SUMNER-REDCLIFFS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 858, 9 November 1916, Page 13

SUMNER-REDCLIFFS.

From Our Oivn Correspondent The monthly meeting of the Sumner Red Cross Committee was held on Monday afternoon, the Mayoress presiding. The resignation of Mrs Crawford as a member of the committee was received with regret. Mrs Black, acting secretary, also asked to be relieved of her duties, and Mrs Buttle, sen., was appointed to act until Mrs Fergurson's return. The offer of Miss Johnson to arrange a concert in aid of the funds was accepted, as was also Mrs Isaac Wilson's offer to hold a garden party in her grounds some time in January. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £lO 10/11. It was decided to vote £l2 for bandage work ami £l2 for garments. The secretary reported that the following goods had been sent to the depot during the past month: —21 pairs socks, 1 pair bed socks, 2 pairs slippers, 9 pairs mittens, 10 bed jackets, 10 day shirts, 37 pyjama suits. Gifts in kind were received from Mesdames Thorpe, Garrick, sen., and Crawford. The sum of £5 13/- was netted 'as the result of the recent progressive euchre tournament. Mr ft. Harper, of Woolston, forwarded the sum of 7/-, being proportion of profits of side-show on Labour Day. Month-

]y subscriptions, amounting to £22 14/-, were received from: —-Mesdames Allen, Bassett, Bailey, Beat tie, Beckett, Benson, Boulton, Brown, Best, Crawford, Comerford, Crane, Fryer, Halligan, Hanham, Heslop, Hamilton, Lawrence, Lindross, Ledger (2), Leithead. Le Feuvre, Maddison, Marrie, Marriner, Maclean, Mills, Parrott, Parnham, Pullan, A. C. Wilson, I. Wilson, Spiller, Martin, Carpenter, Taylor, Liodiard, Bacon, Parnham, Chambers, Butt'e T. W. Johnson A. Brown E. A. Johnson, J. S. Williams, Raphael, Smithson, In wood, E. Wood, van Asch, Laurenson, Sorcnsen, Menzies, Misses Middleton, K. Teape (2), Liddiard, Alan Bacon, Messrs P. Hill and H. Miller, E.B. and Anonymous (2). Special donations were received from P. Bates, J. Carter, Mrs I. Wilson, and Master Marrie. The secretary of the Sumner Bandage Committee reports that the following goods were forwarded to the depot during October: —.'!<) draw sheets, 110 triangular bandages, 70 wringers, 2 bundles operation cloths, 130 face cloths, 70 manitail bandages, 1 bundle old linen, 1 bundle dusters, 10 slings, 2uo abdominal swabs, 600 cottonwool swabs, and 10 binders. The sunshine recorded for the past week was ol hours 50 minutes, as <-om-

] pared with 35 hours for the same period ! last year. The maximum w»9 12 hours .; 40 minutes, on the 2nd, and on three J days there were over 11 hours recorded. The Redeliffs Branch of the Lady Liverpool Fund acknowledges the re- ! ceipt of the following:—A large packet ■! of soldiers' comforts from Mrs Butche* (as the result of an evening), gifts of | socks, mulllers and comforts from M«-> i dames Anderson, Bettley, W. Smith, Painton, Dodds, A. Mitchell, and WiltI shire, and Messrs J. F. Simpson and Son The annual meeting of the Bedeliffs Progressive Association was held on •Monday, Mr A. W. Beaven presiding. , J Tin- treasurer reported that there was a ; I credit balance of 18/-. A statement received from the Sumner Borough Counjeil, showing the amount spent in Red- , j cliffs during the past year, was critieisi ed at length, and it was decided to ask i for further information. A sub-eommit- ; i tee was appointed to wait upon tho i council to urge the need for a public j hall at Bedeliffs. The following officers ! were appointed: —President, Mr A. W. i Beaven; vice-presidents. Messrs Cloud- ! esley, A. E. Rankin, W. S. Mitchell, P. I Drayton, H. Bowe, J. Simpton, and the iHoii. J. Barr; lion, secretary, Mr Yates; J hon. treasurer, Mr Hulden; committee, ' Messrs A. Senior, L. Treleaven, Keig, 'B. Woods, and Brittenden.