NORTH TARANAKI PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 6

NORTH TARANAKI PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the above was held on Monday evening, his Worship the Mayor of Waitara, presiding. The chairman reported that the pyjamas for the hospital ship had been sent forward. A telegram in reference to making a special appeal for funds for the Bed Cross Society was read. . It was decided to comply with the request, the matter being referred to the f ladies' committee to carry out arrange- . nients. , The Wanganui Patriotic League wrote : in respect to further providing funds for Christmas gifts. It was resolved to ad- l vise Wanganui that this League had al- J ready despatched its consignment. The Chamber of Commerce advised * that the executive were agreeable to Monday next being observed as a whole " holiday on the occasion of Urenui's ' gala day. His Worship the Mayor said , he wouid invite business people to close on the day. ' It was decided to allocate the balance of the gift social fund to the New Zea- 5 land Tobacco Fund. Mr. D. McLaren wired that he was visiting Taranaki on recruiting business, ' and he would be pleased to give an ad- , dress at Waitara, if desired. , It was thought that as recruiting was going on satisfactorily, and that those , who should attend such meetings would ' be conspicuous by their absence, the '" matter was left in the hands of the ' chairman to arrange, if thought neces- ' sary. The secretary of the North Taranaki ' Dairy Company forwarded £152 3s 8d ' to ffhe funds from suppliers and staff, ' and the secretary of the Waitara Com- . pany sent £2l Os 8d as the monthly con- : tribution. Miss Roberts was granted permission to dispose of a Christmas cake in aid of the Belgian Fund. It was agreed to appoint Mrs. T. Elliot as receiver of clothing for the Belgians. It was decided to hold the next meet-' ing on Tuesday evening next, in place of Monday, the latter being gala day at Urenui. Accounts were passed for payment. A vote of condolence was passed to the family of W. Davidson, who lost his life in the Dardanelles. Mr. Skerrett is to be written to concerning the position at the National Fund for Wounded Soldiers. The secretary reported a balance of something ,over £7OO, the total subscriptions to date being £lOOl.