PRISONERS OF WAR

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 124, 28 May 1942, Page 4

PRISONERS OF WAR

BOND BETWEEN MOTHERS

STALAG XVIII A, CLUB FORMED

Mothers who have" sons in the same prisoner of war camp a"re drawn to each other by a bond of understanding and sympathy, and it is to further this friendship that a club has been formed by two Auckland women. They are inviting all next-of-kin of prisoners of war in Stalag XVIII A, to meet to exchange news and letters.

The idea was conceived by Mrs. L. Churton, of St. Helier's, and she is being assisted in forming the club by Mrs. H. V. Everton, of Mission Bay. Mrs. Churton invited hal! a dozen women, mostly strangers, to her home, to exchange news of their relatives in Stalag XVIII A. From this small beginning, it was thought that a bigger club might be formed and meetings could be held in town. The Victoria League club rooms were offered them, and the first meeting is to be held on Wednesday, June 3, and thereafter, on the first Wednesday of every other month. This decision was made, owing to the fact that letters come so infrequently.

Proof of the friendship that may grow from such contacts is the fact that Mrs. Churton came to know Mrs. Everton only through their common interest in the same prisoner of war camp.