DRURY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 272, 4 May 1917, Page 2

DRURY.

At the Inst meetine of the Drurv Ladies' Patriotic League the attendance was up to the average. Afternoon tea was provided by Mrs. Smallfield. and resulted in receipts of lis, which cro to purchase sanitary shirts, whilst 12s 6d was subscribed for Dominion L'ifts. A donation rf £5 was made to the Y.M.C.A. Trench Com>rt~ Fund. The undermentioned coods were handed in for transmission to the Auekland headquarters of the Ladies' Patriotic T.encnie. viz.: 57 pairs sox. contributed by Mosdnmes McMurtrie. G pairs; Strong, -on. and inn.. 12 pairs: John Blake. 5 pairs; Barclay. 4 pairs; W. Bromnor, 4 pairs: Tomrie nml J. Wall. .T nairs each; Fyfe, 2 nair-- Hewlett. TTill, Ola-son. sen.. W. nias-on, T. Brooks, Sinallfield and \V. Brooks. I pair each: Misses Jessie Apphbr. Barnes. Bernard. McPher- • 11, T>i\o|i. 2 pairs each; and G. r- y. I pair. Also Airs. MeNaiiL'h(•■ii 1 chuli'ia belt. Mi j s MoXnucrhfnn I oh"lora b. It. and Mi." M. Hasson 9 fa. r rliifhs.

Anzac Tlar was celebrated in the llrury School, when flic children were addressed bv Messrs. Glas«nn and Flanagan. the Rev. Hewlett. Mrs. McMnrtrie. and the head teacher. ATr. I. TV McXau'-diton. The «pepehe? were li-fened to with much attention, nll< 1 flic speaker* were accorded hearty plandifs f..r fheir efforts to entertain and iu-frocf. Airs. AfcXaiiihton 11 eaf • d the children to cake* and fruit and -wcel-, and their parent* and elder' b> ;i iumnluoii* afternoon

■ •a. which was much apnr'viated by lie participants. Air. .T. Flanagan iiiiioiinced thai be would L'ive a prize

t, the hov- of Sfanilards 5 and Ci 11a prize to (he 'jirl- of Standards and I'., for the br-t , --.v. , ~ patriot-

\t the hoii-eholdi'i'-' meet i ML' f'll Mopdav la-f the lindi rnientioned were >l. rfi d a- flu' -ehool committee, viz.: "VI• --is. W G C Classen CchairmanV I l». Fvfe fsecrefarxA. Thomas. I'.ronks Ifenrv. P.-.-pl, -. Wveliffe. and t!i""k-

PAKURANQA. No nominations were forthcoming for th° two vacancies on the Pakurnnpai Road Board so a fresh election is necessary, for which nominations will be received up till nnon on Saturday, the 12th inst, bv the Clerk to the Board (Mr Alex Bell) at his residence at Pakurauga.