RED CROSS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 8

RED CROSS.

BOLLESTON LADIES' GUILD

- The •Rolleston Ladies' .Guild, "vithieh has been in existence' for more than a year, meets on alternate Fridays to cut out and mqke up garments, etc.) for wounded soldiers and .their, dependents. In addition to " giving a donation of £6 to the Belgium; Fund,; thi& i society iias < forwarded- three large consignments. of , clothing for men, women, and children to the: Patriotic . Fund. Executive . in Chrastchurch. Some .months, , ago, by means" of -special donations, subsidised to the extent of .£3 by Mr)and Mrs'W. - G. Sandrey, the guilds was enabled to - expend some -£8 in purchasing material for making up 3Jed Cross articles. 'A. heavy case, recently forwarded to they Defence Stores,; Wellington," to be sent' to the new hospital for ISTew Zealandjers , at Port Said; contained .the -following g'oods:—l6' flannel shirts, 11' Union shirts, 4 body : binders,-5 manitail. baaidages, 3 fomentation -wringers, ;6,.hot-water-bag covers, 5 ic'ebags, 28' toilet I squares, 40 -operation; feloths,-100 medi- ' cine cloths, 13 flannel - - co bandages,- -16', pairs "socks,." 10 pairs slippers, 20 traycloths ancbservie'fctes, 8 draw-sheets, 4 pairs bed- socks,, -16 -pillow ! cases, and a quantity of magazines and ; other reading matter."-'ln--view of the provisions of the recently-passed War Act,' the guild has already secured "the hearty approval of th£ Patriotic Fund Executive for the' continuance of y its > good work, and it is now : seeking "'the further permission of the chairman'of I the Springs-County Council. HIGHLY APPRECIATED. - I The following is an extract from, a , I letter received from .Lord Eanfurly, dated, from St. John's Gate, London: "I.can assure you that the.-hares, rabbits, and chickens are most' highly appreciated, and I am' getting; -letters from many hospitals begging that when I have .more I will not forget them. I send them all out from! a list I have made out myself, sending them to the hospitals where I-think they mil be of .< real service; land especially any,that are connected with New Zlealand. •. With each goes a letter to inform 'hem that, i.they are a present fromlSfc./Jonn, NewZealand, having-been, presented by the' New Zealand farmers for the sick aind wounded. I am glad" thatyou did not attempt .to. put. these ,into soup.. I aim sure that they are mufth appreciated in the form they are, though-pos-sibly more, costly;', I am glad to«say that bills of lading of two lots are . just now in our offices, but •it taikes considerable time sometimes to; get. same, from- the ship, owing to the congestion of the docks." , - [ LOWER RICCAETON. i The monthly meeting of. the £ower Eiccarton branch was held in the Town Hall;. Work received-for <the month was as follows:— : 1§ jpairsv .vests, 9 pyjamas, 7 underpants, 7 bed socks, -30 small bags, 81 handkerchiefs, 1 dressing gown, '6' 3bed jackets; 1 day shirt, -4 scarves, 2 .nightingales) 85 bandages, 20 - 10;dxistsrs,> .90 >. operation cloths,,! 30 fomentation; cloths, 30 bottle, covers, 90 swabs. Subscrip-. tions amounting to £9 10/- from the following were received: —Whareiuli Ladies'- Swimming • Club,, per Mrs' Church, Mesdames A. Boyle," A. MeKellar, Broadway, Honnor, -iHelliwell, A. Luttrell, E. Luttrell, Fountajne, v. Price, sen., Price, jun., Free, Wait, Thomson, F. Bailey, Fisher, Burrows, Eaton, Sh-eate, Kitto, Lawrie, Summers, Sandra e, Evans, Virtue, Hamilton, Brown, • Cook, ' Eicketts, Whittaker,' Muhnings, sen., Munnings, jun., E.: J., Mason; McCullough/Maxwell, Hadfield; Moore,'and Jamieson, Messrs A. Luttrell,. E. Luttrell, J. A. S. Wait, -Misses Boyle, EeyI nolds, M. Eeynolds, Fisher, Fquntaine, Eicketts, Walker, Bfuce, Luttrell/ Betty Luttrell, Hall, and Eogerson. Gifts'in kind were received from' Mesdames Clark, Reynolds, Milne/ -Hurreli; A. McKellar, A. Luttrell,'Misses: Aitken and Eeynolds. • ' . . .

.FOB.- THE WOUNDED. Mr F. W. Thompson will give a demonstration of his leg slings, crutches, and two stretchers, at the Chamber of Commerce Building, Cathedral Square, at 8 o'clock on Saturday. His Worship the Mayor will preside. A cordial invitation to be present is given to all Red Cross workers > and others 1 interested. MEETING, AT. CASHMERE. A Red Cross meeting was held in the church schoolroom, Cashmere, last evening', to form a committee to canvass the district for regular subscriptions to the Red Cross Fund. Mr Guise Brittan presided over a Jail- attendance. Mi- J. A. Flesher, deputy-chairman of the Central Executive, gave an address on the importance of Red Cross work, and answered a number of questions. It/ was decided an attempt' should be made to assist the movement, and a committee was appointed to make all arrangements, Mr J. A. Pannett being elected chairman, and Mr Bricknell secretary, and treasurer.