"ALL ARE WELCOME."

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16149, 1 March 1918, Page 8

"ALL ARE WELCOME."

MOTTO OF THE CHURCH ARMY. "When war broke out and the hardships of winter campaigns were experienced, ono of the first bodies to enter the field for the benefit and welfare of the aoldier was the Church Army. The whole of their large and well-equipped organisation was brought into operation. The motor ambulances of the Church Army engaged on the Western front now number fifty; there wero not so many of them in the beginning, but they were the first to enter this field of work. To-day this body has one thousand rest-huts on the various battle-fronts, no fewer than 220 being close up to the firing line. In places where it is not possible to erect a hut, or even a tent, these rest-places are located in _ ruined buildings, cellars, and even in dug-outs. During the past seven months funds have been raised in New Zealand to erect ten Church Army huts, at' a cost of £500 each. The upkeep of the huts amounts to £50 each. The Church of England Military Affairs Committee, which controls all the institutes for soldiers in New Zealand, on the transports and overseas, is now appealing for funds to carry on the work. All told, upwards of £1,000,000 has been spent on this work since ihe war began, and the huts and hostels and other places so provided are open to all, irrespective of sect or creed, the motto being "All are welcome." Donations in Christchurch may be forwarded to Mr J. C. Adams, 73 Bealey street. TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARIES. ♦ MARCH L Rossini. Italian composer, born .. 17!>2 First Disraeli Administration ~ 1868 Raid on the South-East Coast by German eeaplane; one death .. 1916 H.M.S. Primula suni in the Mediterranean .. .. .. 1916 NEGLECTED COLDS MEAN BRONCHITIS. Unheeding "just a cold" often results in bronchitis, which, imloss speedily remedied, spells pneumonia. Baxter's Lung Preserver is an immediate and permanent cure for coughs, colds, and lung troubles. Try it. 4 "CAR LOOKS LIKE~NEW.'' • This is what everybody says after polishing the car with "Wood Food" (Is at Minson's). Try it on your machine, or piano also. The finest polish made. M 6302