ARMY MANOEUVRES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1941, Page 4

ARMY MANOEUVRES

Y.M.C.A. PROVIDING CANTEEN SERVICE. OPERATIONS IN WAIRARAPA. | It is of interest to note in respect to > the Territorial manoeuvres to be held in the Wairarapa next week (details of which appear elsewhere in this issue) that the canteen service will be in the hands of the Y.M.C.A. An area officer arrived in Masterton this morning to complete local arrangements. Four Y.M.C.A. secretaries have been drawn from military camps to assist in ihe work. Owing to the large number of men in camp at Palmerston North 5 canteens will be established there until camp is broken on Monday, May 5. Troops will then leave for the Wairarapa. Although no definite figures are available it is understood that 3,000 men will come to the district. Trucks will accompany the men to supply their needs on the way. As the men will camp one night near .Masterton the Masterton Y.M.C.A. has organised 14 canteens, eleven of which will be situated in the Wangaehu Valley and the other three in and (around Masterton. The arrangements are well in hand and some 100 residents are helping in the task of providing the men with hot drinks, pies, saveloys and cakes. Tea and cocoa will be issued free and other goods will be sold at cost price. Fruit will be distributed; free of charge. In addition mobile units will accompany the troops and will operate in areas where there are no regimental canteens and will provide cigarettes, etc. As the troops move down the Valley the canteens will accompany them. All arrangements have also been completed to provide emergency hospital accommodation in the event of sickness.