COMFORTS FOR OUR TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2225, 11 August 1914, Page 2

COMFORTS FOR OUR TROOPS

WOMEN AND THEIR WORK. MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. The meeting which .was called by the Mayoress for yesterday afternoon, in answer to tho'appeal by Her Excellency'the ; Countess of .Liverpool to the women of Wellington to, organisa themselves into a huge working body for the benefit of ,the lixpeditioaary Force was responded to with immense and Whole-hearted enthusiasm. On' tho way to,the Town. Hall ; scores of women wore to be met hurrying away to their homes with bundles of ■ cloth and flannel and various other things,-all determined-to lose not a moment of precious time.' The Concert Chamber itself was a scene of the busiest .activity; a long table haying been placed ■across the room,'extending from side to side /below the stage, and on it wore heaped hold-alls, and materials out out and ready to be mado into the necessary Raiments, while -women wore constantly besieging it in quest'of, work. There must havo been hundreds of hold:alls piled high upon it, most-of them fitted with the necessary fork, knife, spoon, and l toothbrush, or else .being'fitted up with the necessary equipment in the time that elapsed before the meeting commenced. I "How are you, Mrs. X.—-f" asked one woman of another, who was very weary and languid looking. .' "Not very well," was the answer. "But .I wanted to come and do- something," and that was the spirit 'that spurred every woman to activity yesterday and I the day before, and probably : will for I many days' to com?. ■Soon the Concert Chamber was over- I flowing, ;and an announcement was made that the meeting would be held in. the big hall.. Both'upstairs: and downstairs were well filled by the time Her Excellency the fiountes of Liverpool arrived. Associated with her'upon the platform were the Mayoress (Mrs. J. P; Luke) who pre-1 .sided, Lady Godley, Mrs. .W. P. Massey, Miss Coates president of, the Victoria League); and Mrs. Larnach. An apology for her unavo'dablo'absence was received ,from Lady Ward, and Mrs. Massey announced at the same time that Lady ; Ward was donating ,£2O to the. fund.' Hep Excollenov's Remarks. The Countess of Liverpool, who was .-briefly, introduced to the gathering by the.Mayoress, expressed iter great appreciation of the way in which' the Dominion had responded to the call made upon it, and particularly of the way in which the women were responding to the appeal she had made on behalf of the equipment of the expeditionary forces. As they all. wanted to get to work as soon as possible, she read out' the list of gifts-and contributions of money that were to come in in response-to her retiiiost:—' ?f a 7<>T e ?s °f Christchurch: Christchurcfi fnd distort ladies- will i provide ?000 shirts ' 1000 pairs socks, also handkerchiefs; holdalls, and "housewives." of Hastings: \Mrs. T. W Lews tplegaphed: "Sewing party can sup-' ply i - Miss-. Elsie Williams (Hastings) offered short-sleeved undervests New Zealand flannel." ' ■ '■• .Mayoress of, Blenheim: 100 flannel shirts, 'W carry-alls, and tliere hais been collected Messrs. Pringle,\Umbton Quay, offered 1 JZuoz./hlted housewives," and the use of a workroom and sewing machines. ' '; Mr. J.-Meyers, Hunter/ Street, is send-' tag 120 dozen tooth brushes, 20dozon hairbrushes, and 20, dozen'combs! , Mayoress of Auckland; "Auckland ladies n,eot 3 odock to-day (Monday); we can •para'ntee;;2ooo;; shifts;;. 2000 caps and Titfuseffivcs.""".... ""'V . ; \ .Wnngariui: Rocks,' shirts, flannels, also-money-for'bopts. .-',.-,. .■-•,.-: Khandallah:; Guarantee's money to pur-'-I chase .100- shirts, 50 holdalls, ready Ton'' | luesday. and more to,follow later.' .' ' Colonol (Joagrave: Circularised all girl peace scout officers in the Dominion to f'et their girls to make,"housewives", and bldalls for rri'en who may be. sent to front to help the Empire. ■ . ' Canon Garland, organising secretary, Bible-in-Schools League, New x Zealand, wrote',enclosing official statement and'offering the support of the women's lemnie. Miss Payne and the nurses of the Weir jington Hosrtifol are .sending soote and under-flanncls, "housowives,'' end pooKethandkereiaefs, ■■■ Pahiatiia promised 25 undershirts,- a good sum of money already collected. '■' Dannevirke: Fifty-five pounds collected. Other Spoakers, v ; Lady Godley spoke of the splendid way in which the whole country had,answered to the great call'made .upon,.»t for the defence of the Empire. The women had supported the cause of military training in this; country, with great spirit, 'put when it came -to the greater matter of rallying to the call of the Mother Country she was sura they would part with those who--were precious to them with courage, -'and would do all that lay in their power to send them off well equipped and ready for the work that lay before 'them. v ■ ' "'' •■■ Mrs; Massey spoke of the generpus way in whioh people wet© contributing to tho fund, and particularly.of the work which was being done by the women who had been sowing hard ever sinpe it had been known'that an Expeditionary' Force would bB sent away. " Mrs. Massey then read some of the offers she!had received. From Mr. and Mrs. Kersley came the gift: of five guineas; from Eastbourne, lire. W. Barton, on behalf of a number of Featherstpn ladies, JC3O; from the Mayor of Palmerston- North, a substantial contribution of-socks, shiTts, etc.; Mrs/John Kirkcaldie, ,£10; from the Ma,eterton and Hereon Saturday aftflrnoon,-vBUi Mrs, M. Myers, 5 guineas; Miss Anderson,: i£l-; Mrs, Leslie and "Kentlworth,''.'SO paira'of'socks, and numbers of "housewives" and h>ld-aUsj Mrs. Von ■Haast, whb.wrpte.'from Rptprua, ah offer ,to| help, jn any way that a woman could, These/were only «mve of the offers that sjie had, repefved. • , Jliss Ooates, speiting for the Victoria League, said'that they were most ready to join in and do all that they coiM'to • help. wi£h this work, in which: the women of Wellington were engaged. * While doing so, however,_ they would also, as' a league, make the sipk and the convalescent their I special cars, and they were sending, three boxes; of medical requirements and. conir forts with tho contingent tliat wes' lcaw ing New Zealand at once: She would, most gladly receive offers of help,'arid asked anyone who wished to help to ring her' up, and work would.be provided.. : Strenuous Work to be Done, Mra. Luke stated- -that it Had suddenly been, announced to them that morning that four hundred more hold-alls than they had already made were required, and theyi had to ba made before tweljo that evening; They had a great deal of work to do, and every offer of help would be welcomed. Lists would.be given out, and work would be given to anyone who wished to take it home with them. For the time being, the Town Hall was to be the depot at which everything was to be brought, and Innis and Co.'s parcel delivery service had offered to" take all parcels to the dejot free of cost. Mrs. Luke also announced that Mrs. Scales, in addition to donating. £2s, was donating carryalls, etc., and would work with the ladies of the Hutt; Mrs. W. Ferguson wok contributing a guinea; tho Mission Band had collected JCI3 for the fund on Saturday, and the.Boys' Drum and Fife Band were handing over their collection next ■Saturday to tho same.cause. The Hon. J. G.'W. Aitken had donated £$; Mr. J. 0. Anderson (Otaki)', 20 guineas; Miss Payne, matron of the Wellington Hospital, had promised four dozen shirts and six dozen socles; the Peace'-Scouts were giving .£'ls, and the Boy Scouts were ready" to: make themselves useful in any way that might bo required. The Y.M.C.A. had offered a room in which to meet, and send'parcels, but-so far they, would make liso of the Town Hall for that purpose. Other'donors who havo already been mentioned -at. other times were nicntioned, and at the end of the meeting Mrs. : A. Crawford elected secretary of the Countess of Liverpool's'expeditionary force fund. The list of useful gifts which had been supplied to the Maypr.ess.by the Dfc fence Department was read put, and no doubt the suggestions .wit) be of great use to many who Are puzzled to know what to eenYrllmto, It ie an loUowsi—

One hundred small surgical towels, 50 soft huckaback • towels, 50 cotton towels, 500 pairs woollen socks, 500 Nightingale woollen caps, 100 pairs, canvas slippers, 300 blue penoils, 300 red pencils, 500 black pencils, 50 fountain pens, 1000 cakes soap, 100 nail brushes, ■■ 200 -warm ' pyjamas, 10,000 bnttor-cloth' bnndages (2 inch and; 3 i inch), 200 packets safety pins, 100 pairs bod socks,. '200 tam-o'-shanter caps, 200 trey flannel hospital suits, 2 X-ray outts, 10 cases major operation surgical inr struments, 100 chemical thermometers, 50 ' pairs large 'scissors, 50 pairs small scisi sors, 100 pairs nail scissors, 20b 6trong . pocket: knives with lanyards, 30 small axes in leather cases with belts, 40 pairs . strong ; field glasses, 200 sheets,'3oo blan- ; kets, 100 pillows, 200 plain pillow cases,' .'. 100 pocket handkerchiefs. • Further Contributions. ;. Further contributions to hand aire as follow:— ;'■'•■ i Mrs. W. Crawford, £2 25.; anonymous, i iPs;Kelburn ladies, M 75.; Miss' Medley ; (collection from music); ifii 4s. tid.; Mrs: Hiintor.'lOs;; Mrs. E. J. Evans, ,£1 is.; . Mrs. Townsehd (Maypress..of; Miramnr), , 300 seft caps; Hon. W. ■ Frasor, -60 pairs' . Bocks; Mr, Geo. Hunter, M.P., 100 ehirta; Mrs; Kirkcaldie, two ambulance, chairs •and ambulauoe bed; Mrs. 'W. F. Anderson, one dozen 6pcks and mending; Mrs. ; G. E. Jphnston; half dozen mufflers; Mrs. Evan Perry, one dozen pillow- oases and , three towels; Mrs. Buxton, one'dozen pillow oases and half dozen hospital towels; B. T. Crombie, five dozen safety bins and toap; Mrs./Tobin, twelve handkerchiefs and soap; Mrs. M. T. Wchib (Kilbirnie), both towels, sooks, and 25 handkerchiefs. .•■'■■ The uniforms for (he six. nurses who are accompanying the regiment are being presented by the D.1.C., Ltd., and Messrs. , Kirkcaldie and Stains. In addition to the donations; acknowledged above, many, contributions-of mis--1 cellanepus articles of clothing and'com-fort-were received, and-gifts including mufflcrs, ■', scarves, cholera- 'belts, an.d vari-; 1 cus small but useful' accessories. - , At Work, in the To\*n Hall,. Never' before, jn the years of its exist-. ence, has the Wellington Town Hall been the scene of 'such activity, for such a purpose as, that of last evening, when ' lai-ge.numbers of, women from'the City and from its suburbs set themselves tho task of finishing necessary sewing for the members of the first expeditionary force , that leaves' Wellington shortly. All along ' the corridors warn tables ■■ fringed, by women with yjry busy fingers working away at holdralls, "tidies," pyjamas, and shirts.' The Council Chamber,'' that usually breathes of municipal-matters, was ringed with workers comfortably seated in -the soft' leather.' chairs, - crotchotiug away at nightingale woollen caps. -One .- committee-room -was 1 nothing a sea. of uolland hold-alls, receiving their opmplement of knives : and forks,; spoons, and' tooth-brushes, implements/that afo probably destined to ohange oiyners many .. times pwing tp their 'family'-'ntoness to ''each othor—save, perhaps, the ' tooth ■ brushes—whilo, rising j above all other sounds cume the tireless whirring of the .. sewing machine's plied by strenuous work-' 1 ■ ers in the corridors and in another of \he ; oummittee-rooms, Even tho Mayor's room ; was invaded, by . sheets and ' scarves,: .'.'tidies" and flannels of all descriptipns, and over all,, pervading' oyerytluiijj, -was tho sense of i'ev'prissh activity'and intense . desire to do all that women'could do for . tbo departing, force, One little group of ■ women had made- between thorn fifteen pairs of pyjamas, ana since Saturday '■' seventy-five', hold-alls/ and there were others who had worked from-ten that morning, till seven in the evening,' without stopping for food, and'-'• theygwovo . working .on,till after -tea thai; night.T'liefeJ may not be.'many, who:.are giving,iijyo,-.: sous, to this first contingent, as 'm° \ ~ woman is;,doing—assuredly she deserves : weil.df hor.country—but, many, of then)- ,'■ had either friends or relative* leaving, • and'if wishes and hopes nre active fpfces,' then thirjg'i should go well te every man. Very busy 1 people'last- evening ■were thoMayor and' Mayoress, and' Mrs. -Massey, who were there till long after ten-o'clock last evening. Members of the Wellington Women's' Branch of'the Political K-"orm .League who wish to assist with the work of equipping the Expeditionary Force with various necessities, are requested'to ■ ap-• ply to Mrs.. A. Crawford '■ for cut-out shuts "to sew. ''• ;' \s' ■■ ;'.■'■ •At-about 10 a.m. on Saturday-the Wcliington Woollen Company received orders from the .Defence authorities 1 for a:thou- ■ sand flannel- bands (cholera belts); with tape attachments. These had to' be. cut cut, stitched, and.cross-stitbhed, ,and tho tapes sewn'on, yet suqh was the spirit-in which the company's'staff of girls workeCL that the, order was completed at 1 -p.m. the The work ! was so. well and rapidly performed that Mr."W. H.,.• P. Barber, chairman of directors, attended and poi'Eonally tlianked. the staff for the fine effort it'had ; .put; forth,,-:'. ~■.-■ The women of St.-John's Church, inresponse -to an invitation from jthe'EevJt Dr. Gibb, met yesterday, to the nuriibo'r, of' ono hundred, and .formed themselves. into a league to help in the endeavour tp provide clothing, etc., for the New Zealand Expeditionary .Force. A sum of money was donated by a memher of the church. The-amount is suffi-. ciently large to enable the ladies to. purchase enough material to make a good beginning. The. managers of, the church also met to consider .the advisability of forming a defence ,'■ fund in connection with the congregation-. Dr. Gibb asked members to witnold their donations-until Wednesday! when they would disouss the feasibility.-of a congregational fund.-' Mr. H.'G. 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