DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1915, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

HURFORD ROAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Though a dark and atormy night, last Friday a very pleasant and successful basket social and gift auction was held in the local schoolroom in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Great credit is due to the ladies for the way in which they had got up their baskets, which numbered thirty-three. Practically all born' the Allies' colors, including one well got up basket representing the Red Cross, another bearing gallant little Belgium's colors, whilst a third was moulded with little cannons and guns. Mrs; Williams also deserves special credit for her well arranged military cake, surmounted by a model cruiser. Amongst the, many donations were fancy table-centres, cushions, and cakes, and, with the baskets, made a pleasing display which reflected igreat credit on all. Hufford Road can be well pleased at its effort to help swell such a deserving fund. The amount collected was over thirty-five pounds. Mr. L. A. Nolan, in a patriotic spirit, journeyed from town to wield the hammer, which he did in a jovial and successful manner. The sale of baskets realised fifteen pounds, the one bearing the Belgian colors topping the list at twenty-seven shillings. At the conclusion of the sale- Mr. Smith proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Nolan for conducting the sale free of charge, this being carried with acclamation. The following is the list of donors and articles and amounts realised by s&me:--Mr. H. Prugcne, horse £1; Mrs. H. Tay« lor, cake 14s Cd; Mrs. F. Higgins, cake and cushion £1 Is, cheese dish 4s; Mr. Adlam, jugs, 2s fld; Mrs; Seamark, but" tonholes ils Od; Mr. E. Walsh, cheeie £2; Mrs. Spence, set of knives ,€1 2s; Muss Phyllis Mathews, buttonholes 3s 3d; Mrs. .1. Kendall, pioturo; Mr. 0. Duke, bridle 8s; Mrs. Kidd, tin biscuit* 3s; Okey and Arnold, spirit lamp Us Od; Teed and Co., safety razor, etc., lis; Miss George, table centre 6s; Mrs. Myor, two dozen eggs, jam, and honey, etc., 10s; Miss Myer, cushion (is fid; A. Wood, resold ss; ,1. (irecnhill, two dozen eggs, bought and resold 4s; Mrs. Rcardon, vases, cake dish, and jam dish 5s Od; Mrs. 11. Loveridgo, box of tea C 1; Mr*. lA. Smith, loaf of bread 4s 3d. Cash donations: Mr. Myer ss, Master Albert Myer 2s, half proceeds from euchre parties held during the wintei .-C5. Mr. Reardon kindly supplied the music for the danco free of charge. The raffling of the horse caused special interest, there being 40 tickets sold, and, upon the winning number being called, Mr. Prujene led in a sixpenny toy horse on wheels, which created roars of laughter, and oven the lucky drawer found himself smiling with the'rest.