WOMEN'S WORKING CLUB.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 28 April 1917, Page 5

WOMEN'S WORKING CLUB.

SOLDIERS’ LETTERS.

The following letters have been received by the Taihape Women’s Working Club from soldiers on active service, acknowledging receipt of parcels from the Club. If anything is required to spur on the work these disinterested ladies arc performing, it is the expressions of gratitude sent by our boys at the front. At the same time we would point out that the old saying "Many hands make light work’’ is applicable to the packing of these parcels, and there is plenty scope for willing lady and gentlemen volunteers in this connection.

Somewhere in France, Feb. 25, 1917,

To The Secretary, Taihape Women’s Working Club. —I am very grateful to you and other members of the Club for sending so many lovely parcels. I have received them all, and I can assure you that I appreciate them very much. The parcels you send are very sensible, as their contents are in most cases just the things that arc needed most. Once again I thank you and wish the Club every success in the kind and thoughtful work you and others are doing to cheer the Taihape boys.—Yours, etc., T. C. McGrath.

France, 1(3/1/17

Dear. Sammy,—l have to acknowledge receipt of parcel received yesterday, containing singlets, sox, comforter, comb, etc., including the pad I am now writing on, for which many thanks. These, articles came in very acceptable indeed, as I was wanting praetcially everything, especially the sox, as the holes in my own were getting so big that I sometimes, when putting them on, put my foot in them in mistake for the right place. I might as well confess that I’ve never yet been guilty of mending sox yet. This is the third parcel I have received from your Club, and I have written thanking the donors for the same. In fact everyone in the battalion on one occasion got one, including a company of Australians, who form part of the 2nd Anzae Cyclists, and they were very much apreciated. I am sure I do not know who you arc personally, but from the tone of your letter on the first page of this pad you must bo a very cheery individual. I am addressing this letter to you by the name of ‘ 1 Sammy, ” as I could do nothing else not knowing-your correct name. Make it clear to the worthy Secretary of your Club that this familiarity is not intended for her, as she might be offended. Things are not so bad with ns here now. We are in a rather outlandish place on the north coast of France. We are out of the trenches now, and are making the most of our time, and getting fit for the next “push,” -which is expected when the weather clears. We have some of the

later reinforcements now —as late as the ISths. I saw the names of some of the Taihape boys in the ballot list in the papers the other day. There can t be many left now. I often wonder how they are working the farms and stations in dear old how Zealand.Yours sincerely, Gus Kloth.

Somewhere in France, 10/2/'l7

The Secretary, Taihape ‘Women’s Workiny Club, —Many thanks for the most acceptable parcel which I received from you to-day. In expressing grateful appreciation of all that you are doing for us, I am expressing the sentiment of all the K.Z. troops. Thanks to the excellent organisation of the Gift Depot w e are now receiving practically all the gifts from the Dominion, so that I can assure you that your excellent work is not in vain. The comforts reached me at a most opportune time, the present being the coldest time in the country. We have been fortunate in having an excellent winter here, there being very little rain, wind, or snow. The cold has been the only drawback, there being on some occasions as much as 30 degrees of frost. Do not consider this a request for further parcels, but simply a N.Z. soldier’s grateful thanks and appreciation of the noble work which our dear womenfolk arc doing for us.—Yours very sincerely, Will G. Okebv.

Franco, 22/2/’l7,

The Secretary, Tailiapc Women’s Working Club —Just a few lines to thank the ladies of the T.W.W. Club for the parcel sent to me. I received the parcel in first-class order, and was well pleased with it Thanking you most sincerely for your kindness, I remain, yours truly, E.E. Beuck.

France, 3/3/ 'l7

Dear Miss Shutc —I have to thank you for the parcel dated 21/9/'l7, which I received yesterday it was indeed very thoughtful of you to remember the boys out here. We have had a very cold winter this time, it being the coldest experienced here for several year? so the French people say ; and this made your parcel all the more acceptable. Thanking you one more — I remain, yours truly, J. J. Bagiev.

No. 4 Depot, Unit of Supplies 27/2/’17,

Ladies— parcel to hand thl morning, I am taking the first oppor tanity to thank you for it. This makes my second parcel from your. u m t „o ana a half years. Mother tells me you have sent them regularly. leg.-ct

to State that the last you sent should have reached me, but an officer of the nam e of Captain of the Divisional Train thought he had more right to it than I. He opened the parcel and gavoj the contents away, sending me a nota; to that effect. I immediately took proceedings for the recovery of its value, but am afraid nothing can’ be done this end. It will have to go through the Wellington office. The Post Office is doing its best, as they consider it a theft. Personally, I mean to get satisfaction, and think of writing xo Mr. Eobby Smith, M.P. “Sammy” sent mo, a note enclosed in the parcel, but forgot to put his (or her) name If you know him tell him to look out for a letter from me addressed 1 “Sammy. ’ 7 Thanking you once more for your kindly forethought' —Yours obediently, Norman E. Page.