SAVE THE TAIHAPE BABIES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3606, 19 October 1920, Page 4

SAVE THE TAIHAPE BABIES.

The Taihape branch of the Plunket Society pays for the upkeep of a cot at the Stewart Karitane Home, at Wanganui, consequently sick and ailing babies from this district have a special claim upon such services a© the Home renders. It is not often the local Plunket Society makes ah appeal .to the public for funds, but on Wednesday (to-morrow) an organised effort is being made to secure public liefcp towards paying for the cot ttte Taihape Society feels is more than ordinarily needed in ,the best interests of the infants of this district. A

Shop and Street Stall Day is being held, and, of course, neither shop nor stall count for much if they are not well stocked -and it is this fact we wish settlers and townspeople to,.particularly note. Many farmers will no doubt find it convenient to put into the Plunket Shop a quarter of mutton —perhaps a whole sheep. Another may find he has a sack of potatoes to spare, or he has vegetables he would willingly devote to so noble and humane a purpose. Dairly farmers may be. able to squeeze out an odd pound of butter or two, and it may be; someone might have a sucking pig that would look very tempting on the Plunket Stall, in addition to putting nn other joy into Plunket nearts. Flowers ,sell fairly well in Tfihope. Those who have any could do "vorsc than give them towards paying for a cot in the Baby Hospital, wherein a Taihape ailing infant might be nursed back to health. Whatever any restdent, settler or farmer has to give the Plunket ladies will be very grateful for.- Saving the Babies i® not surpassed as a noble work, and in donating to the Plunket Stall the donor is giving to the cot at the Karit-ane Horar. is contributing to the noble work of

saving the babies. It is earnestly

hoped that no farmer or resident will think what they could give can be

done without. It cannot, for the need

is Teal and urgent. What glorious , work the Plunkct Nurse is doing in this district is too obvious to need stating here. The Plunket organisation has become an institution that is now indispensable and it is sincerely hoped the public will pronounce no uncertain appreciation of its work on Wednesday, or fail to rally to the Society's assistance in a whole-heated manner. Everybody is asked to remember that to-morrow is "Plunket Wednesday.".