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THE YPRES TIMES
of the officers of the 2nd London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers), who travelled to Ypres under
the League's auspices at Easter to unveil their
memorial tablet in the British Church.
The Recruiting Competition on page 202
will, we are sure, appeal favourably to all new
members who are anxious to re-visit Ypres.
Although the competition has been open since
January, there is ample time during the remain
ing six months in which to gain the prize, so
do not delay in sending to Headquarters for a
supply of application forms and pamphlets
describing the aims and objects of the League.
The main object is, as you know, to keep alive
the great deeds and sacrifices of those who
fought and died in the glorious defence of
Ypres, and to make the younger generation
realize what their fathers had to endure from
1914 to 1918.
Membership fee is 5s. a year for subscribing
members, and life membership £2 10s. A
Junior Division has also been established, and
the subscription is is. per annum for those up
to the age of 18, after which the juniors become
eligible to join as fully subscribing members in
sympathy with the aims and objects.
We are confident that you will do your best
to recruit as many members as possible for the
League, and we thank you in advance for any
support that you are so kind as to give to the
good cause.
TO BRANCH SECRETARIES AND
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.
Our pleasure is to welcome two new Corre
sponding Members. Firstly, Mr. E. Wilson,
who has generously taken on the duties at
Welshpool. Words of praise cannot be too
high for this gentleman, who has given the
League such an admirable backing since he
joined in June, 1930, both in recruiting and in
support of our Travel Bureau. We also very
much value his personal interest in calling at
Headquarters whenever he passes through
London. Secondly, Mr. J. W. Freebody, who
has kindly consented to act as our Corresponding
Member for Los Angeles. A letter from him
states that he is working to establish the interest
of the League in his district, and we wish him
every success. Mr. Will R. Bird, whom we
mentioned in the last edition of The Ypres
Times, is sending us new members from Amherst.
We feel most grateful to him.
The Purley Branch continues to be our
trump card at home, and we cannot accen
tuate sufficiently our gratitude for the un
tiring and successful efforts of the Hon. Secretary
Major Graham Carr, Captain Featherstone, and
members of their hard-working committee, who
are always launching fresh ideas for extending
the membership of the Ypres League in Purley
and its neighbourhood.
In America we have a distinctly outstanding
organization through the good offices of our
representative, Captain R. H. Henderson-Bland.
Our old friend Captain Henry Maslin, of
Brooklyn, New York, is also working with
success in continuing to recruit new members
from his 105th Regiment U.S. Infantry.
We are indeed grateful to these staunch
friends overseas, not forgetting our Queensland
representatives, Mr. C. H. Green and Mr. G.
Lawson, who have the League keenly at heart,
always communicating with us on any matters of
war interest which affect the Mother Country,
and we are pleased to reproduce at their request
a photograph of the Queensland National jWar
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THE QUEENSLAND NATIONAL WAR
MEMORIAL.
Memorial dedicated at Brisbane on the thirteenth
anniversary of the signing of the Armistice.
Our London County Committee are always
conspicuous in arranging the Informal Gatherings
which give immense pleasure to the many who
attend. We congratulate them on the success
ful organization of the Reunion Dinner, an
account of which will be found on page 217.
Our pilgrimages to Ypres at Easter and Whit
suntide were much enjoyed and well patronized.
Accounts of regimental tours organized by the
Ypres League will be found in the Journal. We
are now looking forward to a good muster for
the August Bank Holiday pilgrimage to Ypres.
This will wind up a very successful season.
In conclusion we express our renewed thanks
for all the excellent work that has been done,
and we hope and trust that you will all carry
on the very necessary department of recruiting
as actively as you can. With best thanks in
anticipation of your continued support.
