Lilydale. (23 Feb 1917)
On Sunday, the Sunday school festival in connection with the Anglican church was celebrated, the preachers for the day being Mr W. H. Davey in the afternoon, and Rev. W. Barrett, of St. John's, Launceston, in the even ing, when addresses in keeping with the occasion were delivered to good con gregations, and the financial response very gratifying to the officials.
On Tuesday afternoon the picnic was held in the rectory grounds, and an enjoyable time as spent. At night a concert and social was held in the Druids' Hall. The rector (Rev. W. Greenwood) presided over a good attendance. Musical items were rendered by Mrs Beamish, Misses Connie Bird, Rev. Greenwood, Messrs. Beamish and G. Bird, and chorus by the glee party, after which games and dancing were indulged in until a Iate hour.
On Tuesday the Director of Education (Mr McCoy) and the Premier (Mr W. H. Lee), accompanied by Mrs Lee, paid a visit to the State school. The visitors were received by the head teacher (Mr A. W. Howard); and after a hurried inspection and a short address to the scholars left by motor for other schools in the municipality.
Messrs. W. Sulzberger and R. F. Arnold started out this week with their threshing plants.The yield generally speaking will be very light, but grow ors are hoping. that improved prices, will compensate for the smaller yield. News has been received from Lieutenant B. W. Mitchell, dated from Cumberland; England, December 24, 1916, where he stated he was spending his Christmas leave with relatives.
Lord French, inspecting Scottish volunteers at Lockerbie, said that there was a certain feeling, not only in Scotland, but elsewhere, that they ought not to collect these bodies of men together on Sunday. Some of the most decisive battles in the world's history had been fought on a Sunday — even the great battle of Waterloo. In war our most sacred duty of all was to prepare for the defence of our Empire, and the Sabbath was perhaps as good a day as any other on which to perform the most sacred duty of our lives.
LILYDALE (1917, February 23). Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), p. 7. Retrieved February 7, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152841354