PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17122, 25 October 1917, Page 4

PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

, The usual fortnightly meeting of the Management Committee of the Wan! ganui-Waitotara Patriotic Yssoda£ was held yesterday afternoon. P re . sent: Messrs T. B. Williams (JJt ,f. Webb-Jones, R. Hughes S b. G. Haipej, W. A. Collins, C L Duioin, A'. Burnett, J. H. Burnet G. W. Sampson, J Ball, E. A. OampbeH Mrhl? Pri°T S ' °i E- MacW, and S«S; Sve'd^ 8^112 £41 ACCOUNTS.-Accoxints to the amount O f £34 19s 6d were passed fo» payment.

THE FUNDS.—The balance ?s

■ . ' <^^ Belgian Fund ........... 417 17^1 rt British Food Fund 145 18 11 Contingency Fund ... ... 4430 15 5 -Expeditionary Foi~:e Fund 14 9vj Hospital Ship Furd... ... 376 3 2 Lady Liverpool Committee ' . Fund .. 26 Q (V N.Z. Wounded . Soldiers' T? /n md ••+-* 33^484 6 Bed Cross Fund ... 756 8 0Servian Fund...... .. q n n y.m.c.a.Fund......:::::; 50 & Rotorua Homes Fund . 100 0 & Mrs Wotton's Belgian and Servian Fund. 300 0 0 Aotea Home Fun 1 45S 10 i» Mrs Suisted Red Cross Fund ... 4 6 0 *~ •Belgian Children's Fund... 14 0 Interest Account ... '. 638 1 7 jWestmere Social -Fund (Trust Account) 5 8 (Ji .Rent Account 31 jq q, Returned Soldiers' Assal " nation 46 v s ' £41 246 4 0 CHRISTMAS COMFORTS.—A let--7Z aV cad from ' Mrs Lllke. Mayoress oi- Wellington, explaining what had been done in connection . with the schools response to the appeal for pennies for the Christmas* Comforts, lumd, and exposing the hope that this would be the last Christmas it would be necessary to provide for our ,i° yS ?5 the front- Xt ras mentioned that 16,000 puddings had been mada and despatched.

CHAPLAIN ELAMIRES. - The chairman reported that, in response to his request, Captain-Chaplain Blamires had kindly^ consented to deliver a lecture covering his experiences at the JmJ n ™ of the Pat"otic funds. MRS DE CASTRO.—Mrs Maekay reported that she had received a letter from Mr s De Castro, who had had considerable experience of Red Cross and similar work in Egypt, including the Aotea Homa, in Esypt expressing her willingness to lecture m Wangaiuu. It was resolved that the matter be referred to the Amusements Committee.

PALMEIISTON'S HOSPITALITY — Captain S. M. Dixon, Group Commander wrote expressing appreciation of -the hospitality extended by the Anzac Club, Palmerston North, to drafts when passing through Wanganui. Captim Dijon's sentiments were heartily endorsed by Major H. S. G Harper who stated that the entertainment provided by the An>sac Clwb was highly appreciated by officers and men. It was unanimously resolved to authorise the secretary to write, expressing the Association's thanks for the generous hospitality extended to the men from this district.