HONOURING OUR BOYS.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 52, 11 July 1918, Page 4

HONOURING OUR BOYS.

SOCIAL AT LOVELLS FLAT. P.MYiATE IROB'ERiT IROBSO'N ENTERTAINED. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. A number of Lovells Flat and 'Moneymore residents met in the Coronation Hall on Thursday evening, July 4, to bid farewell to Private Robert Robson, of the 4'lst reinforcements, who was visiting the district on filial leave. Mr McDonald occupied the chair, and after the National Anthem had been sung the audience was requested to stand with 'bowed heads for a minute out of respect to the two young men, Rifleman W. 'Clark and Gunner N: Robson, who had 'made the supreme sacrifice since the residents had last met on an occasion of this kind.

During the evening Private Eobson was called on to the stage, and Miss S. Elliott, on behalf of the local ladies' patriotic association and of the residents of. the district, presentod him with a safety razor, wishing hi : m Godspeed and a safe return, and assuring him that they appreciated the sacrifice he was called upon to -make for the 'Empire at this time. The audience rose and sang "(For Jlc's a Jolly Good Fellow. ''

'Mr Morton spoke briefly, expressing regret that wc were losing a good citizen of the district. 'He looked upon Private 'Eobson as a veteran, he having donned khaki at the time of the ■Boer 'War. He 'wished 'him 1 God-speed, and was sure that lie would give a good account of himself. He also expressed regret that the district was losing .Mrs 'Eobson, for a time at least. She had been a willing helper in various ways, in the patriotic association, in t'he P.W.M.U., and her musical abilities •made her of great assistance at social gatherings. Mr McDonald said that 'When 'Private iEobson went to the Doer "War, soon after he got to ISouth 'Africa peace was declared. History had a habit of repeating itself, and he hoped that it would 'be repeated in this instance. • Private Eobson thanked the people for. their kind wishes and Useful present. In a humorous speech lie said that when anything went wrong in cattip "Bill" Massey always got the blame. Jif their boots didn't 'fit, if'meat'were scarce or anything was out of order, Massey always got the blame. In• fact, he seemed to 'be the cause of their being up there at all. The speaker hoped that the war'would soon foe oveiy and that he would soon be back to the 1 Flat again. The progralmme, which wa's fairly lengthy, was as follows: Overture, Miss Hall; song, "Keep the Home- Fires Burning," Miss 'Heads; song, "'He "Wipes tho Tear," Mrs Smith; song, "The {Battle of 'Stirling," .Mr W. 'Tweed''(encored); song, "Sons Sea," Mr R. Allison, Moncymore (encored) ; recitation, Mr M. 'Scott (Moneymore); song, "The Trail that Winds to 'Home," Miss ISaville (encored); reading, Mr McDonald; song, Mr G. Murray; song, Mr €. 'Clarke; recitation, ''Whistling in Heaven," Mrs J. .'Clark; song, Mr ! R. Allison,. Moneymore (encored); song,. Mr W.. 'Tweedy (encored); song, Mrs Kerr. 'The accompaniments were played by Misses' Hall and 'Tweed and Mrs W. Hewitson. 'Supper, was handed round, and after some friendly chat' the singing of " Aula Lang Syae '■' brought 4 the' even-