TRIBUTE TO A PADRE.
j »- J Commissioner Hodder >> 0 f the Solvation - Army, has received the following letter from FranceWe have with us one of i your officers, Staff-captain Walls,' as our - padre. He has a happy knack of being a ; continuous influence for good without being - in any way a boro or an oppression to the i men. His cheeriness and consistent good ' future, as well as hb both * m the front line and in the back area are of immeasurable benefit to the battalion as a whole, and the private soldier in particular. We more than you can imagine the thoughtfuiliiess End generosity » ot your Army in placing at the disposal j of the padre such liberal funds to assist in purchasing comforts and procuring reading matter etc., for the men. The sums . expended by him are of tremendous assist- , ance m giving all sorts of small pleasures, , which at these times are'appreciated to an } extraordinary extent. ITie pleasures det rived from these funds are really of great benefit to the men, which fact will I know, oompensato you fully for the denial and trouble to which you must go in raisins* funda." °
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 6
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195TRIBUTE TO A PADRE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 6
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