall, Miss E. I. More v. Mrs J. A. Lee, Mrs J. A. C. MacKenzie v. Mrs L. Cloiighley, Mrs M. S. de Clifford v. Mrs R. Dickson, Mrs C. B. Matthewson v. Mrs S. H. Mitchell, Mrs G. H. Webb v. Mrs F. Conn, Mrs A. B. Helm v. Mrs R. K. McNeil, Miss I. Carswell v. Miss R. Walker, Miss S. Gordon v. Mrs C. E. Beer, Mrs J. Stirling v. Miss E. McKinnon, Miss D. Walker v. partner to be arranged The best cards returned for the S.G.U. Medal were:—Miss H. E. MacDougall 115-36-79, Miss Gordon 117-36-81, Miss E. I. More 97-16-81, Mrs A. B. Helm 118-36-82, Mrs W. R. Cockburn 109-23-86, Mrs J. A. C. MacKenzie 124-36-88.