No.
2
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd, t95t.
PRICE
2d
AFTER THE DEI,T]GE
EIVTIRE CAMP PARADES FOR OFFICIAL OPENING "The assembly here today includes least 2,000 cadets, manv more thousands who are giving theii best to "play the game" and to perpetuate the work of many years Which has built up the traditions ol the .memOrder of St. John. We, the older bers of the Order, arc indeed encouraged by what we see herg today.
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PRACTICALLY all the seventeen hundred cad€ts in camp at Stubbers were on parade when the Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Sir Fraucis \[Ntmore, lrrrived yesterday afternoon to pe;rform the_ opelng ceremony. He was accompamiied by Lady W[innore, 3qd tQy werer gre.eted on arrival by the Comlniiwioner-in-Chief, Lie,ut.-Goneral Sir Otto Lund. 0n his tour of inspection the Lord I the Order of the Knighrs ol Sr. Trieutenant was accompanied by Sir John of ancient origin_1llth cenOtto Lund, Mrs. Beatrice Grosvenor. tury-its confiscation and resuscitaDeputy Superintendent-in-Chief. Miss tion 130 years ago. Virginia Cunard, Chief Officer. "It is somewhat significant that Nursing Cadets, and Dr. F. R. B. H. the confiscation of the property took Kennedy, Camp Commandant. place in the first year of the reign Addressing the parade. which was of Queen Elizaberli T and here y5u formed up on the area. Sir Francis are. from all parts of the world, Whitmore said: c,eleb-rating the Coronation Camp in "I am very pleased ,to be able to th.9 fi_rst ygqr of the reign of eueen come here to welcome vou to Essex Elizaberh II and all of you. ai defor this very interesting svent. Es- voted associates of the Biitish Order peciaily I welcome those of you who of St. John and lookinq forward to have travelled from a distance in the -visit of Queen Elizibeth's sister, order to take part .on this great oc- in four days time. casion-the Coronation vear of our Queen" Elizabeth II.
"We have here with us Australia. Canada, Cyprus, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa and a representative from France.
"I am sure that all those present from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, are proud of the fact that th'ey have such an opportunity of associating with their colleagues from all over the world. "We in Essex-county are. of course, de-
lighted that out should have the privilege of relceiving you all for this historic occasion. AII of us, who are associated with it, are proud of
Weather Report
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nice ft was. after aJI our .[fOW rr hardShips on Friday, to wake u,p to sunCllin€ at Stubhens yesterday----tX5" offic-ial opentng diy.
The sun stayed rilifh us most of Jhe morning, but the sky loofl<ed 'threatening again, just as flre Top
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to adive for
we kept our
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fingers
crossed and, Io aind hehold, out carns tfre sun again!
because
it is an assurance that
this
great organisation is well established
and deep rooted.
"I
trust you may always look back
in afier years, to your visit to Stubbers in Essex, and above all that vou will always remember that on ihat occasion the sister of our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth cami amongst you as one of yourselves. "I now declare the camp open."
SIR OITO'S THANKS
After the Lord Lieutenant had flnished his speech, Sir Otto Lund spoko of his pleasure in the visit of Sir Francis and Lady Whitmore who hrd both taken such a great and encouraging interest in the camp throughout the long months of preparation and hard work which had led up to this r:pening day. "I know of ,the hard work put in by. ,the. camp officers and my staff." said Sir Otto, "but that is' in the ordinary line of their duties. but I do want to thank {he Essex Education Committee for letting us camp here at Stubbers and especially I would like .to thank Mr. Bush, the Warden, for all the trouble he has taken to help us." After thanking the W.V.S. and the M.O.H. for providing and preparing the food in the camp, Sir Otto thanked the G.O.C., Eastern Command and the C.O's. of 57 H.A.A. and 563 L.A.A. for providing the (Continued overleafl