PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1917, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK.

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowladgo with thanks the following gifts:— For soldiers—Mr. Fox, Okato, books; Miss Jones, games for men in hospital; Mrs. Austin, iiandknitted box; Mrs. McKay and Miss Street, rifle cleaning material and old linen; Ladies' New .t'.ymouth Gold Club for soldiers' gift parcels, two tins sheep tongues, one tin sweets, two cafe-au-lait, one pair handknitted sox, two tins tobacco, cash 3s. Soldiers' Gift Parcels Vogeltown school children, fe; Mrs. West, 2s 6d; Mrs. Taylor, ss; Mr. Crone, 4s; donation for sweets, 4s; Messrs. Amfoury Bros, for Y.M.0.A., £5; Standard VI., Central School, for Y.M.C.A., £1 3s; Awakino Ladies' Guild, per Mrs. McNeico, for Y.M.CrA., <£3; donation, Is 6d; May milk fund, £2 12s fid. For Belgians—Tataraimaka school children, 12 garments; Fiteroy Guild, seven children's garments; Miss Jones and sewing party, 12 garments; Miss Deacon, two knitted garments. Vilctoria League.—Okau school chiV clren, per Mrs. Bower, six pillow cases, four handkarchiefs. two face-washers; Mrs. Blundell, garments for Belgians; Mrs. C. T. Hall, hand-knitted sox; Mrs. Bower, parcel for Belgians; collected by Mrs. Blundell, ten handkerchiefs; Miss Badderly, for No. 1 Stationary Hospital, Ss; Mrs. Thompson, for condensed milk, 2s 6d; Mrs. Chaney, donation, 2s 6d; tea donation, 4s; Victoria League,' Okau branch—Sol'diers' gifts, per Mrs. Bower, £2 ss. Several gifts have been received at the depot this week to be disposed of for patriotic funds. The committee wish to thank Mr. Bennett for kindly lending clock for use iu depot, also Mr. Cock for donating sack of flags, Messrs. Paul and Zemba for cutting out material, and a kind friend who washes and irons our linen, etc., ready for packing. The patriotic rooms are open every .Tuesday evening for sewing. Garments are ready cut out and any members of last years' Busy Bees or young ladies engaged during the day wiil be welcome. Thirty-six holdalls have been presented to men leaving for Trentham, three cases of gifts for troopships, including gramaphone and records, WO lbs of cake, also four cases of books. The Mayoress wishes to acknowledge with thank 3 the sum of £7O for X,M.C.A. received from the Okato Patriotic Society per the raily News office,