NO SAD HEARTS FOR SOLDIERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 52, 24 November 1917, Page 9

NO SAD HEARTS FOR SOLDIERS

SPORTS BODIES AT WORK. "Shall I remomber, and you forget?" a poet wrote "Will any Wellington soldier .at the front have csuiso to echo sadly tlioso words P Tho amateur sports bodies aro taking every possible precaution to ensure a grateful remembrance of this district's soldiers during tho fighting and after. At present tho twelve groups of "good sports" wish to raiso sufficient funds'to enablo tho Citizens' Service League to send parcels oF comforts to tho front. That is why tho people are aslted to havo their own soldiers in mind and heart during next week's "Sports' Days." Of courso, it is not necessary to wait till next Friday and Saturday. Tim Mayor, tho Mayoress, Mr. C. G. Wilson (Box 1517, Wellington), and Mr. R. W. Shallcrass (Box G95) will bo pleased to receive cheques, money orders, postal notes, cold and silver, or other gifts to gladden tho valiant fighters far away.

Next weolc tho citizens will hnvp inspiring evidenco of tlio Sports' Bodies strenuous oaticrness to provido oomforts for Wellington's soldiers'. Many committees aro working very hard and tnlking vqry little (except when tlio tonguo has to bo used to open a purso nr cheque-book). It is not a cnso of exhorting tlio "other follow" to do something. Tlio members of tlio clubs aro giving tboir own pockots n good, shnke-up. It is work and money ns well from them, but they are roqur-it-iiiß only moucy from tlio public. Tlio citizens, iilso, will bo nblo 1o boo something for their money, nm! cat .something, and hoar something. Somebody will win a section of land, and there will bo other mihstnntinl prizes. Howovor, the "sports" aro confident that thcro will bo no mood of cold calculation. They boliovr* Unit tho people, thinking of tboir dnfrnders' grwtfc smitinp; of tho Huns, will give well next week.