OUR BOYS IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 6

OUR BOYS IN ENGLAND

WHAT IS BEING BOiNJi FOR THEM. Sir,—Wo hear ;i. good deal about how much or how little i.s being clone for our New Zealand soldiers in Kngland. 1 wish to express my deep gratitude for the kindness which my sou received vrhilo in camp, and again when on leave in England. Tolal strangers have taken him into their homes and innile him i'eel Hint daar old England was indeed worth fighting for, and even worth dying for.

We received letters from him a few weeks ago, saying that ho was going on leave in a few days. Tho first thing which entered my mind was: t wonder if tho poor boy has clean underclothing? Doubtless many mothers have wondered the samo thing. I thought how, under ordinary conditions, if our boys wero going for a holiday like that, wo mothers would have been fussing around seeing that our boys had Ihe host which wo could possibly give them. The clothes item troubled me unite a lot, as of course we want out boys to look their best when visiting the old homes and lrionds of their pnrcnts. Howovcr, a few days after receiving that letter I had fliiothor saying ihat ihe long-looked-for leave had come, and it was like Heaven. A gentleman had mot the train and given our boys tickets for the ™', wl ', ich took lhem (o ,110 Soldiers' Club, which is for New Zealand soldiers only. Immediately on arrival they wero given clean underclothing .-nd a bath free. He also adds: "It is a splendid placo to statf at. All the ladv workers are Now Zealanders, Tho tariff is most reasonable, and tho food excellent."

Can you wonder that tears of joy fillod my eyes whon I read that? It is just beautiful io think (lint other women are doing so splendidly for our boys that which we mothers are not ablo to do for them ourselves. I am indeed grateful, and thank them with all my heart,- and am suro thnt thousands of mothers would liko to do the same if they only knew how woll their dear boys are being cared for. There is no need for tho boys to go astray when such kindnoss is' bestowed on them. Will you please convey through- the medium of your paper my heartfelt thanks to those who are in charge of the Now Zealand Soldiers' Club and to the lady workers for their great kindness to our dear boy?—l am, etc., A GRATEFUL MOTHER.