THE YPRES TIMES
94
PURLEY BRANCH.
The Spring Golf Meeting of the Purley
Branch took place on Thursday, the 10th May,
at Woo cote Park Golf Club, in the afternoon,
and 43 Members played for the Seventh Wipers
Cup.
It was a beautifully fine afternoon through
out, and members began to fire off soon after
2 p.m. the greater number came down to
play after tea, when the first tee was quite gay
with the League ties.
The early starters provided only two good
returns Pte. H. Boon and Capt. L. R. Ray,
a previous winner, two down to bogey this
was equalled later by Capt. E. C. Ashby, but
all three were beaten by Capt. M. K. Scott,
who played a very good round to be all square.
Thirty-seven sat down to the supper which
followed in the Club House, when the Chairman
of the Branch, Capt. R. L. Haine, V.C., M.C.,
presided. He made a remarkably good opening
by telling a story, then presenting the Seventh
Wipers Cup to Capt. M. K. Scott, calling upon
the Adjutant, Major Graham Carr, D.S.O., M.C.,
to explain how the Committee solved the
problem of which of the three next best, with
two down, should receive the prize. This
turned out to be fairly simple, as Pte. H. Boon
won by having the better return of the last
nine holes.
The Adjutant commented on the many
fine scores that had been made, and drew the
Chairman's attention to the fact that a nil-
return stood to the discredit of several members
who would, of course, be invited to stand up
later and explain why.
Capt. Scott and Pte. Boon responded
very happily, and later many members contri
buted to the amusing evening by some vivid
stories.
The proceedings could not terminate without
the Chairman thanking the host Club, in the
person of the reigning captain, J. Kingsley-
Jones, who was present in the Vice-Chair, for
the courtesy and kindness extended to our
members, then we all went home.
53, St. Barnabas Road,
Essex.
To Secretary, Ypres League 10.5.34.
Dear Sir,
By mere chance a copy of the Ypres Times
has come into my possession, and after reading
its pages I am truly amazed that a spirit of
fellowship born almost twenty years ago should
be so much alive to-day as to be able to produce
such material evidence of its existence.
I am one of the new generation, being only
a schoolboy when the war ended, and I have
heard and read much of the comradeship of the
trenches, but with the passing of years I had
thought that comradeship had passed. I must
even confess that I was unaware of the existence
of the Ypres League, as no doubt are many
of my age. Alas 1 how ignorant we are. Never
theless, I have always been keenly interested
in anything having connection with those four
years which remain so vividly impressive in
my childhood memories.
May I, therefore, take this opportunity of
wishing the Ypres League and "Times" a
long, long, life, and at the same time I would
mention that I should regard it as an honour
to join the ranks of the League. Will you kindly
let me have full particulars with a view to my
joining My age is 25.
Yours very sincerely,
George A. Wilson.
7, Waterloo Road,
New Brighton,
Wallasey.
The Secretary, 18.6.34.
Ypres League,
20, Orchard St., W.l.
Dear Sir,
May I once again intrude in the columns of
the Ypres Times to express my sincere thanks to
all those members of the Ypres League who have
respondedor intend to respondto my call
for financial aid in order that the continued and
regular publication of the Ypres Times may be
assured.
I hope that by this time you will have received
many more letters written in the same fine spirit
as those which graced the correspondence
columns in the last issue, and to these pioneers
(not forgetting those whose early communica
tions were crowded out I desire to show my
keen appreciation of their loyalty and sustained
interest.
To most of us members living away from
London, and necessarily out of touch with all
meetings and events in connection with the
League," it can be definitely stated that the
Ypres Times IS the Ypres League.
So do not forget that little extra all you
good scouts, we all want our journal to be as
firmly founded as the Menin Gate itselfand to
mean as much.
Very best regards.
Yours sincerely,
E. F. Williams.
