OUR BOYS AT THE FRONT ASK FOR JAM.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 57, 7 March 1916, Page 4

OUR BOYS AT THE FRONT ASK FOR JAM.

(To the Editor)

Sir,—Will you kindly assist me, through the columns of your paper, appeal on behalf of the Women’s Working Club. There are about 000 boys gone from our district to fight, and I would very much like to send each one a 2-lb tin of good New- Zealand jam. One boy writes me thus:— ‘‘ We must not expect feather beds to lie on or roast duck for dinner, but I would give something for a feed of good home bread and butter and jam. Now, I do not want these boys to ask in vain for w-hat every mother, sister, or friend can send them. I want small fruit or stoneless jam, and it must be in sealed airtight tins (not glass jars, on account of secure carriage). We will also be glad of donations of potted meat, fish, cigarettes, tobacco, pipes, etc., to be included in our parcels, or if any one wishes to send a tin of cakes, etc., to their boys we will enclose them in our parcels. I am pleased to say that a great number of our Club parcels have been received and very gratefully acknowledged by the men and chaplains, so help us to help the boys. i Thanking you all in anticipation of a very generous response. —I am, etc., ORPHA L. SHUTE, Taihape. March 6, 191(5.

N.B.—All donations will be ae knowledged through the Press