Y.M.C.A., NOTES

Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 5, 20 February 1943, Page 2

Y.M.C.A., NOTES

The boys were recently over-joyed to observe a three-gal. keg ip the Y.M.C.A. canteen. "Ah, wet canteen at long last," they breathed blissfully, their rubicund faces bathed in smiles. Their ardour was somewhat dampened on learning that the keg contained only water for soft drinks. • • / • • . Recent additions to Los's little box, of tricks (otherwise the canboon) include a refrigerator for ice-cream and hot heads, and a plentiful supply of biscuits of diverse kinds (excluding dog biscuits, of course.) It is understood that the redoubtable Les has arranged to have rook gardens and plots of spring flowers arranged tastefully in close vicinity to the Hut. There will be a rhapsody of spring bulbs, wall-flowers forget-me-nots and dog roses which should make a striking picture. A beautiful collection of Ashley boulders will form a border to the garden plots of singular symot ry and contour. Taking advantage of the absence of the boys on a recent afternoon, Las commandeered a handy joinery factory, where ho tackled the arduous task of making tablo-tonnis bats for our champions to bo. Tho Gamp Library has boon supplemented by books on loan from the N.Z. War Library Service Mobile Unit, which is now calling regularly at tho Camp. Some interesting titles include: "I Lived Dangerously” by Christopher Johnson; "Loath by Moonlight" by Robert Honriquo; "The Dean's Elbow" by A.B.W. Mason; "Secret Agent of Japan" (a book everyone should road); "Tho Banco Goos On" by Louis Golding; "Summer Moonshine" by R.G.Wodohouso. The Y.M.O.A. has created its own hygiene unit their initial effort being a sump I neath the kitchen Thoy certainly spend their spare moments doing sumpthing (something), what? An attractive display of pennants of various units and tho allied nations make a. bravo display on tho walls of tho Hut those days. . .