The Vicarage,
28th July, 1924.

My Dear Friends,

Many of you have, I expect, seen that the work in the Churchyard has gone forward well during the past fear weeks, and we can now judge better what the final result will be.

With the soil we are taking from the old ground we shall be able to bring the new ground up to a more satisfactory level than we anticipated at first and, indeed, the slope of it will not be great. At the same time we are making a tremendous improvement in the old ground, and we hope to be able to carry on this levelling right through it, so that the whole of the Churchyard may be sown with lawn grass seed and then kept cut with a machine. To do all this work will, of course, mean considerable expense, but the Committee are most anxious to make a thorough job of the task entrusted to them, and they believe that parishioners will gladly help them to make our Churchyard as we should all like to see it. A meeting of the Committee is to be held on 1st August, and we shall then go into figures and see how much of the work we are justified in undertaking at present.

I have received from St. Bartholomew's Hospital the envelopes for the house-to-house collection which is made each year in the parish. The collectors will take them round early in August. It is not necessary to say that we shall all feel it a duty to support an Institution which is doing so much for the sick in this neighbourhood. A paper with interesting details about the work is sent with each envelope. Note that Hartlip cost the Hospital last year £36, and contributed £32. Let us try to pay up!

Work made it impossible for all our Choirmen and Bellringers to join in the Outing to the Ashford Show on July 11th, and we were sorry not to have with us all the members. Those who went had an enjoyable day and found much of interest in the splendid Show, and we felt proud of belonging to the Village which turned out the best basket of cherries exhibited. Our congratulations to Mr. Hales.

The Gardeners' Show (on August 27th) should this year be a particularly good one with things in the gardens looking so well, and we hope for a fine day and lots of people.

The deep sympathy of the parish is with Mrs. Hills and her children in their great bereavement. Walter Lewis Hills was a man who took his part in our village life and was respected and liked by us all. His was a long time of suffering borne patiently. We laid his body to rest in our Churchyard in the "sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life."

I remain,

Your sincere Friend and Vicar,
D. H. CREATON.

Sale of Work.

This will be held in the Vicarage Garden, on Wednesday, August 13th. Mrs. Lumley Webb has kindly consented to come and open it at 3 o'clock, and we hope that as many as possible will be in the garden in time for the opening.

There will be a Stall of Needlework for which the members of the Women's Meeting have been working for a long time.

A stall provided by the G.F.S. members and candidates,

A General Stall (for which Mrs. Creaton will be glad to receive ANY contributions) and also the unfailing "Rummage" Stall.

The G.F.S. candidates are busy rehearsing a little play called "Flower Fairies" and this will be performed in the afternoon and in the evening.

There will be various Side-Shows and other attractions.

Further particulars will be given in notices which will be sent round.

Please all come and bring your friends.

EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTERS.
Baptism.

July 6th - Elsie May, daughter of George and Olive Elizabeth Mitchell.

Burial

July 15th - Walter Lewis Hills, aged 47 years.

Collections in Church.

£s.d.
June29th-Organ and Choir Fund1104
July6th-Church Expenses134
"13th-Quota to Diocesan Funds1115
"20th-Church Expenses197
"25th-Vicar's Fund016
"27th-Church Expenses1144