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Page contains 3 news clippings that report: the death of Captain J. R. Woods, the collection of socks for soldiers' overseas by Mrs. Thomas Westman, and the first practice scheduled for the Signallers' basketball team. Page also contains 3 photographs. Captions include: Shep's First Fatigue, Lc/Cpl. R. Bodie, and Bud Land and some Ottawa Skyscrapers.

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  • [start clipping] CAPTAIN J.R.WOODS HAS DIED OF WOUNDS Young Ottawa Officer With Coldstream Guards Gave his Life for Empire. --- Captain John R. Woods, of the Coldstream Guards, eldest son of Lt.- Col. and Mrs. J.W. Woods, is reported as having died from wounds Saturday, Sept. 16th. Information to this effect was received in the city yesterday through a cablegram sent --- 1 photograph CAPTAIN J.R.WOODS --- to Lieut.-Col. Woods, who, with his wife, had left for Chicago on Saturday. Two years ago, when war first broke out, Lieut. J.R. Woods, 19 years of age, then of the Governor General's Foot Guards of the Capital, offered his services to the Empire and was accepted. He travelled overseas and received a commission as junior lieutenant in the famous Coldstream Guards regiment, which has been in the thick of the fighting for the last two years. Through distinguished conduct and bravery on the field of battle, Lieut. Woods was mentioned in despatches and promoted to the rank of captain. He was a born leader and was highly respected by his men. Information as to Captain "Jack" Woods' death spread rapidly through the Capital, where he had a wide cirlce of friends. At the time of enlistment he was connected with the firm of Smart-Woods Ltd. Hull. Deceased was the eldest son of Lieut.-Col. Woods and took out his commission in the regiment in which his father qualified in field service for the rank of lieutenant colonel, which rank Col. Woods holds as officer commanding the Governor General's Foot Guards. The G.G.F.G. is a replica of the crack Coldstream Guards and therefore the first regiment in Canada. Capt. Woods is survived by his parents, two sisters and two younger brothers. [end clipping] [start clipping] Socks Are Appreciated. The Soldiers' Service club, of which Mrs. Thomas Westman is president, held a sock shower during October, and sent socks to various battalions in France. Many of the ladies who donated to the shower placed notes in the socks and already have received very grateful acknowledgment from the soldiers who happened to receive the socks. The following is one of the many letters received by the president from the ment to whom bales were shipped for distrubution. "Somewhere in France, "November 15, 1916 "Dear Mrs. Westman: Today I received three bales of socks which you shipped October 18th. They have already been given to the men, and your kindness I assure you, is very much appreciated. Our men have to work in all kinds of weather and at the present season of the year it is impossible for the men to keep their feet dry. A frequent change of socks is necessary to keep in good health, and the present conditions are very trying on the most robust. Please accept the sincere thanks of all. "I am sincerely your, "FRED BIRD." The Soldiers' Service club purposes to hold another sock shower the first Thrusday of the New Year at the home of Mrs. W. J. Carson, Bronson Avenue. [end of clipping] [beginning of clipping] SIGNALLERS' BASKET FIVE FIRST PRACTICE TONIGHT The Signallers of the City Basketball League will hold their first practice on the "Y" floor tonight. Sergt. Gilley, formerly of University of Toronto "Five" is managin the Signal Corps team and expects to have a strong team. The practice tonight will be held between 6 and 7. [end of clipping]
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