Red Triangle Day.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 26 March 1918, Page 3

Red Triangle Day.

NEARLY £101)0* FOR LEVIN'S EFFORT. Tluit just 011 £1000 has been subscribed as tlie share of Levin and the district for the Red Triangle fund for providing comforts for the boys in the trenches is a striking demonstration of the generosity of the community and a tribute to the energy of the committee which undertook the task. Only a fortnight was given in which to raise the money, but the canvassers under the enthusiastic leadership of Mr 11. E. Porter scoured the whole town and district and jalso in setting I'ox ton and Shannon to. work. Saturday provided a fitting close to the campaign, The Red Cross Shop was commandeered by the ladies committee and the town was assaulted by a small army specially - uniformed for the occasion _ and mounted on well-filled munition ; waggons. Oxford street resoun - ' ded to the battle cries from early morning till late at night and the * combined efforts of the shop and , street skirmishers resulted in £96 s 10s being added to the fund. Mrs , Porter had charge of the Shop and wns assisted by Mrs Wliitaker (whose sweet stall brought in „ the handsome total of £12 2s lid) and Mrs Cork, Mrs Ford-Hutch-inson, Mrs Tickers, Misses Nicholas and Whitaker. Messrs H. E. Porter, J. V. Lawson, J. Ryder and Q.M.S. Fletcher also assisted. The competitions, etc., £ were in charge of Misses Wilson, ; Cork, Davies and Palmer, while ■ the little Misses Bulliman, Pink, and Jones sold buttonholes. Bags j were made by Mrs Pyke, Mrs I, Sell, Mrs Mackenzie, Misses Ad- • kin (2), Hall, McGonagle and Pink. The men. who master- \ fully managed the munition wag- ' eon' were Messrs Matheson, Por- J 1 teous, L. Scott, Aitken, W. L. . Williams, H. Jones, Mottershead < and T. G. Yincent. Misses Pink !; and White assisted at the piano \ and "Charlie Chaplin" (Master McLaughlin) did his share in r pushing sales. _ .it A welcome . addition to the funds was provided by Mrs FordHutchinson, who has handed over * £10, the result of the sale of bead J chains made by her. These art.istic ornaments find a ready sale _ and besides the amount mentioned £3 was netted from this source ■■■ at the Red Cross Shop on Satur- e tlay-

The list of donors at the shop was as follows: Mesdames Wl> ittaker, Kebhell, Pyke, Simpson, sonr., Goldsmith, Dean, Cork, Porter, S. Hall, T/oi'd-HutcTi]n-son, Remington, KeedweU, Blenkhorn, J. Prouse, Hill, K. Pronse, Nicholas, L. Ingram, J. •Tones, Bulliman, Brought on, Palmes, Blackburn, Butts, I 1 . Pinlv, Story, Beckett, Glassford, Thompson, Billens, Port eons, Grey, HesInp Procter, E. Webb, Vickers, Bowen, Tl. D. Wallace, Pai'k- B. S.Mackenzie, ' Pibble, Ofttely, E. O. Smith, Be- j IL*;™**™ McNicWe ]Bowles, Olnvk (kindergarten work), Gol smith, Hall Ad kin, Betty Mackenzie, Mackenzie, May Bolstad, Mc ' K.-n-n-, Leila Hislop, Eastlier,. 0. . A.lkin, Aitken, Brouahton, and > Pvke, "Messrs K. Aitken, liay, ? Wrifrht, A. Tomlmson, Bimett. - Watkuis, E. M. C'lnrk, O. E. Bolstad, Her rick, Edwards, Tncjram, senr., ±. W. .Tones. S. Hall, Stiles and - Mathcson, Harvey and y°->_ lal ; kcr and Vincent, and the Boys Training Farm. The various competition winners were as follows: Bridle, Mr G. Thompson; dinner No. 1, Airs n Bowen; dinner No. 2, Miss M. z Tlvder; cushion No. 1, Mr Jen" c, man; cushion No 2, Mr J- ~y, ! ! rl ker; cake, Miss Murray: birth - f day cake. Miss B. Bartholomew; hassock, Mrs Harding.

£ s d FIRST LIST 553 5 0 SECOND LIST 47 0 6 THIRD LIST 55 1 0 FOURTH LIST. Mrs Ford-Hutchinson (sale of bead chains made by her) 10 0 H w. M. Clark 5 j> y H. Walker - 5 0 0 ] T. Sherlaw 5 0 U ] Gh J. Stratton o o U ] Friend 5 0 0 , George Kilsby ? o C. Bell o 5 0 Kilsby Bros. ? n n T. Boddy \ 0 ° J. Horn ! Mrs Barron o o n W. J. Reading & * « A. Sims 9 ? n F. O. Snutn 2 & U W. L. Williams 2 2 0 F. W. Jones 2 0 0 A. Lr Williams o o n Sidney Hall 9 n 0 W. G. Vickers o a a Miss M. Adkin o o n S. Hooper III K. V. Brown Son A. J. Sheargold 9 9 0 Miss M. Fitzherbert 2 2 0 G. L. Adkin \ J- » , H. Blackburn i i n H. E. Keys I i n R. D. Wallace \ } j{ R. Freehtlmg i i n H. 0. Sheargold 1 1 » Henderson (Ohau) ? n n Mrs M. A.Bowen 1 0 0 Alex Campion Inn E. S. Lancaster Tin St and en and Arcus 1 1 " W. Jenson inn Mr and Mrs Nicholas 2 0 0 A. J. Gimblett i ? n A. Tomlinson i I n Mrs P. A. Anderson I I " T. Brown 10 " T. Jenman n W. T. Tait 10 0 A. Whiley 0 S. Eyes 10 £ A. Bun-ell in n H. A. Drawbridge \[ J. E. Walker 10 0 Green X A. W. Allen 10 0 Miss Nicholas J 0 0 .T. W. Farl and (matinee) 14 ii. Hossack J_ „ A.K.B. ° U