NAVY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3183, 6 September 1917, Page 2

NAVY LEAGUE

The monthly meeiinj; of the Executive ConiniiUco of the Wellington branch of Iliß Navy League wsis held on Tuesday. '('hero were present Air. C. 10.'Smith (in tho chnir), Mrs. Uradncy Williams; Messrs. A. Atkins, B. Kcesing. and C. W. Pnlnicr. it: was reported on behalf of Mrs. Hall-Thompson that arrangements' had been made with His Worship the Mayor for fixing November 1C next, as Sailors' Day, when a collection will be taken up for tho benefit of the sailors of the naval anil mercantile murine. 51 r. C. I?.; Smith reported that he had visited tho barque which has been on Iho Patent Slip for some-, time, and collected fro.ii the men engaged there Iho sum of .£ls 05. (kl. as a, contribution to Iho fund. ■ ■ Mrs. Briulney William* leporteil on behalf of the 1 Mies' Auxiliary that arrangements had been made- for freo carriage of goods on the railways, nnd that tho Colonial Carrying Company had nu : dnrtn"l>en their' carting in the city free of cost. The S'pinnerv has donated , the. sum of .£lO ins., which has been suppleliientcd bv a further' amount of'vfiS froni Miw. M.-.'E. Ewen. lo (lie AVclliiwtou Tfostel for T?i>tnrneil Soldiers and Sailors, for tho purpose of assisting tho movement to provide additional nccbnimnilntion for sailor?. Mrs. A. IT. Waters presented a report on behalf of tho Sailors' "Dependants Subcoinmitlee. It stated that during (ho mouth of Auffusl 279(1 articles hud booii Hacked, to Hip value of MV 2s: Ifld., mnkiiu; a 1ol:il siiiw Ilif fonmilion of t!i(! subcommittee of IS'li arfieles. vnlus ;Eli!B 3s". Sd. 'J'n 111 is vrsnll (lie enunt-y districls have been substantial contributors. A number of cases arc already on their ivsiy io Eiislish ports, and the nlhei'S arn in readiness lo be shipped >!S soon as an opportunity offers.

Kn enterprise organised in connection with thr "Our Day" appeal (to be made, in October for the British Red Cross and Blinded Soldiers* I'uud) is 'Teddy's MttrUnl," which will be held on Soptenibcr 21 ami 22. It will lie in reality a largo bazaar or. fair, at which there will be stalls for everything thai can be though! of, includiiiK produce, meat, cakes, fancy work, etr., to sav nothing' of a second-hand clothes stall and a second-hand goods stall. In charge of the last-named will be Mcsdames W. Nathan, Wilford, M. Jlycra. and A. Pearcc, and they will bo very glud to receive f;ifts of china, glassware, Jowellery, pictures, and so forth, which n.ay lib sent to Jfi-s. Pearce, care of Levin and Co. Several side-shows will be provided in connection -with the "Taddy's Market .including tho clown, alwavs indispensable on occasions such as this.