PATRIOTIC WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 February 1943, Page 4

PATRIOTIC WORK

REPORT OF MASTERTON COMMITTEE ASSISTANCE ACKNOWLEDGED REVIEW OF YEAR’S OPERATIONS. The annual report of the Masterton Women’s Patriotic Committee states:— As it is a year since a report was published of the work done by the Masterton Women’s Patriotic Committee, a view is given of the operations of the committee during the past twelve months. This year the committee has packed and sent to men overseas 1137 parcels. Many letters of thanks have been received from the recipients of these parcels and they were particularly grateful for those which reached them in the desert. Unfortunately it was found impossible to procure locally sufficient goods for the parcels which were sent in September and December and the Wellington Committee packed these for us.

There has been, an urgent demand for hussifs this year and 2837 have been made by residents of Masterton and the surrounding districts and sent' to Wellington for issue to men just before going overseas. We Would particularly like to thank Mrs E. W. B. Hornabrook and Miss M. E. Robieson for their constant help in making these hussifs. During the last patriotic appeal a shop was run by this committee and the sum of £6Bl 14s was raised. A further effort made by this committee was the organising of a concert, which was so successful that it was repeated. The sum raised was £135. Supper was provided the performers by members of the committee. During the winter about 300 pairs of mittens were made from the tops of old woollen sox and sent to various camps. W,e were assisted in this work by the Townswomen’s Build, Methodist Guild ,and Salvation Army. Members of the committee repaired jerseys and football shorts for men in camp. Large supplies of wool have been received from Wellington this year and the following articles have been made: Caps 16, sox 179, mittens 579, pullovers 75, balaclavas 848, scarves 466; total, 2163.

The following people have knitted regularly throughout the year for patriotic purposes:—Mrs Adams, Miss Appleby, Mrs Batty, Mrs Bungate, Miss E. Burton, Miss Burton, Mrs Bennett, Mrs J. K. Brown, Mrs Beteridge, Miss Baikie, Mrs Bloxon, Mrs Cole, Mrs P. Cooper, Mrs H. J. Cooper, Miss Cresswell, Mrs R. A. Cameron, Mrs Dixon, Mrs Denby, Mrs Ewart, Mrs Eaton, Mrs Francis, Mrs Gardener, Miss Herbert, Miss Humphries, Mrs Husband, Mrs Heath, Miss Ibbetson, Miss A. Ibbetson, Mrs Iveson, Mrs Ingham, Mrs Joseph, Miss M. Langdon, Mrs McMaster, Mrs Magill, Mrs McGarry, Mrs D. Montgomery, Mrs Nuttall, Mrs Newman, Miss O’Rourke, Mrs Price, Sister Pinkerton, Mrs Pain, Miss Peterson, Mrs Quinn, Miss M. Robiesoil, Mrs Rew, Mrs Read, Mrs Reid, Mrs Russell, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Reeves, Mrs Stilborn, Miss Stilborn, Miss M. Stilborn, Mrs Sleeman, Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Vose, Mrs Wagg, Mrs Wright, Mrs White, St. Matthew’s Guild. The following have from time to time knitted for patriotic purposes:—Miss N. Allen, Mrs Bunny, Miss E. Bunny, Miss Brown, Miss M. Brown, Mrs Beresford, Miss Bold, Mrs Beadle, Mrs Braggins, Mrs Burgess, Miss A. Beard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Campbell, Central School, Mrs Carr, Mrs Cumming, Miss Cripps, Miss Chapman, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs W. L. Cameron, Mrs A. A. Cameron, Mrs Curtis, Mrs A. Cresswell, Mrs Curry, Miss Craig, Miss Downs, Miss Dagg, Miss Deal, Miss Dolan, Mrs Dewar, Miss G. Daken, Miss Edge, Mrs Foreman, Mrs Ferguson, Miss P. Fenton, Miss P. Fitzwater, Mrs R. Gray, Mrs Greig, Mrs Giles, Mrs Goninon, Mrs Garratt, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Hubbard, Mrs Holmes, Mrs D. A. Hunn, Mrs Howlett, Mrs Haggitt, Mrs Hatch, Mrs Hoare, Mrs Irving, Miss lorns, Miss Igglesdon, Miss Jaspers, Miss Kerr, Miss L. Kilgour, Miss Keatley, Miss Kummer, Miss B. Kummer, Mrs F. Lang, Miss M. Loader, Mrs Le Bontillier, Mrs L. Moore, Miss M. McKay, Miss H. McGregor, Mrs M. McLaren, Miss N. Morris, Mrs Milne, Mrs McDonald, Mrs M. McLeod, Mrs L. B. Maunsell, Miss I. McLaren, Mrs D. Merrill, Mrs J. B. Moodie, Miss M. Moore, Miss A. McKay, Mrs Melvin, Mrs R. Miller, Miss McPhee, Miss McLachlan, Mrs McPherson, Mrs McLaren, Miss I. McKenzie, Mrs McMinn, Mrs S. Marshall, Miss Nelson, Mrs Norman, Mrs Nicholls, .Miss Orr, Miss Osborn, Mrs Plummer, Miss I. Petcorn, Mrs Renner, Mrs Ratcliff, Mrs V. Richards, Mrs Ross, Mrs Reese, Miss Robbins, Mrs Ranston, Miss Selby, Mrs Steel, Mrs Skeet, Miss Short, Mrs Strickland, Mrs Scott, Miss Wallace Smith, Mrs R. L. Smith, Mrs O’Hara Smith, Miss O’Hara Smith, Mrs Trass, Mrs S. E. Taylor, Miss Trass, Mrs Trevons, Mrs Young, Mrs Wood, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Winter, Mrs Weir,. Mrs Yorke, Mrs Yelverton, Patriotic Committee. The committee would like to thank Mrs Nissin for the capable way in which she has taken charge of the wool. Supper has been provided by this committee when called upon for the Anzac Club. An effort has now to be made throughout the Wairarapa district to raise by voluntary means our quota of £26,703 for patriotic purposes for the year 1943. A meeting of the Masterton and District Patriotic Committee will be held at an early date for the purpose of organising ways and means of filling the quota. As it is a year since an appeal was made for patriotic funds, it is hoped that the public will respond generously. The report is signed by Mrs J. O’Hara Smith, the hon secretary.