THEN AND NOW.
In the days of the war period, men and more men were called for, and as they came forward readily, the community was grateful, and their services were iributed in many ways. Most of all was the promise to remember in gratitude for all time the action in stepping in to avoid defeat and on sure victory, so that the country might be saved. That was then. it is now : What is the public attitude? There is the opportunity on Saturday next to show that the services of the men are still remembered, and that the gratitude expressed in other days was not empty phrases, but a sincere conviction to regard always those services of self-sacrifice at their true'worth. Saturday next will tie Pound Day t aid in providing funds to equip the local Soldiers’ Hall with rooms which will affoid social quarters where the men may meet and fraternise. Incidentally the extra accommodation will be of service to the public who wilt he using the hall for pleasure from time to time—in fact- it will be an asset to the t-own,
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1925, Page 2
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185THEN AND NOW. Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1925, Page 2
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