Levin Ladies' Patriotic Commitee

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 August 1915, Page 3

Levin Ladies' Patriotic Commitee

A meeting Oi the coiiuiutlee helu ■ in the lucticb room oi tne a uolio iiibrary on i'rictay, Ziuu august, iheie were present: iUcsclanieo cstealey, Gardener, ivebbell, Uomiigo, Airkcaldie, JLierJick and uiassiord. ATl's GlasCiloru .-.uuoseiiuently way elected a rueiiiUer ot tile committee. Xtie minutes oi tile previous meeting were lead auct continued. Let tens ivere lead lioin Mrs orauiorci, secretary to tlie Lady Liverpool Eund, dealing with the matter oi providing leather waistuoato tor our men on active service, oi which are required lor the \\ ellingtou military area. Alter discussion it was decided to purchase forty skins to be made up, as a first instalment, aud to be paid lor out ot the Patriotic l'uncl. Two skins are required for e;tch waistcoat Mrs Gardener in ter viewed Mr Erociitliug, re cutting out, and he very kindly pioiuised to do bo . ree oi charge, it was decided to make another appeal for further funds to provide mote waistcoats, one member suggesting that money boxes be placed at the Levin butter iaetory ana Arapaepae creamery, so that the suppliers may have an opportunity ot contributing to this very worthy object. I his was agreed Lo and the meeting adjourned. ijiUJL i-ItESS -NLWS Chronicle Ullice .ii u.m. Pans, August '2i. The Petit Parisian biiyis that in the receiiL attack on Solicitor one German bngaile lost three-quarters ol it-s strength. Washington, August 'li Count Bernstorff lias notified Mr »V. Lansing that Germany win accord full saiislactioii to the United States for Un< sinking of the Arabic, u it is lound that the Arabic was sunk without warning. The United States official* interpret this to mean taut Germany will modify her submarine warfare iu order to safeguiard American lives in future. Paris, August 21 a communique (states that an aeru plane bombarded two stations in tin* Argonne; the enemy having dropped bombs on Clermont, but there was no loses of life or damage. .i Erench avi ator dropped ten bombs oil an aspliyx iating gas lactory at Dornaeh. Our air squadron bombarded tne station and electric installation at Mulheim ill Baden. All the machines returned safely.