The Landswoman February 1919 | Page 18

February, 191 9 THE LANDSWOMAN The Land Army in the Village T B. E Lnnrc presented with two c.;ilvcr cren.m juQ:s and a. ilvcr cup from the villagers. - On thi!'l occasion thP. following letter, from Gcnoral Sir Richard 'Vcstma.cott, was read: " 1 have bPI'n a.~ked. on the part of tho parish of :Bi~hop's 0Mmdlo, to try and oxpross to you our gratitude for all you havo done for us eince you came amongst us, and how sorry we are that th1.· tiruc has now como to say good-bye. It wou ld have given me so much ploMuro to havo bcon prt'scnt to-night to tell you personally how deeply we all feel your effort~ for our amusement. From your first appcaran~:.l'. t\mong~t us you havo a.lwayR been to tho fote, a.ud m our darkest days of a.nxioty your cheeriness and vitality wore an exam1>lo to us all. We, of Bishop's Ca.undle, under a. deep scn~o of gratitude to you for all you ha.vo don(• for us, a!;k you to accept thcso mementoes, which will. I hopo, always romind you of the good work you ha.v<.' dono horc, n.nd of our great gratitude for it. " Good- bye and the lx•st. of luck t.o you all - luck from myself personally, and I a.m ~ u ro I may say from the whole of the pari'3h.', NoTE.-Tt has so long bcon my dream t.hat the Lu.nd Army should be the means of bringing joy into our rural life, and that t he villa.go should bo glad to havo the L.A.A.S. i n its midst, that I literally danced with delight as I read V. Lloyd's letter, for in one little village in Dorset, at least, my dream has come true . EDITOR's • dAC K FR OST. Old Jack Frost is a pal of mine, And a real ~ood time we spend When I cycle out for an hour or two And the road's fro'lt bard and the bike ruaa true F rom 6tnrt to journey's end. Alon~ the traok of the frost-gripped road, Where the keen air thrills like wine, My muscle~ and lungs have fulJ es t play And I Jnugh nt pedestrians plodding away, Comparing their lot with mine I • • • • _:-=' .Mt-. ."~1.'"'' ICa·~-= • DunJop h res are just as satisfactory for winter use as for summer touring. They're all-the-year-round tyr es in every way because they're constructed to face every sort of road condition. DUNLOP RUBBER Co., Ltd., Fouadene(thePaeum•t ic Tyrelndustry • • 1 A P •ra M tl •· eton CroN, Birmintb•m. 40 Pltau mtnlion THl LANDSWOMAN wlttn writin1 London . )~L ""'• Cl• "' r'· aenwe 11 R 0 1 d , F. .• c • 1 , Telephone • 5375 cl 5376 H olhorn I~ Advtrlisers.