WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 June 1917, Page 3

WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

HELENSVILLE BRANCH

THE first annual meeting of the League was held on Friday, June 15th., Mrs Oxley presiding. The annual report and balance sheet were read and adopted. Work has been going on steadily during the past year, and parcels have been forwarded to the Town Hall every month. The members have all worked very hard to make such a satisfactory report, •which included 276 pairs socks sent to the Town Hall, 30 pairs socks given to local boys (leaving for the front) both Parakai and Helsnsville, 38 pairs of mittens, 44 balaclava caps, 3 scarves and 3 belts. The senior girls of Helensville school have sent many parcels of exceedingly good work, containing amongst other articles 36 knitted face-cloths and 114 khaki handkerchiefs. Ninety-four sanitary shirts have also been made hy members, and parcels of clothing containing 181 different articles have been sent to soldiers' dependents ; 285 books have been sent for use on the transports. For Red Cross work the League sent one caee fancy articles, jam, sauce, fruit, and one case vegetabbles. also parcels of old linen, sheets, towels, tea towels, and pillow cases. The present officers were again reelected for the ensuing year, and the meeting concluded with 'iearty votes of thanks to Mrs Becroft for the use of her room during the year "or the knitting meeting, and Mr H. Stringer for auditing the books of the League. Following is the balance-sheet for the year ending May 31st, 1917 :— —Receipts—

£ s. d Members' fees ... ... 4 8 0 Sundry donations ... ... 34 8 6 Half col. memorial service ... 10 5 Red Cross teas ... ... 20 14 8 Afternoon teas ... ... 6 14 10 Dominion Gift Fund ... 74 0 0 Sale of badges ... ... 2 4 0 Sale of material ... ... 1 9 11 Concerts ... ... 34 0 0 Skating Carnival ... ... 13 3 10 Easter Carnival ( ... * ... 90 4 5 Collection for Y.M.C.A. Fund 107 6 5 389 15 0 —Expenditure— Purchase of hussiffs ... 9 17 10 Material ... v ... 53 9 11 Purchase of badges ... 116 0 Printing, adverts., stationery 17 2 Sundry petty expenses ... 1 7 8 Donations— Christmas Fund for soldiers 5 0 0 Supplies for hospital ship... 3 18 . Eed Cross Fund ... ... Ill 4 5 Belgium Relief Fund ... 10 0 0 Y.M.C.A Fund ... ... 107 6 5 Dominion Gift Fund ... 74 0 0 Balance in hand ... ... 11 3 11 389 15 0