HELPING THE NEEDY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 12

HELPING THE NEEDY

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY WORK AND PROGRESS When the monthly meeting or tl\e Hospital Auxiliary’s depot committee was held on Friday morning last, the buying committee reported that the monthly quota and special grant had been spent on clothing. Mrs. A. Wakeman presided over a good attendance and reports were received from sub-committees. Six upholstered easy chairs were purchased and handed over to the Onehunga branch of the auxiliary as a gift to the Auckland Infirmary. The auxiliary adopted this method of recognising the good work accomplished by the women of Onehunga who have the infirmary under their charge. Parcels of clothing and donations were received from Swanson. Te Atatu. Mount Eden and Birkdale. The depot assistant reported that the month of August was a busy one and that the great increase in the quantity of orders and clothing issued was mainly attributable to the activities of the Visiting Committee which, on allotted days, went through the different wards seeking cases for relief. Two hundred garments were issued to the hospital, 30 to the infirmary and 50 to the St. Helens Hospital. Eight hundred and seventy-nine garments. 61 bags of coal and 336 orders for meat and groceries were given to the sick and needy. A miscellaneous quantity of jams, eggs and books was also given out.

Mrs. R. K. Smith was elected sub-con-vener for the Visiting Committee. Votes of thanks were passed to the Victoria and Navy Reagues for monthly d< nations received at the depot. Men’s clothing and boots are urgently required and will be gladly accepted at the depot.