Austrian Refugee Children's Villages

White Ribbon, Volume 29, Issue 3, 1 August 1957, Page 6

Austrian Refugee Children's Villages

W.C.T.U. Appeal for Gift Parcel. I tear W.C T. Unions, At Nelson Convention this year an appeal was made to our Unions to send Christmas parcels again to the Austrian Refugee Children’s Villages. There are now four such villages, and apart from feeding and clothing the children, the promoters of this most humane enterprise have nothing over with which to provide presents for therr; at the Christmas season. For the past two years Unions have sent a number of parcels, and maybe this year boys and girls as well as members would like to have a share in bringing happiness to these children.

Gift, mu.t be .mall and light in weight. The Austrian W.C.T.U. President receives and delivers the parcels to the village matrons, and last year the gifts were shared with Hungarian child refugees. W\C.T.U. districts could help by collecting gifts in from their Unions and despatching the goods in one parcel, cr if they so wish, the individual Unions can send them separately. The parcels should be posted by the .econd week in October, and parcel rate, are a. follow.: 3 lbs, 7/6; 7 lbs., 10/-; 11 lbs., 13/6; 22 lbs.. 23/6. The Austrian President’, address: Miss Hedwig Meissner, Brechergasse 6, Vienna X LX/117, Austria. In filling in the P.O. form state that the parcel of gifts is for Austrian Refugee Children. Yours in White Ribbon bonds, Verna J. Jackson. 63 Cole St., Masterton.