DISTRESS RELIEF FUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2290, 26 October 1914, Page 6

DISTRESS RELIEF FUND

FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND BELGIUM. The Wellington. Committee of the Poor of Great Britain, and Ireland and Belgium' Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of tlie following donations Une case of honey, received on account of Messrs.'H. liorlor and G. Williamson. The following goods also have been received:— Cases: Williams and Kettle, Dannevirke (3); Mr. Hall; Eastbourne Ladies' Committee; Mrs. H. Rolleston, Day's Bay; "No Name"; Lady Liverpool; Mrs. Pryce, Halcombej Ashley Clinton, Makariki (2); Mrs. Hugh White, Awahuri; Loe, Waipawa; ex rail; Kdlburne Presbyterian Church (2); H. Dick, Day's Bay; Spiritualists of New Zealand. (2). .... Packages: Mr.*;. L. 11. B. Wilson; Miss Barraud; Miss Chambers; "No Name"; Mr. Marchant, ICelburrie; Hayes and M'Keague, Lowor Hntt; Mrß. Wyard.(l); Mrs. E. J. Evans (3); Mrs. L. Hill, Mangaonoho (2); Ryrie Hannan, Shannon; Mrs. J. Bull; Miss Halse, one tin box and two packages; Tawa Flat School (2); Mrs. J. Clark; Ellison and-Dalziol (3); 1 Mrs. Wilcox (2)'; "No .Name," Levin; J. Lusk, Muratai.. Parcels: Mrs. R. Bcere, Day's Bay; Mrs. P. Myers, B. M. Young; Rata, Manga-Vr-eka; Mrs. Esam, Marton (2); no name given l (3); Mrs. Lewis, Ivelburne; Mrs. G'audin; Mrs. Hollings; Mrs. Waddel; M. Polley; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. A. Harper; Mrs. G. T. Hall, Johnsonville; Mrs. 80- ( thune, Johnsonville; Mrs.. Mouat, Kilbirnio (2); Mrs. Allw'an.; H. F. Allen (3); Mrs. Shaw,'.lsland Bpy; Mrs. J. Pholan; Mrs.. Lees,.Newtown, J. W. Walker; Miss Androw; no name given; Jones and Ashdown; "Eilbirnie'Friend"; Mr. and Mrs. A. Palmer (2); Mrs. G. H. Harris; Mrs. Palley; "A.A.A."; Mrs. Davy, Wadestown; Mrs. 0. W. Clayton; Mrs. Leask; "A. Friend"; Mrs. Kinvig; from Town Hall (3); "Norma"; Lee, Waipawa; "No Name"; Mrs. A. Lindsay; H. Ward (one sack); R. C. Kirk, Petone (one' cardboard box),-Mts. Ci M'Kellar (one bag); A. Atkinson (one bag); Mrs. Tresize (one dress'btisket); Ellison and .Dalziel (one package of boots); no name given (one bag); Gordon Bengo (ono dress-baskot and one parcel); ex railway, no name or address (one sack and one bag); "Porewa" (ono sack); ladies of Ashley and Pohanga (one package). -

OFFERINGS FROM ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

. Yesterday a. special collection wob trkeii up at all the Catholib churches in the Wellington Archdiocese for the •relief of sufferers through the war in Belgium, Great Britain, and Ireland. Special Teferonco was made yestorday morning in St. Joseph's Church, Buckle Streot, to the necessity of prayers for. peace. It is a part of the ceremonial of the Forty Hours' Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which began in that church yestorday, to have a special Mass for peace, and that will. be .celebrated this morning. The people, were reminded of tho significance of that. Mass at the present time and that by their prayers they could assist not only our own brave soldiers, but show practical sympathy with those in distress through the ravages of war. At tho evening dovotions in the presence of a very large oongregation, an eloquent sermon was preached by the Very Reverend Father O'Connell, S.M., and a special feature was the devotional and finished singing of the ohoir under the conductorship of Mr. . Bernard Page. This evening tho preacher will be the Reverend' Father P. J, Smyth, S.M., and tho choir will sing Mendelsohn's Oratorio "Lauda, Sion." a hymn oomposed by St. Thomas Aquinas, in honour of the Holy Eucharist.