TAI TAPU.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 858, 9 November 1916, Page 6

TAI TAPU.

At a meeting of the Ladies' Working Guild -Mrs Macartney presided over a good attendance. The secretary. Mrs Morgan, reported that the concert givei by the Tai Tapu Patriotic Troupe in aid of the Lady Liverpool Christmas Comforts Fund realised £ls 7/0. A vote of thanks was passed to all who had assisted. The offer of the ''hristchuiih Tramways Troupe to give a conceit in the hall in November was accepted.

The following is a list of garments sent in to the Ked Cross Central Depot> for the month of October:—s9 day; shirts, 30 vests, 2 dressing gowns, 2 ' pyjamas. 1 bed jacket, .'Wi binders, 40 triangulars, 12 pairs socks, 15 mattresses! for hospital ship Marama, 4 knitted waistcoats, 1 dozen washers, 22."> rollerbandages, and 1 bundle old linen. To the Lady Liverpool Depot: 30' holdalls, 30 housewives, and l.'i dozen handkerchiefs, and £•"> in monthly sub scriptions (per Mrs 11. .1. Macartney i. The Tai Tapu Gun Club held a Pat- • triotic Shoot, which realised £29 17/9.' The money was handed over to the Ladies' Working Guild, and earmarked.' to be specially spent iu Christmas comforts for the boys of this district on active service. This was augmented by a special collection amounting to £2O 1 /8.

Bv means of progressive euchre even ; ings, Mr .1. Wallace raise.l oxer £S 19/-J which has been handed over to the Lady j Liverpool Christinas Gift Fund. An appeal by a number of boys, who I trudged many a weary mile on November 4. gained £2 lfi/-, which was handed j over to the Red Cross Fund.

On Wednesday evening Privates Nor-; man Davis and It. Haughey were enter! taineil at a farewell, social in the Town. Hall. Captain Macartney presided, and j speeches suitable to the occasion were made by the chairman (the Rev. H. Redgrave), Messrs R. A. Forbes, and Graham.

Miss Yarr took the opportunity of making a small presentation to Mrs and Miss Davis, on behalf of their friends, on their leaving the district. Private Davis responded tor his mother and sister. A short programme of musical items was contributed by Misses Yarr, Tanner (2), Suckling, i'eryman, aud Suckling.