BRITISH RED CROSS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1917, Page 4

BRITISH RED CROSS.

OOMMITTKK RESIGXS. The committee of the Red Cross Market lias resigned, and desires to thank (lie town and country people who so generously have supported them during their term of ofiicp. They have now been running the Mart for fiftt-cn months. and the takings have been .Cl4:io. They believe tliat (lie public will feel satisfied with this result. They particularly wish to thank Mr. Sole, who, since the inception of the mart, has assisted in every way passible. The takings at tlio mart on Saturday wcre £23.

Writes Mrs. Crooko (vice-president of the New 'Plymouth branch of the Red Cross Society):—The annual meeting of the Uritisli lied Cross Society in New Plymouth has been fixed for the evening' of "Monday, January ti and it is to be hoped there wili be a big gathering of tlie public to discuss plans for the be-t furthering of the work during the coming year. The new year which U dawning is bringing us an inspiration ol hope that the end, although not yet in sight, is drawing nearer. Let us on our |>;n't see that we do not slacken in our c-H'orts. The loyal and truc-heaiTYi support of each one: of us is asked, so that nothing lacking to supply the needs of those who are daily risking life and limb to protect our honor and secure our liberty as a nation. Let lis sink every feeliii"' of petty animosity or personal jealousy, and work loyally together with disinterested selflessness and British "go" to make the year 1917 a. record one for zeal and labor in our Empire's cause. A now scheme for currying on the work of the Red Cross Market is being planned, whereby she work of providing and running the market each week will he more evenly distributed and be less of a tax upon the few volunteers who began it, and who have for the last liftcen months devoted every Saturday to it Next Saturday, the Oth, the Mayoress has kindly, and at very short notice, consented to run it, with the help of the Women's Patriotic Committee, in aid of the lied Cross funds, and we trust that now, as in the past, our people will show their practical sympathy by sending gifts of flowers, fruit, vegetables, and provisions for sale, and bv spending what they can to help our cause.