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Show Weekly Pictufe Stony C2Dcd O Little boys have played at being be-ing soldiers since the beginning of history. But few have played at being a soldier with such a fancy uniform as is possessed by seven-year-old Dick Ritchie, son of Sergeant Major Ritchie, of the Irish Guards. The uniform is perfect per-fect in every detail, including white gloves, bearskin hat, and brass buttons. To Dick his guardsman's guards-man's garb is no mere fancy costume. He goes to his father's barracks as often as he can and has acquired a perfect knowledge of all the bugle calls and commands. F " mf? "' " ' """ ' "f liM'i-."'i urn .mi in ii. ii i, i j ic Statu . - X Tt-.,s,-:.;. .:.") .-.Hi i h- l .! O In the above picture Dick and his father step smartly smart-ly across the barracks square. The lad has found his uniform the object of admiration from the girls he knows. The young guardsman and his girl friend (left) take a walk in the park. Catapult (slingshot) and bicycle forgotten, Dick's pals (below) crowd around to admire his uniform, envy written on their faces. Needless Need-less to say, Dick's one ambition in life is to join the Irish Guards and become an officer just as soon as they will have him. l " feJw' kA7f 'v t a I If li rA.'" I O Stiff and stern, Dick gives a real guardsman's salute in the picture below. The buttons but-tons on his sleeve indicate that the regiment was the fourth of the foot guards to be established. O Practicing a barracks square voice (below), Dick takes a leaf from his father's copybook, in jssuing commands, com-mands, all of which he knows perfectly. The youth has learned to march, present arms, and salute as smartly as any old timer. CLsT! '11 J 4" yf - i tjf fit i i, Z ' t .,- ' , , w4 , & V ' f v yi . v - p; s f " -ir m, I I . " A- tr' if J I? h , 1 -nil If i , , r irnitiijii iaM il niiflmi(ftiiviiimiiitni'iiiattiMiii O With perfect military precision, preci-sion, the youngster presents arms in the picture above with a gun that is almost too big for him to handle. |