Comforts from Denbighshire

From the Llangollen Advertiser, 1st February 1918.

War Guild and County Comforts Association.

The collection for the above was held on January 23rd, a week late owing to bad weather and indisposition the week before.  Collections will be fortnightly from this date in future.

The articles brought in were as follows: — 29 pairs socks, 32 pairs mittens, 40 scarves, 27 helmets, 3 shirts, 2 vests, 9 pairs bed socks, 39 bags, 3 various, making a total of 182 of which 96 articles came from Lantysilio parish.  The Pentredwr group has failed to contribute except once this winter.  Distributions have been made to Pte. R. S. Jones, Bank Top shirt, pants 2 vests, to Pte. Austin Roberts, Church Street, shirt, 2 vests, scarf, pair socks, to Pte. Downham 2 pairs socks, jersey, to Pte. C. Davies, Liverpool Regiment, scarf, to Pte. Lloyd Jones, Church Street, shirt, 2 pants, 2 pairs socks, to E. Mommens of the Belgian Army, 2 shirts, jersey, helmet, to the C.C.A. [County Comforts Association] 40 scarves 30 helmets, 30 pairs mittens, 30 pairs socks, 10 pairs bed socks. 

In a letter of thanks and appeal from Sir E. Ward dated January 18, he says “demands from the troops abroad are exceptionally heavy at the present time, especially needed are scarves and helmets for the Italian Expeditionary Force.”  The next collection will be on Feb. 6th.

[How shaming for the Pentredwr group, publicly denounced for only making one contribution of comforts during the whole winter.]