PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1917, Page 7

PATRIOTIC WORK.

N.P. WOMEN'S COMMUTED The Kaw Plymouth Woman's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with thanks tbo following gifts:For soldiers.—Miss A.E., one pair handknitted socka; Mrs. G. Howell, old linen for hospital; Mrs. Horsup, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Wright, books for soldiers; Misses McNae, Hurangi, seven handkerchiefs; Mrs. ,1. White, home-made sweets; Mrs. Muller, rifle cleaning material; Mrs. W. Bayley, Miss Stanford, Mrs. Bolus; rifle-cleaning material; Mrs. McKean, one dozen, condensed milk; Bell Block Dairy Company, 'benzine oases; Tarata School children, 14 handkerchiefs, six pillowslips, two towels; Okato Sewing Guild, six pyjaraa suits, one scarf; Mrs. Kyngdon, Master Mills, face washers; Miss Gwen Bayley, knitted scarf; Mrs. W. H. Jury, one pair spiral socks; Miss Robson and three musical boys, IGO cards of wool and thread for Nov. and Jan. Holdalls; Miss M. Way, eleven bags; Miss M. Howfell, old linen : Miss Norah Brown, two balaclavas; Miss, Flight, Miss Barnes, Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. Street, knitting socks; West End School, Standard V. girls, 20 facewashers; Lepperton Ladles' Guild, eight suits pyjamas, four pairs handknitted socks, three pairs bed socks, three pairs slippers, one tray cloth, 12 facewashers (Lepperton'school children); Mrs. Wright, magazines; Mrs. Hamblyn, books, twine and paper; Omato Sewing Guild, 13 shirts, 10 pyjama suits, 1 pyjama coat, 9 handkerchief.?, 12 treasure bags, 2 pairs 'bedsocks, bags and dishwashers; West End School children, eight facewashers, and parcel string; Mrs W. H. Jury, Miss Marshall, bed socks; Mrs. Beal, .homemade toffee.; Miss Robson, six bags for rifle material; Miss Hoskin, facewashers; Mrs. Quickfall, A Friend, rifle-cleaning material; Mrs. Stocker, Mrs. Parrish, Mrs. MoKenzie, Miss Barnes, Miss Flight, knitted socks; Mrs. Capon, Mrs. Denton, books. Gift Parcels.—Mis s A.E., Mrs. F. W." ■Hall, Miss Hempton, Mrs. Sumner, 2s &1 each; Mrs. F. Foote, Fitzroy, Lepperton Ladies' Guild, November gift parcels, Mrs. Eberlet, Mrs. S. J. Bishop (Hawera), 5s each; Omata Guild, per Mrs. Hughes, £2; Rahotu Ladies' Guild, per Miss 0. Hughson, £2 2s 6d gift parcels; West' End school, Y.M.C.A., s« : .Master Reggie Pellew, Central School, Guy Fawke's money, collected, 5a for Y.M.C.A.; Mrs. TownBend, Y.M.C.A. trench comforts, £2 10s; Miss A.K., Y.M.C.A., 20s; Nurse Gilliver, donation, 2s; Omata Guild, per Mrs. Hughes, hospital comforts, £2; St. Andrewls Guild, per Mrs. Corney, 20a; Miss Robson, soldiers' comforts, 2s 6d; Mrs. Wangh counter box, 10s; Mrs Handy, 20s Y.M.C.A.; Mrs. Gilbert, 2s; Mrs. Fargie, depot sales, 20s; Young People's Social, Hillsborough, Y.M.C.A., £2: tea donation, 2s; Mrs. Sumner, 2s 6d gift parcel; Warea Ladies' Guild, per Mrs. Clothier, 5s gift parcel; Inglewood Ladies' Patriotic League, £6 gift parcels, .CD 8s 4d Y.M.C.A.; Mrs. Riddock, 5s gift parcels; Miss Hoskin, 5s gift parcels; Miss Robson, Miss Street (Tarurutangi), 2s (id gift parcel; seven little bush children, per Mrs. Young. Matau, for our soldiers, ss. Okau Sewing Guild, per Mrs. Bower, £1 for material. Collected by Mrs. F. Foote for handkerchief fund, £1 12a. Awakino Ladies' Guild, donation milk fund, £2. For Belgians.—Miss Deacon, handknitted woollies; Okato Sewing Guild, eleven baby frocks, one night gown, three boys' suits; Miss Deacon, mittens and woollies. Tfte Victoria League acknowledge with thanks the following Guild, one helmet, one pair spiral socka, one pair mittens, three treasure bags, one and a-haK do2en blue handkerchiefs, four soldiers' bags; Victoria League, eight garments; Uruti School children, doll's pot; Victoria. League Junior Associates, hooks; Mrs. Fatham, rifle-cleaning material and books; Girls' Victoria League, ,two pairs socks; Awakino Sewing Guild, 28 muslin shirts, 23 dozen facewashers, one dozen swabs, 13 dabs; collected bv Mrs. E. F. Blundell, eight handkerchief/; Okau Sewing Guild, per Mr*. Bower,, one woollie, eight facewashers, five treasure bags, 17 hospital handkerchiefs; collected by Mrs. Thompson, Miss Bigg, Miss Chapman and Miss Scott at cattle sale, Okau, for Victoria League, £7 15; Miss Rawson, gift parcel, 2s Gd; Urnti, per Miss Clarke, gift parcels, 30s; tea donation, 2s fld and 3 3 (id; Victoria League cleaning donation, 4s; postage, 2s; tea donation, 3s Od.

The Patriotic Committee have provided a tent floored, and equipped with up-to-date stretchers and sleeping bags at MA. Egmont for our returned soldiers needing a rest and change of air. Meals are obtainable at the hostel and the Mayoress' committee are stocking a locker with food extras. A donation of £1 has been received from Mrs. Arabury for car fare. It is hoped our soldiers will make good use of this chance to visit the mountain during the summer.

_ The camisole competition at the patriotic, rooms was won by Mrs. McCleland. Mrs. Burgess wishes to thank the Bell Block Dairy Factory and Mr. Gibson for benzine cases.

Christmas hampers have been forwarded from the patriotic depot to Rotorua, Trentham and Featheraton, ten cases to transports marked comforts on voyage, 1030 parcels to France and Egypt, also posted parcels to Mesopotamia ,and £SO has been cabled to Lieutenant-Colonel Weston as a Christmas gift for extra comforts for the men.