THE PERSONAL TOUCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19891, 9 March 1928, Page 5

THE PERSONAL TOUCH.

A. splendid example of true Imperial unity, mora significant than the utterances of any statesman, is provided by the quiet work at present being undertaken by the Navy League. Recently the corridors of their office were filled with bales and bundles, which, I Was told, contained clothes from well-wishers of tho Mother Country in New Zealand, states a writer in tho Glasgow Herald. Every year, as a tribute to tho British seamen who gave their lives in the war, members of the League in tho Dominion forward to tho orphans of tho seamen articles of clothing mado by children in schools and institutions. This year -tho consignment is tho largest ever received, and hundreds of jerseys, pull-overs, stockings, dresses and various other items will be sent from hero to various parts of the country. The largest bale will go to Stornoway, which has apparently a greater claim upon the generosity of tho donors than any other j,art of Britain. But tho establishing of tho personal touch does not stop there. In tho pockets of the garments are often found littlo messages addressed by the voung maker to the young recipient. Sometimes, too, there are embroidered handkerchiefs or coins, or now and then tho happy inspiration of a little bunch of artificial 'forget-me-nots.