PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1918, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK.

The Management Committee of the Soldiers' Club wish to thank Messrs Jenkins, Cross, Lawrence and Hawker for their gratuitous labor in renovating and re-doing the walls of the Soldiers' Club. It is just two rears since the club w"as opened, and there was great need of the white wash brush. The walls are now fresh and clean, and t'he Committee is very grateful for the voluntary help given. Messrs Boon Bros, and West Bros, also kindly lent and donated material.

Will everyone help the Mayoress to send a Mascot in the Xmas parcels, to the men on active service, by bringing a golliwog or any tiny toy to the Patriotic Rooms, St. Aubyn street? Each gift should have a card attached bearing Xmas Greetings and the donor's name. Gift cases for our nurses on active service will be packed during August by the Mayoress' Patriotic Committee. Donations and gifts to help fill these will be very welcome, and may be left at t'lie (Patriotic Depot, St. Aubyn street. In acknowledging Xmas. Gifts sent last year, Taranaki was mentioned as being alone in remembering our lighting sisters.

Miss Andrews hag forwarded to the Mayoress a cheque for £441 Is Gd, being proceeds from the Cafe Chantant, held? recently. The New Plymouth \Vomen's Patriotic Committee wish to express their sincere thanks to the New Plymouth High School Old fiirls' Association for their voluntary 'help in assisting the Committee with funds to carry on their work for the soldiers. Among the generous helpers mention must be made of the shop assistants and office girls, who stocked and ran their stalls most successfully, thereby doing their "bit" towards making the Cafe Chantant a distinct success. There are still a few articles to be claimed from the Cafe Chantant. These may be had at the Patriotic Rooms, SC. Aubyn street. If a smp.ll white wedgewood plate was taken in mistake, the owner would be pleased to find it again. Please ring No. 111). The management committee of the Soldiers' Club wish to thank the following ladies, >vho have kindly provided afternoon tea at the club during -Inly, when there were 308 guests present: Jlcsdamca Nolan, Bradbury, S. Rundle, P. .T. Watts, [Stocker, W. Jenkinson, J. White, Evans, Skelton. Hughes, Ostler, Loveridge (W.C.T.U.), M. Inch (W.C.T.U.), Douglas (W.C.T.U.). n. 11. Street, Penn, Jury, Misses E. and J. Bennett, Jury, Cape!, A. Cocker, K. iPurdue, B. Hartnell, Sole, Black, O.venham. Donations of cake have been received from Mrs. Dr. Blackley, also a regular supply from the Hygienic, and monetary donations from weekly subscribers. A kind friend left some tea, sugar, and butter. These gifts are always acceptable. The second anniversary of the opening of the club will take the form of a social evening, and will be in the hands of the returned soldiers, who \7ill entertain the guests.

The Xew Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:— For Soldiers.—Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Beal, home-made toffee; Mrs. John Kelly, six face-washers; Mrs. \Y. Newman, tins of milk, jam, and sardines; Mrs. Oldfield, linen and paper; Lepperton Ladies' Guild, 8 s«its pyjamas, 3 pairs slippers, 11 face-washers, 1 pair mittens; Mrs. Grahain (Spotswood), vegetables for Trentham; Lorna Street, rifle-cleaning material, 3 face-washers, and brown paper; Mrs. Hammond, home-made jam; Dickie Street, fl face-washers; Mrs. Mackay, knitted caps and knitting needles; Omata Ladies' Guild, 2 pairs i socks, 1 skull cap; Miss Harding. 1 pair socks; Miss Barnes, Miss Avann, Miss Street, Mrs. Morgan, knittirtg socks and mittens; Opunakc Ladies' Guild (per Mrs. Mullens, bag of pieces. Gift Parcels.—Miss C. Stanford, Miss Badderly, Mrs. J. Kelly, Miss Charteris, Mrs. Street, Mrs. A. C. Lawrey, Mrs. G. Martin, Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Percy .Tackson, Mrs. Rtocker, 2s 6d each; Mrs. Sumner ss; Mrs. Taylor ss, Miss Eileen Hooper (weekly donation) ss, Mrs. Fred Newefl (from .Soldiers' Mothers Tea), Cs; Mr. Minnear (Rahotu), for Christmas parcels, 10s; Okato Sewing Guild, per Miss Sterry, £2 (gift- parcels); Mr. Adlarn (Christmas parcels), 10s: Miss Warren and Mrs. Brooking (gift parcols), each 10s; Anonymous, 20s for cigarettes and sweets for Christmas parcels; Miss Jones (depot saJe), ss; Mr. Tate (sale of oniqn seed) Is; depot sales, 8s; Miss 'Pardy (depot sales), Is; sale, Mrs. Dabell, 7s; Norman and Joyce Beal (Y.M.C.A.), Is; Mrs. Percy Jackson, donation, 3s 2d; July milk fund, £2 7s Oil; sale of flowers, Miss Arnold, JOs. Milk Fund.—Mrs. Hammond, 2s; Miss Hempton, ,'is; Mrs. R. Arohury, Is; Mrs. T. iS. Young, Is; Mrs. Courtenay, 2s; Miss C. Stanford, 2s Od. The Patriotic Committee wisli to thank the following ladies who kindly provided afternoon tea at the depot'during the week: Miss Godfrey, Mrs. S. Bundle, Miss Wade.

The Victoria League acknowledge with thanks the following gifts: Miss Ocenwood, 1 pair socks and 1 pair mittens; Mrs. Scott (Ahititi), 10s (for soldiers'gift parcels); Mrs. Bower, lGs (for material); tea donation, 7s; Mrs. Larsen, 20s (gift parcels).