PATRIOTIC WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1918, Page 7

PATRIOTIC WORK.

WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC COMMITTER

The Mayoress thanks Master Cecil Bremahl and four little school children for giving their Guy Fawka's money to the soldiers; also tha Waiongona School ehildrsn for a donation of 10a for Y.M.C7A.

Mr Hale, .of the Trocadero, kas donated a nearly new O.K. Washing Machine to the Mayoress, to be sold for soldiers' Work. The machine may oe seen any time at the Patriotic jlepot, St- Aubyn street.

The Victoria League Sewing Guild forwarded a donation of £6 to the Solvation Army Institute, xtotorua, with the wish that the amount be uned to provide free refreshment for the soldiers after the Sunday evening services. Captain Hayes, who is a returned soldier permanently maimed, in acknowledging fee donation to Mrs Burgess, says: N "Tour kind expressions with regard to our work for the returned boys only tend to spur us on to renewed effert in the inheres of the men who have sacrificed all in the cause of liberty." The Sewing Guilds also donated £3 towards the/local Red Cross Our 'Day Appeal. The New Plymouth Women's Patriotic Committee acknowledge with, thanks gifts of condensed milk, sweets, mitten*, socks, facewashers, from the following:—Mre A. J. Hoskin, Mrs Catran, Mrs Thompson,. Mrs Rrummond, Mrs S. Bundle, Mrs V. Elliott( Mrs MeAllum, Mrs Smith (©rati), Mrs Rrmmnond, Miss Hoskm, s Miss iSfora Brown. Leppcrton Guijd (per 'Mrs Lepper) r —s suits pyjamas, 2 pair bedsocks, 1 pair socks, 4 pair slippers, 8 children's garments.

Gift Parcels, 2/6 each: Miss Lacy Kii'ght, Miss D. Hasluck, Miss Howell, Miss Honnow, Brixton, Mrs 3?. Foote, Mrs F. W. Hall, Elliott, Mrs E. W. Fielder, Mrs W. A. Collis, Mr W. ACollis; Miss ft. Hoope", ss; Mrs G. H. Taylor, 7Ah Lepperton Guild (per Mrs Lepper), Oct. imd Nov. gift parcels, 10s; Miss M. J3. vYickham, Hastings, £3 donation; Mrs Bone, Hawera, 10s donation'; Mrs Tlonnor, Brixton (for Miss Grant, soldiers' outings, London), £2; 4 school eMHren (Guv Fawke's money), C/ 6; Cecil Brernuhj,, ,(Guy Fawke's money) 2/<S; October milk fund, £1 19s fid. Y.M.C.A.: Central Scnool (per Mr McIllroy, Std. VI), £1; Waiongon* School children, 10s; JMrs Eea (Oct. and Nov. subscription),; 10s; Norma and Joyce tßeal, Is Milk subscriptions from: Mrs Hencell, Mrs 3?- W. Hall, Mrs M. Healy, Mrs Maekie, Mrs Hall, Mrs &. Cock, Mrs Foote, Miss D. Healy,/Miss Norman, Miss Tardy, Miss 'Marshall.

The committee wish to thank the following ladies who kindly provided afternoon tea at the depot during the week: Miss 'Wade, Miss Sole, Mrs Kebbel, Mrs Hurle, Mrs Mills, Mrs Sharpe. The Victoria League acknowledge with thanks, the following gifts:—Okau Guild (per Mrs Bower), 5 pair socks, 2 dozen and 2 handkerchiefs, knitted mittens; Ahrtiti district (per Mrs E. M. Thompson), £1 5a gft parcels; Tongaporutu (per Mrs Rattenlbury), £1 10s gift parcels; Tongaporutu district (per Mis 3 K. Scott), balance from social, 16s Cxi; Okau Guild, £1 donation; Girls' Sewing Guild (per M'bs Rawson), 4s cleaning; tea donation, 4/<>.