EADY LIVERPOOL DEPOT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11685, 29 April 1916, Page 6

EADY LIVERPOOL DEPOT.

% NOTES. . a Ths*depot has reopened after havinoa few days at Easter*?'Mrs Holland, the president, Las returned tvom her holiday at Timaru. The worKSf preparing the Dominion parcels for tgis mouth's shipment is now comand the committee is desirous af obtaining further gifts of monev and comforts to fulfil the requirements of quota of four thousand parrels. -■» * TbeSconimittee is urgently in need of furth'fp- contributions of handkerchiefs in any colour but white. Formerly none jbut khaki were sent, but now lihaki* material is not obtainable: so such jcolours as blue, brown or dark grey-pre being used. Thel committee would bo grateful if the tShoota that have undertaken to piakejtfiandkerchiefs would send in parcels o% them as they are finished, for it is" sometimes difficult to copo with the <nontli]y requirements. Ifc*j£as pleasing to have a most generous vresponse to the committee's appeaPiSr fruit for the men in camp and Wi Fifty cases of apples were sent to the Featherston and Trentham Camps. In addition to this, six cases of fruit and fifteen cases of jam were consigned to the transports of the Twelfth Reinforcements for the use of tho-Canterbury men on board. The contribution of 5001b of cake;was also sent. A "jjirther instalment of honey was lately, received from Tai Tapu. v This will -jtfi time be duly forwarded to the fring^ine. -T&&. country branches are very acmany donations of pickles, chutney and other tilings have heen.-vTCceived from Orari, Geraldine, Chertsoy and Rangiora. A''"number of social functions that haveTiaken tue for ™ of "gift aftorv.oeT&' or "evenings" have lately hefnifield in support of the fund. 3lrs ,T. .Jojlns. of Belfast, and the Brookside Branch recently held most garden parties. A progresparty was held at 31 rs Dove's Station House, "Waipara. and ,hc" Vre-ult; of this was a collection of abouTffitty packets of cigarettes. x were also held by the Fen£i(h? school children, 3!iss Opic, of 3hoka:, the "Irwell Young Folk 1 ' and Miss 'l'jlie Jenkins, Springfield Road, who turned her birthday party into a toldierV gift afternoon. A contribution was £lso received from a boy named ftonaltl 3hlos, of, Office Road, who Tewjaml sold vegetables, the proceeds jf w|ucb he devoted to the fund. Alr»'Biich Brown has worked and tho depot a very handsome rable^over— and that, together with jnotbor gift from her, are to be sold it SOMA future date by the committee. The'Avonside Tennis G'lubhold a very mtcesJful touvtofinjent on Easter 3ion]av 1-jvLich resulted in the amount of c-v> beiuS handed over to the fund. " Xhls- week's mail again brought the lsua r budget of appreciative letters ■roro'fcp*: , ~ i - Last' mail brought word from num,*>rs of men who had received the pathcr waistcoats, and have found the ne jjf,ot them during the winter. 51 —w—^*^ MMM **"'^"' M^^»