Salvation Army's Thanks li] To, the Editor of the "NowrH-Crina Daty News."
Sm,—Having concluded the distribution of coffee and cake to the men of the Defence Forces, both S.V.C. and Regulars on outpost duty the nights of Febraa and March, I, would like throug the medium of your columns to express my thanks to all those who have generously assisted in this effort. Many have given cash and kind, which gifts have been acknowledged from time to time in the news-Papers; bat there are others whose efforts have not been acknowledged.
The ladies who from start to frush have come along. to cut the cake, often, Tam. afraid, making. their} Social engagements cit with this The lady who was responsible for for their generous prov! bus for the whole period. provided the driver a Gul as-adapted the interior of No] Of, the bus for our purpose.
The Aate Palace, fo for the oan was adapted made the nightly rounds of Windy Sector The §.V.C. for the provision of a and driver Public iry who supplied the except when there indulged—The Newspapers.
We are indebted also to. three members of the Senior Staff of the Omnibus Ca, three members of the S.M.C. Public Health Dept., and several boarders at The Salvation Army Hostel who came regularly in their tarn to take part in the distribution at night, although they had their work to do in the day. All these, although not Salvation-fists, have combined t6 make the effort not only possible but success of. apprecia Fegpients of the coffee and cake, your readers could have heard and seen the expressions of 7, the men (and we had to depend upon our eyes in. the ceases of the Russians and Italians) on the cold, Windy and wet nights they would have some idea as to how much hot coffee and Mr, Jas. mme side raisin cake ies might be inter-
Cake—4,833 Ibs cut into over 22,000 pieces.
Coffee—Average 50 gallons per! night.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.