THE YPRES TIMES 59 It was a sheer delight to witness the enthus- siasm of the youngsters when cheers were called for those who had so generously assisted towards making the evening such a jolly and successful one for them, and the children seemed to reserve a special cheer for Mr. J. Boughey, whose tireless efforts on their behalf in the past, as well as on this occasion, was apparently much appreciated by them. With many of the parents turning up, one eye on their children and the other on the clock, the evening's entertainment was brought to a close with the singing of Auld Lang Syne and the National Anthem. C. H. KENYA BRANCH. Corporal C. H. Slater, our hard-working Branch Secretary in Kenya, has kindly sent us particulars of the placing of the Ypres League wreath on the Cenotaph, Nairobi, on Armistice Day, and we have pleasure to reproduce a photograph of the ceremony. CORPORAL C. H. SLATER PLACING THE YPRES LEAGUE WREATH ON THE NAIROBI CENOTAPH. Grateful thanks are extended to the following gentlemen who very generously subscribed towards the cost of the wreath Brig.-General H. K. Jackson, Brig.-General A. R. Wainwright, Mr. A. Macdonald, Captain J. H. Frank, Captain D. P. Petrie, Captain H. B. Barclay, Captain R. S. Moore, Mr. W. N. Mackenzie, Rev. J. P. Orr, Mr. H. L. Petherick, Lieut.-Col. E. L. B. Anderson, Captain W. G. Evans, Captain Feast, Sergt. J. Slater and Cpl. C. H. Slater. PURLEY BRANCH. FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER REPORT. The Fourth Annual Overseas Dinner of the Purley Branch was held on March ioth, 1932, at the Red Lion Hotel, Coulsdon, when a com pany of 99 was present. This number shows a slight decrease on last year, and was a little disappointing, as 112 were expected sickness, however, caused several to be absent. Bombardier E. A. R. Burden took the chair, and under his direction the Operation Orders detailed on the programme were satisfactorily and skil fully carried out. The menu was made quite impossibly difficult for some of those present by being printed in German but as it is generally very successfully disguised for these functions, that made no difference. Proper to the occasion, none of the speeches that occurred during the course of the evening was of too serious a nature, and the chairman led off in excellent form, being very well received indeed. The Bombardier will talk was in Orders, and he made good use of his opportunity in an appeal for some support for The Ypres Times, which had an S.O.S. in the last number, and which is considered by us all as quite one of the best of such periodicals. A collection being made on the spot, a sum of 12 2s. 6d. mater ialized to gladden the heart of Captain de Trafford, M.C., who was present as an honoured guest, and who thanked the Branch very happily. Captain Vernon Lee, M.C., being called on for duty, was in his usual splendid form in entertain ing the troops, and gave a variety of items, one of the principal features being the old songs, in which the company joined really heartily. Under Our Gallant Allies,by "the Father," Major H. G. Harris, our first chairman, proposed the toast of The Visitors," and welcomed in particular the two representatives from the London County Committee, who were present to support us very sportingly, and also the Rev. A. E. Wilkinson, M.C., T.D., Senior Chaplain to the Forces, who responded in a very witty speech. During the evening the Hon. Secretary, who was received in the usual kind way, reported that

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