Correspondence
Dear Sir,
Please allow me space in our paper to thank Miss Ward, Miss Porter, Miss Lushington, Miss Fell, Miss Mary Feasey and Miss Mary Crane who worked so hard to collect yards of pennies on Armistice day, and all those who very kindly responded to the appeal. I was able to hand to the Treasurer of Earl Haig's Fund the sum of £7 10s. which was much above my expectations.
Again thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
F.W. Butler.
Buntingford, 12th Nov., 1926.
Women's Institute Concert
Dear Sir,
May I, through your Paper, thank all who so kindly helped in various ways with the concert held in the Benson Hall on November 3rd.
The sum taken altogether was £15 16s. 10 and a half pence. After deducting £7 4s. for expenses, and giving £3 to the Nursing Association, the balance of £5 12s. 10 and a half pence has been paid into our account.
Yours faithfully,
A.M. Boniwell, Hon. Sec. B.W.I.
Buntingford, Nov. 11th, 1926.
Braughing
Funeral of Mr Joseph Chalkley
The funeral of Mr Joseph Chalkley, whose very sudden death we recorded in our last issue, took place on the 29th ult. The coffin containing the remains was removed by motor hearse from Bedford to Braughing Congregational Church, where the first part of the funal service was impressively conducted by the Rev. W.T. Hailstone.
Bearers then carried the coffin to Braughing Churchyard, where the Rev. W.T. Hailstone took the committal portion of the service, the deceased being interred in the same grave as his wife, who died in 1890.
The immediate mourners were: Messrs. Charles, Thomas, Joseph and Francis Chalkley (sons), Mrs L. Collarbone, Mrs W. Mardell and Miss May Chalkley (daughters), Mr Edgar Chalkley (grandson), Chalkley, Mrs C.S. Hollands and Miss Doris Collarbone (granddaughter), Miss Chalkley (niece), Messrs. James and Wildfrid Chalkley (nephews), Mr and Mrs G. Sutterby (London), and Messrs. J. Bird and Mardell, from Ware.
There was a number of old friends present to pay a last tribute of respect to the member of the deceased, and there was also a number of floral wreathes.
When he left home, on what proved to be his last journey, in bidding his daughter a cheery goodbye, he said, knowing her anxiety as to his travelling so far at his great age of 81, "Don't worry about me wherever I am, I am in God's keeping."
In his last sermon preached at Haynes on the Sunday before his death the following day, from the Psalmist's words, "His name shall endure for ever, &c.," he seemed to have a premonition of death, and spoke of the joy of nearing heaven. To have never failed in any of his preaching engagements for the long period of 30 years, established a beautiful and unbroken record of devoted effort in a good cause.
The funeral arrangements at Braughing were carried out by Mr E.J. Marshall, of "The Dells," Braughing.
Aspenden
Parish Council
On the 27th ult., a Parish Council meeting was held at Aspenden School.
Captain H.H. Williams, the vice-chairman, was in the chair, and there were also present, Messrs. F. Camp, F. Crouch and J. Boniwell (clerk).
The main business was the receiving of the rents from the allotment holders, who attended for this object.
A precept was drawn on the Overseers to defray the cost of street lighting for the current half-year ending March 31st next.
A small cheque for 5s. 6d. was drawn for payment of tithe.
There were no further agenda items.