Just wanted to say thank you to Barb for all the newspaper articles she posts to the list. Thank You, Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Baker" <bbaker48@sympatico.ca> To: <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com>; "Genealogy-Cumberland" <Genealogy-Cumberland@googlegroups.com>; <uk-newspaper-extracts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 12:48 AM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] THE DERBY MERCURY, Wednesday, June 2,1897 / REGIMENTAL NOTES > (excerpt) > > LORD LONSDALE, who was orderly officer to GENERAL LUCK at the recent > inspection of the Derbyshire Yeomanry, has this year succeeded to the > command of the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Cavalry, which is now > undergoing its annual ten day's training at Penrith. > > His Lorship has taken the Crown Hotel for that period, and the officers > are his guests, while the men are supplied with free luncheons and suppers > from another hotel. > > To strengthen the regimental band, he has borrowed from LORD CHESHAM the > band of the Buckinghamshire Hussars, who also play for the officer's mess. > Three Gatling guns have been arranged for, and one will be attached to > each squadron. > > His Lordship has several times talked very plainly to the men as to the > changes he means to introduce. Speaking at one of the smoking concerts, > he stated that he would be most strict when the men were on parade. He > did not like to annoy anyone, and if he saw a man in difficulties, he knew > how to look the other way; but if a member of the regiment persistently > upset his troop, he must not be surprised if a gentleman like himself with > a limited temper made use of remarks which it would be better perhaps left > unsaid. In conclusion he asked them to play when playtime arrived, and to > work when work was to be done. > > On Sunday there was church parade at St. Andrew's Church, and in the > afternoon sword exercise was gone through in the Foundry Field. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >