SICK AND WOUNDED APPEAL
HOW THE CAMPAIGN PROGRESSES. The campaign is proceeding well according to plan, the local committee of the Sick and 'Wounded Appeal report. The larger donors, who naturally were waited on first, have contributed magnificently, and if the few remaining in this group respond with equal generosity the estimated receipts will exceed anticipations for this class. On Monday next another important group to be called on is the employers in the shops and offices in and around the Sauare, and from the few advance donations received the response should very substantially assist realisation of the £6OOO required The “dark horse 1 group in tlie budget is the Kairanga. County, the canvass of which only commenced, on Wednesday. An encouraging early progress report of £7l from Block 6, captained by Mr R. A. Bennett, is an excellent preliminary towards the £2OOO allotted the county. Further donations are : £ s d
v Total to date £2322 14 0 Wellington provincial donations acknowledged at the headquarters of the appeal include the following.—Pahiatua: Mr F. C. Gregorie, £2 2s. Bulls: Old Age Pensioners, £1 10s. Palmerston North: Anon., £5. V
Previously acknowledged ... “Manawatu Evening 2035 11 0 Standard” 50 0 0 Dr and Mrs J. S. Munro ... 30 0 0 Mr and Mrs E. F. Trigg ... 20 0 0 Kwok Holing 20 0 0 C. J. Adams 20 0 0 Mrs H. E. Kerslakc Miss E. D. Laing, 10 0 0 “Aorangi” 10 10 0 Henrv Knight 10 0 0 Mr and Mrs S. E. Thomson 10 10 0 Mrs A. E. Griggs 10 0 0 Mrs Bruce Lucas 5 0 0 AVillie and Minnie Goldfcrn Private Hotel 10 0 collection 1 10 0 Mr and Mrs M. L. Noble ... 10 0 Mrs J. H. Patterson 10 0 “Phoenix” 1 0 0 S. I. McKenzie .3 3 0 Poland Allison 3 3 0 P. E. Flood 3 3 0 Geo. F. Framjee 3 3 0 li. Thorrold Jaggard 1 1 0 E. and W. Thorrold Jaggard 2 2 0 £2251 Ivniranga Block 6, per E. A. Bennett (progress return) : 6 0 A. E. Bennett 10 0 0 Mr and Mrs B. A. Bennett Mr and Mrs 10 0 0 B. A. Harrowfiekl 2 0 0 51 r and Mrs Gus Selnvamm 7 10 0 Mrs McCormick 25 0 0 Mr and Mrs A. Sutherland 0 0 0 Mr and Mrs B. (J. Eglinton 5 0 0 G. V. Hart 10 0 A. E. Park 5 0 G. H. Gibson 5 0 Mr Burns 10 0 H. Woods 5 0 A. Geange i 0 0 J. Drew 3 3 0 Anonymous 1 0 0 £71 8 0
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 143, 17 May 1940, Page 4
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444SICK AND WOUNDED APPEAL Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 143, 17 May 1940, Page 4
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