SOLDIERS' COMFORTS WEEK.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1916, Page 4

SOLDIERS' COMFORTS WEEK.

FI.VAKCIAL RESULT. OYER £I3OO RAISED. The success of the Comforts' Wee* Campaign is reflected in the financial position, which shows that the sum of £1304 15s 9d was raised. The fund was opened' with ft nucleus of £OS 17s lOd, the balance left from. tlie Christinas Gifts Fund of last year. The following amounts were banked by the. treasurer, Mr. W. J. Chaney, dw-t ing the campaign:— Nucleus of fund .....-.■.-.-.. [£os 17 10 Donation on October 11 „,. . .3 0 O October 24 .........■*...,.,« 354 S 5 October 25 ~ ~ „ 241 8 3 October 20 , -, flfi 6,0 October 27 , ,„.'..„ 51 0 7 October 29 .', 600 30 W Collections, October 30 (per Mr. F. W. G. McLeod) , S3 J a Women's Patriotic Committee (2nd instalment). 90 13 11 Dr. Lcatham ... ( ....« 3 0 0 Miscellaneous amounts ...« 20 11 11 Tobacco Fund ~....,.-1,..- 83 11 0 Total ~.-....-..... £l3Ol 15 8 Other amounts have yet to be banded in, including £l3 raised by the Citi>! zons' Band on Tuesday night last, "'"*"' SOME OF THE HELPERS. Among those to whom the Comfort* W'ek Committee are indebted for service and assistance during the campaign are: Mr. J. Clarke and staff, and Mr. J. W. F. Martin, for work done in connection l ; with the Tobacco Fund; Messre. J. Mc-.j Leod. -T. Clarke, and H. S. Brookman, for receiving and entertaining the Wans'enui Hussars; Messrs. R. Day and Ly A. Nolan and N. Roberts for arranging and erecting the seating and atage ac. commodation at (lie Coronation Hall. The work of the principal schooT Unchera should be specially, mentioned in connection with Comforts Week, reports the secretary, Mr. F. W. G. Mci.eod. Messrs. A. Gray (Technical), R. TJempscy (Central), O. Johnston (Fitzand Mrs. Dowling (West End), tog'ihei with their staffs, put in a large nn.iiiint of preparatory work for the children's demonstrations during the week, and the "esults of the teachers' efforts were eminently satisfactory. . Omitted from the list of a very hard'voiving committee were the names pf Messrs. D. J. Hughes and P. J. White, WINNERS OF RAFFLES. The following are the winners of tie various articles donated and were raffled on Saturday: Ton of coal, No. 7, A. K. Siuait: two pictures, No. 10, Mr. Howleft; five hams, No. 5 J. C. Morey, No. •20 I. Howe, No. 11 N. Lovell, No.' 10 T. H. McLeod, No. 14 Jos. Abbott; sewing i:.i.('.iine, No. 33, F. N. \Vhitcombs; silver-ware, No. 41, F. C. Rawlings; two oil paintings, No. 9, Mr. Poletti; chair, No. 20, A. Clarkson; table, No. 17, F. sterlet: collection of bric-a-brac, No. 14, L. K. Hoffman; bicycle, No, 22, L. A. Kulnn; enamel sink, No. 3, R. Elliott. The donors of the articlej weret Messrs. CW'istianscn, Carter, Bendall, Wot, F. W. G. McLeod, Brooker, J. P. Hill, J. Clarke, Brookman, Nolan, Wrh.-ter Bros., Red Post Company, anjj 1.. J?. Hoffman. BENEFIT PICTURE NIGHT. To-morrow (Wednesday) night, ffl« m.'i.uijjement of the People's Pictures are screening a series of subjects, when the whole of the proceeds will go to tho Unofit of the Soldiers' Comforts Fund, iliu.-i furnishing a '-wind-up" to the week's effort, it having been found impossible to include this entertainment in inst week's programme, owing to tha cr.tp.niittee'a other evening attractions., ''Burpht," a five-part World film featuring Ethel Terry, will be screened, in.. addition to other topical and comic films. The usual prices (Is and fid) will ha eli.irp.ed, but patrons are not limited to these amounts in view of tho object—.Sok'lers' Comforts. Book your seats ev.rly at Hoffmann's for Wednesday. r.i c 'ht.