SOCKS RECEIVED.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1918, Page 3

SOCKS RECEIVED.

A SOLDIERS’ ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The following letter has been received from N. W. Digby, Somewhere in France, May 2, 1918.

Mrs Atkinson, —I was one of the fortunate few to receive a pair of socks from a parcel forwarded to 13th Coy., Ist Btn., C. Regiment by the Hokitika Branch of the Lady Liverpool’s Committee. The pair I received had a note enclosed stating that they bad been knitted by you; also giving date 20/12/17. i wish to thank you very much indeed and can assure you they were much appreciated. In this particular case they were heartily welcomed, for at the time wo were in the thick r things and as transport was limited v didn’t get an “over-issue” of clean dry sockß. That parcel of socks was worth its weight in gold. Every N.Z. parcel mail brings along two or three parcels from Hokitika and the socks are issued to as many West Coasters as possible; but, although this Coy., represents N.C. and Westland, it contains a j very small percentage of the Coasters; as the way reinforcement drafts come nowadays l they may be all North Auckland men and so on, nobody has a choice. I am not a West Coaster myself, coming from Canterbury, but have taken a keen interest in that side of the Alps, visiting the many picturesque spots when opportunity offered. The best holidays ever I spent, were down the Coast. I have been in this Coy, for eighteen months and well proud I am of representing such a County—it is by far the best Coy., in the Battalion. I am sure you don’t mind a Canterbury boy having a pair of socks, although meant for one of your own County men. The work done by the West- Coast ladies in the interest of their repr<sentativc Companies over here cannot be too highly praised—each New Zealand mail bringing evidence of their valuable work and is very much appreciated by everybody.

The Hokitika Lady Liverpool Committee is the only Branch that I know of, forwards its work direct, I consider it a very good way indeed, for <’ socks, etc., from other centres forwarded in bulk are very seldom seen by us. The direct method is by fnr the surest.

Again I thank you for such a useful gift." Wishing the Ilokitika branch of the Lady Liverpool Society every success.’’