Busy Year For The Whakatane Branch Of The Red Cross
A women’s magazine is purchased by the Branch every month and is sent to the local hospital for the benefit of the women patients, the president, Mrs B. S. Barry, stated in her report presented to the, annual meeting of the Whakatane Branch of the Red Cross. During the year two parcels, donated by women members of the Whakatane Golf Club were despatched to England, one to Eexter and one to Hull. Also, ten cases of clothing were packed and forwarded to England. The room in the Red Cross building, formerly occupied by the Registered Nurses’ Association has been let to the Lyceum Club with the use of the large rooin on special occasions.
The proceeds from the street stalls held last year amounted to £B6.
In closing her report Mrs Barry said the, following grants had been made: Food for Britain £SO, Disaster Relief Fund £5, Middle East Relief Fund £lO. Officers elected:—
President; Mrs B. S. Barry; vicepresidents, Mesdames W. Sullivan and T. James; executive committee, Mesdames S. S. Shapley, C. H. Comiskey, Hopgood, C. Armstrong and O. Hamill; secretary, Mrs L. Lovelock; treasurer, Mr J. Duthie; auditor, Mr R .Mollgaard; delegates to Centre meeting, Mesdames Barry and Lovelock; convener for sewing, Mrs O. Hamill.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19490502.2.34
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 81, 2 May 1949, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
217Busy Year For The Whakatane Branch Of The Red Cross Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 81, 2 May 1949, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in