LADY LIVERPOOL FUND

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16154, 7 March 1918, Page 2

LADY LIVERPOOL FUND

QUARTERLY MEETING,

The quarterly meeting of the Lady Liverpool Fund was held yesterday afternoon, the Mayoress, Mrs Holland, presiding over a good attendance. Besides Christchurch. members of the committee present the following branches sent representatives: Sumner, Sheffield, Kaiapoi, Marshland, Greonpark, East Belt, Fendalton, Addington, Springston, and Bromley. The report of the president stated that the quarter just closed had been an uneventful ono. The summary of goods despatched was as follows:—Parcels, 4-85 oases; hostel comforts, 4 cases; hussifs and hold-alls, 6 cases; for transports, 12 caso3; also a number of Mcsopotamian parcels, making a total of 507 cases, valued at £4590 lGs 6(1. Mrs Holland said that tho workers at tho Depot had made special offorts, so that the parcels for January were despatched to Wellington to await transport before the Depot was closed for tho Christmas vacation. During the recess an extra opportunity was given to eend a shipment of parcels to Egypt, so at very short notice a number of the packers met and packed the necessary shipment, which w&3 3©ut off without delay. At the taine tims parcels were despatched to Mesopotamia. As tho winter would be well over in. France by the time the next gifts reached there, the Fund was again asking tho branches to send butter-muslin shirts for tho parcels. During tho past threo months there had been 4000 acknowledgments of parcels received by the soldiers, at various times. The Christmas parcels reaohed the men in France in ample, time for Christmas, and much delight was 'expressed at their opportune arrival. From Egypt and Palestine there was a large mail, only last week, telling of parcels received on Christmas Eve. These, taking longer in delivery, were not the usrual Christmas parcels despatched, but it was hoped to hear at an caily date of their safe arrival at their destination.

Proceeding, Mrs Holland urged the Branches to do their utmost to let the year be a record one as far as the Liverpool gifts were concerned. The Fund had now a good organisation, free transport, and the men expected tho parcels. At tho last quarterly meeting it had been decided to send £75 as the Canterbury contribution towards the cost of a holiday for the volunteer sisters in Egypt,, and the branches undertook to contribute a share of the expanses. So far only £21 had come in, 11 branches liaving contributed.' Grateful acknowledgment whs made of a splendid contribution of jam from the Marshland Branch, which came in 1500 one-pound tins. Further contributions of jam, chutney, or tomato sauce were asked for as well as the ordinary regular gifts, magazines, books, games, etc., and monetary contributions.

i ri' h ? question of newspaper advertising was left sn the hands of the executive. Mra Holland read a letter from the Commissioner stating that he was prepared to forward any extra comforts to prisoners eend'" might see fit to

The branches were asked to arrange davs on which the Mayoress or a member of tho executive could visit them, and give - addrr»V! > 9 -f/t the Central Depot Mre Holland introduced the matter of the scarcity of packing caees, and said that the men a class, which was carried on at the Slent° r^rr mRA " mg ' WM d ° inS 1631 and