PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 3

PATRIOTIC WORK.

TRANSPORT LITERATURE, Writes G. T. Brown, 28th Reinforcements::— To the secretary, New Plymouth Women's Patriotic League. We have to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of two cases of literature and three cases of gifts 'from your League for the use of the troops on board. The literature, along with similar gifts, have gone to form a free circulating library for the men, which is being largely used and much appreciated. The gifts are being distributed to the Taranaki men on board, and the gramaphone Is heing presented to the Company containing'the largest number of men from your district. We trust this disposal of the gifts will he acceptable to the donors. There is no special Taranaki Company on board. Again accept out warmest thanks for your thoughtful kindness. NEW PLYMOUTH WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:— For Soldiers.—Master Rawson, tins and 2s for sweets to fill them, Mrs. McIllroy sweets and three Christmas cakes, A Fried 'home made jam, Mrs. C. E. Bellringer, Miss E. Herrick, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Bremer Christmas cakes, Mrs. Roberts 1 pair sox, Mrs. Crawford sweets, Miss M. Way 25 bags, Friend four pairs handknitted bed sox, four face washers, one Tiair mittens, Arthur old linen, Miss Deacon mittens and egg cosies, Mrs. Oolman three pairs sox, Mrs. Hugh Mace, Miss E. Cocker, Miss E. Hoskin, face washers. Mrs. Veale, Miss E., Miss Nesta Street, Mrs. Monk, Mrs. Duncan face washers, Mrs. Moverley, senr., Miss Daisy Marsh, Mrs. Hamblyn rifle cleaning material, Chetwode School per Miss Stanford 440 prepared pieces rifle cleanmaterial, two bags,, Miss Daisy Marsh eight dishwashers, Bob and Leslie 12 pincushions, A Friend two operation cloths, cut rifle cleaning material, 3ix cup covers, 28 face washers, Omata Sewing Guild 12 holdall cases, 12 bags, eight trcasurs bags.

Soldiers' Gift Parcels.—Mrs. F. W. ■Hall, Mr. P. Oliver (Tarata) 2s Gd each, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butler (Puniho) ss, Mrs. Riddoek 5s Christmas parcels, os gift parcels, Oaonui school children, per C. Evetts 9s 9Jd, Mrs. Humphrey. Okato £l, Mrs. R. D. Colson 10s Christmas parcels, Okato Sewing Guild per Miss Sterry £1 gift/parcels, Okato patriotic tea, per Miss Sterry £4, Mrs. Payne (for Christmas cake) ss. For Y.M.C.A—Mrs. R. D. Colson £l, Miss Cleta Pratt ss, West End School ss, Mrs. Firth, sale of silk nightdress •£2 ss, Apron fund 4s, flower donation 3s, Mrs. Street, sale of tra'y cloth £4, Mrs. Hamblyn 2s, Soldiers Friend 2s Gd. For Belgians.—Mrs. Wade basket, made garments, Brixton Sewing Guild, per Miss L. Wells 15 pairs braces, Si •garments, Mrs. E. L. 'Nathan nine garments, S.P.S. for Belgian women £l, Mrs. Brodie (Auckland), per Miss 0. Maekiiy 5s for Belgian mothers. Yileoria League.—Mrs. C. J. Payne (Okau) knitted singlet, Miss Nicholson sox and chest protector, Mrs. Holbrook soldiers parcel, tea donation 4s, sale doll's bed and furniture £1 Os 34,