February, 191 9
THE LANDSWOMAN
The Land Army in the Village
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B. E Lnnrc presented with two c.;ilvcr cren.m juQ:s
and a. ilvcr cup from the villagers.
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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
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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
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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.,
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