THE CHURCH ARMY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 97, 17 January 1918, Page 6

THE CHURCH ARMY

Sir-May I take the liberty of drawing attention to our Church Army Hub Day on February 16, 1918? We are out to raise £100,000 for our work among sailors, soldiers, their orphans and widows, and prisoners of war. We work in dug-outs, ruined bams, shellholes, and in recreation huts, hospitals, river barges, soldiers' homes, and, in fact, wherever we are wanted.. e number our voluntary, workers by the thousand; a great many or our liufr managers, collectors, secretaries, nurses, and hospital employees give their services free, so that our funds may be devoted to the boys. In addition to- the one thousand huts and other centres, the Church Army at Home has provided, which are open to all the Church Army in New Zealand has provided funds for eight huts,, costing £400 each, and the tent, cost-: in" £150; two more huts have been promised. Soldiers, like Oliver Iwist are always "asking for more ■Wβ; alwavs get into the thick of it, and as near" to the fighting as the military ; authorities allow. Vi'e have already over two hundred huts m.the shell zone Our soldiers' homes in London provide considerably more than one thousand beds for those on eave, and everything is done for the boys.from, the time they are met at the station till they leave again for the front, to make their leave as clean, homer ike, and happy as possible For three; years the Church Army has given men, J material, and money for the service of the soldiers of the King, as our >jew. Zealand troops have experienced, lhe King, Rt. Hon. Lloyd George, Lord Derby, Admirals and Generals, and* New Zealand soldiers themselves, havesent letters of appreciation of the war, work of the Church Army. Mr. Mas-; sey also spoke highly of the work ho saw done by it. _ . . It is confidently expected that Aeff, Zealand will add more huts to those already provided by the Church Army and other associations, as they, are greatly needed.—l am, otc, F. W. WHIBLEY,

Hon. Sec. Church Army in N.Z. The Vicarage, Ormondvillc. Church Army receipts from June 301 to December 31, 1917:— Christmas dinner fund ... 167 17 5; Mac Chaplain Fund U a 6 Parcels for prisoners of war \, ■in Germany 134 lo 1 C.A. Hospital at Tankerton, Kent - 15910 3; Recreation huts and tents- 2/29 0 03205 8 3 By draft and cable to London headquarters 301.4 1- .