THE NAVY LEAGUE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24735, 11 October 1941, Page 12

THE NAVY LEAGUE

COMFORTS FOR SAILORS

A letter has been received by the president (Mr J. Sutherland Ross) from Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle (deputy chairman, Navy League Seafarers’ Comforts Supply), in which Admiral Fremantle

states that the comforts despatched from here in June for overseas have safely arrived. Some extracts from his letter are as follows:—

“ It is a very welcome consignment, as we are hard at work in providing a winter reserve for the largely-in-creased naval personnel which will be serving during the winter. ... As every Navy Leaguer appreciates, it is on our success in this Battle (of the Seas) that the very life of the country depends, and it is our task to alleviate, as far as possible, the exacting conditions under which a very large number of men employed in this service are serving. Your consignment is of great value, including, especially, the pullovers, all of which were passed by our lady inspectors, who have constantly in mind our reputation of sending out nothing but what a sailor may be proud to wear. The shirts and the bed socks will go to naval hospitals, who give a warm welcome to all such gifts.” Sir Sydney ends, “with many thanks for your lavish and consistent support.” These words should be an Incentive to all to maintain,- if not to increase, the efforts being made to send as many comforts as can possibly be supplied. It is also suggested that those who are not in a position to knit or assist otherwise, should give their time and energy in helping to prepare and spin ■\yool for the many hundreds of workers who are more than willing to knit comforts for the seamen, but are handicapped by the want of knitting wool. The Comforts Committee thanks all who have given such generous and unsolicited assistance, and feels justified in reminding women and girls of what the seamen are doing for all. The following are thanked for gifts and work sent in during the week ended October 9: Mrs O’Callaghan’s working party, Red Cross (Queenstown branch), St. Andrew’s Collegiate School Ex-pupils’ Club, Special School (Oetkaike), Staff Gown Factory (Ross and Glendining), Tokarahi branch W.D.F.U., Waipori Falls, W.D.F.U. (Queenstown branch), Mesdames Bagley, Bennett, Gibb, Hemsley, Hope, Miller, Jackson Purdie, Ramsay, Smythies, Taylor, Treurn, Webb, and Williams, Lady Wood, Misses E. Anderson, Chapman, Crawley, Evans, Forrester, Fynmore, V. Fynmore, Kindle, Kelly, Little, E. McLean, McNeil, Misses McPherson, “E. M. R.,” J Robertson (Roslyn Red Cross), M. C. ’Ross, Scoullar, and Taylor.