WELL CARED FOR

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 4

WELL CARED FOR

MEN OF THE FORCES AT THE V.M.C.A.

SONG FOR A LITTLE GIRL

Leave having been somewhat curtailed it was not expected that there would be a great many men from the military camps seeking hospitality at the Wellington V.M.C.A. during the past weekend, but there was quite a large attendance after all.

On Saturday afternoon tea was served to a considerable number of servicemen by the members of the V.M.C.A. Girls' Auxiliary. Beds for

80 men who wished to stay the night were made up by members of the Women's War Service Auxiliary. Members of this auxiliary, which was under the supervision of Mrs. Beatty, also staffed the cloakroom, and oh Sunday morning served the men with breakfast.

There were 150 men to tea on Sunday night when the V.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary was in charge. Mr. L. R. Blake was chairman and a ; concert programme was provided. Mrs. M. Duncan sang, Miss June Blake gave elocutionary items, and Mr. J. Mann was pianist for the community singing.

A little girl, an evacuee from Britain, Liane Rice, who was present with her foster parent, was introduced to the men and when she made them a little address, telling them that she came from Sussex, the men showed their appreciation with the spontaneous singing of "Sussex By the Sea."