Samples of tags to be sold at patriotic fairs.
Patriotic Fairs Presentation Package
These images are to be used with the Patriotic Fairs lesson plans. They can be printed or used in presentations.
The correspondence included here was directed to the City Clerk of Fort William, Alex McNaughton, and can be found in Series 4 in the archives.
Tags to be sold at patriotic fairs
British Red Cross Work factsheet
Factsheet. Undated, 1916 or 1917.
British Sailors' Relief Fund, Canada booklet
Cover and pages from a booklet on the British Sailors' Relief Fund, Canada. No date.
Two-page letter regarding the 1917 "Our Day" appeal organized by the British Red Cross. September 28, 1917.
Appeal letter sent by Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario Sir John Strathearn Hendrie, October 6, 1915, about the "Our Day" appeal October 21, 1915.
Three-page letter regarding "Our Day" appeal, October 21, 1915, with suggestions for how to organize and run the event. Secretary Albert H. Abbot, October 7, 1915.
Letter accompanying a certified cheque, directing the funds ($2,909.34, or approximately $55,500.00 in today's money) raised in the appeal, sent to Fort William City Clerk Alexander McNaughton by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Fort William British Red Cross. December 15, 1916.
Letter regarding establishing a branch of the Navy League of Canada, sent by Honorary Secretary-Treasurer M.P. Fennell Jr. September 12, 1917.
Two-page letter regarding the establishment of the Navy League of Canada and the upcoming "Nelson Day" appeal, sent by Honorary Secretary-Treasurer M.P. Fennell. September 15, 1917.
Sales letters promoting buttons, badges, and flags
E.C. Vance & Company. September 29, 1917.
T.P. Tansey. October, 1917
Sales letter promoting tags to be sold for Sailors' Week. T.P. Tansey, August, 1918.
Newspaper clippings regarding the British Sailors' Relief Fund. The first is undated. The second is dated October 20, year unknown.
Newspaper clippings about the Navy League of Canada, 1917.
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