The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-25
XMAS PRESENTS
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British Association Club Hears
From Hawaii Contingent At
Front II Remembered

Towards the end of last year, fey
of, the members of the British Asso
citation Club, Honolulu, together wit
some friends living on the other isl
ards, raised a sufficient sum TO pay 70
Christmas presents TO those soldiers
sailors and Red Cross nnrses on til,
Allies side, connected with Hawaii
whose addresses were known at thi
end. Acknowledgment of the receip
of these gifts are now coming to ham
and show how they were appreciated
by the recipients, d..
Miss Claire Jordan, Red Cross nurs,
in an army hospital in Northern
France, writes: "To-day | received
from Harrods a large parcel containing
all sorts Of good things. Will yoi
please convey TO the British Assoria.
tion Club in Honolulu, my grateful
thanks for the same. 1t was very
kindly thought and very deeply appre
Ciated-quite reminding me Of unpaels,
ing Christmas stocking in the DAYS
Of my youth. All the more welcome
for being so totally unexpected. The
only thing TO say about the war Is that
one prays that the end may come soon
Then some Honolulu sunshine will be
a welcome change after the damp and
cold of Northern France. Aloha nui
TO all my kind Honolulu friends.n
All Express Thanks
Sgt. Edmund Clarke, No. A2Sl46,
No. Platoon, Company 1, Seventh
Battalion, Second Canadian Brigade,
formerly q member of United States
Infantry at Schofeld, who bought him
self out, in order to join the British
army, says. "You can Z think how very
rleased and at the same time surprised
| was to get parcel from Harrods
1t is awfully good of you to remember
me. can't think how you knew my
address and rank. Will you plcasc
thank the British Association Club 70
me. Would IL be imposing on you TO
ask for a Honolulu newspaper once in
whilei I'd like to see the news
The muller Is very cosy and the Other
things just what a man, wants. We
came out of the trenches last night for
six days and then go in for another six
The smell Is rotten and the mud and
water up to your knees. You can t
keep dry and warm. John French, one
of the boys in my company, who used
to work on the Inter-lsland boats, was
shot through the head and died. ].
helped carry him out of the trench. He
was well known in Honolulu, / think.
| got a slight wound in the ear
Lance Cpl. R. G. Mackenzie, No.
9ll4. Company c, PA Cameron High
landers; 81 thank you and my Homo
lu'u friends for the big parcel re
ceived. Ii was a splendid gift and con
tanned just the things that the likes Of
US require-tOwels, soap, scarf, mitts
and lots of eatabIes "
Always a Daily Reminder
Sgt, w. Pollock, Royal Engineers;
Just few lines to thank you for |
your Kindness in sending me a parcel |
with such a number of nice things con.
tanned in 1t. | may say it was apPre- |
ciated very much. We have been in |
the shell area for over FIVE months and |
not SO far away from the front line of |
trenches, and we usually have a few |
shells over every day into the village |
where we are stationed just to let IA
know that they hate us as much as
eve-.n
Pvt. John Mackenzie, No. 1902, Com
pany D, Sixth Seaforth Highlanders:
Il received the parcel you sent me
lll right. Please accept my grateful
hanks for your great kindness in send.
ing it to me. | am having a rest lust
row. a few miles behind the fring line.
am in no hurry to 60 back until the
weather gets better. The last time ]
was in the trenches, l was up to the
waist in mad. / have now been out
here eight months and am longing for
! few days leave, which | expect to
Ramnuoh ar 70 frianHa Ia /
Honolulu Aloha nui"
Looks Forward to Return
Trooper T. J. s. Muirhead, No. 574S,
LOvat s Scouts (son of John s. Muir
lead, Inter-Island Steam Navigation
company, Honolulu: 81 beg to ac-
knowledge receipt of the parcel which
vas sent me from Messrs HarrOds of
london. thank you and the members
" the association for your and their
Ireat Kindness in remembering me,
which | appreciate very much. ="
Pvt. V. Woodburn-Heron, No. 4470,
IA Battalion, London Scottish: / re-
Gived the parcel sent by you and
'thers in Honolulu. Many, many
hanks. 1t was awfully kind of you
i'll. Just the things that a soldier
reeds. You can bet ! have had a shot
Il the eatables already, tonight, and
ave had a jolly good supper. am
Ifraid INDUCED too much The sup.
YER just touched me in the right spot
md of course | let her rip, so don I
eel very much like going to rollcaD
onight What is the betting that
here were not some ladies in the easel
Would mere man think of all the
title things you sent me! If 1 am
light, give them my best thanks and
ay that as soon as this little row oyer
Iere is settled, | am coming back to
honolulu and hope to have the pleasure
f thanking them in person. You can't
imagine how nice it is to have people
'ou do not even know, be so thought
ul. 1t makes things so much brighter