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 jfidfc Club 



FROM MAY, 1913, TO MAY, 1914. 



FIRST SUMMER MEETING. 

 THE VALLEY OF THE WIN OR ALLEN. 



Thursday, 5th June. 



Wimborne railway station was the meeting place of about 

 120 members and their guests. Among those who attended 

 on this occasion were the President, the Hon. Secretary, the 

 Hon. Treasurer, and the Archdeacon of Dorset. Those of 

 the members who had arrived by earlier trains occupied the 

 interval by making a brief visit to the Minster Church, under 

 the guidance of Canon FLETCHER. 



The party then began the programme by driving to the 

 paper mills at Witchampton, where they were received by 

 the owner, Mr. WILLIAM BURT, who conducted them through 

 the manufactory and explained in detail the various processes. 

 Paper making had been carried on continuously in this 

 country parish for about 150 years by seven or eight 

 generations of Mr. Burt's forefathers, and the industry was 

 therefore entitled to rank as one of the oldest in Dorset. It 

 was mentioned that the chief products of the mills were 

 cartridge paper for sporting ammunition and brown packing 

 paper. After the machinery and appliances had been 

 inspected, the PRESIDENT expressed the thanks of the Club 

 to Mr. Burt and his family for their kindness. 



