PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1916, Page 7

PATRIOTIC WORK.

NEW PLYMOUTH WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. ■ KOLDIEHS' COMFORTS. The following have been received by the New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee for soldiers' comforts:— The Mayor (Mr. C. 11. Burgess) £5, Mr. and Mrs. .1. Hammond £o, Mr. and Mrs. ' Gibson £2, Mrs. Clemoiy £l, three anonymous donors .£1 each, Lewis (Mokau) £l, Miss Bead, Miss Testar, Mrs Dowling, Miss Dowling. Mrs. Austin, Mr. Cock, Mr. Geo. King, Mr. 15. F. Hlundell hds each, hold-all donation 7s (id, "A Friend" 4s, "Shortbread" Is fid, donations .">s, Friday afternoon tea £3 ■ls, sale of flowers and seeds £1 10s, Mr. Percy Wliite, calico foi sign; Mr. West, writing sign; tea hostesses, Mrs. T. G. Sole and Mrs. Sharpe; Miss Shaw, 13 face-washers; Girls' Friendly Society, two mufflers, one pair bed socks, one balaclava; Miss MeKellar, books, magazines and gun rags; Mrs. Owen, knitting cotton; Miss H. Cant, IB treasure bags, gun rags; Mrs. Geo. lvyngdon, books, magazines and gun rags; "A Soldier's Mother," two pairs knitted socks; Sirs. King, one pair socks, 'bottle of ink; Mrs. Farrar, 1 pair bed socks; Bertha Coleman, muffler; Mrs. Catran, seven face cloths; Erie Coleman, two packets "Lifebuoy 1 ' soap; Mrs. Salway, four tins condensed milk; gun rags from Mrs. Lush, Miss Ingram, Mrs. Roebuck (Okato) and Master Mills; books from Mrs. Wright aud Mrs. Cattley; Bertie Boon, nine pincushions; Leslie Dinoiss, six pia cushions; Mrs. E. F. Bhmdell and Mrs. F. S. Johns, magazines. ■

, (SOLDIERS' GIFT PARCELS. Miss Ramson, Mrs. J. Morey, Miss C. Stanford, Miss M. Jackson, Mrs. Fuller (Kent road), "Jean," Mrs. Geo. Taylor, Mrs. J. : H. Corbett (Bell Block), Mrs. Haddrell (monthly), "A.P.," -2s 6d each; Mrs. Riddoclc (monthly), Mrs. Revell (Warea), Tarurutangi school children (per Mrs. Balson), Mrs. Montcath ss, Master Donald McKoe Is, Warea Sewing Guild (per Mrs.. Larking) 12s (id, anonymous £l, Mrs. Duff lOs, Rahotu Ladies' Guild (per Mrs Knowles) £3 ss, Mrs. McKean '2s.

FOR THE BELGIANS; 'Warea Sewiilg Guild (per Mrs, Larking), 35 children's garments; lady of 82, six pairs booties, one garment; Mrs. J. Hayden, six babies' bonnets; Mrs. Blackley, baby's jacket; Mis. Johnson (Moturoa"), two garments;' Mrs. MfcLeod, six garments; Miss Fairhall, four woollen bonnets; Miss Humphries, one woollen bonnet; Mrs. Watts, baby's bonnet; Miss Harding, woollen garment; Mrs. Brennan (Okato), eight garments; "W.," woollies; Mrs. Sliarpe, six wool'lies; Mrs. Perry, senr., three babies' bonnets; Mrs. A. Rowe and Sydney Pelham, baby toilet requisites; Mrs. E. A. Walker, eight men's undervests; Mrs. Eva, child's garment; Mrsj DennyBrown, infant's garment; Mrs. Tiplady, four garments; Mrs. H. Mihier, flannelette; Mrs. Dinniss, baby's box; Miss H. Cant, ten children's garments; Mrs, Whitehead. (Tikorangi), 20 children's garments; Miss A. Asher, pence, for comforts for Belgian maternity homes; Kenneth Neai, 10s (photo money) for Belgian bovs; Little Miss .Toan Rennell, •2+ pennies for Belgian girls; Allan Andrews (Okato), six pennies for Belgian boys; Mrs. Revell (Warea), one gaiment; Miss H Cant, six bonnets and four garments.

VICTORIA LEAGUE. ! O.kato Sewing Bee {-per Miss Sterry), six pairs socks, one set pyjamas, one shirt and 35 garments for Belgians; Oniata Sewing Guild (per "Mrs. D. Hughes), 11 day shirts, six sets pyjamas, 11 draw sheets, 17 pillow cases, 48 face washers, 12 hospital treasure bags, 11 pairs bed triangular bandages, 2p tie bandages, 12 slings, six dusters, four hospital 'hussiffs, 15 cup and basin covers, 17. handkerchiefs. 17 writing companions, old linen; Okau. (per Mrs. Bower), four pairs socks, four eye bandages, 10 treasure bags, one undershirt, 14 blue' handkerchiefs, one cap; Whiteley Sewing Guild (per Mrs. \y. Ambury), 17 sets pyjamas, 13 singlets, two siiirts, two lied shirts, IS pairs bed socks, 24 eye bandages, five face cloths, four pairs socks, nine scarves, 14 bags gitn rags and 24 garments for Belgians; Miss Fairhall, balaclavas and scarf; Miss Collins, 15 eye bandages; Miss Harrison, donaiton of £1 and books; collected by Mr. \V. .Thomson, Awakfno, £8 Is Gd for gifts for soldiers.