OUR WOUNDED SOLDERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 318, 18 June 1915, Page 6

OUR WOUNDED SOLDERS.

OAOXITS -MiNTiilUl'TlcX. l-iveryono tile whole .»f Tiirair.iM —:::i;i-! -1. t:• r,m--n^,>t thi- whole wards ilio■!• v. in. arc wo-nidci! in doing | their duly (.11 N.!;".!f ..i' the Kiupiro. and mil siiii'i'i- (~i t'■■■'.r :■>■: iivn. iiiir ili" : .y 'l'rioliiy td tile cull Hindi' nj>im it I>.'>' the various patriotic funds, every centre. Imtli la.rue mid small, doing it> utmost in this ditwtion. Nor arc their ''lVoris being allowed t.. slacken. T!ic cil! for as-dhtance In.- tin; wounded, i- meeting with iva.lv iY-;i:ii-a-. Kwry centre, Loth law and Miiall, is organising c:i_ t,.!-(;ii cuts ,)i every de.-criiition. all of which arc 'proving ' entirely successful and adding considerably to tin? fund. Olio of tin- latest to be held was that at Onoimi on Tuesday night. It took the form of a concert, gift sale and j dunce, and iho settlers of that district are to he commended o" the sin-cess of their efforts, which produvod aliout .-11100, a, success that is all the inore,| creditahle "hell it, is rcmenihercd that the majority of those in the district have already contributed to neighboring funds. ' The committee met with readv response when canvassing, receiving donations in cash an 1 Mud. the latter ranging from stock and horses to poultry, vegetable.,, hone industries, fancy'work .etc. All were voluntarily and'freelv given and were bid for very rcadilv hold at Haiiofn Kaleyards and at Ouomii in the evening, Mr. C. lair- | brother (auctioneer for Mr. Xcuton Kinjr). who olliciiited, having little difficulty in eliciting bids, whilst the settlement afterwards on the strictly cash basis was quite a pleasure, the money being freely paid, despite the fact that in manv cases the imrchaser had re-sold • the goods for. the benefit of the fund. : All that was wanted was the pleasure of giving. The whole of the proecod- > ings went off without a hitch, the com* f mittce comprising Me.-.srs A. Taylor I (chairman). J. -Malcolm. 1!. MoFic, .1. 3 Mii Vie, K. Heynolds and Mrs. J. Young ) having made" complete arrangements. (i Mrs. J. Young made a fine secretary.

THE COXCEHT, An excellent concert programme was given and greatly appreciated by the large crowd present. Performers were present from Ilahotu and Opunake, whilst Mr. 1). Patterson, the popular coastal comedian, who was 7iiakiiig his re-appearance after an absence of two or three years, received a great reception. Mr. W. (.'. Dudley (chairman of the Egniont County Patriotic Fund) ]ircsided. The following programme was rendered:—Overture, Misses Cross (violin) and Mr. Cannell (piano) ; trio, "A little farm well tilled." Messrs Manning, Hughson and l]lin<r\vorth; song, "I fear no foe," Mr, lllingworth; song, humorous, Mr. Dave Patterson (double encored): recitation, "The .1.1'.," Mr. Mi(Jralli: song, "A Soldier Aran." Mr. Mildenhall: piano duct, Misses Cooke f song, Mr. .Manning: glee, "The Hing-tailed Coon," Rahotu Warblers (Messrs Manning lllingworth, Fielder and Hughson); song', "fnioii .lack of Old England." Mr. A. Taylor, who gave as an encore, "Longshoreman": recitation. Mr. MciOratli; patriotic. song, Mr. Mc-Oath: song, ".An Appeal to the Wealthy." Mr. !>. Patterson, and as an encore. " Tipiierary "; recitation, Mr. Meflrath. The acconiaaniments Were well played by Messrs. Knowles and Canned. During the evening guessing competitions were held for a dressed doll, raftled by Mrs. Crcig (Opunake). This was won iiy .W. Xorris. Also for a cushion beautifully worked by Mrs. MeiFie, seiir., a lady of seventv-two years; this was won by Miss Lily Whitiington. THE Arrrioj;.

Prior tn tlif oommc'icemont of tlir unction, Hie chairman especially thanked those who had attended, and a]so {he performers, lie then made a special appeal to the wealthy to assist. Tt had heen noted that the wealthy Were not "sparking''' us they should, and (hat the poorer people were giving the bulk of the contributions. It was, he .onsidcrcd. "up to" the well-off to speak out. (Applause.) The sale was then conducted by Mr. ('. Kairlirother in his lirst-class manner, MY. .las. Garcia being kept busy booking-up. Details:—'Doff, '■Wounded Soldier" (J. Fleming). W. C. DiidloA- ss, Jas. Lusk :>s, 11. V. Malcolm iw, ('.'Fairbrother ss, .lack Fleming •'is, A.' K. Williams ss, Dr. Barron ss, .T. Mildenhall ss, V. Ward ss, A. 1). Fielder 7s (!d, F. Ward 7s Oil. W. C. Dudley 2s fid. C.'p'rosscr 2s fid, 'Manning ss, lllingworth ss; Pressed fowl llMrs. Cook), AIYs. Chambers ss; :141b honey (Mrs. Malcolm), It. P. 'Malcolm 7s; preserved pears (Mrs. Cook). Jas. T.usk -2s; bottle honev (Airs Cook), Mrs. Lusk 2s; bread and butter (Mr* Cook). Dr. Barron, 3s; tea cosv (Miss Lomas), A. K. Williams ss; three trays (Miss Lomas), R. P. Malcolm :u: afternoon tea set ( ; Mrs. F. lioskins), Mrs, Vicoll 12s; cushion (Mis. .las. Vomiß), W. C. Dudley Ks; trayeloth (Mrs. Jas. Young), Dr. Barron' 2s (id: tray (Tuihi Young). Kirkwood. senr.. <te (Id: child's underwear (Mrs. Hoskins'i, J. Alildonhal|. -»s; d'ovleys (Mrs. 110.-kins). W. 0. Dudley ss-' "ent.'s muffler (Mrs. It. M'cFio). W. C Dudley »»: ladv's apron (.Miss Lomas) W. C. Dudley ss; lady's blouse (Miss Toman), .It. V. Alsikolm 7s; lady's blouse (Aliss Lomas), Jas. Lusk. 7s fid; child's dress (Miss Lomas). 1!. T\ Malcolm Sa» child's bonnet. (Miss Lomas). J. Lusk ss, resold to K. Ward 2s(U, .1. Barrett 2s fid: (' Cook 2s (Id: two pillow cases (Miss Cookl. .Mrs. Chamlbcrs ss; cake dish (Mis, Cook). W. C Dudley Is. resold t„ \ K Williams lis (1.1, -las Lusk 2s fid, I! i> Malcolm 2s fid. F. Ward 2s fid, umm y„,o„s 3s; toilet bag ( Mrs A. Lawn I. 7, fid: hand-made lac (Mrs. I'(iskin) T I'. Ilnchson. junr.. Us; underskirts (Tavlor and lie'.vnolds). Kirkwood Is (U. .1". Lush ss, 1!. I'. Malcolm 5s V Ward 2s fid, It. 1\ Malcolm 2s fid; hand-painted lea cosy (Mrs. Jas. AlcFie). 'Mrs ll'oskin (is fid; crocket mautcl- | drape (Mrs. 11. Mcl Fie), Jas. Lusk .'is fid; ] I two pin cushions (Miss Cook). Mrs. D. Markham 2s fid; two Lotties chow-chow .Mrs (-allaghanl, J. Lusk-lslld: red ea,L•|,a"e. plum sauce (Mrs. Calbghau), Simp--oii is- box pjants ('Mrs. Field), 11. P Malcolm 2s; flowers (Mrs. Field), Tt. V Malcolm Is. resold to Kirkwood Is. Simpson Is J. Lu.sk 1>; lemon squash (A. O. Mullen). Jas. Lusk (2) 4s, 11. V. Malcolm 2s. (I. I'ros-cr (2) 4s; patriotic handkerchief (.Miss Lomas), "Cash" (is- onions (A. McFie), Jas. Lusk 3s fid; pumpkin (A. K. Sutton). Siimpson -1s; doll (Miss Bella Mel'ic). C. Fairbrother .(s vesedd t» It. I'- -Malcolm -'ls, Jas. Lusk •;,' i:d Mr-. Chambers 3s: goose (P. Sole) C Cook 13s; d«. (P. Sole). Johns„„ Ss; 'marrows (3) (P. Sole), A. Cook Is- sheep (Jas. Lusk). T. Vmsen 13s: fowls (C. Malcolm), T. T>. [fughsol. ;,„„•„ ss; black M'.norcas (C. Malcolm), \. Cook lis: crate, W. C. Dudley Is. resold (o It. V. Malcolm Vs. 0. Cook Is: turkev (Mr. Eustace), 1". Julian 4s: do 'l*. Julian 4s; four ducks (J. Strode, IT. Cook 12s; pair drakes (Mrs. V l'lemiii"), T. Hughsou, junr.. 7s; seven fowl's (Mrs. W. I'entelorn). J. W. Kirkwood, junr.. Os: white Leghorn cockerel (C. Malcolm), J. Kirkwood .!< CI; white Leghorn, It. Gilmer 2s fid; pi« (N. Hall), A. Mc'Fio. Os; fowls, R. 1. Malcolm 4s; two sacks potatoes (0. Stron«ei, .Simpson Us; one sack pota- =_. ... . , T.,..„ ,i. Malcolm

\inreiil, 'll. ]'. Malcolm CI 12s: tawa ill. VinKic). \V. Kirkwood CI Is: ■li'in;; of ..ni.wis, .1. l.i-.-k (2) lil-. Airs. 1 cnl. !o\. (-) Ids: set shoes (Mr. .Julian] P. ..Malcolm 12s. Articles ;:i;U i!t Hi,. Rahotu yards Horse ll'. C.nkei. 1). i'.-iiwiir.li-n. €2: horse (1!. Iliili. -J. Ciare, UK; lu-ifor |l : ; Malcolm!, !•:. ii![.j::,;:i. CI C-: In-il',-.- J.J. ■ V.hiuli). .1. \niii)». CI 7s: heifer, n-clil , to t\. Dll-'an. CI (U; hull <-.\\i ll'. Phlll- : big). -J. l-'ii'iniii.:-. !ii;: lifiiVr Id. ri-.'in- ■ in-). •!'. Flcmiii':-. IHs: li.-"ii't-r (X. Siiup- ,,)»), -Crcenc.nv Hi'.,-., CI. resold to-Kill pros. 10s. ,1. Morrow Ills, \V. I). (li-iiliuiii Ills, ,1. Mel-'io His. Para Ruakcn: os. J. J.'raham "is, (I. Oi'hson .">s, Dawson ."is, C. L, I'.illin;' os .1. Alcl-io .".s. 1). Tenwarden os. 11. Fleming os. A. Uilhouley T,s, V. Tvrell os. T Fleming os, I'. !«f----fries os,' .1. A. Colmcr os, .1. Fleming ~s, W. Fleming os, !•'. Ward os, T. Flemincr 7s: horse |!\ Pen-warden), -I. Flemiu"', C2 17s lid; sheep (liibsoul, P. Killing CI Ks, resold to It. Malrolni Cl, \V. Cooper Cl os, 11. W. Dawson !2s litl ami •f. Morrow Ills.

THE DAN'OE. The hall, was cleared after the sale, and supper provided and dispensed by the ladies of the distriet. The committee, comprised: Mesdanies I'allaglian, E. T. MJaleolm, S. -KeftiHi, C. Jell'ries, Hiss Cooke, Messrs. A. Taylor and F. Youn«. •Daui-in.c was kept up till the early hours, excellent music beintf voluntarily ])rovided by Mr. K. ('annell, of Opunake. XIIK PRIX'KKDS. The proceeds will be handed to the Egmont C'ounty Vatriotie Fund. They comprised oash'donatioiis over £S(). proceeds of sale .Col) Is, door takings £B, dance Sri "is, sale of (lowers by Winnie Sel'ton and \hw Cook 12s fid, cushion | to Mis, doll £4 l"2s 3d; other amounts jto come should easily produce t'loo,