THE BATTLE OF RED V. BLUE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 3

THE BATTLE OF RED V. BLUE

YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

A meeting called by the Mayoress (Mrs. J. I. Luke) -for tlie purpu.se of organising various mutters in connection with the lied and Blue Artillery Battle (Red Jersey Appeal), which begins on Friday, was held in the Concert Chamber of tho Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Luke presided, and among those who wero present were representatives of several of the women's organisations in Wellington who are ougaged in patriotic work. In opening the mooting, the Mayoress said she hoped flint everybody would do their best for Hie Red .Ter.f'ey Appeal throughout tho whole of (.lie time it was being made—up to Juno 3. Mr. Tripp, who was asked to explain matters in connection with the campaign, said that some time i'go it hud ! been proposed that the Y.M.C.A., i.he Salvation Army, awl the Church Army Affairs should make a combined appeal to the public for funds for their vtv work, but for various reasons tho suggestion was not followed .rot. The other two organisations held back, while the Y.M.C.A. mado its appeal, and tho speaker hoped that people generally would realise that the lied Jersey voluntarily stood down, ao '.bat the success of the former's appeal nhould be furthered. As chairman of the War Relief Association he had seen a great deal of the Salvation Army work here, but of courso lie had had nothing to do with its work for the soldiers 011 active service. In a letter which he had received from .Sir Arthur Stanley, the latter had praised tho work of the Salvation Army Red Cross ambulances warmly, and in yet another letter received from a iriend tho writer, who worked in a Salvation Army hut, had said how often she had met Now Zealand" soldiers chare, Mr. Tripp wont 011 to explain the scheme of the forthcoming campaign. There were to bo Red suburbs working against Blue suburbs in competition for funds, and whichever one succeeded in rising too ! most money won the battle. Friday was I recruiting (lay, and volunteers were ! wanted to sell badges and to col.cot ! money. i Tho following will supply collectors land sellers of badges:-The Coalites 01. i Liverpool Fund, Mrs. Dale tKhaiidaiian), i tho" Y.M.C.A. Ladies'' Auxiliary, Commercial Travellers, St. John Ambulance Brigade, St. John Ambulance Association, the Y.W.C.A., the N.Z. Natives Association, the Women's National Reserve, the suburbs Kilbirme ana 11alaitai (represented by Mrs. Clark), and the Citizens' Service League. _ Adjutant Hosting (Salvation Army), raid that the organisation lie represented would supply 100 collectors. It was arranged that tho Town Hall should bo at the disposal of the collec- ; tors, and collection-boxes would lie j ready oil Thursday at 5 o'clock. Those i who preferred to get them later could I obtain them on Friday morning. Sooie- | ties and organisations willing to assist I were asked to send in the names and i number of collectors either to Mrs. Luke | (Town Hall) or to, the Salvation Army i Appeal Rooms. ! Tho following stations were allotted:— ; Commercial Travellers, Bank of New ('Zealand; Mrs. Preston (St. John AmI bulance Brigade), Post Oifice; Y.M.C.A., I Boulcott Street; Y.W.C.A., Kirkcaldio j and Stains; Hataitai and Kilbirnie workers, Courtenay Place; Women's National Reserve, Lindsay's Cornor to Mee's ! Steps; Citizens' Service League, Winder's corner; N.Z. Natives' Association, Veitch and Allen's corner; Countess ot Liverpool Fund, Government Buildings; the Press (bridges), Kelburn Avenue. Mr. Rasev (organiser of tho Blue and Red Battle") asked for volunteers to make red and blue flags, theso to be attached to motor-cars whose owners had "done their bit." Tho badges would exempt pedestrians from further solicitation. It was decided that a working bee would bo hold on Wednesday afternoon at the Town Hall.' Apologies for their unavoidable absence were received from Mrs. W. I. Massey, Mrs. Moorhouse, Mrs. \\. Nathan, and Mrs. Blundell, wlio all, however, promised assistance.