PATRIOTIC WORK

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 19, 19 April 1940, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK

Interest Of Lord And Lady Galway The Wellington goods store, of tinNational Patriotic Fund Board where comforts are packed for troops going overseas and those already overseawas visited recently by the GovernorGeneral. Lord Galway, chairman of the board, and Lady Galway. They were accompanied by Lord Dornier, A.D.C. Their Excellencies were received on behalf of the board by Mr. W. Perry. M.L.C.,- with whom were Messrs. L. O. 11. Tripp. B. C. Ash win and J. Roberts, also members of the board. . Others present included Mr. H. O. Belworthy, representing the secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, Mr. G. A Hayden, and Mr. A. McM. Patterson, officer' in charge of the goods store. Their Excellencies spent 20 minutes in the store and were shown a wide variety of goods that are ready to give added comfort to troops and which have been provided as the result

of the co-operation and practical as-’ sistance of business firms and citizens throughout the Dominion. On Tuesday morning their Excellen(•it's visited the rooms in which, under the .Joint Council of the Order of St John and the Red Cross Society, bandages and hospital comforts for the sick and wounded are being prepared and packed. They were received by Dr. A. Gillies, Lady Myers and Ladv Elliott. Yesterday afternoon their Excellencies visited the rooms of the Air Force Relations in the Marine Engineers’ Institute Building, Aitken Street. The Air Force Relations take care of the Air Force personnel on behalf of the

> National Patriotic Fund' Board, and as yesterday was knitting and sewingbee day at the rooms the opportunity was afforded their Excellencies of see- - in.g the voluntary workers knitting , various articles for the greater comfort I of the air force personnel.