PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1918, Page 7

PATRIOTIC WORK.

WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. Mrs. Burgess wishes to ..acknowledge with thanks the following donations: E- Hardwick, per Imperial Motor Garage, £1 Y.M.C.A.; part proceeds Methodist Social at Oaonui for patriotic purposes, per W. Pentelow, £1 15s, and 10s from the children of Kina Boad School, Oaonui, for Blind Soldiers. The Mayoress wishes to thank all those who so generously supported her appeal for Blitttf Soldiers and Sailors, especially the patriotic workers and High Schol boys for their valuable help ■with the Saturday effort. With a donation of £2 2a from Mr. T. C. List and 10s from the Kina Rd. School children, Oaonui, the total now stands at £2£s Us 4d, which win be forwarded to Sir Arthur Pearson at once. This amount does not include tlie £SO donated by the local Red Cross Society, or the proceeds of Chrysanthemum tea held at Bell Block. The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with thanks the following gifts: For Soldiers.—A Friend, 2 tins coffee and milk, brown paper and sugar bags; Mrs Gardiner, condensed milk; Mr. Paton, gramaphone records • Mrs Clothier, old linen; Mrs. Reube, six tins of milk and two packets of sugar; Mrs. West, sugar and brown paper; Mrs Handy, balaclava; Mrs. E. Beale, 27 tins packed with toffee; Mrs Veale, Senr., facewashers; Friend, one dozen cans milk and one dozen tins sweets; Mrs. C. E. Baker, sweets; Miss MeCartbey, half-dozen milk; Mrs N- B. Da vies, sweets, 4 tins milk and twine; Mrs. Coleman, 2 cans milk; Mrs J. Clarke, sugar, sweets and magazines; Miss Flight, one pair socks; Mrs D. K. Morrison, sweets; Mrs Jarvis, cakes and milk; Mrs Watt, toffee; Miss Margery* Fargie, sweets; Mrs R. Jury, sweets; Miss Barnes, one pair hand-knitted socks; Mis« Oapel, 4 cases of cleaned tins; Mrs Sole, Vogeltown, G cans milk and sugar. Mrs H. J. Wells, 4 cans milk, sugar and brown paper; Mrs H. H. Wilson, condensed milk; Mrs Bremer, books; f ,Mrs George, cube sugar, milk, meat paste, sweets and peppermints; Miss G. Wilson, one scarf, 2 pairs knitted socks, 2 chest protectors; Miss Fairhall, one tin candies, 2 tins milk chocolate; Mrs Tolme, 3 pairs socks, 4 tins milk, one ball twine; Mrs G. W. Raid, 3 tins milk; Mrs Skelton, one packet sugar, 4 _tins milk, 2 tins jam and sweets; Central School, 2 lots of cleaned tins; Mrs .T. Gyde. milk, cocoa, toffee, paper and string; Bertha and Edgar Coleman, tablet sugar; Erie Coleman, one can condensed milk; Mrs Meaton, Mrs. H. Street and Miss Rawson, knitted socks; Mrs. Goodwin, books and twine; Mrs Tanner, salmon, brown paper and twine; Mrs Linn, 6 tins jam and 6 tins milk; Mrs McKellar, sweets, facewashers and rifle-cleaning material; Mrs Luscomhe, old linen and books; Mi«s Howell, 3 cans milk. Miss McArthy, hand-knitted socks; Mrs A. J. Hoekin, one lb tin milk chocolate, 50 cigarettes, one tin meat jwste 2 tins condensed milk.

Oift Parcels—Mr 3 ?■ W. Hall, Mrs A. Gardiner, Miss Street, Mr. Minnear, Mrs W. Oliver, Mrs Campbell, Mrs J. Mackay, ■Mrs 0. Street. M ; ss Muriel Boy. Miss Marshall, Mrs R. J. West, Miss Flight, Miss Eustace, Mrs A. H. Amibury, Miss White, Miss E. Rawson, Mrs Howell. Mrs Martin, Miss Morton, Miss Marsh, Mrs Marsh, Mrs ,T. McGregor, Mrs H. Ske!ton, Mrs H- H. Wilson .Miss A. Brewster, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Ewing, Miss Goodwin, Mrs McAUum, Mrs Kelly, Miss Blanthett, all 2s Od each; Mrs A. Olothier ss: Vogeltown School 15s Od; Mrs W. J Gray 5/-; Lucy Knight ">/-, Mr. McGregor 20/-; Oinata Sewing Guild £3,; Mrs Bremer 10/-; Miss E. R. 5/-; Mrs Cocker ss; Mrs. Riddock, ss; Mrs. E. Guscott, TJruli, 7/6; Milk Fund, per Mrs C E. Baker, 5/6; Mrs P.undle, plant 1/-; Afternoon Tea. 2/0; Donation Box 10/-; Mrs C. Kyngdon, Blind Soldiers, 2/-,-Mr Old, hold-all donation, 10/fi; West End School, o/- Y.M.C.A... Tea Donation 7/-; Mrs Ewing, sale of beads, 2/6; Mrs C. A Mackenzie. Kina Road School; Blind Soldiers' Fund, 10/-; -Mrs G. F li'iiiinion, milk fund, 20/-; E. Hardwick, 20/. Y.M-C.A., per Imperial Motor Co., Bernard Byrn; part proceeds Methodist social, Oaonui, for patriotic purposes, per W. Pentelow, £l. 15s; Little. Miss Kendall, money box containing 4/- in pennies. For the Belgians—Miss G. Wilson, one baby's square; Tatarahnaka School, pareel containing 11 garments and 2 hats; Tataraimaka School per Mrs, Moss for Belgian babies, £1 ss; Oakum School children, 20/- Belgian babies. The Vjctoritt League acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:—Mrs A. Thompson, Ahititi. hooks, (ins, jam, one grnmaphone record, twine and paper; Mies Greenwood, 2 pairs knitted socks; Miss Rnwsen, for cleaning 4/.; tea donat'mn, 0/3. ■,-'■' ■