Patriotic Fairs Presentation Package

Tags to be sold at patriotic fairs

Samples of 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.

Our Day

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. 

British Sailors' Relief Fund

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.

Navy League of Canada Branch

Letter regarding establishing a branch of the Navy League of Canada, sent by Honorary Secretary-Treasurer M.P. Fennell Jr. September 12, 1917.

Nelson Day appeal

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.

British Sailors' Relief Fund

Newspaper clippings regarding the British Sailors' Relief Fund. The first is undated. The second is dated October 20, year unknown. 

Navy League of Canada

Newspaper clippings about the Navy League of Canada, 1917.