Y.M.C.A. DAY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7915, 7 August 1917, Page 3

Y.M.C.A. DAY.

WAIPAWA DISTRICT’S EFFORT.

Saturday at the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee’s Shop was practically a Y.M.C.A. day, and the results are extremely satisfactory. The total amount taken for the day was £lB4 13s 9d, and of this Os (id was ear-marked for the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comforts Fund. The ladies who organised the collection are to be congratulated on the result of their efforts. The following donations were received in addition to those acknowledged on Saturday:— Further Y.M.C.A.—H. W. White (Onga) £5, E. Wilson (Onga) £3 3s, Freemantle Bros. £2 2s, Mrs Jack Bibby £2 2s, M. Greenwood £2, Mrs W. H. Rathbone and Mrs F. Witherow £1 each, Mrs Russell Spring 10s (id, Mrs Donald McLeod, Mrs (Dr.) Raymond, Mrs E. Oakenfull, Mrs Simmonds, Miss Macfarlane and A. E. Jull 10s each, Mrs Baker, W. R. Squires and Master Cyril Miller 5s each, “Friend” 4s. Donations to Shop Funds.—E. Bibby £1 Is, Mrs Evans (Otane) and A. E. Jull 10s each, Mrs A. Collett ss.

Other Donations.—Mesdames Lethbridge, W. Wood, J. Bibby, Lee, Milburn, Hoben, Hogg, Elkington, Waldrom, McKay, Sebley, J. Logan, Whyte, Cox, Mackay, Tod and Wallace Tod (Otane), A. Dillon, Arrow, Flynn, F. Witherow, Baker, Lewis and Simmonds (Tamumu), Foston, Mrs (Dr.) Todd, Mrs (Dr.) Raymond, Misses J. Rathbone, Lee, Milburn, Waldrom, M. Tod, Dunn. Donors of Bags.—Mesdames J. Tod, Hogg, W. Rathbone, W. Smith, Ness, Weedon, Mawson, D. Smith, T. Williams, 11. Avison, Waldrom, Coe, H. M. Rathbone, Lock, D. Kittow, W. Kittow, Holt, 11. Limbrick, Rasmussen, C. Jones, B. White, W. J. Wood, Blake, Bott sen., E. Bott, R. Polhill, F. Polhill, S. Bott, Brewer, Riddles, Pedler, Mrs (Dr.) Todd; Misses Marsh, Lewis (Makaretu), M. Rathhone, J. Rathbone, Lee, Milburn, Willis, Nurse Hansen. In the competitions the sucking pig donated by Mr Watts was won by Mr G. Kittow, not Mrs Hogg, but the latter won the fern-stand presented by Mr Crockford. The rooster was wen by Mrs Weedon.

Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue calling a meeting of the Ladies’ Committee for Thursday afternoon for the purpose of allocating funds and packing Christmas parcels for the boys. It is proposed to include in the parcels the following:—Shortbread, tongues, condensed milk and cocoa or coffee, sugar, cigarettes, tobacco and cigarette papers, socks, pipe, handkerchief, bovril, sanitary paper. Several of the bags sold in connection with the mystery bag campaign have not been claimed, and those holding tickets are requested to present them on Thursday at the shop.