Apples for Troops

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 19, 19 April 1940, Page 6

Apples for Troops

* . ■'X - v . - - 5000 Cases to be Sent ' Troops from New Zealand who are now overseas, together with others going from this country and New Zealanders who enlisted at Home and who will be joining "their fellowcountrymen in arms, will not be denied the opportunity of . participating in the Dominion’s bumper apple crop this season. Five thousand cases of apples are to be sent overseas for their benefit. The fruit will be paid for and sent by the National Patriotic Fund Board. This is one of the many uses to which the board is applying the funds subscribed by business firms and individual citizens for the welfare of the fighting forces. But for this public support and the strict applications of moneys received to the purposes for which they are contributed projects of this nature could not be undertaken. The board will also be sending shortly cases of parcels for the First Echelon, the idea being that every member of the Echelon shall receive a parcel that will remind him of his homeland.

Whenever naval men arrive after patrol duty at sea steps are taken to ensure that something is provided for their extra comfort. Early in January, during the stay at Wellington of H.M.S. Ramillies, a large quantity of butter, cheese and other articles were placed on board the ship for the officers and men, who later showed their appreciation of this action by forwarding on scrolls suitably inscribed and framed the signatures of every member of the ship’s company.