Of course a great deal of this energy might be profitably expended
on the ever-increasing spiritual needs of the parish, but I feel
that if some society of a secular character were got up just now it
would be helpful, especially to the female portion of our community.
Miss Timlin has suggested a Philatelic Society, and I shall be
pleased to hear your views on her proposal.
Believe me,
Yours ever sincerely,
THEODORE BLAND.
DEAR VICAR,--I have your letter and quite agree as to the
advisability of starting some society for working off the latent
energy which has accumulated since the demise of the War and the
consequent closing down of War activities. I do not however fancy
Philately as a safety-valve. I suppose one _could_ stand up to
stick stamps in a book, and would get a certain amount of physical
exercise in going about swapping duds and duplicates, but generally
speaking it is a sedentary occupation and, to my mind, a selfish
one.
As you ask for a suggestion from me, I propose an Archaeological
Society. The pursuit of Archaeology has this advantage: it connotes
digging, an aptitude for which has been distinctly fostered here by
the allotment habit.
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