VICTORY TOAST
NOVEL CHRISTMAS PLAN Thousands of New Zealanders already have signified their intention to follow the lead of the Returned Services’ Association, and honour the "Victory toast” on Christmas Day. The suggestion for the victory toast was offered by a feature writer in the R.S.A. Review, a quarterly magazine which circulates news and views concerning matters affecting returned soldiers, sailors and airmen in particular, and their relatives in general. It is proposed that at 1 p.m. on Christmas Day, those taking part in the toast should stand and spend one minute in silent contemplation, remembering first the men and women of the services, the oppressed peoples of all the occupied countries, and the King and Queen and the Empire’s leaders. At the end of the minute, glasses will be raised, and the shortest toast ever uttered will be voiced—just “V.” At the same time, those taking part will form, with the first and second fingers of the left hand, the “V” sign for victory in a gesture made memorable by Mr. Winston. Churchill. The medium in which the toast is honoured is left to the choice of individual participants.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20635, 10 December 1941, Page 6
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190VICTORY TOAST Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20635, 10 December 1941, Page 6
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