WELFARE IN WINTER

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1940, Page 8

WELFARE IN WINTER

British Official Wireless.

care for britain's army

Rugby, oept. 2u. Mr. R. A. Eden, War Secretary, described to-day's plans for welfare during the winter of the vast army quartered in Britain while it waited to fight the offensive battles which lay ahead. This programme would include the welfare of foreign contingents in Britain. The army would be doing hard active training and the general objective was to make sure that in its leisure hours it had comforts and distractions. The army education corps was being increased with a view to a more vigorous attack upon boredom and to stimulating thought, will and imagination. Entertainments were being organised on a large scale, including drama, vaudeville, cinema and radio. Local hospitality was being arranged and a very wide organisation had been built up for the provision of personal comforts. Mr. Eden visited a number of antiaircraft gun and searchlight stations in the London area this afternoon and took the opportunity of examining new methods of technique of night firing. He congratulated detachments on their excellent performance during the recent strenuous period.