Women's Patriotic Association
Women's Patriotic Association workers at Government House, 1915
No other information available.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 5-173), St. John's, NL.
The Ballroom at Government House, shirts, socks and dressings for the soldiers, n.d.
No other information available.
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
Surgical dressings, n.d.
The caption on the photo reads: "Surgical dressings sterilized and ready for 1,000 cases."
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
Pairs of knitted socks, ca. 1915
5,276 pairs of socks knitted by the women of Newfoundland - 2nd Contingent. One pair reached a knitter's son.
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
The Billiard Room at Government House, ca. 1915
The caption on the back of the photo reads: "The billiard room of Government House, St. John's, Newfoundland, where only the click of scissors is heard now, while busy cutters prepare work for the sewers."
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
The Drawing Room at Government House, ca. 1915
The caption on the back of the photo reads: "The Drawing Room at Government House, St. John's, NL, where meetings are held morning and afternoon every day in the week for sewing or other business for the front,[at] which Lady Davidson herself is always present."
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
The Ballroom at Government House, ca. 1915
The caption on the back of the photo reads: "The ballroom, Government House, St. John's, NL, which is used by members of the Patriotic Association who meet five days a week to sew and knit for the men at the front."
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
Making supplies, ca. 1915
Women's Patriotic Association, St. John Ambulance Division, making supplies at Mrs. Browning's.
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
Making supplies, ca. 1915
Women's Patriotic Association, St. John Ambulance Division, making supplies at Mrs. Browning's.
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections (Mary Southcott Collection 190), Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.
Contribution of ten dollars, ca. 1916
No other information available.
Courtesy of the Bartlett family.
Booklet cover, ca. 1916
Cover reads: ""A Pair of Grey Socks. Facts and Fancies. Lovingly dedicated to the boys of the Newfoundland Regiment. And to every woman who has knitted a pair of grey socks. By Mrs. J. T. Duley. Verses by Margaret Duley."
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.