PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1916, Page 5

PATRIOTIC WORK.

IXGLEWOQD W, , * ' **' . The following Tnglewood Ciintribfltloli here collected last week for Christmas >■ ifts for soldiers:—Mi& C. Marshall, tin shortbread; Mrs. ]', Surrey, ca&o End! 1 preserved ginger; Mrs. .1. S. Wilson, six I'.ns tobacco; Mrs. W. H. Franklyn, tin ' biscuits; Mrs. C. R. Hamerton, six tine marmalade; Mrs. H. Hall, tin biscnitttf Miss C. Marshall, tin biecuits; Miesea A> Itnd R. Cottier, four tins coffee; Ml* J< I'. Grant, tins cocoa and iisii; Dudley; Road Committee £1 13s; Anonymous,' 10s, Mrs. A. Corney, ss; Mrs. Kilpatrick, Mrs. D. Marr, si;' Turkey, 10s; MTB. I). V. Grant, 5»; Mrs. G. Young, 5»; Miss loung, ss; Mr. Esse, 103; Mrs. S. Death* Ss; Mr. and Mrs. S. Crossmah, 10s. At the lnglewood Red Cross Mart oa Saturday, proceedings were in tfie capable hands of representatives of .Albert t?oad and Egmont Village, and fcewljr £35 was collected. Following are thd deiails:—Mrs. J. Hall £l, 0. Marsh J. Morton £l, Mi's. J. Flay lte, MrS, Jordan 10s, K. Kirkby 10s,' Mr,' B&ttoy 10», 11. H. Olsen 10s, Mrs. H. Baartti 1 10?, M.Marsh 10s, Mm. F. Marsh 10* P. Marsh • 10s, Sirs. A. .Jordan 7«'od, Mr< - Fchreider, Mrs. Fitzgerald, W. Olson, S« U'illiams, A Friend, H, Baxter, E. Rich* Prds O. Frost, Mary Marsh, G. HitfTißOJl, Mrs. R. Price, each iis, A. Paterson 4a lid, C. Judy 4s, Mrs. Alfred 3» Od,' B. X, Mi/Beth 3s fid, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Anafyrdj ! Murphy, Mrs. Auld, Mr. Finch, Ifr, I nrnboss, W. Reeve, G. C'lur 3, E. Davlty I*. Yeates, Mrs. H. Heal, Mrs. Swan, Mrs*' Olson, senr.. Mr. Gooding, A. KhM, R(, K'idd, each 2s 6d, Mrs Bridgjr 2s, MrV !)'l3iorn« £1; total .£l4 14s; Red CroH| Wart roccints, £2O 2s !)d; grand totfcli His od. f™; >"er.t Saturday will lie KaimatSi Sft s tnd great results are expected^ The promoters of the patriotic "btlllCHl tournament have extended t!>« time for receiving nominations until Thursday afternoon, and the handicaps will appeal On Thursday evening. Nominations havsalready been received from numerous players. The entrance fee is 2a 84 pet;, rdayei, and will be devoted to the GhniMl mu? Comforts Fund. "i Mr. A. B. Gibson requests lu tty! acknowledge the receipt, per tho'Mayor.'j (Mrs. Burgess), of a cheque forCM fuini .the-Patriotic.Sick and. Wound«di: Tend (Mrs. J. B. Knowles, secretary,, - llrs. W. R. Wright, treasurer), to bo re-mittcd to the British Rea Cross itt , l.ondon for ".se "at Home." ! Yesterday, the' "soldiers' wheat," tlis tfd being donated by Messrs. O. V* Tnte and Jennins, was ■sown In the pad-<: ■lock at Bell Block thgt has been genar* iA\sly placed 'at '' th<? Patriotic Gom« iiittee's disposal, "by Mr. Western. Mr. A, B; Gibson, cecretary of thai 1 Kew Plymouth branch of the Red Cross. Society, has received a letter from tha treasurer of the Wellington' centre en* closing a letter from the Minister of In« ternaj Affairs "acknowledging receipt of a cheque for £250 from the New Ply* niouth Society, and .expressing thtf thanks of the Government for the donation. In accordance with the wishes ofj the donors, the letter stated that thai sum would be cabled to the • Society's; headquarters in London for Red work in Great Britain. < Tlia school garden at the Rawhittroa, School displayed a profusion of primo rose and polyanthus blooms thia year,, and the girls and boys attending the; school conceived tlio idea of turning these blooms to some practical use forj patriotic purposes, They gathered ovei; a hundred bunches, which they "lent ttt Eltham, and there Rold them < fop ths benefit of the Red Cross fundt The 1 amount realised was 255, and the*) clilt;, dren may well be proud oi their .work. 1 The headmaster reported to jthe Hvj wera District High School CdpimittW last week that, after consultation WitJi , the chairman, he had organised' ft plan, for the collection of bottles and aaetaUil by the pupils of the ti»reo schools fct the purpose of raising money to purchase Cliristmas puddings for the soldieTß«Tht response had, he said, been farbeyonc expectations, about 10,000 bottles having been collected, owing to the popularity of the cause and the rivalry between ■ the various Classes. The committee at the meeting passed a resolution: commending the children upon their ex< celleivi resrw'ws tf'. tl\e headmaster's, peal, —' - - ' ■