THE RED TRIANGLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9621, 29 March 1917, Page 6

THE RED TRIANGLE

Y.M.C.A. AT THE FRONT. In view of the appeal at present being mndo throughout North Otago .on be*alt of the Y.M.C.A.. the following ontliusiastio tribute to the excintent work done by the Y.M.C.A. at the front is taken bv permission of John Macpherson, of Totara. from .a tetter dated January 31th, .1917 received t™ra Qe.r son. Corporal btuart D. Mucphoi-

“When wo come out of the trenches we go into billets near one of the many Trench villages, where there is always a Y.M.C.A. hut or a- canteen. So we see all the leading Home panel's long betoro tou jrot thorn out there. -they also S®* t.)io various New Zealand weekly papers, so that you need uJS'jfcr send them. "The Y.M.C.A. is, in the estimation of every soldier out'hero in 1? ranee, a toiutoly tiio iinest institution in the world. V The lints are large buildings, and are an absolute God-send this cold weather. They contain several, coreheaters, round which we sit durm any spare time in comfortable deck cnairs, reading the latest - English magazines, tlii file end of the hut there rs Mwiiys a counter where, one can get a splendid cup of cocoa for a penny and a. thick slice of cake or a packet of biscuits for twopence. OS from the main building there is usually a aunt ™ oin ~V horo nil facilities are provided for writing. "In our sector (New Zealand) the VM C A have now sholl-proof iUUe dug-outs quite close to the various avenues of communication trenches, eo that imen coming out or going in can feet a hot cup of coffee or soup and a packet of biscuits free at any time of the day. When on working parties we often leave our billets at 7-JO a-ni., march about four miles to the front >renchcs. work till 3 pm., and then S” back to the billets for dinner. If vou got this hot drink as you come out at 3 p.m. yon can perhaps imagine how welcome it i» this cold weather. Of course the Red (•roHS.Pocietv does a ......n; tf ipul of good, but its work is en(ireK- confined to the wounded and the sick." „

WAR WORK FUND. Additional subscription I towards the Y.M.O.A. war work are:- „ .

Wnlturn, North Taranaki PatX 6. 3 0 d. 0 Cardiff Co-op. Dairy Co, ,;•••••■ pohangina \ alley E °d Cross 7 12 100 0 6 0 1 10 0 Hutment i'nnd... 61 10 3 0 0 0 PcUdinir and District. Patrio123 19 6 Grey mouth Patriotic Assoc la41 13 4