WOMEN’S WORKING CLUB.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 206, 9 October 1916, Page 4

WOMEN’S WORKING CLUB.

MONTHLY MEETING. Tho usual monthly meeting of the Taihape Women’s Working Club Committee ivas held in the rooms on Thursday., sth October, at S p in. when the following members were present Eev. Stent (chair), Mesdames .Shute, Knox, McLennan, Bason, Shanley, McAuliffe, Timbs, Smith, Stiudwick and Miss McAuliffe (hon. sec.) The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Votes of condolence were passed to Mrs Stewart (senior and junior—mother and wife—respectively) in the death of Private Colin Stewart, and also Miami Mrs Lc Quesnc in the death of Private ,T. Le Quesne killed 'in action. It was decided to send 170 Christmas ™smokes” to the boys, through tho Wanganui Guild. Since April 413 parcels have been posted to the boys at the front. The following garments were made 11 P : —52 shirts, 5 pairs socks,. 34 handkerchiefs, 20 hold-alls, 1 Balaclava. Fees received;.—Mrs Hair 2/0. Mrs D. Addis 15/-, Mrs Giddies 15/-, Mrs Shute 10/- (

Donations for soldiers’ Christmas i parcels:—Per Mrs Phillips Utiku: J. Aicols 10/-, G. Hetherington 5/-, G. Matheson 5/-, J. Fowlds 5/-, J. Mitchell 5/-, A. Spooner 5/-, J. Hailwood 5/-, A. Durant 5/-, E. Phillips 5/-, O. Hamilton 5/-, Mr Raynor 10/-, Mr Hall 5/-; per Mrs Oliver, Mataroa; Mrs E. Giddies 5/-, Mrs M. Bennett 5/-, Mrs J. Oliver 5/-, Mrs W. Bennett 10/-, Mrs Mortley 5/-, Miss McDonald 1/-, Miss B. McDonald 1/-, Nurse Millar 10/-, Mrs D. 'Addis 5/-, Mrs W. Dougan 5/-, Mrs McKenzie 5/-, Mrs Ash 5/-; per Miss Overton, Taoroa: Messrs D. Belk 5/(5, H. Smith 5/-. H. Dixon 5/-, D. Wilkie 5/-< Howard 2/(5, George Brown 2/(5, G. Durant 20/-, J. Collins 5/-, E. Gordon 5/-, Mrs and Miss Overton 7/(5, Mrs Law 4/-, Mrs T. A. Wheeler 10/-, D. J. Graham 20/-, Mrs Harding 5/-, Mr J. Thompson 5/, Mr Thurston 2/6, Mr A Theobald 1/, Mr P. Casey 1/, Ngatarua 2/, Misses Eddie Gordon 2/, Ellie Brown 2/(5, Williamson 2/6, Smylie 1/, Kilman 5/, Mrs Bushby 2/, sen., 5/; per Mrs Rowlings, Tiriraukawa: Mesdames Carver 5/,-. Parsons 5/, Buckley 5/, Weckes 5/,. E. McNeil 5/, Miss Brown 5/, Miss Smith 5/, Mrs O. Rowlings 5/, Mrs H. Rowlings 5/, Mi-s G. Anderson 5/, Mr and Miss Eoutley 5/# Mr W. Brown 5/, Mr Batt 5/; per Mrs McAuliffe: Mrs H. Peacock 5/; per Mrs Bason; Mrs Pleasants 10/, Mr Pedersen 20/. Christmas Smoke Fund: Mesdames Timbs 7/, Shute 3/6, Bason 3/(5 McLennan, sen., 3/6, McAuliffe 3/6, Rhodes (son.) 3/6, F. Smith 7/.