FOXTON PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.
The monthly meeting of the Society was held on Thursday evening last. The President (Mr Fraser) presided over a small a (tendance of members.
The Secretary reported that the Bank balance was £1,4(12 12s (Id. A letter was received from the Friendly Societies’ Council regarding tlu> Xew Year's Day Picnic at Foxton, asking if Foxton patriotic Workers would care to take part. If was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Ladies’ Guild.
£- was granted from Hie Helping Hut id Fund to a cast- of distress, and llit* Society deckled to bear proportion of the expenses of the advisory hoard of the Federation of Patriotic Societies. A circular was received from Mr Chit ha. Mackenzie, editor of the fortnightly paper to be issued in England, named “The Chronicles of the. A.Z.E.F.", half-yearly subscription to which is IDs (id, asking for assistance in obtaining; subscribers. A resolution was carried thanking Mr ■/as. Ait ken and his assistant -, for their line work in organising and carrying out successfully the late patriotic concerts.
Those who are selling tickets for the art union on the Maori curios are urgently requested to send same in as soon as possible, so that the drawing may lake place this week.
The Patriolie Shop was opened on Saturday last, under Mis Oreig and .Miss J. A. Ross, and proceeds were devoted to the “Our Day” Red Cross Fund. The amount raised was i‘;sl Os 7d. which includes £ls Its (id raised by .Mrs Kemps ter by means of a guessing competition on a pair-of pillow slips presented by Mis Fraser, (lifts from Hie following are gratefully acknowledged; .Mesdames John Ross, F. Robinson, McKniglit, Tbynne, Hughes, U. Barber. McLeod, Kellow, Richmond, Kcrr-Jiisfup, (oncer. Rough, iSatberlev, Procter senr.. Rockell, I’. 0. Jackson, A. S. Easton, Kye, Kemps ter, F. Procter, Symes, "k Hunt bn, .Barber, Henderson and Cunningham, J. Stevenson, Harvey, Cibhs, C. Symons, Oreig, King, Renton, Murdock, Misses Duncan, Littlejohn, Spelts, Madge Admore, Messrs 11. B. Walker, Hughes, Win. Russ, A. S. Easton, Lumsdeu, Walkei and I urrie, R. Spelts, Oreig, Kellow, 0. Robinson.
Ihe Shop will be open next Saturday under the charge of Mrs Baker and Miss Spoil’s, and proceeds are for the \\ ounded Soldiers! Bund.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1637, 14 November 1916, Page 2
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375FOXTON PATRIOTIC SOCIETY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1637, 14 November 1916, Page 2
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