OUR 2000TH 'ITE ‘CLEMERB’ ASSISTS RIGHT ROYALLY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 150, 27 June 1931, Page 5 (Supplement)

OUR 2000 TH 'ITE ‘CLEMERB’ ASSISTS RIGHT ROYALLY

My Dear Wendy,—l am quite well and I Rm coming along with a parcel fur you to help some of the dear children. Guess, Wendy, what it is? No, no, wrong! Not your pen this, time. That was only a joke on you. Cant guess, can’t you? Well, give up, Wendy? Here it is. 1220 used stamps! The value when new amounted to £5 6s 4d. and I hone you will get a lot of money for the children with them. I was wishing it had been 2000. like my number is in the Hut, Wendy. My playmate, Hutton, gave me some, too. I think I will try and get Hutton to write and be a Wendyite. I love school, and have only missed one day yet this year. Father and mother went for a holiday to Palmerston North and Wanganui, and mother had some business to do at the “Chronicle” Office, and there was a nice lady attended to her. Mother said perhaps it was you, Wendy, as she had such a sweet smile and mum said you must be like that when you have so many Ites to write to and to be thinking of nearly 3000 children. At present it is so lovely and sunny, so I have promised to take “Old Gran” out in the garden. “Old Gran” just loves the pansies and violets. We mustn’t make a noise as “Grandaddy” is asleep in the arm chair on the porch, and the sun is pouring on his grey hair, and don’t forget his “specs” are on his forehead. My sister. “Yellow Clematis," and “Lady Isobel” havq gone to Taihape for n holiday. It would be nice if they met some of the Ites there. Last week-end it did rain very heavy, and “April Lady” and I sailed boats on the pond. Thon came along "Cousin Billy” and “Happy Mid get” and, oh. such fun! "Happy Midget’s” boat got capsized so he had to paddle in and get it out. Time has passed quickly, for it is one year since I joined your happy band. Oh. we will have to hare a big birthday cake some day. T wonder how many candles will we want to put on if? Dear Wendy. I will close now with love to all the Wendyites and hope they all are well. A big hug and kiss to yourself. From "CLEMERB,” Raetihi. That’s fine, dear. I am so pleased you have at last written to us this week, for it is a long time since you did, is it not? Goodness, but what a splendid number of stamps you and your little chum have saved un for me How good of you to take our “Old Gran” into the garden among the beautiful flowers. I hope your sisters meet some of our Taihape Ites. That would be jolly indeed. Where could we get enough candles for our birthday cake. Over 2000 would be needed! Wendy. "THE ROBIN'S DIARY" lCopied for the Hut pages by “Thistledown”) : T woke to-day at 4 a.in.. I saw my friends and sang to them, An<| trimmed my feathers in between [ The hours of 5 and 5.1 Upon a leafy hawthorn ateni • I had a meal at 7 a.m. Then as I really could not wait. I had a bath at half past eigbi. At 10, beside the water tub I quite enjoyed a little grub; Then had a fight a big one, to<>My goodness, how the feathers flew J ! At 3 p.m. J sang a song To help my little wife alonp. Then, where the ivies closely creep * Af 5 p.m. I went to sleeo.