WAR PRISONERS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 83, 4 October 1941, Page 5

WAR PRISONERS

PACKING FOOD PARCELS

SUPERVISORS WANTED

The Joint Council of the Order of St. John and the New Zealand Red Cross Society have arrangements in hand for the packing of 3000 food parcels every week, to be forwarded overseas for prisoners of war. The parcels will consist of various tinned meats, honey, condensed milk, jams, vegetables, butter, and cheese, etc., and will be made up in tin containers enclosed in cartons. They cannot be individually addressed, but will be forwarded m bulk, eventually through the International Red Cross. Arrangements are being made for the women of the Red.Cross and Order of St. John to io the packing, and the committee urgently requires voluntary male supervisors who are prepared to give a certain amount of time to take charge of the depot. This will necessitate the supervisor's being in charge for a whole day at a time. It is hoped that superannuated Government servants or retired business men will offer their services for this Vital war work. Those willing to undertake the work are asked to get in touch with the secretary of the Joint Council, or with Mr. J. Abel, chairman of the Prisoners of War Committee. NEXT-OF-KIN PARCELS. The Prisoners of War Committee advises that the labels for the next-of-kin quarterly parcels are beirig posted today. There are two types of labels. The first, for prisoners whose camp address is known, goes direct to that camp. Where the address is not known, the parcel goes to London. The labels with camp addresses have been posted first, and next-of-kin who do hot yet know the camp address are asked to be patient and wait up to one week, as camp addresses are coming to hand at a rate of approximately 100 or more a day. Every day a label is held the possibility that the prisoner's wherei abouts will be definitely known inI creases. The' envelopes are ready, and ! addressed, with all contents inside, ex- ! cepting the labels.