RED JERSEY APPEAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 7

RED JERSEY APPEAL

RECRUITING/DAY .ON FRIDAY. Tho city streets will be decked with flags on Friday next, which will bo "Becruiting Day" for the Red Jersey appeal. On that day the great "Red" and. "Blue" artillery battle, begins, and citizens aro cxpectcd to declaro their allegiance to ono side or the other. They may do this by purchasing a blue badgo | or. a red ono; or, if they wish to romain neutral, by buying and wearing both colours. Every opportunity will bo given for an early declaration, as reinforce, ments will bo noedod, once tho battla begins, especially in the direction of collecting material for the making of "money shells." Friday will be Rosie's (the war tank) day out. Sho will appear tu a new dress, an autumn gown of rich colours, it is eaid, to harmonise with tho flood of gold which will be showered upon her, and which she will Laul away to the Ked Jersey headquarters. Tho war tank will bo a neutral in the battlo of tho guns, her duty being to play the .part of a locomotive bank, a perambulating safe, whorein will repose the wealth that is gathered during the day. Ngaio's big gun for tlio battle is in position. It was placed there on Saturday night by 150 residents. Mi\ W. L. Fuller, deputy-chairman and artillerist of tho Citizens', Committee, addressed the gathering, and Mr. F. Rasey, organiser and ordnance officor, explained tho purposo of the artillery war. Mr. Clarke, chairman of tho local branch of tho Patriotic Sooiety, was made battery commander and loader of the ammunition workers. Ho invited all who were ablo to aid him in working tho district in the interest of tho Red Jersey campaign. Much enthusiasm was shown', and tho Ngaio gun promises to be a quick-firer in pelting money shells" into tho lied Jersey treasury.