Y.M.C.A.'S GREAT EFFORT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2659, 3 January 1916, Page 2

Y.M.C.A.'S GREAT EFFORT

0 MORTGAGE CLEARED j THE LATEST DONATIONS The last day (Friday) given to reach at least £5000 to assure the Wellington 1.A1.C.A. of Airs. M. A. Williams's gift . of £2000 saw tlio result accomplished. 'I ho public, both town ami country, responded magnificently on Friday, and from early morning to eleven o'clock at niglifc, telephone, telegram, and post brought gifts and promises, whilst a constant stream of gifts was handed in at the office. Lata in the afternoon £200 from Messrs. Wilson Bros., Bulls, and £100 from Mrs. P. M'Laren, Masterton, assured the success of the effort, and by seven o'clock on Christmas Eve Mr. W. Allan, president, was able to assure Airs. Williams that her splendid contribution had achieved the desired result. The Board of Directors are under a deep debt of gratitude to the public for so splendidly coming to the anno of the local association, which will now he in a better position than .ever to eono with its work among the soldiers in this and in other lands. A few Chinese residents of the City subscribed £12 14s. od., in appreciation of the work done by the Y.AI.C.A. for their countrymen in China, and many gifts were forwarded as an appreciation of the association's world-wide efforts to serve the soldiers of the Empire. The following is a further list of donations and promises received up to midnight, December 31:— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 3392 1 R Sir Walter Buchanan 200 0 0 Wilson Bros 2CO 0 0 Air. J. Strang 100 0 0 Mr. W. Beetham 100 0 0 Air. J. O. Bidwill 100 0 0 Air. W. E. Bidwill 100 0 0 Air. J. At'Ataster 100 0 0 Airs. P. M'Laren 100 0 0 Mr. 6. Williams 50 0 0 Mr. G. Hume 50' 0 0 Air. J. .-Martin '.. 50 0 0 Air. A. Martin 50 0 0 Mr. C. Matthews 25 0 0 .Messrs. R. and S. Smith ... 25 0 0 Airs. D. Cameron 25 0 0 Mr. F. Wall 25 0 0 Air. F. S. Holmes 25 0 0 Air. L. Blundell 25 0 0 Airs. L. Blundell 25 0 0 Mr. J. Blundell 25 0 0 Mr. Al'Lellan 25 0 0 Hon. A. AI. Alyers 25 0 0 Alacky, Logan, Caldwell ... 25 0 0 J. Chambers and Son 25 0 0 Air. and Airs. E. 11. Hiley „. 25 0 0 Airs. M'Dougall 20 0 0 Afr. Payne 20 0 0 Air. W. Al'Leod .- 20 0 0 Graco Bros. 20 0 .0 Per Louis Lock, £10 2s. A. H. Al'Eweii, Airs. I'routbeck, Collinson and Cunningham, Alexander WilW.F., Jenkins and Alack, C. E. Daniells, 11. Efcauchamp, R. A. Wright, member National Company, Dr. Gibbs, A. E. Mabin, Mrs. John Duncan, Mr. .Jas. Prouse, Dr. Newman, Mr. H. Alorrison, £10 each. Airs. S. Clarke Johnson, £7 7s. Air. Jas. Al'lntosh, P. Hayman and Co., A. Levy, Mr. A. T. Towgood, Air. W. L.. Aleek, Air. D. 0. M'Clay, Air. Walker, £5 6s. each. Toogood Estate, Air. W. F. Barraud, Wright and Carman, Hon. Sir F. H. D. Bell, Ballinger Bros., Air. Watorivorth, Air. C. R. Smith, British Tobacco Co., Air. A; ! 'Hamilton. Air. Brown, All-, and Airs. T. Forsyth, Mr. Kelling, Mr. Hi F, Christie. Mr. Ed. .Anderson, J.AI., A-T.B.j. TJ. and P,, Lady Stout, Air. W Watson, Mr. It. Al. Jack, Mr. J. P. Luke, "Steve," Air: G. Pirie, Mr. Ryan, Air. G. Winder, Mr,. F. H. Alather, Air. A. Hall, Mr. E. W. Lowe, "Friend and Alember," Air. Holmes Warren, Air. Orr, Air. A. Donald, Air. Ross, Airs. W. Barton, Mr. D. Yule, £5 each, Mr. Al. Fraser, £4. - Air. C. Al. Luke, Air. W. A. Patterson, Air. S. C. Baron, Air. W. Woods, Badliam and Biss, Air. F. W. Waterhouse, Dawson and Alaudsley, £3 3s. each. Air. 11. A. Pargetter, £3. Air. C. Harper. Air: H. L. Whittaker, W C. Young. Ltd., Air. J. H. G. Row-, ley, Air. C. Al. Bothamley, Whitehead and Pears, Air. -F. Campbell, Air. J. Campbell, Coulls Culling, Air. G. 0. Sutton, Air. and Airs. Hirst, "Sympathiser," Air. R. Armit, "Anonymous," Air. H. A. Gold, Air. J. K. Helliwell, Air. and Alrs.'R, W. Holmes, J.D.A., £2 2s. each. Air. ■ Sutherland, Airs. Howard Booth, Air. and Mrs. J. G. Stott, Air.' F. W. Furkett, Air. Kilgour, Air.- F. W. Moore, Mrs. AV. H. Sefton Moorhouse, £2 each. Air., Airs , and Miss H. Rose, £110s.. Airs, and Aliss Rowley, Air. E. A, Dickson, Air. F. Laurenson,. Air. W. H. Lloyd, Air. W, G. Ecid. Air. C. E. Galwey, Air. H. E. Nicholls, M. Brittain jun., R.H.J., "Wellwisher," Mr. E. Oolley, Air. Roland Luke, Airs. Helliwell, Mr. J, F. Clark, A.G.S., E.T.S., Air. Pettigrow, Mr. and Airs. Ralph, £1 Is. each. Air. A. J. l'artou, Air. and Airs. J. It Palmer, Air. P.N;D., Air. T. Humphries, Airs. A. Levien, Airs. Al. C. Hutoheson, Air. E. J. Knight, L. and D.S.H,, "Soldiers' Friend," Mrs. A. H. Glasgow, Aliss Alyers, Air. ■ and Airs. A. R. Perston, "Friend," Mr. Williamson, Aliss Kennedy, Airs. Smith, Air. E. 0. Jack, J.AI., "Two Sisters," Air. AV. J. Harland, Mrs.' E. Al. Holdsworth, Mrs. 11. C. Wilson, Mr. J. J. Williamson, Alio. Al. Beaumont, Air. J. A. 'Martin, Air. Fear, £1 each. "Charley's Stepmother," W:'Lee and Col, "Friend," 10s. 6d. each. "Wellwislier," Aliss Ward, Mrs. C. Jorg6nsen', Airs. M'Grcgor, Air. H.E.S., F.P., "Salvationist," Airs. Galloway, R.AI.. Airs. Stamford,' Air. E. Bland, Air, Tom Plant, Airs. Gapper, Airs. Iteid, Airs. Reynolds, Rev. Comrie, Air. Cockrell, Mrs. M. E. Alardon, Aliss L. Thompson, 10s. each. "Good Hope," 7s. (id.; "Denis," 75.; "Trooper's Brother ancl Sister," ss. 6d.; H.S.S., E.L., Mr. it. A. Lemon, lan Duff, Airs. Johnstone, P. 0., Airs. Tomlin, Aliss F.P., "Working Man," ' Al, Airs. Alorgan, F.F.G., Aladaine and AFiss Alueller, "Little Noel," "Sympathiser," ss. each. Total—£ss23 6s.