COPPER TRAIL PROGRESS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 238, 26 June 1918, Page 3

COPPER TRAIL PROGRESS

» The first encouragement the copper trail helpers received after the announcement.that Auckland had advanced well ahead of Wellington on the coppor trail was the discovery in one of the little red collecting boxes of an envelope contaiuiiiff £10, .marked simply "Anon." Another patriotic contributor, whoso sacrifices have been more than merely financial, marked a-fallen soldier's birthday with a gift of ill. The copper trail effort at Courtenay Place, under the direction of Mrs. Geddes, has been assisted by a sympathiser who semis baskets of daphne for sale; This idea is well capablp of extension, especially now that - flowers are scarce, and worth many pen- I nies for the trail. Organised effort, absolutely indispensable to successful trail-laying for 426 miles, is now growing. The St. John Ambulance Brigade has responded in a most whole-hearted manner to the request of the copper trail directors for cooperation and help in the work. And the Wellington Savage Club at, its last korero laid down a Savage trail, and made a Savage determination that the gathering should render itself penniless for the cirnso.' Coppers totalling ±12 lfls. were laid ori the trail, and Mr. Manton generously capped the effort with a J!K) War Bond. Then the Savages sang "It's a Long, Long Trail," the reference being to- the length ahead. Later on, they will be justified >in looking -back and repeating the refrain.