WET CANTEENS
Sir, —Having read the letters for and against wet canteens it occurred to me that many people might think that tho towns near the military camps of 1914-18 were full of drunken soldiers. Having lived at Featherston during the last war, 1 would like to say that the drunk soldiers were few and far between, and mostly confined to fellows who would drink whenever able. Looking back I think what a lot of decent boys there were in camp, and how many residents got up entertainments for them; of the old Anzac Club dance every Friday evening, well packed, wet or fine, and the Anglican parson with his sing song and supper after Church on Sunday evening; also the picture hall, well packed on Sunday night, where the Presbyterian minister had hymns and supper after tho service. As a mother I know my sons are going to meet all sorts of people at work and at play every day. If they say they do not drink they seldom get laughed at. so what one has to contend with in everyday working conditions, should not be new to the soldier, who T am quite sure will not make being in camp an excuse for drinking more than he does in civil life. Waiuakapa.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 13
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214WET CANTEENS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 13
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