GWR Mag April 1918 Investiture at Paddington St

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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAGAZINE

photo of a soldier pinning a medal onto another soldier

General Sir Francis Lloyd decorating the men.

the decorations were given belonged to a company

that had done great work at the Front, almost in the

firing lines at times, and under shell fire; and were

part of a great railway company in this country

that had had a large share in the war. He was

proud to have been associated with the Great Western

Railway all his life, having been born and lived on

the system; and he took the opportunity to say that

from officials and men alike he had always received

the greatest courtesy and assistance. He congratulated

the Company on the decorations won by their men; on

the honour of Officer of the British Empire conferred by

His Majesty upon Mrs. Runge for good work done at the

Soldiers' and Sailors' Free Buffet at Paddington station;

on the formation of the Great Western Railway Volunteer

Company, and on the many efforts that had been put

forth to help on the war.

Lord Churchill thanked Sir Francis Lloyd for

coming to Paddington to decorate the men who

belonged to the Company, and of whome they naturally

felt proud. He offered these men the hearty

congratulations of all their Great Western comrades.

They had set a thoroughly British and bright

example, which should remind their old mates in all

departments, who of necessity had to remain at home to

work the railway, how essential it was to continue to put

forth their very best efforts, so that the labour and

heroism of their brothers who were fighting abroad might

receive that support from home on which ultimate

victory depended. When he, with Mr. Grierson, the

Company's chief engineer, was in France last summer,

they had an opportunity of visiting the 262nd with other

companies, and to see the difficulties under which the

men were working; and it was gratifying to hear the

admirable accounts given by their military chiefs of

their work and behaviour. He joined them in congratulating

Mrs. Runge on the honour she had received from the

King; it was, indeed, well deserved. He was sorry it

had not been possible to provide her and the ladies who

assisted her with more comfortable quarters, but Mrs.

Runge and her kind helpers had made the Sailors' and

Soldiers' buffet at Paddington station bright for the

travel-stained warriors to whom they ministered.

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Face the Sun.

Don't hunt after trouble, but look for success;

You'll find what you look for; don't look for distress:

If you see but your shadow, remember, I pray,

That the sun is still shining, but you're in the way.

Don't grumble, don't bluster, don't dream and don't shirk;

Don't think of your worries, but think of your work.

The worries will vanish, the work will be done;

No man sees his shadow who faces the sun.

- The Chesapeake and Ohio Employee's Magazine.