PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 July 1918, Page 2

PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

HELENSVILLE BRANCH. I ANNUAL MEETING. \ ■ I THE second annual meeting of 1 the Helensville branch of, the I Auckland Women's Patriotic . I League was held jon Tuesday, ~J July 2nd., Mrs Oxley presiding. - - "I The annual report and balance^^B sheet were read and adoptejk-v-4|^M Work has been going dtt^H steadily during the past ye^^^H and parcels have been /^l^^H warded to the Town Hall ever^^H month. Members have &^^H worked very hard to make so^H satisfactory a report, which ineluded 381 pairs of socks sent, to the Town Hall, 21 pairs givefi to l departing soldiers, 29 balaclavas, 12 pair mittens, and one scarfe. The girls of Helensville School have made 82 khaki handkerchiefs, also a good number of socks, very nicely knitted. 92 . articles of clothing have been sent for soldiers' dependants and j j one large parcel of new clothing ,: for French refugees, and one case - ,', jams, jellies, and cakes and one \ sack of vegetables for our week- L>" end at Red Cross shop in Auck- . f * land. 207 books and magazines ' have also been forwarded for use *< on transports and in hospitals. j We have als#; collected and j placed under separate account I £69 11s for our lotah-Memorial I Fund. ~m The officsrs elected were as j 'm follows :— ■ President—Mrs Oxley. ,'ifl Vice - Presidents — Mesdames xm Becroft and Ellett. *M Treasurer —Mrs Wilson, 'J| Secretary—Mrs Lambert. The meeting concluded with '38 hearty votes of thanks to Mrs "tfi Becroft for $c use of the knitting' Hm room, and to Miss Lee for M auditing the .books of the League. 'M BALANCE SHEET * ;^| (Year ending May 31st., 1918.) ~^^H —Receipts— * w^^ bundry donations ... v . BJf "3 'N ,^^^^| 001. for V.M.C.A. ... ! 14 fi , v**"^^^ re i ■»«• n : 815 9 Lol. Mem. Service.... 24 3 5 * Less H-share Para- " r kai Br. till June... 11 5 1 , *' ' 12 18' 4 ' Anzac Ser. Red Cross '' 43 0 Red Cross Stalls ... 7 2 4 Afternoon Teas ... 612 6 Sale of Sections ... 23 3 6 Sale of Flowers ..189. '^ Sale of Badges ... 10 0 ur i- .-n ~ 27 12 3 Members Fees ... , . 5 0 > Concerts— . >■•* Concert, Picture mat- .'.... mess and evenings 94 14 Patriotic evening ... 4014 0 . Apple Guessing Com 3.7 4 Red Cross Sociaf .;■. "34 h,.§ *^^HB| t w , m 171 Less J/|-share to . ' Parakai of Social ... 3 5 6 Less r share to Para- ,;• kai picture matinee ■.? 16 ;i Less 'Our Day' don. 0 0 > k — 185 15 6 I Dominion Gifts col. ' 25 10 3 Bal. at begin ningyr. . 11 3 11^^| :, X £289 18 10^| : —Expenditure— Hussiffs purchased 7 0 0 y^^JKk Wool purchased ... .41 9 lOy*^ ;f\,| "- —-3,1 ~,. 4Q '9 io^< "^ j Badges purchased... p>^ *18 0 >\S Sundry ejcpensea^...,' 8 8 10 Legal ex. sale section 15 6 J■9 4 4 j Donations—. ' j Bed Cross Fund 137 2 6 Y.M.aA.Fund... 25 19 i ' ***> ' — 163 1 7 V Dominion Gift part r &, 'of cheque ... 10 0 Dominion Gifts, sent & "\ toA^.P.L. ... .25 10 3 Bal. of cash;on hand 41 x4 10 '£289 18 W