CHAPTER XV 



WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 



SINCE the year 1924, when I received the honour 

 of being elected an Alderman of this provincial 

 parliament, there have naturally been some changes 

 on the front benches where sit the various Chairmen 

 of Committees. Amongst those who still retain their 

 seats — and one hopes they will for many years — are 

 Lord Bath (Chairman) and Mr. Withy (Vice-Chair- 

 man). 



Since giving some reflection to this chapter I 

 am reminded of the celebrated Frenchman, Jules 

 Cambon, who in his book Diplomacy says, " Diplo- 

 macy and the Law are poles apart." When the 

 great Frenchman made use of this phrase he must 

 have had in mind gentlemen of like personalities 

 as our Chairman and Vice-Chairman. For if there 

 were ever men which answer this description, these 

 two surely do so. 



Lord Bath uses his faculty as a diplomatist with 

 the voice of an artist, whilst Mr. Withy puts the Law 

 before us with an unerring decision which never 

 leaves us in doubt. What better combination can 

 we wish for to guide the destinies of the W^iltshire 

 County Council ! 



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