Children's Treat - Selsey Parish Magazine - 1 February 1919
Transcript:

TREAT TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. The weather has been doing its best to dim the radiance of joy caused by the signing of the Armistice, and, of late, growlings and grumblings are the frequent interchanges of greetings, but to the youth of Selsey, weather is of no moment, be it fine, drizzle, or deluge, he keeps smiling. Saturday January 4th was a real English Saturday, the wind was cold and the rain came down in sheets, yet, in spite of it all, crowds wended their way with smiling faces through the streets to the School. Tea was provided by the kindness and generosity by Major and Mrs Jewell. There was bread and butter, buns and cakes of all descriptions. When the feasting was concluded, Major Jewell arrived, the children informed him that they had had an excellent tea and had thoroughly enjoyed it. At 5 o'clock the children took themselves to the Cinema Hall, where a first class conjuror and ventriloquist, engaged by Major Jewell, was waiting to entertain them. His ventriloquial sketches were very clever and his conjuring was wonderful. At the conclusion of the entertainment, Mr Dewey, on behalf of the children, thanked Major and Mrs Jewell for their kindness. On leaving the Hall each child was presented with a sixpence by Mrs Jewell, and the youngsters went home happy and excited.

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