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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 4 (Supplement)

£ The announcement of the death of Elma Lee, Hawera, has prompted s E many letters and messages of sympathy from members and "om grown-up | 5 readers. These have been sent on to Mrs. Lee in token of the Jove and = = tender thought in which Elma has «o long been held by readers of our page. = , S A particularly touching letter was received from Gloria Rawlinson, g I herself an invalid and a personal friend of Elma a. Gloria » letter was g S accompanied by the following beautiful little memorial poem. I TO ELMA | I / shall hear you sing again, dear Elma Lee, | I IVAe/i first the little birds of Spring appear, I §j ( ■ And all the first green leaves will speak to me, § 1 I'll catch again the notes of melody | | That you so loved to make . .ifl am here. | | While winging home you sang with joy to greet | i The Dawn we always look for after dark, § I For, when the Master calls, His voice is sweet | | To doves who find nowhere to rest their feet, § | And, homing, reach the shelter of the Ark. | I —Gloria Rawlinson (age 13). 606 Manukau Road, Epsom. |