In his reply, Colonel Hornby thanked the Association for the pre sentation and the honour conferred on him in being invited to the Dome as guest of honour.
He also thanked Mr. Holland for his remarks, "many of which, I am afraid," he said, "I will be unable to live up to."
The speaker went on to say that he had always regarded it as a great privilege to be a member of the Royal Air Force Association. "In, the present war the R.A.F. is absolutely it—no words are too good for them," he said. Colonel Hornby then remarked on the opportunities created by such an organization as the R.A-F.A., which makes it possible for peoples of all nationalities to mix and obtain each others viewpoints. He concluded by stressing the duty of Britons to enlist with H. M. Forces, and stated that all those eligible for service should seriously ask themselves whether they should not help the Allied cause.
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