THE BRITISH TOURING SERVICE ARRAS (P.-de-C.) France THE YPRES TIMES 29 Third Annual Ball. The Third Annual Ball of the Colchester and District Branch of the Ypres League was held on Thursday, December 12th last, at the Red Lion Hotel, Colchester, and a very successful evening was enjoyed by all present, numbering 130, which exceeded the previous year's gather ing. The music was provided bv the Dance Band of the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (by kind permission of Lieut-Colonel H. O. Wiley, M.C., and Officers) and the duties of M.C. were ably carried out by Major G. C. Benham, M.C. During the evening Admiral Sir Roger Keyes honoured the dancers by his presence and made a short speech following the musical honours that were accorded him. Among those who brought parties" were:Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Herring, M.C. (Branch Chairman), Major G. C. Benham, M C. (Vice Chairman), Cap tain A. C. Palmer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. D. E. Shadrach and Mr. G. Stanford. The arrange ments werde in the hands of a capable Ball Committee consisting of Major G. C. Benham, Captain A. C. Palmer, Mr. M. McKinley, Mr. D. E. Shadrach and Mr. W H. Taylor. PURLEY BRANCH. Annual Dance. On Friday, November 8th, the Second Annual Dance of the Branch was held at the Greyhound Hotel, Croydon. The function, brimful of good comradeship, was a huge success and greatly enjoyed by the company of 313. Tom Newman and his band ably provided the dance music, and during the evening Giovanni and Leonard Henry were both in excellent form in their individual entertainments. The Committee filled in any small gaps by supplying the usual splendid hats, balloons, spot dance prizes, etc. Lieut. N. A. Zinn again kindly undertook the duties of M.C., and his graceful figure stamps him as particularly suitable for the job, which he admirably carried out as expected. Grateful thanks are due to the Committee, especially to the Chairman, Captain R. L. Haine, V.C., M.C. Captain A. S. Green, the Dance Secretary also to Mrs. Zinn and Mrs. Mutton, who co-operated most successfully. Armistice Day Parade. On Sunday, November 10th, the Annual Armistice Day Parade was held when a party of 41 members of the Purley Branch attended a united Memorial Service at St. Mark's Church, Peaks Hill, Purley. KENYA BRANCH. Through the staunch work of Colonel G. J. Henderson, the Kenya Branch of the Ypres League found it possible to repeat the ceremony of past years in placing a wreath, herewith reproduced, on the Nairobi Cenotaph" on Armis tice Day, and we would like to express our gratitude to Colonel Henderson and other generous subscribers whose names are not yet to hand but will be mentioned in the next edition of the Ypres Times. The wreath was a very beautiful one and composed chiefly of cornflowers, groups of lilies with a few red carnations and attached was a card inscribed as follows In Memory of the Noble Dead, 1914-1918. From the Ypres League, Kenya Branch." Manager—Mr. P. VYNER 10, Station Square Representative and Life Member, Ypres League Cars for Hire, with British Driver Guides Tours Arranged

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