EIVTIRE CAMP PARADES FOR OFFICIAL OPENING
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 Trieutenant was accompanied by Sir Otto Lund, Mrs. Beatrice Grosvenor. Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief. Miss Virginia Cunard, Chief Officer. Nursing Cadets, and Dr. F. R. B. H. Kennedy, Camp Commandant.
Addressing the parade. which was formed up on the area. Sir Francis Whitmore said:
"I am very pleased ,to be able to come here to welcome vou to Essex for this very interesting svent. Especiaily I welcome those of you who have travelled from a distance in order to take part .on this great occasion-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 are. of course, delighted that out -county should have the privilege of relceiving you all for this historic occasion. AII of us, who are associated with it, are proud of
I the Order of the Knighrs ol Sr. John of ancient origin_1llth cen- tury-its confiscation and resuscitation 130 years ago.
"It is somewhat significant that the confiscation of the property took place in the first year of the reign of Queen Elizaberli T and here y5u are. from all parts of the world, c,eleb-rating the Coronation Camp in th.9 fi_rst ygqr of the reign of eueen Elizaberh II and all of you. ai devoted associates of the Biitish Order of St. John and lookinq forward to the -visit of Queen Elizibeth's sister, in four days time.
Weather Report
.[fOW nice ft was. after aJI our 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 Brass tregan to adive for the ceremony.
ffowever, we kept our fingers crossed and, Io aind hehold, out carns tfre sun again!
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"The assembly here today includes at 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 Order of St. John. We, the older .members of the Order, arc indeed encouraged by what we see herg today. 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
No. 2 SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd, t95t. PRICE 2d
Colly-wobbles and Chills
but nothing a serrous
YESTERDAY'S news from the camp hospital was wholly reassuring. Few cadets had repo{ed sick and there were no cases of se,rious illness.
The Casualty Department had dealt with a few minor accident$, Euch as sprains and bee-strings, but there was nothing of anY consequence.
When we visited the hosPital during the afternoon, we wefe Pleased to find onlv five patients in the girls' ward and none at all in {he boYs'.
Of the five female Patients, the most serious carie was a feverish chill and the fever had subsided. One oaticnt was a chronic asthmatic, an- 'other had a slight attack of collYwobbles and the remaining two were iust a bit ofi colour.
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You will know him by his beret
Although the camp has only been going for two days. there is one ,thing which will always be connected in our minds with Stubbers and that is th,e r:ed beret of Mr. Brown.
Wherever there is trouble and at the beginning of any camp somelhing always goes wrong, the ubiquitous Mr. Brown is to be found caimly coping with everything, from heating what had till then appeaied unheatable water, iighting recalcitrant fires and carrying loads that would have made even Samson blanche.
We asked Mr. Brown (of Poplar), what the origin of his red beret was. He told us that in the old PreStubbers' days, camping to him meant the Isle of Wight with the cadets and to his cadets, camPing meant his red beret.
A Mediterranean Knight's Dream
|T is not surprising that when you 'r ask what event is regarded as 'the most important in Cyprus, th'e answer is "a wedding", for is not Cyprus called the "Love's Island?" And indeed a wedding is not only a celebration it is an event-for it lasts 12 days.
Almost everyone seems to have a part in it, from a chance small boy who is rolled in the mattress, to the witnesses who are expected to pay up in siiver pieces which are then hidden in a corner of the mattress for a reason we have not yet been able to discover.
Another interesting piece of little known information is that two of the chief exports are "ski ing buttons" and "artificial teeth," and if you don't believe us just ask any of the Cypriot cadets here at Stubbers.
We spoke to each of them in turn and learnt rthat one was a 16-Yearold lass-and 1a very Pretty onefrom Southern Rhodesia.
She said she felt "much better, thank vou." but had some harsh observati6ns to meke about our weather.
BIBLE CLASS
rTrHE Rev. K. Sobev will hold a I Bihlu class and discussion in the Chapel at 2.30 this afternoon,
Offici.al O pening-Continued
Finally, he thanked the C.C.P.R. for searchlights which lit up the camp. organising and supervising the physical recreations in the camp.
"I do most heartily welcome you from overseas both to England and to our camp." said Sir Otto to the overseas contingents-who were lined up together in front of the parade, dressed in their different uniforms, white from Kenya, light grey from Cyprus and khaki from India and New Zealand-"we are very pleased to see you among us and I wish you the very best of luck in the camp."
Talking to the whole parade Sir Otto said how pleased he had been to hear praise from a1i the officers for the general behaviouh and cheerfulness of the cadets during their depressingly wet arrival. It was this
His idea was that camping never did a uniform any good and so he wore his oldest clothesbut then how would lost cadets ever find him again? So Mr. Brown decided to wear a "recognition mark." It was a go,od idea, unfortunately for Mr. Brown it was almost too good-not only the cadets but also any other person in trouble recognised that beret and called on him for help. Wherever he goes he is called on
for help-he always gives it.
spirit of cheerfulness and Lesource that was so necessary in ithe work of St. John. "Do remernber," said Sir Otto, "that when you are helped it aiways means that someone has helped you and try to be the helper. Try to make it easy for your offf,cers to rnake this camp a great success; help them in any way you can and above all, help them by keeping the camp clean, don't leave litter a'bout!"
Sir Otto reminded ali cadets that the St. John Ambulance tsrigade was always needing recruits and urged them to join the adult brigade wtren the time came.
After the speeches. the Lord Lieutenant took the salute as the parade marched past to the music of the Skegnes s Cadet Band. Sir Francis toured the camp before leaving. 2
There is a certain charm in the legend of the Tekke, at Larnaka; this is reputedly the grave of an aunt of Mohammed; nea/by there are itwo great upright stones with a third boulder lying across them. This horizontal stone was supposed to have remained in this position in the air until the situation became dangerous for the faithful and two columns were therefore produced rniraculously to support it.
Although this ali sounds very gay and romantic, Cyprus is really a very practical and hard-working island. lt produces almost every fruit and vegetable that you can name and makes its own wine and tobacco. The ground is still tilled in the old way with oxen and donkeys taking the place of tractors and bulldozers. Women, who, as far ad we can see, do most of the work, carry wood on their backs for the fires, winnow the grain by hand and make the most beautiful lace by hand. But again
SUPERSOI{IC ?
A LBERT Cosnail. of Groys fl Diririnr, sets the kevnote lor the Camp-Eagerness. Back home on end-of-training leave from the R.A.F., Albert heard of the Coronation camp, applied to come and arrived at Stubbcrs-all within 24 hours.
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TOURS PROGRAMME
iSafurday Evening: (U) Motor rour of principal places of interest in London
Sunday Afternoon: (K) Tour Whitehall and Westminster
(Q) Iour of St. John's Gate etc.
Tuesday, Day Tours:
(F) River Thames and Tower of London.
(G) River Thames, Westminster and Whitehall.
i.D) Motor tour Essex and Epping Foresit.
Half Day:
{.L) City, Fleet Street, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square.
(M) National Gallery
(N) British Museum
(O) Post Oflice Mails Railway
(P) Printing of a newspaper
Evening:(T) Festival Gardens
that is not the full picture, for in lhe great copper and asphelt mines there is the roar of modern machinery and the rush and bustle which is so happily lacking in the country districts.
You have only to meet the contingent from Cyprus in the camp to note that they are of dilTering nationalities. Indeed representative of an island which is chiefly divided tretween the Turks, the Armenians and the Greeks.
In view of all these eonflioting sides of life and nationality, it is wonderful that a cadet division could be formed at all-yet, although only a year ago, there was not one cadet in Cyprus, divisions have already been started in Nicosia, Kyrenia and are starting up in other towns.
The cadets are very proud of their pretty light grey uniforms and rightly so.
But we leel ,that it was taking vanity too far that the only cornplaint o[ our weather we heard from the Cypriot Nursing Cadets as they stood in pelting rain to be photographed was, "Oh. what a shame. they won't be able lo see our uniforms."
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Camp Competition Results
I S a result of preliminary rounds / I the following teams will compete in the final competitions of First A_id and Bedmaking on Thursday atternoon, August 6.
First Aid: Unirs A. 6 4.17
Bed-making:
(No I team)
N.80 - N.86
It is regretted it is not possible to arrange further preliminary competrtrons.
N.ote: Lay officers are sr.ill required lo Judge the preliminary rounds of the Child Weifare, Road Saferv and Fire Fighting compelirions.
-All oq".., especially for Sunday,s events (Chlld Welfare and. Fire Figfut- ing) to Camp Competitioir Secreiary.
Caderts-don't forget.that Mn John Car:r of the Jacquard puppets will give a talk on puppe,try i6is afternoon. He will show you the different types ol puppers and how they are made and then he will give a demonsftation. The talk wil take place in the Entertainment tent at 3 p.m. _ At 2.30 p.m. Mr. trarche of llt'ord Films wrtl give a talk on outdoor photographS and show you examples. Don't mrss this opportunity of learntng a hobby in which 5ou will have plenty of chance to pracrice a.t Stubbers.
THE THINGS ONE SEES ABOUT CAMP wB'#T'll.i?x#tll xi.if:[
in prayer in the middle of a fieldbut it was oniy Gunner Brian Amos fixing a field telephone.
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N.52 N.55
A-21
"N.65 N.86
Unirs N.51 N.59 N.67 N.68
THE DAILY POINTER
"Blgssed are they that mourn. for selves are the ones that grow. so they Chall he comforted." . I that mourning becomes bitteiness and fT would seem from this Beatitude depression.ani a sap ;n ori.pliiir"f 'f,that Jesus is trving to sa] that we failh.
It is sometimes hard to accept the comfort that Cod tries to stretch out to us at such times.
The
backroom boyt
There .are many things for which we mourn-sickness, deformity and death; sins of commission and ommission, frustrated ambitions. loneliness and the lack of means to fulfill our obligations.
Such things can be divided into two: the sorrows that seem to descend upon us, and those that bring on ourselves.
We can, perhaps, count illness am,ong the unavoidable sorrews--our own illness and that of those dear to us. The answer lo this is courage. God's comfort by prayer, and the comfort He sends to us through others.
But the sorrows we make for our-
'Come haste to the wedding'
[rOUR Nursing Cadets of Horn- l church Division were given special leave of absence yesterday to attending the wedding of their Divisional Superintendent, Miss Dorothy Round.
it ls whispered flrat envious glances wer€ cast at th,em as they left the camp, tfor most of 'the other cadets were iust getting rd'own to dhores.
The wedding took place, not three miles away from Stubbers, in the parish church of St. Andrew, at Hornchurch, and it was very nearly an al1-Brigade affair.
The bride and rbridegroom were both in St" John uni'form, and so were abourt 50 of rthe guests.
The bridegroom was Cadet Officer William Yorston, who is in charge of the newly - formed Hornchurch Ambulance Cadet Division.
Attending the bride, as matron-ofhonour was Area Cadet Officer Mrs. Jamieson and the best man was Area Staff Officers L. B. Wills.
Cadets formed a guard of honour and they were proud to do so, since both bride atrd bridegroom have done great work for the cadet movement in the neighbourhood of Hornchurch.
Yet, in all sorrow, men call on their God; even ,those who have rarely called in prayer, seek His heip and comfort when they mourn.
It is a wonderful thing that this call, honestly given, is invariably answeredin themost unexpected ways. To the sick it is like a wonderful soothing medicine; to t'hose whoss courage has failed because of their wordly worries, it gives the encouragement to start a new day,
In the St. John Ambulance Brigade, our call to the service of others is summed up by the word "comfort." Our lives ars bound up with those who mourn and whom we are able to comfort. But we must remember that any comfort we can give comes from Jesus Christ.
Overheard
'in the Nursing rCaddts camp at a time when cadet officers were ,pmsing on Orders of tthe Day: '1 will have your titters bdfore Iights orlt, Cocoa tonight is at nine o'clock,"
The blue look
, Walking through the mud yester- day morning we met three cheerful typesl they were busily polishing up their searchlight.
We have a soft spot for that searchlight. it saved us from an ignominious and muddy fall last night.
We stopped to talk to them and asked them what they thought of the weather.
"Whenever we go out with a searchlight it blways rains," said Sergeant Major E. G. Wyllie, of Dundee, in a pessimistic way.
Gunner B. Maden, of Burnley, was most impressed by the "marvellous spirit in this camp." But R. E. Patrick, of Bradford, brought back the blue look (perhaps because he looks after the blue searchlight) by saying, "I wish I had my winter wool1ies."
Camp has its cannot appreciate the comfort of His help and consolation to the full, un- til we have plumber the depths of griel and sorrow.
r I wpre any o[ the admirable peo- ple who see to the health of the camp. They .would have liked to have been there but couldn't spare. the time.
l\[OT present at yesterday'r'pu.ud.
Just before the parade was due to commence we met Dr, Walker, who, as we mentioned yesterday, is the General Officer Commanding health and hygiene."Are you coming along?" we asked. He told us that it couldn't be done as he had to go and see if the grease pits were working- (Remind us to ask him some time wlhart is a grease plt)?
Dr". Walker, who planned the whole hospital unit, was promoted to G.O.C. I{ealth when Dr:. Billington. of Birmingham, fell ill. Everyone savs he has done a magnificent 'iob.
In a greetings telegram. Dr. Billington has sent us his "very best wishes for a wonderful camp." Midlands cadets, in particular, will join us in sending him "verv best wishes for a speedy recoverv."
O.C. SICKNESS
When Dr. Walker stepped up, his place as Officer-in-charge of the I{ospital was taken by Dr. J. Richmond, of Wolverhampton. We saw him, too, and asked him to explain the intricate hierarchy of the health depar:tment. "Well, you can look at it like this," he answered. "Dr Walker is now O.C. Health. I am O.C. Sickness."
So much can be written about Dr. Richmond that. to do him full justice. we shall have to leave him to a future issue. Buit we will let you Ambulance Cadets i,nto a secret.
Dr. Billington has been f or 2'l years medical officer to the Wolves -the Wolverhampto,n Wanderers.
Another "backroom boy" deserving of special mention is Divisional Superintendent S. W. Lockley, who has seen 25 years' service with the Brigade and is stil1 as enthusiastic as ever.
He is here as Hospital Quartermaster and is justly proud of his neat little outfit.
St. John Pageant
A pageant will take place on Monday afternoon. Will Cadet Superintendents, who are able to form groups to represent badge subjects, including Drill, contact Cadet Superintendent Tluntt. Entertainments Office
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