Georges Barthel de _Weydenthal. welcomed the quests, and proposed the toast of his country which was drunk by the large crowd present At the reception, Before proposing the toast "Those who passed on" Mr. Badeley, in a, short speech, referred to the fact that it was twenty years since the war, which was to end all wars, and Which by common consent was called the Groat War, came to an end. The world had never known a war Uke and another world war would be more terrible still, Armistice Day remained for them all, year by year, a day apart. Tt would be naturally so for the first two years, but twenty years was a long time, Bvents in Europe bad given 9 troater significance to this Arznlstice Day. Those heroes who had laid down their fives attained their object when the Aahting ceased in 1918 but their sacrifice did not exhaust itself then, "Tt saved us cree more in the present year," continued Mr. Bodeloy. For one thing stands clear cut clearly that, but for the restraint imposed by the men of what the Great War cost all nations in irreplaceable lives, the Aimeulties of the maintenones of peace in Europe would have been Practically insuperable.
The Last Resort There still might be occasions the future as in the past when elrcumstances might be such that na-Monat honour and security left no doubt alternative to war but Great War hed ensured that it would the the last resort About 300. ex-servicemen were. present at the Race Club last. night for the annual Great War Veterans' dinner and smoking concert. Held under the auspices of the Uniled Ser-viees Association, Mr. Hugh Middleton. Chairman of the Association presided. Following the dinner many of popular war songs were sung by the gathering, Poppies For certain points British women sold taken outside
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