In conjunction with the Recreation Committee worked the now de-funer Canteen Committee who 50 ably managed the catering for members, guests and troops for a portod of many weeks. Regret is expressed at the dissolution of the Canteen Committee, but optimists hope that with the coming of cool weather, and of the expiration of the present caterer's contract, the comntittee will again be formed, functioning a" before with speed, efficiency and quality, thereby obkiating the present difficulties experienced by the mer. Report has it that everything is now changed. Troops long for the old times with the ladies serving a pleasant smile across the counter. Perhaps, the Jadies in the background are miss-€d, doting over their boys; anyway all ave agreed that the canteen is certainly now changed.
The work of the British Women's Association does not cease here. Even the patients in the hospitals have been thought of. These ladi realizing the monotony of hospital Jife, have devised means to make their stay in hospital brighter. They have arranged private drives for special patients, and two days a week all ordinary up are taken on organized drives to Jessfield Park, finishing up a plea-Sant afternoon's ramble with a nice, homely tea, dri addition to the Wbraries of the association, open to all troops, books, papers and period dicals are daily handed into the hospitals for the use of patients by members of this excellent organiza. tion.
Tommies' Respect and Appreciation British Tommies, though somees gulf, always play the game, Their respect and appreciation for the pleasant time given to them by the ladies of the B.W.A., in Shanghai, without material gain, is great and impossible to express in this article, Amongst the units of the army the Association is very popular; in fact it invariably has the largest aggregate in attendance at the various functions.
To conclude, the British forces Jexpress their sincerest thanks for the interest taken in them by ladies of the British Women's Association in the past and hope it will continue without interruption in future.
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