LADY LIVERPOOL FUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 882, 7 December 1916, Page 4

LADY LIVERPOOL FUND.

QUARTERLY MEETING. The quarterly meeting of members of the Lady Liverpool Fund, members of branches, etc., was held- yesterday afternoon, the Mayoress (Mrs Holland) presiding. The quarterly report stated that the work of the fund had been pushed vigorously forward. In addition to the ordinary quota of parcels dispatched each month there had been sent forward Christmas parcels for the men in France, Egypt, Mesopotamia, prisoners of war in Turkey, men on the Philomel, and for those who will be at sea on Christmas Day aboard the November and December transports. Each Canterbury man of the 17th and IBth Reinforcemeats received a leather waistcoat before leaving Trentham for the transports, as did the 16th draft. “Daffodil Day,’’ organised by Miss R. Tabart and a committee representing Liverpool and Y.M.C.A. workers, realised £420, and this was equally divided between the Y.M.C.A. Hutment Fund and the Lady Liverpool Fund. Later, a collection in the city, for cigarettes, tobacco, or money to purchase same, was organised by Mr Nat Woods and Mrs H. R. Smith, who. assisted bv many willing workers, raised some £220 and a quantity of goods. The battle of the campaign was most energetically taken up by the children, with the result that one sale had already brought in about £IOO, and a further gigantic collection would be sold nest week. The following goods had been dispatched:—s2o cases containing 17,925 parcels, 19 cases containing woollen goods, 17 oases containing books and magazines, ."2 eases containing cake, etc., for transports. One thousand scenic post cards of Christchurch were sent to Miss Mackenzie, for distribution amongst the Now Zealand soldiers in hospital. Each centre forwarded a similar number. The total value of goods sent was £6961. The number of holdalls totalled 2250, and the number of housewives 2250. Mrs Holland read extracts from a letter from Lord Plunket, explaining the method of distribution of the parcels among the soldiers. The distribution, he said, was iu good bands. Satisfactory reports were presented from the various branches. Mrs Holland stated that sanitary shirts and handkerchiefs were badly required.