LOVELLS FLAT NOTES.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 20 September 1917, Page 4

LOVELLS FLAT NOTES.

YROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. .X HONOURING our boys. LANCE-CORPORAL WM. CURRIE FARE'WELLED. Lovells Flat is kept busy saying goodbye to soldiers and residents. On Wednesday evening (September 12) Lance-corporal Win. Currie, of CJarksville, and formerly of Lovells Flat, was entertained at a social evening, and was presented by Miss Heads with a safety razor as a momento and token of goodwill from the Lovells Flat Ladies' Patriotic Association and residents of the district. Mr McDonald acted as chairman, and spoke some stirring words regarding British callousness in giving -the drink traffic so much quarter—the enemy within the gates that was weakening the nation and hindering and keeping her from victory. They had met to wish Lance-corporal Currie, or "Bill," Godspeed and a safe return. He was sure lie would make a good soldier, as he was married and would know how to do as he was told. "Bill" had earned ; his first stripe, and who knew but what he might return a general? In the course of his address Mr Morton "referred to Mr Currie's grandfather, the late Mr Wm. McCavv, author of "Truth frae mang - the Heather." He remembered when that gentleman had left the Old Land, and he had worshipped in a Cameronian church at Home where Mr McC'aw had at one time worshipped. He hoped the guest of the evening would a worthy son of of the evening would prove a worthy son of a worthy grandsire. Lance-corp. Currie had been one of the first young men to welcome him to Lovells Flat six years ago, and the only thing he had against him was that lie had: settled out of the district. He thought he was one of tiie right kind' to go to the war. The audience then sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." Lance-corporal Currie made a capital speech, in which lie thanked the audience for its kindness in fare welling him and giving him a token of its goodwill. Lovells Flat held many memories for him of boyhood andi school days. Some with whom he had gone to school had laid down their lives for King and country in this great World War. His friends did not need 'to think he was a hero .because he was going to the war. He was going because he had to, yet, although at first he had held back, lie was now quite prepared to go. He hoped that others in the district with wives and children would not need to go, Tho programme was comprised of , local talent, except one .singer from Moneymore, Mr R. Allison, whose song was heartily encored. • Miss Maisie Hall acted as accompaniste. Supper and dancing followed.