DAFFODIL DAY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1427, 9 September 1918, Page 2 (Supplement)

DAFFODIL DAY.

At a meeting of the. Daffodil Day Committee, held at Y.M.C.A., Mrs Taylor presided, and explained that the day was to be held in aid of the funds for the Cheche and Kindergarten work. Owing to increased demands for accommodation, it had been decided to build a new school at Phillipstown. The pre-sent-vented hall was quite unsuitable Members present expressed their willingness to help and make the day a success. Mrs Taylor said that since the first meeting to discuss arrangements for holding Daffodil Day, she regretted to say that their vice-president, Mrs Nicholls, had become indisposed, and Mrs Bcadel had suffered bereavement. Neither of these ladies would therefore be able to help. The secretary said she had obtained permission from the. Dean of. Christchurch to have the children of the three schools gathered at te foot of the Godley Statue where they would salute the flag and sing the National Anthem. There would be n 'Knick-knack Stall"; (he articles of this stall would be the work of girls from both the public. and private schools. Letters had been received from teachers in response to the request for fancy articles, and so far only two refusals had been received, one on account of work for the Red Cross, the other from a school which was organising a sale of work. The following j ladies undertook to hold the stalls: Mrs Peipler, cake stall; Mesdames G. E. Rhodes, Perry and Kellaway, flower stall; "Mesdames Merton and Briste.l, flower stall; Mesdames Tobin and Berry, flower stall; Misses Reeves and 11. Tabart and Mrs Burns, work stall; Mrs Anderson, flower stall; -Mrs Hastie, flower stall; Mesdames England, Stocks an 1 Bingham, "Knick-nack" stall. Tie Mayoress of Kaiapoi hal also promised to assist both with flowers and helpers. The Mayoresses of Akaroa and Rangiora had also been written to. Besides flowers and button-holes a feature will be made of bedding-out and vegetable plants. Mr G. L. Donaldson has again kindly

consented to lie the lion, organiser for : Daffodil Day, and the depot for Howlers, etc., will be the Art Gallery. Mr IG. L. .Donaldson and the lion, secretary to the Creche and Kindergarten [Association (Miss L. Tabart) will bi |glad to receive names of helpers, donors jof (lowers and kind up to the afteri noon of Tuesday, September 17.