"SAVE THE CHILDREN” FUND.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2215, 14 December 1920, Page 3

"SAVE THE CHILDREN” FUND.

The local campaign in aid of the above fund concluded on Sunday. J( honsisted of a picture entertainment last Friday, a simp day conducted by the Girls' Guild on Saturday, ami church collect ions on Sunday. The simp day was a most successful affair, realising a tola I .•tf C 54 odd. Guessing compel it inils for various articles created a good dead of interest. ..Nurse Prendergasl did remarkably well in gathering in a fair sum in this eonneeli.in. The following arc the winners of the various 'competitions:- — Fruit dish (name of fruit, "orange"), Colin Green; weight of'eake, bibs. 150/.5., Miss Swede. 7 lbs.: weight of sheep, 54 lbs., winner B. G. Gower am! •). Tyne; weight of lamb. 45 lb.-.., Mrs Green. 11. Hughes, E. Lockwood; dinner, Mr Hamer. 54; iced cake, number of peas in bottle 5d7, winner, R. Ilornblow, 510; nightdress, Mrs ilonore, No. 25: child's dress, Russell Petrie, si);

centre, Miss Barber, Xo, 3; turkey, T. Morgan. 'L'he following donated gills: —Me.-dames P. Robinson, Bryant, Wright, WModmolV, Scnliey, Walls. Dullin, ifiml, Thompson, Lee Mi. Rand, (I. Sal herley, Reader, Hillman, Oalland. A. 8. Easton, Poole, Griffin, Desmond; Neyhm, Brooks, 8. Austin, Austin■lolmslon, Procter, Hawke. <le Kidder, Fnrrie. John Robinson, Danioll, Breen, Purcell, A, h’oss, Healey, uingell, -Jewell, llu-scy. A. B]>eirs, A. K. Bpeir-, Bailerson, Keller, Per--reau, A. Baker. A. Hcnrieksen. Withers, Owen, M. H. Walker, L. Bullard, W. Barber, Harding, Brewer, B. Easton, Signal, Cuuiiuerliehl, Withers, .1. Ro--, Monuau, ('. H. !J odmore, Cowley, Roore, I'k Petrie, Mover, A. Stevenson, MolTalt, Messrs Shailer, .Bred . Robinson, AlcKnight, J. 11. Robinson, P. Brown, Renton, 8. Hudson, 0. Robinson, 8, Austin. M. H. Walker, William Wtilker, H. Chalk, Master E; Brown, Misses Sewell, M. Walker, G. Robin--on, Hughes, Ethel Robinson, Brenda rga si, Bowe. Humphries, B. Spelts, Austin, Tessee Hussey, Honore, Bell Pearson, d. Ross, Thynne, A. Xoylon, E. King-, T. Wither.-, Owen, Ruljv King, K. Barber, Nyo, Allison Canipbell, Flora Campbell, Ina Robinson, Signal, Skelien, E. Oxley, •R. Barber, Gardiner, Mi’s Ale Coll, Mrs Oxley, Mrs Mercer, Airs Hornblow, Mrs Havey. The following made eash donations: — Mr Buek, £3; Mr 0. Robin--on £l’ls; Retailers Assoeiti I ion £1 Is; Messrs Heasman A. 8. Easton, R. X. Speirs, W. Barber, £1 each; Mr Gahites 12s (id; Airs Ala t tar, a Friend, Mr W. Petrie, Aiiss Henry, 10s each; Airs Scott, Airs Stuckey; Mrs Hartley, Airs W. Smith. Messrs Murray, Wlnbley. Cbristie. E. Huntley, Hawke, and Miss Alolfalt, 5s each; Air Sorensen, Aiiss Woodruff, -Is each; a Friend, 3s; a Friend, a Friend, Airs Elford, Airs Cull, Aiiss Thompson, Miss AlcCormiek, Air Hart, Air G. Haigh, E. H., 2s del each.

The retiring collect ions at the various churches totalled over £lO on Sunday, added to which wore special donations of £1 from the Methodist Sunday School and 10s from the teachers.