Kingston
	Parish Magazine - March 1914
1914 January February March April May June July August September October November December Home	Band of Mercy A most gratifying result crowned our first entry in the Children’s Competition between the four counties of Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. The competition consisted of an essay to be written by any member (between the ages of 9 and 14 years) of each Band, upon the subject of animals. The four best essays were first chosen out of the different Bands of Mercy, and then these were compared and judged together. The result of this judgment was a win for Plympton (in Devonshire) and second place for Kingston, with a certificate of recommendation. Kingston’s chosen four were: Margaret Grant, May Speck, Olive Audley and Ralph Hunt. The Concert Owing to a domestic bereavement, neither Mrs. Napier nor I were able to be present at the Concert on Friday, February 20^th, in aid of the Band funds, so I can only speak of it from hearsay, instead of from personal experience. The day was unfortunately a wet one, but there were not many of the usual audience who were prevented from attending. The Concert appears to have been an unqualified success, and a sum of £2 18s. 6d. was handed over to Bandmaster W. Hooper. A very pleasing item in the Concert was the presentation to W. Hooper of a China dinner service by the choirmen and bandsmen on the occasion of his wedding, which took place on the following morning. Mr. W. Candy very kindly made the presentation in my absence. Collections The March Collection will be for the Bishop of Salisbury’s Fund, and will be taken on Sunday, March 22^nd. I have not as yet been able to come to any decision as to the manner of making a house-to-house visit for this purpose (as was proposed in the paper sent to you all by Colonel Rolson), and so, for this time, at all events, we must ask the authorities to be content with a Church offering. The amount (Morning Service only) received for and transmitted to the Church Army, February 22^nd, was £1 10s. Wedding Feb. 21. William Hooper and Margaret Elizabeth Beavis
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