CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE FORCES
. HOW PRINCESS MARY'S FUND WAS EXPENDED The Duke of Devonshire, in a letter to the Press, gives an account of the iDCeSS Mary ' S Chri * ''The object of the fund raised under the auspices .of the Princess Mary.™ to forward .a Christmas present to all *wi & tr ° opa of tLe Expeditionary sresente5 resente ha VO been packed and ispatched, and, it is hopeS, wiU Be distributed to the sailors anof soldiers on Christmas Day. They consist of an embossed brass box, a pipe, tobacco, cigarettes, a photograph, and a Christ ,mas card. A brass box filled with chocolate has been dispatched to the nurses at,the txont. "The committee intended to include a tinder-lighter in the distribution, but, owing to unforeseen circumstances, it was found impossible to obtain them in time or in sufficient quantity to dispatch them for Christmas Day. It is hoped, however, in the new year to make a further distribution, so that each sailor of the Grand Fleet and soldier of tho expeditionary Force may receive a tinder lighter, or «omo other equivalent present. "The response to her Royal . Higliness's appeal has been so generous that the committeo ore enabled to place additional orders for a gift which will include a brass box, and as these aro delivered they will be dispatched to all His Majesty's sailors and soldiers serving abroad other than those mentioned above. "A further order has' been given to ! provide a similar brass box as a gift from Princess Mary's Christmas Fund to all His Majesty's troops serving with the colours in the United Kiugdom, and from information given to the committee they confidently hope that the above presents will be dispatched during the next three months. The Admiralty and tho War Office have kindly undertaken to distribute tlie respective presents Presents will be given to the wounded,' to the widows or mothers of those who havo fallen, and to tho prisoners of war on their return. "The committeo have been compelled strictly to limit the distribution of the presents to those who are serving or who have served previous to and including Christmas Day."
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 8
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357CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE FORCES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 8
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