Red Cross Shop.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 17 October 1918, Page 2

Red Cross Shop.

• Mesdames Vickers and Beckett wero • in charge of tho Red Cross Shop on Saturday week, and did excellent ousi- . ■ ness resulting in £20 12s 2d 'being a<Jded to the Hedi "Cross Funds. Mrs H.. Harvey won- the nightdress competition, Mrs J. It. McDonald, junr., the camisole, Mr H. A. Drawbridge the dinner, and Mrs C. Bartholomew the crochet • lace. Hie following are heartily thanked for their gifts: Mesdames HeaJey Ransom, Gorringe, Beckett, Ea&tr.er Watson, Read, Wov'let •, TV Thomson, Dew, Heading, Grjy Phillips. 'W. Ryder., J. W. Procter, Sobye, Nicholson, xLerrick, Holdaway, Newman, Butt, Blenlidiom, I'ranl.on j Webb,' J. Ryder, Coc-lra/'ie Cook, H. Lancaster. Pink, Claris, Mai tin. F. | Davis, Duiicum, Tomunsoi, Tully, Vernon, F., Procter, J.emmon, JSrvi-on, - O'Donohue, J. C. l'ct* er, Mackcnr.ie, • G. Webb, Greggaa, F. Wright, Si;n>, ■ Lindsay McDonald.', 'Barharjj. Aliases Mc-' Kegg, Nicholas, Messrs I - '. Davis: Murray, McTaggert, l!o<i McJunuid, V ckers, Sulia-", T cddy, UVmr mgs, \X. Ingram, B'sekett. . ■ N . " Laist Saturday .the local Red. Oosa Shop was taken charge of by p, trio of energetic Ihakara- ladies, Mesdames Tully, Duncum and) -Mitchell, withithlo result that the splendid total of £26 14fl 74 was In addition to tho sum a further amount'of £1 14s 6d, resulted from the sate of baskets which had been . sent "up by tbte inmates of tlhe 'Lowry Bay Convalescent iSome, on whoso behalf it, had been.' decided to ■ devote the day's taikings. Tlie- exhibit of basket "ware, entire ly the work -of the. soldier patients, was greatly admired; and was splendid evidence of what can ie done /with, a little ins traction, and the neoes;sary materials by patients who would otherwise have fouoid time hang. KeaTrclfy .■ . on their hands. A number of the baskets and. trays found ready buyers and it is hoped to dispose of the balance at tho Shop oil ooiming Saturdays. The proceeds from the sale of these baskets are handed dialect to the individual makers after the bare oofit of material has been deducted!, so that the men ftliemsolves benefit by ■ their industry. Khfi. prime mutton on sale'found ready .buy- ■ er.s and tho competition kepife the cash rolling' in. ;Tlio tasty dinner provided by the ladies'in charge made an attrao- : tive competition as also did; tho choice lamb provided; by Mr G. Tully. ■ Thlel compeititios results wero as follows: Din- , • ner, Mrs W. Bull; lamb, Miss IHeorrick and Mrs Morgan; iced cake, Mr Hell- . . den-ton-; fancy, camisole,_Mts Porter; .embroidered camisole, Mies O. Davies; silk blouse, 'Mrs Simpson. Owing to insufficiency of entries no award, was made in-the camisole competition or_the sponge sandwich dl'ass. The list.of donors is as follows: Mesdames Boddy, Clark, (Rutherford; Mosliam, R. Maries, Riussoll, Duncum, Mitchell, 'lMlily, J. R. McflDkraaHdl, jnr., H. Hall, Goldsmith, T. Bevan, Duckworth, Morgan, Blenkliorn, Pink, Wlhitaker, Cork, Parrant, Walkley, J. W. Procter, Dililens, W. Hughes, Horn,; Gorringe, ■Hoslop, Soott, Simpson, Phillips-jShute . . ■T. Ryder, Short, F. Webb, Paruc, Kay, Liddfo, J. R. McDonafd, senr.,-Porter, / Plaster, Nicholas, Mdntyre, D. S. Mackenzie, J. Prouse, Misses MoKegg, Merrick, I). Ryder. Adlcm, Reeve, Martin, / > Messrs J. Rolston, Kingdon, 'Rolston, Bull, Broome, Harvey, Bother ford, Sh erlaw, Vickers, Glassford, Gibson, Keedwell, Smart, Wesstropp, Pinik, Wright, Blackburn, Parker am Vinoont, Levin .Meat Co., Ijoomg Bros., •.Thing Leo and Dr Bryson.