Coalville Times | 1901-03-29 | Page 3 | Report Was Not Explicit

K.port VTai Not Kiplltlt. An embarrassing moment occurred at one of tbo annual meetings of the '' commltteo ot tho Church of England Tcmpcrnnco aoclety, over which the -J late bishop ot tondon presided. Tho I report of the ladles' commltteo was 1 read, which, among other Information, J contained tho statement that "during 1 .tho last year much attention had I been paid trf barmaids." A very au- I dlbto titter rau round tbo meeting, which was changed to undisguised -A laughter as tha following words were X read: "This has. In many cases, led 3 to their being visited In their homos." jq So loud was tho merriment of tho '; clergy that the chairman, fearful of , more alarming ambiguities, roso and smilingly observed: "Perhapa gen- , tlemen, we may tako the report as , read." Indon Chronicle