RED CROSS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 885, 11 December 1916, Page 4

RED CROSS.

BANGIORA. j The president reports that during the months of October and November the members of the Red Cross were busy I with the Queen election in connection I with the N.A. and P.A. Show. Through I that channel the Red Cross funds will ; be considerably augmented, so that the | house-to-house collection which has been I going on for the last year, will be discontinued for a time. It is to be rej gTetted that several of our members of ! committee have been obliged, for varijous reasons, to resign. New members have, fortunately, been elected in their j places. Our very capable secretary, j Mrs Josling, has also been obliged to relinquish Red Cross duties, for which i we all feel regret, but hope that after [a few months rest she will be able to i take up Red Cross work again. Special ! gifts this month have been received I j from the following:—Mesdames Wright, ! Scott, NeVbery, C. Cunningham, Mr A. | Watson, Mr C. Foster, Mesdames H. ■ Taylor, Bransley, Banks, C. C. Paterjson and J. Mackenzie. The High i School Borough and Saltwater Creek Schools, and also St. John's Association, continue to work, material being supplied by the Red Cross Committee. i In October two efforts were made on [behalf of the Red Cross Queen —a .fiiirettc which was most successful, i£lsl being netted in one day, and a j concert given by Air Reay 's concert | party, which realised £3O. From the i work depot for October—6 dressiug- | gowns, 151 handkerchiefs, 6 draw ; sheets, 32 suits pyjamas, 13 bed jackets. 48 shirts, .TO under-shirts, 47 pairs socks, [ 17 bed socks, 73 pillow-slips. 1 knee-cap, ! 1 Balaclava. For November—Six dress-liug-gowns, 25 suits pyjamas, 33 under- ; shirts, 29 pairs socks, 15 bed-jackets, 3 pillows, 18 draw sheets, 6 Ijody belts, 42 I shirts, 13(5 handkerchiefs, 63 pillowj slips, 1 sack of scraps and papers. I From the bandage department.—lo j medicine, 70 operations. 720 swabs, 60 | abdominal swabs, 411 surgical veils, 60 j wringers. 100 binders, 150 manitails, 50 I fomentations, 9 dusters, 70 tray-cloths, ■ 423 roller bandages, 2 boxes scraps, 1 ' i box old linen. Our special thanks are | due to all collectors, also to all those who from time to time, send in old i linen, etc. Our new members of com- ' mittee are Mesdames A. J. Thompson, | Lane, Jordan, Miss Nell Horrell, anil ' Miss Joan Glasgow, the latter having ' accepted office ;is secretary. I The treasurer acknowledges with thanks receipt of the following:—N. A. laud P. Association £IOO, per Mrs Lane ' £3 12/6, per Mrs H. .Jones £2 16/-, per II Mrs T. R. Cresswell £2, per Mrs Glasgow £1 11/6, per Miss Dal/.iel £1 5/9. From • second-class smoker 3/-, Iven Tavlor. i (Guy Fawkes collection") 1/11, 'Airs 'JHillas 10/-, Air Banfield '■>/-, Aliss Bu--1 I chanan 4/-, Aliss Davies 3/- and Grannv j 1/-, Airs T. Shaw, Ashley, £l, Mrs Fox ;!,/-, Airs Hutchison 5/-, Airs Mark ; j Wright £1 9/-. j REDCLIFFS BANDAGE COMMITTEE 1 ! The monthly meeting of the Redeliffs | Bandage Committee was held last week. ; j The secretary reported that the followi : ing articles had been sent to the Christ- ; I church Depot: —8 shirts, 3 nightshirts, ; ! 5 pairs pyjamas, 8 bundles veils. 10 • I bundles face cloths, 1 bundle old linen. •10 bundles manitail bandages, 3 body !! belts, 16 pairs mittens, 1 bundle opera- ' . tion cloths, -1 bundles cotton tape. The

j amount collected by the Children's BriI gade for November was £9 7/9. The j committee agreed to supply 400 flannelI ette bandages in November for the Ma- ! heno, and it was reported that these , had all been sent forward. Votes of j thanks were .accorded Gibbs Bros, for I free carting, the White Sewing Ma- | chine Company, for free use of ma- ! chines, ami to Mesdames Lister and j Cotton for sewing done. SALES DEPOT. During the past week gifts in kind have been received at the depot, Cathedral Square from the following:—Mesdames E. J. Cookslev. J. R. Triggs, S. Boyce, Zellar, Barfitt, Samuels, H. J. Beswick, A. Macfarlaue. J. A. Flesher, G. W. Hasell, E. Bon.l, L. M. Isitt, Leinham, A. W. Palmer, J. J. Collins, Lever, j Booth, Summerfield, E. W. Relph, BritI tain, Neave. M. S. Campbell, DampierCrosslev, Duckworth. Beardslev, F. j Wilding, McGill, W. Ballantyne," Gresj son, Andrews. Campbell, H. L. Bowker, jun., G. E. Rhodes, A. Scott. E. P. Burbury, D. Matson, and W. B. Fox, the Misses C. Wilding, G. Ballantyne, C. Carter, Packer, Timbre, Daltry, Muleock, Dalrympie, Herring, M. Packer, and M, Joyce, N.Z. Farmers' Co-opera- | tive Employees, Sumner School Chilj ilren, Herring. Mrs M. Barnett, Mrs (AV. Beadel, Mrs Simeox, Mrs R. B. j Beals, Mrs A. E. G. Rhodes, G. Helmore, j E. N. Cole, Airs S. .Sims, Back, T. G. i Burch. H. Gates, Nurse Gilk-es, Mrs Tan- | ner, Brewer, G. Maher, Sims, Cooper & '.Co., A. Griffith, Justice Department, H. ! Homes, Joan and Nancy Henderson, Dr ILevinge, Mrs J. E. Dawson, Rose Show j Committee, Mrs Muff; also anonvmous ! gifts. Cash donations: —Bottles (per C. J. I Cooper} 9/-, Friend 2/6, Miss Mary I Bell £1 2/6. I ■ The week-end sale of home-made food j supplies, which was in charge of Mrs !W. Helmore, Miss Helmore, and Miss Elworthy, resulted in £42 being added : to the Red Cross Sick and Wounded Fund.

The competition for a cake was won by Airs Symes, the pendant by Miss Elworthy, and the cushion hv Mrs F. B. Clark.