STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc., left Willi Ur H. J. Hopkins, bookseller. Kill receire prompt Mention. 1 BED CROSS COUNTY FUND. Stratford, Sept. 18. 'flie Red Cross Society is worthy of every support, because there is no other organisation which does so much to alleviate the sufferings of our hoys who are wounded whil- .aking their part in the struggle to uphold those ideals which have enabled the British Empire to attain the position it holds in the world. The Stratford and Whangamomona country committee, which has been making an active canvass on behalf of the £2O donation list, is to be congratulated on the success so far achieved, and the liberal response of the settlers, as dis-clu-'.ed by the following list of donations, is most commendable:—(Mrs. C. Bayly I'Te Tciimi), Mr. and Mrs. W. A- McCutehan, and Mr Newton King, £SO each; •"?. Pitt and Stratford Racing Club, £25 each j Mr?. Ewan Jackson and staff, EMarfell, R. Dingle, M. T Phillips, W. H. Were, G. Sangster, E. Walter, V. Smith, P. H. Wellington, W. Perry, C. M. Hawk-en* R- Binnie, A. TJhelenberg, McDonald Bros., J. E. Schumacker, JT. Belcher, E. Hine, Arthur Needham ami Jnmilv. G Mann, W GTay, E. C. Cole, H Watson, A. St. George, J. M. Hair. 0. V. Chapman, Evan Jones, Z. T. Walker, J. Kowalewski, W. Richards Anthony T'ersruson and family, each £2O. mak ; ng a total of £BOO. To-morrow (Thursday) evening the sreat nißsnuerade ball in aid of the Red Cm-* fund" will be held, and in the afternoon a working bee will he very hi"*v rmrpletins final arrangements. The Ladies' Patriotic Committee have or-eani-ed a large body of workers to attend to the supper arrangement*, whilst the men's committee promise to have a floor of the beat for the dance. The music bv Mr Kov.'s orchestra should give nerfect satisfaction. Competition for rhe trophies offered has elicited a large entry. Recently a townsman announced his H'iHincne-TS to donate CriO toward" the Town Copper Fund, provided five others would do the same. Althoiurh this offer has been open for several days, it is 'm.lorstood thnt only one ?entlejnan has n'Vred to make his a similar, amount. There is yet time for four others to for•vard the half-century, so as to bring (ha amount to £3OO for a commencement. GENERAL. Stock have received anything hut cyn>al weather lately, and although the spring has well advanced the cold todiy i« hitiii", and the neeeseity still exists to rug the cattle. The Stratford returned soldiers intend holding a hall in the Town Hall on Thursday. 20th inst. when half the proceeds will go towards Ihe T«wn Copper Trail This function should prove a fitting wind-up to the football tournament Particulars will he advertised to-inor-rotf. TheTe are plenty of folks who appre- ■ into nice pictures in the home. To those on the look-out for illuminations fit to grace any walls, we can reoom-r>,-«d n call at C E. James' Warehouse. Here one can get the pictures in all --'no■■= sind sires, framed and unframed. in the premises. Mr. James is al=n r.i' fc-in'T preat values in Indies' handbas?. etc.— Advt.