BABY DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1921, Page 6

BABY DAY.

PLUNKET SOCIETY’S CAMPAIGN. YESTERDAY’S TAKINGS £358. “Help to save our best immigrants, the 'babies.” With this and other slogans the New Plymouth Plunket Society launched their mart day yesterday to raise funds on behalf of the Dominion Baby Day campaign, and the result from sales and collections was the sum of £358. The good work of the Plunket movement is becoming more and more recognised and the public generally responded well the appeal, while the atmosphere of enthusiasm and goodwill which prevailed among the large band of workers was a factor, of success. A wonderful amount of preliminary work had been carried out with the result that stalls were liberally stocked with goods, and at the end of a busy day these were cleared, with the exception of teh ba'by clothing stall. This was so well provided for that the ladies in charge were able to report over £6O worth of sales, in addition to having some stock in hand. The stalls were situated at various points in Devon Street, and were of a varied nature, the goods retailed ranging from meat and produce to cakes and flowers. The stall which sold eggs and cheese benefited greatly by a contribution of about 120 dozen eggs, which was received in response to an appeal made to the school children of North Taranaki. The goods displayed at the baby clothing stall comprised a very fine collection of articles, all made on the simple Plunket patterns. The flower stalls made a pretty display of blooms, and a branch of this business was the sale of buttonholes. The passer-by was invited to buy at his own price and one vendor returned £9 as the result of the sales of these small articles. The house-to-house and street collection, which had been ably organised bv the president of the branch (Mrs. W. 0. Weston), covered a wide area and the receipts from this source were approximately £l2B. The balance of the day’s total came from the stalls and incidental sales, including*receipts from morning and afternoon teas served in the Plunket rooms, Brougham Street. By the time the campaign concludes to-day the total proceeds should constitute a record for the society, and it is expected that another £lOO will be added to yesterday’s proceeds.

The list of stallholders was as follows : House-to-house collections.—Mrs. Wes ton. Needlework. Mesdames Ambury, Cock, Shaw, Roebuck, and Jenkin. Calces. Mesdames Home, Wade, Nicholson, Anderson and Quilliam; and the following helpers: Misses Home. Rata Whitton, Whitcombe, Alexander. Rockel. and Mi'llman. Produce. —Mesdames Newton King and Blackley. Eggs.—Mesdames Valentine and Loveridge. Meat.—Mrs. Hugh Badly, assisted by Mrs. Brown and Miss Gee. Treasure Stall.—Mesdames Hay and Douglas. Flower Stall. Mesdames Millar, Denny-Brpwn and Stuart Russell; and the following helpers: Misses Sole, Collis, O. Shaw, Kirkby, C. Shaw, and Gibson. TO-DAY’S FUNCTION. A picnic day for mothers and children will be held at Kawaroa Park today, and the’ organiser of this effort. Mrs. R. Standish, has made special arrangements to cater for the children. A large collection of toys has been got together, and it is intended to conduct children’s races. A Punch and Judy show also figures on the programme. An invitation has been extended to all Plunket mothers to attend afternoon tea at the bungalow as the guest of the president of the society. With fine weather the patrons at Kawaroa to-day should have a really enjoyable outing. The ladies in charge of the baby clothing sftall will dispose of the remainder of their goods this afternoon at the park, and this will present a good opportunity for mothers to secure first class articles at bargain prices.