WHAT FOXTON IS DOING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1404, 29 May 1915, Page 3

WHAT FOXTON IS DOING.

F'oxtou is settling down to solid 3 work in connection with the • various war relief funds. Apart alto . gether from assistance previously 1 rendered to the Patriotic and BelI gran Relief Funds. THE LADIES’ GUILD for some time past, has been inj dustriously at work making garj ments for the poor of Great Britain and Belgium, and as a result several well-filled cases of j goods have been forwarded to the authorities for distribution. The j Guild is now busy making up * clothing, etc., for the hospital { ship. The Guild, since its iucep--1 tion, has worked without souud- > ing the big drum, and the results j have been surprising. The , material and articles passing j through its bands represents a . very large sum in cash value. ‘The ] Guild has received gifts of money for the purchase of material and made-up articles from sympathisers . outside active membership, and | has received considerable monetary , assistance through the generosity ; of Mr W. Hamer in devoting the proceeds of one picture entertainment a month to the Guild’s . funds, We hope the public will continue to support the Ladies’ 1 Guild in the future as in the past, [ for its sphere of usefulness is only commencing. The President is Mrs F. Robinson, and the joint secretaiies Mrs R. Mcore and Miss : J. Ross. We are asked to state ’ that when the Guild completes its ‘ work for the Hospital Ship quota, it will commence work lor the wounded soldiers, i THE GIRLS’ AND YOUNG MEN’S CLUBS. The next society, which has ’ been called into existence by Mrs Fraser, is the Girls’ Club, The Club has a membership of upwards of forty ytung women, with ; Misses B. Fraser and Symes as joint secretaries, and Miss M, Wauklya treasurer. The object of the Club is to make garments, bandages, etc,, as required for the Hospital Ship. In order to assist the Girls’ Club in their efforts, a Young Men’s Club has been formed to provide the needful, with Mr W. Mitchell as secretary, and Mr G. Fraser treasurer. The young fellows have decided to contribute 2/6 per week for a certain period, and this should enable the girls to make up and forward a substantial parcel. The Club is working along independent and definite lines. THE BELGIAN FUND. It is hardly necessary to state that the forthcoming Variety Fair, Plain, Fancy and Poster Ball, to be held next Thursday and Friday in the Town Hall, is in aid ot the Belgian Fund. When this affair is over it will close up, for the present, the Belgian effort. Apart from the Fair, the Mayor has a cash fund iu operation for the Belgians and solicits weekly or monthly contributions. The public, on the whole, are enthusiastic, and are I-'king a keen interest in contributing to the various funds.