League Secretary's Notes
HOTEL
56 THE YPRES TIMES
Splendid Britannique
YPRES
The first quarter of the New Year has been
one of increased activity both in membership
and travel.
On March 16th to 19th, the League had
privilege to organise a battlefield lecture tour
for a sydnicate party of the Honourable
Artillery Company and resulted in a most
interesting week-end at Cambrai with two
days char-a-banc itineraries to the Etreux,
Elouges and Hons areas. Seventy-two officers
took part and Major General W. J. Dugan,
C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Commander of the 56th
(1st London) Division accompanied the tour
throughout
A fortnight following our Easter Pilgrimage
to Ypres, a four day Public Schools' tour to
Ypres and battlefields as far as Vimy Ridge
and Arras is being organised under the aus
pices of the Y pres League and Ü.T.C. Club,
April 14th17th The War Office have kindly
given permission to Colonel C. T. Tomes,
D.S.O, M.C., Major P. L. McNaughton, D.S.O.,
and Captain H. Redman to accompany the
tour for purpose of lecturing the boys whose
ages will rank between 15 to 19 years. During
the same week-end, April 13th to 16th, the
League is having the honour to again organise
a battlefield tour for Officers of the 167th
Infantry Brigade T.A. Headquarters will be
made at Cambrai. Apart from the usual
Whitsuntide and August Bank Holiday mixed
Pilgrimages we are arranging trips for at least
two other Regimental Associations to Ypres,
namely our old friends of the 85th Club on
May 25th to 28th and the 2nd North Midland
Brigade 46th Divison during the August Bank
Holiday.
Two most successful reunion dinners were
held by our Colchester and Purley branches
on February 1st and March 2nd respectively.
The London County Committee Informal
Gathering have been retaining their popularity
and the Committee is looking forward to a
large gathering of members and friends at the
reunion dinner to be held in London on April
21st at which General Sir Hubert Gough will
preside. Captain J. Wilkinson. Hon. Secre
tary of on I' Sheffield Branch is making a
splendid effort to recapture the old interest in
the League in his district which has been
badly hit by the trade depression resulting in
many staunch members having to relinquish
their annual subscriptions pro tem. We wish
Captain Wilkinson every success in his fine
endeavours in bringing our old supporters
back to the active membership list.
It is most pleasing for us to record the
interest shown in llie Ypres League by the
13th Belgian Field Artillery at Liege, and we
have heartily welcomed, through the good ser
vices of Commandant R. Castadot, quite a
number of Life and Subscribing Members
together with excellent prospects of further
enrolments. The 13th Belgian Battery parti
cipated in the Defence of the Ypres Salient
during two years under the command of the
British Army, and to record that fact, the
Belgian Artillery Regiment has been author
ised to place a memorial in the town of Ypres.
1934 has started well and we convey our
sincere thanks to our Branches, Corresponding
Members and faithful individual supporters.
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Completely Renovated.
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WAR BOOK.
We recommend to our readers The
Cambridgeshires by Brig. General E. Riddell
and Colonel M. C. Clayton, published by Bowes
Bowes, price 10/6. A most excellent
account of a regiment during the Great War,
and those interested in Ypres should read
chapters 4 and 15 to 20, but it is all good
reading.
COLLECTION OF TINFOIL.
We announced in the last October edition of
the Ypres Times that a collection of tinfoil
had been started by headquarters eventually
to be sold in aid of the funds of this League.
We are indeed most greatful for the kipd
co-operation of many members who have so
generously responded and we shall be pleased
to receive, at 20, Orchard Street, whatever
further supplies can be spared.
