PATRIOTIC WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 February 1941, Page 6

PATRIOTIC WORK

ACTIVITIES IN .MASTERTON i REVIEWED MASTERTON WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT. • ' At the commencement of another! year of patriotic work it may be oppor-l tunc to review in brief the work done) by the Masterton Women's Patriotic, Committee since its inception, states! Mrs G. T. O'Hara Smith, hon. seeretaiw of the committee. This committee was set up at the in-; stance of the Mayor and Mayoress by! the appointment of one representative! of each women's social organisation in! Masterton and Jias the advantage of a! wide circle of activity in extending its! patriotic work should occasion arise. ; During the past eight months since! its formation the committee has been) responsible for the following:—

In June 120 parcels were packed and; forwarded overseas. These parcels! were bought out of moneys subscribed j and goods donated by the public. ) In September 250 Christmas parcels j were packed and sent overseas. The) committee organised a house to house; collection for funds for the parchase of! these parcels to which the public res-i ponded generously and £262 1-ls l()d{ was collected. Out of this £l3O 9s 9dj was spent and this week the commit-'

tee is packing a further 250 parcels purchased out of funds still in hand, i The committee would like to thank those firms who have given cases and Mr! Hatch who on each occasion has pack-’ cd these parcels in a very expert man-i ner. The committee would also like to thank members of the League of Mothers, Women's Institutes and private individuals who have anonymous-! ly left parcels, contributions towards parcels, cakes, tins of biscuits, shortbread, barlev sugar and packs of cards, etc., at the Rest Room. These have been packed with the parcels

A sum of £l9 16 s was received from the raffling of a cloth, two feather pillows and a baby's outfit kindly donated by Mrs Torrence Mrs Him', and the Misses Howard and ,L>ne. re--pectively. Further article.-, have been given to be raffled but have been held over til! the Queen Carnival During the winter month hot soup was supplied by this committee to the volunteers waiting Hiediial exaimnat ion at Ihe I left nee Office In Juno arrangement- were made With the New Zealand Wool Council ioi a Wool fashion di-pkiv. the pro • •‘oils of which v.ore given io patriotic funds. in December the committee mgaiu - ecl a children's parly at the Pars. >, Milling in the sum of £213 6., 9d boim raised toward. Ma terton' qw-m oi £B6OO in the £ 1 6(>o tiOU appi d Altogether hit pay Goo!. ( ,v<-i were made and 1 Uni ho..- i - made ..mi filled and forwarded to 'A c!Li ; :;ii n 'I he -urrounding d>.-itie - n.m.ily terton. Greytown Feather too Martin borough, Ekctalnina and Palmii,::. made their quota of the. e Im- .; am. the committee would |,|.e than!: those who gave button <o' iii i ’ • Hile. The coimnitlio i g> a a fp.| i ! ■ ■ Nisson. Im- oi |oia,ui < f ;h<’ ii* Room, for distributing wool From thi wool many <a-r - of l-.n-'n-d good have been sent' to W.-Ils? ;;! .i im iadu long-sleeved heav. jampot pu'!-.\■ balaclavas. ■ carve- milt, i ,\p these garments are let; ~1 th.- 10 Hoorn by people ' >o numorow >o p.u - : tictilarisi- Many hours of w<<: c ha - . - gone into the mai:m - of menus and the commuter w !*< thank those who ate d-um; the;; - oart SO unost<mtatmud>