PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1917, Page 2

PATRIOTIC WORK.

\V'OIIEX'S PATRIOTIC COKOTTEIS. o The N'v Tivmouth Women's Patriotic wish to acknowledge with cranks the following gifts for soldiers: Mrs.K. A.'Walker, i!G pairs socks; Mrs. lackey, six pairs socks; Mrs J. Smith, Uniti, Mrs. Coleman, Miss Flight, Mrs. Montealh, Mrs. Okey, Mrs. C. F. Hall, knitted' socks; Mrs. Oldham, face washers; Mrs. Xathan, Fi-teroy, 12 cans condensed milk; Mrs. Luseombe, chocolate; Mrs. Okey, sweets; Mrs. Goodwin, sweets, handkerchiefs, socks; A Friend, chocolate; "Back Blocks," one ease condensed milk and ono case cocoa; Mrs. Arden, knitted waistcoat and cap; Miss Godfrey, knitted waistcoat; Mrs. Farrar, mitts; Mrs. Bowden, balaclavas; Mrs. Sandford, mittens; Mis 3 liobson, 45 pincushions; 'Miss liobson and five musical boys, 80 cards of wool and thread for soldiers' hussifs: soldiers' jam, Mrs. Mcllroy, Hower, Bowden, Legg, Tuck, and Miss Percy-Smith; Mrs. Sandford, bed Socks, mittS; Miss Browne, bed ocks, mitts; Mrs. Moverlev, gun rags; Lepperton Ladies' Guild, gun rags; pupils of Hillsborough school, per Miss McCarthy, 18 jug covers, seven handkerchiefs, at operation towels, 80 face cloths; Mr. MoAUum, books; "Back Blocks," one ease condensed mlik, one case cocoa; Warea Ladies' Guild, gun rags, handknitted socks; Mrs. Bannermspi, two pairs, Miss Blac-K live pairs; Miss H. Rawson one pair. For soldiers: Miss Ford, Mrs, Colson, Mrs. Coleman, knitted iocks; Mrs. Revolt, Wslrea, knitted knee-cap: Mrs. W. H. Jury, Spotswood, two pairs hand-knitted bed socks; Omata Sewing Guild, 11 men's. shirts; two pairs socks, one pair mitts, six hold-all cases; Mrs. Fantham, books for troopship; Jackson and 'Paul, roll o£ wire and staples; Miss Daisy Marsh, six pin cushions; Mrs. Mackay, box soap; Miss W., block pake; Miss Godfrey, cake, old linen and scent) bags; Miss Sole, cake; Mrs. T. L. Young, old linen; Mrs. Monk, face washers; Miss Robson, 10 gun rag bags- Mrs. McDairmid, rifle cleaning material. Jam for soldiers: —Mrs. Johns, Mrs. T. L. Young, Mrs, Hammond, Mrs. W. Rodgers, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Monteath, Mrs. C'olson, Mrs. Spence, Mrs. Elierlet, Mrs. Austin, Monk.

Okato 'Patriotic Tea Rooms, per Miss Sterry, £11) 10, Okato Sewing Guild, £1: Warea School Children, per Mrs. M. C. iiarak, 7 s <id; Mrs. Hammond, £1; hold-all donation, 9s; Miss Eustace, '2s Sd; Hiss Bedford, ss; balaclava donation, os; donation, 23 Od; Tuesday Sewing (luild, per Mrs. Waugli, for blind soldiers, 10s; Miss E. E., blind soldiers, £1; Mrs. M. Fraser, £1; Mrs. West, 2s lidj "Little Girl," ss; Miss Avery, /is; St. Andrews' Guild, per Mrs. G. Cornev, January. February, £2; Mrs. P. W. S«ndfonl, sale of work, 10s; tea donations, os, 3s and 2s «d; Mi. Gd., for Y.M.C.A., £5 ss; donation, £1; collected by Mrs. Foote for handkerchiefs, December lto, January ISs: sift fern, Miss Pevuiiish, £1 Ids; January milk fund, £1 Us (id; tea donation in jug, Is. Returned ICursos' Fund.—Mr. Hopkins, £2; Mr Miller, 13s donation box, ss. Gift parcels.—Miss Rawson, 10s; Mrs. Sumner. ss; Mrs. Alexander. sk; .Jean Galtin, ss; 8.8., ss; Mrs. Riddonk, fs; Lepperton Guild, per Mrs. Leppcr, ss, 10s; Mrs. Coleman, Miss Street, Miss A. E., Miss Roy, Jlrs. Catran, -Miss Inez Hirst, Wanganui, Mrs IT. Brunette, Hawera, Mrs. C. F. Foote, Mrs. R. ,T. West, Miis Deacon, 2s fid each; Mrs. W. Revell, Warea, 7s fid; Rahotu Ladies' Patriotic Committee, £2 in*; Oniata Sewing Guild, £4; Mr. J. B. Barleyman, YYaitnra. soldiers' comforts, Cs 3d. For Solders' Dependents.—Brixton Sewing Guild, per Miss Wells, 11 boys' 9"its, braces and shirts, 17 other garments, three pairs mitts, parcel clothing; Lepperton Ladies' Guild, per Mrs. Lepper, two balaclavas, eight cup covers, three treasure bags, eight children's garments.

For Belgians: —Mrs. Grayling, bonnets: Mrs. Pic'i-vF's, clo n :. ; ng; Mrs. F. S""insoii, seven garments; Miss Wick. lia'i, clothing; Mrs. E. A. Walker, Mrs. Alexander, material; Oinata Sewing tj-uild, IS garments; Miss Deacon, baby jacket, woollies ami dolls 'othos; Mrs. .Johnston, Moturoa, clothing; Mrs. Hill, singlets; Mrs. Whitehead, Tikorangi, patchwork quilt; Tataraimaka school children, garp-ents; Mrs. Tyrll, six garments; Warp.i Guild, 17 garments; Mrs. Knight, Puniho, clothing; "Busy Bees," per Miss Jones, 214 garments; Janet Valentine, for Be'ori»ji babies, woollies Methodist Laflic. Guild, W*i« tara, I<s garments; Jfra. Bremer, for Belgian ehiHren, £1; Lucy Knight, 2s 6(1; Desmond Hughes, -2s (id; A Friend, ss: Christmas dinner donation, 4s; Oknu .Sewing Guild, per Miss Digs;, Tongaporufu, £1; Mrs. I'errot, 8s i w d; Tougaporutu school children prize money, £3. Victoria League:—Mrs. Blundeli, eight handkerchiefs, collected; Mrs. Bov, face wasler; Mrs. C. F. Hall, knitted socks; Miss Leatliam, woollies and diwss; O'-au Guilds, per Mrs. Bo ver, one dozen b. he- "'.orehiefs, one dozen and a-half handkero'-icfx, H treasure bags, three f-'.ce doth*, two mnll'lers, one balaclava, throe pairs socks, three Belgian bags; Mrs. Bower, fruit; «ifts of (lolls for Okau from Mrs. Fargie, through Miss "♦."jiford: Miss Greenwood, socks, book and donation, "Js; Okau Guild, socks; Okau Guild, per Miss Rattcnhury, 13 colored handkerchiefs, two pairs handknitted socks: Mrs, Kyiigdon, face washers; Mamie Hutching, six jug covers, bed socks; Mrs. -Sandford, for No. 1 Stationary Hospital, bed socks; Mrs. Bower, Mrs. Knttenbury, Waitara, balaclavas ; Miss Browne, for Xo. V Stationary Hospital, bed socks; Okato Sewing Guild, 3!) children's garments, two pairs knitted socks, tw# scarves: Miss Wiokham, six children's garments, donation 2s fid; Miss li. M. Clarke, Uruti, doll's bed; Mrs. Hammond, £1; Mrs. Chancy, "2s; Sewing Tea donation, Os fid, 8a M; Mrs. Stuart Larson, £1 Is and 5s <hl; Av"''ino Ladies' Guild, per Mrs. McKfiice, for material, £5; Miss Cant, ss. .