PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1916, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK.

THE NEW PLYMOUTH WOMEN'S COMMITTEE.

The Women's Patriotic Committee New Plymouth, wish to acknowledge the following gifts:—

FOR THE BELGIANS.

Mrs. C. F. Foote, wool jacket; Mrs Handy, two garments; Miss Evans, two garments; Mrs. Mace, two garments; Mrs. King, three pairs children's socks and two pairs booties; Mrs. F. W. Hctherington, five children's garments: "A Friend," three infant's garments; Mrs. Millar, four pairs booties; Mrs. ■jchn.'on, Moturoa, three children's garments; Mrs. T. Foote, one garment; Miss Street, one garment; Mrs. Glennie, garments; Miss Deacon, woollies; Mrs. S. H. Clark, three babies' bonnets; Mrs. Legg, baby garments; Mrs. Randrnp, three children's garments; "Anon," parcel of garments; Mrs. Oxenham, garments; Tuesday Sewing Guild, per Mrs. Dinnis, five garments; E.P., parcel of baby clothing; Mrs. Eberlet, frock and two bonnets; collected by Mrs. Freeth, for Belgian babies, 20s; Mrs. McKean, £5; Mrs. Walter Weston, 20s; Miss Capel, 20s; Mr. P. J. Flannagan, £1 Is; A Friend, 20s; Mrs. Dowling, ss; per Mr. Gorbie, 4s; hold-ail donations, 7s fid; patriotic weekly sewing tea, Gs, hostess Mis s Wade; Mrs. R. Colson, two pairs knitted socks; Miss Skippon, one pair knitted socks; Miss Ellis, one pair knitted socks, also books; Mrs. King and Mrs. C. T. Hall, knitted socks; "Anon," two pairs knitted socks; Miss K. Colson, two pairs socks: Mis 3 Wright, boots, flannellette, books; Miss Godfrey, three flannel body belts; Mrs. Cowling, face cloths and gun rags; Miss Deacon, neck and chest protector; Tuesday tea (hostess Mrs. Mclsaac); books from Mrs. Holmes (Spotswood), Mrs. Stocker. Mrs. E. F. Blundell, and Miss Coffey; old linen, from Lepperton Ladies' Sewing Guild, and Mrs. L. Hill; Miss Mary Smart, four face cloths; per Mrs. Campbell, Waitara, books, papers, old linen, socks and mitts; Okan Sewing Guild, rev Mrs. Bower, balaclava, bed shirt, two dozen and one handkerchiefs, four guards, one treasure bag, old linen; Rerekapa Sewing Guild, per Mrs. Hutchins, six colored handkerchiefs, one under flannel; Mrs. C. Kyngdon, one limb pillow, sin 1 face cloths:' Miss Norman, six face cloths; E. P., four face cloths; A Friend, nine face cloths, one pair knitted socks and donation of 20s; weekly sewing tea donation, 4s fld.

SOLDIERS' GIFT PARCELS,

Mrs. H. N. Rowe, Mrs. C, F. Foote, Mrs. Sumner, Mrs. T. Foote, Miss A. Wilson, Miss Barnstable. 2s (id each; Lepperton Ladies' Sewing Guild, 5s (monthly); Mr. Knight, ss; F.gmont Village Soldiers' Comforts Guild (per Miss Nisbet, secretary), £18; per Mrs. F. Clifton, Mokau Ferry, £4 2s, for cigarettes and stationery for Taranaki soldiers; Mrs. E. A. Walker, case of condensed milk; Mrs. Owen, books and bovril.

The Mayoress wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, a gift of £lO sent in from Egmont Village per Miss Nisbet, to be spent on stationery and soldiers' comforts; also a donation of £4 2s. per Mrs. F. Clifton, this being the balance left from the farewell social to L. and S. Black.

Mrs. Burgess has received from Christchurch flowers taken from the graves of Privates Henderson and Chapman, and has forwarded them to their respective mothers, and will be pleased to communicate with the relatives of other soldiers with the same object.