SOLDIERS’ THANKS

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 90, 19 September 1941, Page 4

SOLDIERS’ THANKS

Parcels From Founders’ Society One of the war activities of the New Zealand Founders’ Society is to send parcels regularly to members or the sons of members -who are serving with the fighting forces overseas. By the last mail several letters of acknowledgment were received by the society. “Thank you ever so much for the parcel. It arrived at a very opportune moment, and everything in it was welcome. Thank everyone for me,” wrote Private H. E. Parker, from the MiddleEast. Private G. \V. Clark, of the base, Uro nance Depot, Middle East, wrote: “Your parcel arrived safely and in excellent condition. 1 would like to say ‘thank you’ and to assure you it was much appreciated. A tin of someone’s lovely biscuits have already found their last resting-place, and many have tasted the barley sugar. Socks always come in handy. Good quality woollen goods are practically unprocurable in the shops here. I think you are to be congratulated for the work the society has done during its first year of existence. Your alms and objects are high, and, like most jobs which are undertaken by women, it is being carried out to its fullest extent with the greatest of energy. The men of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. are. not letting you down, either. We are all doing our best to w’ork and fight for the successful conclusion of this war. The country 'that our forefathers moulded for us is well worth the sacrifices we are being asked to make, and we look forward eagerly to the day when we can all meet once more in our own country, and be wiser and better men and women for the experience of today. May success attend your committee and all its activities. “Your ' delightfully tangible though*, and lovely message arrived in this land of sand, and brought with it a breath of home. Words fail to express my feelings. I can only hope that the society’s committee and yourself will be blessed for many years to come, and that the ravages of war will never reach our own beautiful land.”—From Gunner V A. Gini, of the sth Field Regiment..