PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2623, 19 November 1915, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. His Worship tho Mayor acknowledges tho following:— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged -183S 15 11 Proceeds of Concert, Wellington Orchestral Socioty. 9 15 9 .mis 11 8 Credit balance in hand at this date £oi 2 0 MAYOR'S BELGIAN FUND. His Worship tho JJayor acknowledges the following:— £ 6. d. 'Amount previously acknowledged 2492 1 4 Employees Gear Co., Petono (37th instalment) 6.5 6 £4498 6 10 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. , His Worship tho Mayor acknowledges tho following:— £ b. d. Amount previously acknowledged 3766 0 7 Kia Ora. Railway Benefit Soc. , 315 0 F. W, Rowley ....' ; 10 0 .Staff, Wellington Barbour Board :... : 0 4 0 J.D.R .200 Mrs. Rowntreo 1 0 0 ,£3773 19 7 — CHRISTMAS SHILLING GIFT FUND. Further donations to the Associated Amateur Sports Christmas Shilling Gift Fund aro:— .£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 692 12 11$ Porangahau, per Thomas- Snelling 2 18 0 Vivien Upham 0 10 0 W. R. Doughty 110 A. J. George : 110 Staff, George,' Doughty and Co. 2 0 0 SargoGd's, Dunedin, per W. Tyree' .'. I' 4,0 Sargood's, Dunedin, per Mr. Bedford 0 10 0 Khandallah Croquet Club, per P. 'L. Portor 1 0, 0 Staff, Mosgiel Woollen Co 0 8 0Mrs. Henry Hall 0 10 0 Amberley, per C. B. Mason .. 10, (I 0 Alexandra Croquet Club ....... o 6 0 Wairarapa Ladies' Liverpool Equipment Fund 5 0 0 Staif, J. Spicori and Sons 0 13 6 Staff. Kaiapoi Woollen Co. .. 0 9 0 Midlane Bros 1 0 0 W. A. Bridson 5 0 0 Staff, Briscoe .290 H. Brooks, entertainment, s.s. Mararoa, per A. Walker ..... 511 8 " 'I. £734 4li 1 CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR OUR FIGHTING MEN. V Sir James G. Wilson, , writing from Bulls, says:—"There aro quite a number of funds which deserve support for tho supply of money for Christmas-time for men—sailors ; soldiers, returned troopers, avd those in camps. , It is impossible for us to know which is the most deserv-. ing fund or which are most in need of help.' So I am enclosing a cheque,' for £10, and I ask that you distribute it as you think fit amongst th© minor requirements asked for." It is indeed difficult to make a choice, but the allocation of this further donation from-Sir James Wilson between the' following, funds should be productive of the desired results:— Sailors' Fruit Fund £2 Soldiers' Room Xmas Fund... ,£2 Shilling Gift Fund ,£2;Y.M.C.A. Fund JB4V. Y.M.C.A. WAR FUND. ■ The. y!m.C.A. desires to actnowledge the follomne donations to' the Rose Day Rund:—C. R. Smith, £2; Chas. A. Fletcher, iil Is.; E. A. Denton, £2; Mr. Hogben,' i; 2 25.; Mr. Crawley, £5; Mr. H. Thompson, ,£1; C. and A. Odlin, e£s 55.; H. Jones, lOs.l Mrs. M'Donald, .£1; Mrs. ■ Richardson, 10s.; -North Co., Ltd., i 63 35.; W. C. Lasoelles, £2 25.; Mrs. H. W. Gi«on,' i£2 10s;; George and 'ICersley's employees, £20;' Mrs.' Janet Valentine, 2s. 6d.; Briscoe'and Co., £10 10s.; Miss E. 1 Wilkinson', ' 10s. r r Miss' Parsons, £5; •Mr. Alec. Morris, £2 2a.; Mrs. Jacob M'Eldowney, £1; Mr. J. M. Johnston, £2-25.; Mr. , Chas. Haines, £2 25.; Mr, Edie, £1; J. Duthie ( and Co., £10 10s.; J. Jlott, .£5 55.; Alf.-Jolly, £1 -Is.; Mrs. V.', C. Ransom, 10s.; :E. W. Mills and Co., £10 10s.; "R.R." (Martinborough), ss.'; R. D. Fell (first instalment), £10; Mrs. W. M. Hannay,. £2 25.; Mrs.. 'Field, 45.; M'Eldowney Bros., £10; George Doushty and' Co;, £2 2s.'; Mr. Maloolm M'Lean, £1: Mrs.'.W. Campbell. £2; Mr. D. Cuddie, £6; Warehousemen's Aissociation, Sargood and Ewen, Bing, Harris, Mackay, Logan, and Caldwell, Ross and Glendiuning, £100; Mrs. J. T. Dalrymple, £3 35.; Miss Ward,- 5-j.; Miss C. C. MacLeod, £2; Mrs.'Howard, 10s.; Mr. C. H. Seville, £1 Is.; Roberts (New; Zealand), Ltd.,.£s 55.; "Evening.Post" ("Trooper's Mother"), £1; M. and J. Burgess, 2s. 6d.; Mr. Page of roses at Guardian Insurance : Office), Ss.; The New. Zealand Consolidated Dental Co., •£2 2s.'; Mr. Morrison, £2; MaraSchool (sale of- flowers), £2 9s. Bd.; Mrs. C. W. Smith, £1; "L.A.E.," £10; "Miss M.N.," £10; Mr. Wm, Ferguson, £5; Misses Brenda and Iris Cox (sale of flowers), 10s. 5d,; Mr. W. Wright. £10; Mr. F. H. Mather, £s;'Mrs. W. Nathan,.£lO 10s.; Mrs.'Skinner. 10s.; Mr. Allan Ony £1 ,Is.; "Friend from Ngaio," 55.; "Friend from Kimbolton," Js.; Mrs. J. M. Richardson, 10s.; Lady Wilson,-£1 Is.; Mr. Karl Rasmnssen, £1; Mrs. Henry Smith, £2 23.; Mrs. M., Smith, 55.; Kaiapoi Woollen Co., £2 25.; Mrs. A. R. Meek (sale' of flowers); 16s. 2d.; Albert Parton (proceeds of Rose Day, Carterton), £41; H. -H. Beetham (Masterton), £25; Mrs. Rita Beethain (Masterton), £5. 55.; Mrs. L. E. Barton, £1; "Jfw.N.," 10s.; W. and G. .Turnbull' and Co., £10; Kodak, Ltd., £i 0; "L.8.." 2s. 6d.; J, Wharton, 45.; "C.U.," 155.; Mrs,'' Gardiner, 10s.; Kempthorne, 'Prosser, • and Co., £21; R. Pearson and Co., ;W. H. George, £10 10s.; R. Hanhah and Co., £5 55.; James Hannah, £2 2s. ' The results to date are:— : ' V '£: 5. d. From stalls (already acknowledged : 620 4.8 .A/ditional (Miss Isaacs) ....... 110 o Carterton Rose Day 41 0 0 Donations 431 12 7 Total £1097 7 3 The association has decided to continue the Rose Day -effort, and raieo another £1000. All donations _ from societies, firms, or individuals will be forwarded to Eg.vnt for immediate use. Mr. Varney will be pleased to hear from organisations in country; districts willing to arrange efforts, to assist, the funds, and also to' receive further gifts of jewellery, old silver, «tc„ etc. '.'THE DOMINION" LISTS. N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE GIFT TOBACCO FUND. ' Every half-crown . contributed to' th# .Fund, means 100 cigarettes and 4oz. of tobacco for' distribution amongst New Zealanders at.tho front; and what is equally . important, each package will contain a printed slip, stating that't is a gift presented l\y the peoplo of New Zealand. Contributions, however email, are going to. bring some measure of pleasure to men who aro laying down their, lives for ua overseas. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 6-19 15 5 Employees, Messrs, Campbell & Burke 5 10 0 Messrs. Campbell & Burke ... 5 0 0 Employees, A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Wellington 2 17 0 H. E. Wills, Rawone 2 0 0 R. G. Shaw and others, Wcdderburn 10 0 Per G. W. Henderson, Central Hotel, Auckland 0 6 6 Total ; £660 8 11 BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 27,198 6 7 William H. Gibson, Uironiii' (2nd donation) S 5 6 G. Sporring, Te Horo 10 0 Total £27,204 12 1 BELGIAN SOLDIERS' FUND, £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 15 5 0 "G.0.F." 10 0 Total 16 5 0