SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1918, Page 4

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

TO-DAY'S APPEAL, The New Plymouth effort on behalf o? the Scottish Women's Ilospitfil fund will be made to-day, when the takings from the Red Cross Mart will be wholly devoted to that deserving object. The Scottish ladies of the district who will be in charge of the mart to-day have bee* working hard for the effort, with the result tlint the mart will open \vitb shelves and tables heavily pf.ocked with a tempting array, in particular, of all those home-made dainty food dishes that are iji such keen demand everywhere, and in additipn there will be found some essentially •'Scotch" delicacies. As well as the mart there are to be a number of other stalls in the streets, these being under the control of ihe Women's (Patriotic Committee. They will comprise fancy goods, fruit, vegetables, flower! and sweets. The local branch of .the Red Cross Society made a handsome donation of £IOO to, start off with, and other donations have been received, so that it may bo said that to-day's effort starts ofl on a very good handicap. One handsome donation came to hand yesterday in the shape of a prize collie dog from the Hawera show, and the animal will be for sale at the mart to-dav.

The Mayoress has received a very generous donation of £3O from the Inglewood Ladies' Patriotic: League towards the Scottish Women's Hospital Fund, and wishing every Buccees in their effor\ for so worthy an object. Mr. W. R, Wright (Raliotu) forwarded a ehequr for £lO, Mr. and Mrs. W. ,T. Munro £1 Is, Mr. Morrison ."£1 Is, Mr*. Douglaf Hamilton 2s (Id, Miss Skippon 2s 6d, Mrs. Hood sale of ivatch £l. LAST NIGHT'S' SCOTTISH CONCERT. As an adjunct to the main effort, a Scotch Concert was held in the Good Templar Hall last night. There ,vas a fair attendance, and the concert paused ofl in distinctly Scotch style. The concert was organised by Mr. F. W. G. McLeod. at the request of the Mayoress. Tho hall was very prettily decorated with flags and r;reenery, and the touches of tartan created an appropriate aimospliere. The programme consisted of bagpipe selections by Messrs J. Wade (Stratford) and T. Barry, Scotch dance* by the Misses Mcßae and Jenkens and Messrs J. Wade, Mcßae and T. Barry, songs by Misses J. Cocker, ,T. Sangstcr (Stratford), D. Leitch, Messrs P. Frederic and li. L. Cooper; duets by Mr and Mrs. McGregor, and Miss Cocker and Mr. Frederic, and pianoforte solos by Mrs. R. L. Cooper, All the items were well received, the essentially "Scotch" numbers proving very popular. A pleasing spectacular item' was a tableaux representing England, Scotland, Ireland and New Zealand, given by the Misses A. Ewing, May Smart, W. Smith and little Mis* Kay. The latter, who is ■only seven years of age, also gave a recitation entitled "Bravo New Zealand." The proceedings concluded with the singing of "Anld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem. The accompaniments were played by Mrs. Cooper and Mr. A. 0, Sturrock.