RED CROSS FUND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15750, 17 November 1916, Page 11

RED CROSS FUND.

■"P MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. ' The Executive Committee of the Red Cross Fond met yesterday. . Present—Mr Arthur . 73.. G. Rhodes (chairman), Dean Carrington, Messrs J. A. Flcsher, M. J. Gres3on,"H. M. Seevea, H. Holland, and Dr. Mickle. The chairman stated that no reply had been received from the English headquarters . to the enquiry cabled as to whether or not ' certain surgical requisites were required. Ho r referred to the request received from th<> . ' New Zealand headquarters that the Canter- „ bury Military District should contribute the co«t of two motor ambulances, price £950 each, and said that a copy of Colonel Moorhouse's letter had been forwarded to the different sub-centres in the military district. They had in hand £600 towards the cost of ; these ambulances, and' the district was now called upon to find the remainder, £1300. .It was decided to await replies from the Bttbrbranches, and to set up a sub-committee, consisting of the chairman, and Messrs J. A. Flesher and H. Bor.-ker, jun., to deal with the matter. question of insuring goods in transit was referred to the Finance Commit"JJ with power to act. 'Colonel Moorhouse wrote suggesting that wo military patients in the hospital should "• visited regularly, and that about £100 per Wonth would be sufficient to defray the opst oJL comforts. -The chairman said that the ladies conWith *' le Cross had been doing s work mentioned for some time past, and •acre was £2 per week available in respect of comforts for tho military patients in the ~M*tohurch Hospital; and a similar amount W'thos© in the Consumption Sanatorium. : It iras decided to refer the letter to the •fccutivie of the Women's Branch, and to y* c ">e sub-branches to undertake the work A"rwpect of the military patients in their I *P«siive districts. , -~^ r - Elinor Baker- wrote forwarding a Pwnt bandage-roller, and emphasising the , s®?®®oty for continuing the supply of ban- ; «Bes.

•tL Was to thank Dr. Baker for her re^er er c ' l ' cr *° the Women's '®ie Wellington Red Cross executive wrote Tw*«®'' n8 funds ra-seu by the "Our '-. yap Deal £ apDeal should be remitted to the Xew 7^~ an d Red Cross Commissioner in England i T, h »*»d over to the British Red Cross So- **•?. with a recommendation that the ®Pncy should be devoted to New Zealand wotaded. J* pointed out that when the appeal ■- *>m»ae it was announced that the prooeed 3 to the British Red Cross Society, vfj-i- *' was Tlow impossible to attach anv ■\v\l° n t' lo kind indicated. 1 nw!~!l.j re^erenCo to appeal which was roposed to be made in December in aid of jjfunds of the executive. the "Onr *7 Committee recommended that the apP*l should be held in March. it was decided to adopt the recommenda- " wS,' a secretary was Instructed to " «nquiri«.» * 3 ♦„ a suitable dat? in on which to hold a harvest festival. GLEXTUXNEL. jj£° Wednesday evening there wtie a very reappointing attendance in the schoolroom JOitaor an addreia by Mr J. A. Flesher, of ggnatchureh, on Red Cross work. Mr Muer epoke for about an. hour, and deali

1 with Red Cros-s work from its inception to the gigantic proportions it had reached in the present war. The chairman (Mr John , IJeans) thanked the speaker for his help, and an adjournment was made to an adjoining room, where the month's work of the South Malvern branch of the Red Cross Society wh laid for inspection. Questions were answered by Miss A. H. Cole and Mrs Smith, cf Christchurch. Supper was provided by the ladies, and at conclusion the audience returned to the main room, where the ordinary business of the branch was proceeded with. The secretary Tead a balance-sheet, showing a crsdit balance of £22 193 4d, and, on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr J. 11. Pearson, it was decided to contribute £15 to the "Our Day" Fund. As the- committee was not considered large enough, Mrs H. D. Davenport was elected to represent CoaJT>te, and Mr W. Gilmotir GleD-tuunel. There '•°ing no representatives from "Wlutecliffe at the meeting, it was agreed that that district l'fc own candidate. The following additional subscriptions hove been received:—Monthly, "W. Bennett la. Mr i .Tucgornaut 2s, H. Led-»ard 2s fid. G. S. Common 2a Cd, donation, Mi*3 Barlow Is (id. KIRWEE. At the Courtenay Show yesterday, a horse given to the Kirtvee Red Cross Fund by Mr J. H. Bedford was raffled, and won by Mr \V. Atkinson, who presented it again to tlie Fund, and it realised £5 in £1 bids, and was ; finally sold for £2. A sheep given each by Messrs A. Anderson and Streetcr realised 25s per head. A quantity of farm produce that had been exhibited at the Show was also sold on behalf of the Fund. Mr Adam Smith, of the National Mortgage and Agency Company was the auctioneer. ROLLESTON". The Rolleston Ladies' Patriotic Sowing Guild forwarded the following work to the Red Cross Depot last month:—l 2 day shirts, 6 flannel pants, 9 face-cloths. 18 bottle covers, 6 wringers. 20 med. cloths, 15 h'andk°Tchiefs, 9 dusters, 7 pairs socks, 2 oEHdren's dresses, 2 ladies' aprons, 10 pairs mittens, 6 scarves, 8 balaclavas, 12 pillow-slips, 5 pairs bed socks,' 12 triangular bandages, 18 operation cloths, 14 diet cloths, 2 flannel shirts, 2 children's pinafores. HALSWELL. Following is a list of the work sent in to the Bed Cross depot by the Halswell Red Cross Branch for the months of September and October:—37o manitails, 750 tria.ngulara, 130 Wingers, 360 body binders, 180 slings, 40 toilet squares, 510 roller bandages, 3 scarves, 17 pairs socks, 20 jug covers. CULVER.DEN. This new brancii of the Society promises to be a very energetic one. The articlos sent in for this month are for the bandage department, and consist of 5 1 G Tollers, GOO swabs, and 9 face cloths. Thero are only twenty members, but all are keen workers. An addition to the fund* for purchase of material was much appreciated, and amounted to £3, being tb» p'-nce« ,r '« of th* sale, of <>. «beep presented by Mr "Wade and sold at Addington.