Mr. Sam Jenkins, the general secretary of the Ammanford Y.M.C.A., has just received an interesting communication from Private E. Stead, on active service with the 1 st East Surrey Regiment.
It should be mentioned that Private Stead is a member of the Ammanford I. O. G. T. Lodge and he is not the only member of the Order in his regimental company, with the result that when circumstances permit they hold meetings.
The communication reads thus :-
“No doubt you will be surprised to hear that I am out here, and have been here since the war started. There are a few I. O. G. T. members in my company, and we have a meeting when out of the trenches, which, unfortunately, is not very often.
Am sorry that I cannot tell you where we are or what we are doing, as the military authorities well not allow us to. But you can bet that we are making things as warm as we can for the Germans.
Kindly give my best respects to the Lodge. Wishing them all every success.”
