SOCKS FOR FRANCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1917, Page 4

SOCKS FOR FRANCE.

APPRECIATION FROM THE MEN. The Lady Liverpool Committee of Westland has received the'following appreciative letters by the late mail in connection with parcels of ,socks which the organisation is sending to Lieut T. E. Y. Seddon and 0.0.’s of Companies. The letters indicate how much the men value these evidently timel}' gifts: France, 5/9/ i 7.—My dear Hokitika and Westland friends.—Please accept on behalf of 13 of the 13th N.G. and Westland Regiment—4th Brigade—boys who all hail from your dear old land, onr heartiest thanks for 13 pairs of socks which Mr T. E, Y. Seddon sent along to me to-night. Mr Seddon is. in the Battalion bat in another Company, but he remembered us when the socks arrived and every one of us who received a pair is a West Coaster. Well, again many thanks. It was very strange to get 13 pairs for 13th Company', and most of the boys in 13th Platoon.

We are getting ready for a stunt, and I have been highly honoured by the Colonel wlio lias told me that 1 will lead the JBth Company in our next attack. The height of my ambition is gratified, to lead the old Company in which 1 enlisted as a private. We have heard of a holiday in New Zealand for all Main Body boys who have been going strong all the time, and if such eventuates I hope to be one. Ln such case I shall certainly personally thank 3*oll. At present I am stranded. Got wounded recently and lost all my gear and didn’t have even a change of socks wljfen your parcel arrived. They were more than welcome as m3' own can simply “ talk ” to me. . Still it’s all part of the big war, isn’t it, and why worry ? For the time being clieero and a merry Xmas to yon all.—Sincerely yours, Capt F. J. Foord.

France, Sept 13th, 1917.—Dear Madam—l received a pair of socks the other day with your Committee’s address enclosed and I now wish to thank yon for s ime. Socks are very welcome at aiy time but it happened that we had just come a rather leng march and to practically throw a pair away on account of them being so worn, so you can guess that they would be especially* welcome. Will stop now. Please accept my thanks again and my regards.—Yours sinPrivate E. A. Cowey. The following -were recipients of socks so kindly forwarded by your Committee and handed to our Coy by Lieut T. E. Y. Seddon Your kindness is much appreciated more particularly as the sox came at a time when they were very much needed, and all send their sincere thanks and good wishes. Capt F. J. Foord, Sergt M. B. Mcßride, Sergt H. J. Brown, Privates' T. A. Ecclesfield, W. E. Cooper, E. A. Cowey, F. Wrobleske, R. Harcourt, W. H. Eggling, J. Waugh, W. J. Willoughby, A. A. Duncan, S. O. V. Holley.—Faithfully yonrs, W. E. Cooper.