WANTED, A LIFT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 58, 1 December 1917, Page 6

WANTED, A LIFT

FOR THE CRIPPLED SOLDIERS' HOSTEL. •' Sir, —Will you ;ulo\v me space to thauu those wno so Kindly coniriouted professional aervices in aid or buppiymg a "in&" lor use oi crippleu rotuined soldiers. Under title oi 'U'eggy U'Urady's Appeal" donations were solicited so i'ar back i ( as August m ine columns of a weekly newspapor, but no- response was made, and in email sums oyicn ono "nver"') the trilling sum of £11 9s. 6d. has Been collected by one individual. .

It must be. admitted that since a "lilt", is necessary to bale men and women occupying business premises here and there throughout the city, it amounts to a' scauual' that lame, niaimed-for-life returned soldiers should be left to struggle up and down flights of stairs to get there, whether the "there" refers to their hostel life, or to their visits for medical treatment.

Tho fact that the year 1918 is on our doorstep,'and that there is no guarantee itiati this dire need will be met, affords opportunity to some generousminded man with a purse, to open the New Year with such a. guarantee. It would he a fitting memorial to those who have "gone ovor" in tho tight, .that this thing should be done for those who are left to struggle through life with such a handicap, and one can imagine those who are gone before saying: "Do it! Do it for them! It will lessen their pain."

Seeing that the Government have huge difficulties to cope with, would it be too much to shoulder a small matter like this to lighten' their task? It isr the point of view that is doing the wrong, and withholding the help that is so much needed for this detail of comfort.

Our heartiest thanks are tendered to Madame Monkmau-Dempster and party for the delightful entertainment of Inst Wednesday evening; it was worthy of a cultured and large audience,, and apologies are due to them for the empty seats', that nearly filled the hall, and left the programmes and tickets in the hands of the officials.

The almost free use of the hall, tho free printing. of tickets and programmes, and last, but not least, tho refusal of a fee for actual hard work done by the caretaker, who observed, "I am an old soldier myself; I fought in the Crimea," show a spirit of sympathy and are assets striking out the word "Failure." —I am, etc., A. E. U., For the "Poggy O'Grady Lift Fund.'.' [The lift for which our correspondent pleads is required for the Crippled Soldiers' Hostel.]