PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1917, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK.

AUTOGRAPH TABLE CLQTHS

• Twenty autograph table cloths will be on view at the Coronation Hall on Monday, June

The following is a description of the cloths, tiie name of the designer, collector and the amount subscribed on each

General.—One for East End of town. Designed by Mrs. Ewing. Cards and forget-me-nots. Collector, Mrs. Ewing. Amount, £3 18s.

Drapers.—Designed by Mrs. Ewing. Horseshoes and ribbon bows and cards. Collector, Miss Jones; amount, £6 17s. Ngamotu Beach.—Designed by Miss Williamson. Baskets, ribbons and cards. Collected by Mrs. Hayden; amount, £3 14s. , ' Inglewood.—Designed by Miss Eisc. Largo basket®, ribbons and cards. Collected by Mr. Esse; amount, £5 Is. Waitara.—Designed by Mrs. Percy Watts. Flowers and cards. Collected bv Mrs. Birdling, Waitara; amount, £4 4s.

Stratford.—Designed by Mrs. Ewing. Baskets and cards. Collected by Mr. G. Smart; amount, £4 2s. Elthain.—Designed by Mrs. Ewing, Mr. Willard Ewing, and Miss M. Martin. A different design in each corner. Collectors, Rev. E. Culliford and Mr. Boss; amount, '£3.

Hawera.—Designed by Mr. Williard Ewing. Horseshoes, flowers and cards. Collectors, Mrs. P. E. Cox and Mrs. and Miss Corrigan; amount, '£B 3s. Whangamomona.—Designed and collected by Miss Williamson; amount, £2 10s (aboiit).

Ngamotu Lodge N<q, sS.—Designed by Miss Doilo (symbolic). Collector, Mr. W. N. Ewing; amount, £8 13s «d. Bowlers.—Designed by Miss Else. Bowls arranged in groups. Collectors, Mesdames Cock, E'wing, and Rcnnell; amount, £lO.

Vogeltown.—Designed by Mrs. Ewing. Birds, holly and cards. Collectors, Mesdames Simcock and Douglas; amount £4.

Fitzroy .—Designed bv Miss, Fabian. Baskets and cards. Collectors, Misses Barry and Salway;. amount, £5 10s. Victoria League—Designed by Miss Eise. Victoria League Badge in each corner, and flags and cards. Collected by members of the Victoria League; amount, £3 12s,

Red Cross, "New Plymouth Branch.— Designed by Rev. A. M. Bradbury. Ivy leaves and ribbon bows. Collectors, Mesdames Walker and Ewing and Miss Gibson; amount £3 Ss.

Patriotic Committee.—Designed by Miss Eise. Japanese fans and ribbon bows. Collector, Mrs. Burgess; amount, £1 15s.

De Burgh Adams and Mt. Egmont Lodges.—Designed by Miss Doile (symbolic).. Collected by members; amount, £5 (about). Commercial Travellers.—Designed by Miss Eise. Different modes of travelling, cards, and bows of ribbon. Collectors. Mr. Gosa and President of the C.T. Club, Wellington; amount, £ll (about). Government Officials.—Designed by Mr. Bradmorc and Mr. Gordon. Telegraph poles around, and in corners native flax and ferns and Mt. Egmont. Collectors, Misses '.Hammond and Warren; amount, £0 (about). Okato.—Designed by Mrs. Ewing. A country roSd, the Mountain, and bunches of pansies. Collector, Mrs. J. S. Fox; amount, £7 10s. These table cloths have realised the handsome sum of £lO5 for the Victoria Leagljo Overseas Club. WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledges with thanks the following gifts:— For Soldiers: A friend, 12 eye bandages, cut rifle material; Miss Budderly, hand-knitted mitts; Mrs. Freoth, girdles; Miss M. iPearson, Oakura, 16 eye bandages; T. P. Hughson and Son, Raliotu, se£ boxing gloves; Mrs Coleman, sugar and 3 ,pairs hand-knitted socks; Mrs. Bannerman and Miss Flight, handknitted socks; Mrs Cowling, 7 fact, washers; Mrs. E. Hunt (Spotswood), 3 pairs bed sox; Mrs. Pipe and Bertha and Eddie Cole-man, home-made jam; Omata Sewing Guild, 0 holdall cases, G treasure bags, 6 bags for rifle cleaning material; Mrs. Tolme, rifle-cleaning material; Miss Robson and 5 musical boys, 80 cards of wool and thread; Miss Robson,

5 bags for rifle cleaning material; Miss Birge, magazines; Doris, Amy and Belle, 50 pincushions and bed-blankets and doll for King's Birthday sale; Mrs Potts, parcel for soldiers; Myra Kurth, 67 scent bags; Ethel Hammond, balaclava and doll's outfit. For Gift Parcels: —Mrs. W. Jenkinson (per Miss Robson), Miss Deacon, Lucy Knight, 2/0 each; Mrs. M. Healy, sock donation, ss; Mr. Blair, donation, £2; donation Is; Mrs J. R. West, for Y.M. C.A., ss; Miss Daisy Marsh, donation, Is; Mis Godfrey, for hospital box, 2s Gd; Mrs Mofflin, for blind soldiers, 10s; wool Is; balaclava donation 2s Gd; C. A. Field, Raliotu, £1 for Roumanians; Mrs. McCleland £1 7s Gd for Roumanians; Omata Sewing Guild, £8 for soldiers' comforts at Balmer Lawn Hospital, Brockenhurst.

For tho Belgians:—Mrs. Sumner, wool" len cap; Mrs Johnson, garments; Miss E. Rawson, 2 knitted woollies; Miss Deacon. hand-knitted woollies; Mrs (Dr) Walker's Violet Fund, £1 Cs for Belgian babies. Victoria league:—Omata Sewing Guild, per Mrs. Hughes, 2 children's garments, 24 treasure bags, 3 hospital hussifs, 16 face cloths, 20 pyjama suits, 20 handkerchiefs, 2 blanket dressing gowns; Mrs Heard, braces; Okau Sewing Guild, per Mrs Bower, 3 doz handkerchiefs, 4 pairs soeks, 1 pair mitts, 21 face cloths, 3n. shirts; Mrs. J. Clarke, blanket dressing gown. Victoria League, girls' branch:—material 12s; donation ss; tea donation 10s.

SOLDIERS' CLUB. The following ladies kindly acted as hostesses for afternoon tea at the Soldiers' Club during May:—Mesdames R. A. Gray, Burgess, Simcock. Ewing, Penn, Young, Ambury, Sinclair, 11. Okcv, Firth, Waugh, J. White. H. Smart, H." Watts, J. C. Morey, Misses Sole, Capel, Read, Okey, Bradbury, Hayes, Reed. One hundred and sixty-five men were guests of the ladies during the month. Mrs. Burgess would be pleased to receive names for the June list, which is now ready. Donations have been received from the Red Post, amounting to £1 16s fid. weekly subscribers 20s, Miss Bennett's collection box 19a, Central School children (St. II) Bs, donation bos Soldiers' Club 10s. Owing to next Monday being observed, as Empire Day and the icing's Birthday, !&s ; 'fted €roii vMha rooms in. Queens

street will be closed on that afternoon •and evening. The arrangements fo.r tlie mart for tile month of June are as under: Saturday, June 2, Red Cross Societv. Saturday, June 9, Westown and Women's Patriotic Committee. Saturday, June IG, land agents and accountants. Saturday, June 23, representatives of tno law. 'Saturday, June 30, pierrots. 10-day there vill be a special featuro at the mart in the shape of quart jars of soups all ready for re-heating: Various kinds will be supplied, including kidney, aitichoke, tomato and clear consomme. .There will also be stuffed veal and pork, ham, Aberdeen sausage and the usual good stock of home-made bread and cakes, pickles, jams, etc. During the mouths of June and July the mart will dose punctually at 5 p.m., and purchasers are asked' to call before that hour.