MOURNING FOR SOLDIERS.
The Women’s National Council of Canada is urging the people of that Dominion who have lost loved ones in battle not to wear black as mourning. They suggest the substitution of a purple band to be worn upon the arm. The wearing of black signifies that some friend has passed away, while the purple b ind would be a mark of honour, indicating that the one mourned for had given his life for his count, y.
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White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 246, 18 December 1915, Page 4
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79MOURNING FOR SOLDIERS. White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 246, 18 December 1915, Page 4
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