BED CROSS WORK

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2717, 11 March 1916, Page 11

BED CROSS WORK

APPEAL BY THE MAYORESS. Mrs. J. I', Luke,' president of tlx Wellington branch of tiio British J(e< Cross, who was chosen as tlio delogati pf some forty town and country organ isations that arc doing Hod Cross worl at tlio recent coiiforcneo lipid at Christ church, is issuing an appeal to thosi bodies for their »\«sisl:uiuo and co operation in forwarding Iho work fo nick and wounded soldiers, togolhe with a brief statement of sonic of tin decisions arrived at. At this confer enco Mr. AY. Sefton Moorhouso- ivn: appointed ollicer in charge, and Air. A JJ'acShana secretary. It was dceidcc in this connection that salary, olficos storago, cables, ctc., should 1 not ox ceed tlio sum of £300 a year, and tin executivo was to be called together be foro r.ny extra expenditure was author ised. "Tile amount voted," states Mrs Lnlto in her ap-poal, "will bo evenl; subscribed by the military area. Noi knowing tho circumstances or nuuibo of subscribers to your society, we can not ask for a levy on such, but woult accept financial assistanco monthly 01 quarterly, whichever was most convenient to your society. Wo earnestly hope not many calls will bo required. "All goods will leave as Now Zcaland's quota, to tlio British Rod CroGS whorover most required. From cable: received 011 February 23, His Excel lency the Governor stated l nothing press ing was required for our troops at thai timo. Articles of clothing and com fcrts were always acceptable in England. "A cable received by His Excellency was read at tho conference, enumerating certain goods tho Viceroy of Indk would, bo glad to receive for the troop* in Mesopotamia, and India. After i 6hort discussion, shirte and pyjama: were taken off this list, and only sucl good's M are readily procured in New Zealand are to be sent on. It was decided to send bandages, six ' months' supply for 500 beds, body belts, preserved meat, extracts, and glaxo. Canterbury has notified tne officer in charge that it will undertake a Quarter of the whole order. We hope to bo able tc do our s'hain with tho assistanco of the societies in our urea. Any of tho goods mentioned should be sent to Wellington to the Red Cross Headquarters, Town llall, whore they will be packed in cases. "Cases leaving hers must contain ono kiud of goods only, to save confusion at the, base, a» for example, a case of pyjamas and a enso of shirts. If a society prefers to go on. making such articles as aro needed, a receipt for the list supplied in tho t-op of each case will he forwarded to it. When a call for goods has been received 1 in Wellington tlio d'epot wju send word, and it. will remain, for each socioty to let us know what goods, if any, it can supply. . If tho number is greater in propoition than other districts are sending, and wo in Wellington can make ud with less, the society will ba informed by wire. His Excellency the Governor has cabled to the Viceroy of India tho proportion of goods New Zealand will ho responsible for. "Wo are getting 500 yards of material cut into suits of pyjamas, ready foi shipment to Egypt, and as this will mean depleting our store, wo hope to make good again with the assistance of the different Red Cross bodies. Each article should, bo marked, also the society's name and town. Should difli-. culty orise over .material, it is possiblu that Wellington can assist. We hope that the method of distribution that lias been arranged! will save waste of money, labour, and timo. "A meeting of . gentlemen has been called, and it is hoped that in a short time a strong committee for Red Cros3 work will be formed. So far wo have only-had the women's" wonderful help, but there has heen much evidence of appreciation of their work." On Wednesday evening last Mr. Goudie's Concert Party again entertained the soldiers at Trentham Camp in the Y.M.C.A. Hall. The party consisted of the following :--Miss May Fuller, from Auckland; Miss Ethel Churchill, a Dunodin elocutionist; . Miss Eve Smith; Miss Nellie Simpson, Wellington's flautist; Master Winston M'Carthy,- whose appearance at the camp is always much onjoyed; and Mr. W. Goudie. Miss vCaddick was the accom. pauist. • Encores -were received in every ease, tho soldiers' appreciation being shown' by prolonged cheers at tho close. The;'-party was afterwards: ontertainod at .supper.. ': On Wednesday afternoon the Lady Liverpool workers of Christehurch celebrated their translation from Lichfield to Colombo Street by a gift afternoon for the benefit of the troops abroad, and'a. general invitation was extended to 'tlio public to be present. How well that invitation v/as responded to was evidenced by the enormous crowd that surged :into" the• building, during the afternoon, almost every one laden with a brown paper-parcel—socks and jam, sweets and condensed milk. _ sardines and "smokes" simply_ poured in._ Tho exceptions dropped coins in a basin that was placed in an inviting position near the door, and .a nice pile of "chink" had accumulated when all was said and done. Her Excellency Lady Liverpool was received' by the Mayoress. Others on the platform were the Mayor and Mayoress, and also Mrs. A. A., Boyle fhead of the Women's Committee of tho Red Cross), Mrs. Julius, and Mrs. Elworthy. The Mayor (Mr. Holland) gave a, sketch of the work that had been achieved during the past 20 .months at the depot, and after the formal opening of the now quarters had been made by Her Excellency, a musical programme and afternon tea were much appreciated. Money and gifts in kind tvero received at the depot during the afternoon. The death ' occurred at KaTmtara Road, Featherston, on Thursday afternoon, of Mrs. Laura Mary Louise Cundy, reliot of the lato Mr. Joseph Cundy, who died in 1911. The deceased lady, who was the eldest daughter of tho late Mr. J. G. Cox, had 1 reached the age of 64 years, and leaves a grownup -family. The daughters are: Mrs. Arthur Benton, Mrs. N. Hodder (Featherston), Mrs. Colin Speedy (Te Awamutu), Misses Kathleen and Lilas, and one son, Mr. Gilbert Oundy. At Dunedin I last week Miss Maud Adams, daughter of Mrs. Adams, and granddaughter of Mr. Sidey. sen., of Dunedin, was quietly married to Dr. O'Callaghan, ivho has just returned from Flanders. The Rev. D. Dutt-on, who has juat returned from the front, officiated, the service taking place in the beautiful grounds surrounding the residence of the grandfather. The bride was prettily dressed in soft white net, and wore a wedding veil, and carried a lovely posy of flowers. Later in the day Dr. O'Callaghan and his brido left for the north. Tho doctor purposes returning to tho front shortly.