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to any name which he thinks should be discussed, with a view to possible action

Further 0 & R for Corps Officer urges them to consult their local officers.

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c) He (the C.O.) should consult them (Local officers), encouraging them to enlighten him concerning local condition and freely to express their opinions about corps affairs, although always reserving to himself the right of decision.

h) The corps officer has the final word regarding all deliberations.

(c) The talk examined in this chapter is transcribed from the

census meeting held on 5.10.78. In this section the main participants are identified, the overall structure of the meeting outlined, and biographical details are provided in an attempt to redress something of the balance between what we as participants knew already and what the reader has access to.

Participants Captain Armstrong

Lieut. Armitage

Corps Secretary - Ken Davis Corps Treasurer - Ena Foot Home League Sec.- Eva Edwards Songster Leader - David Davis Young Peo p l e 's

Sergeant Major - D. Jones

Bandmaster - T. Brewer.

Location The officers' quarters

Every member a voice

Outline The meeting opened in prayer followed by a bible reading

Analytically the meeting can be divided into three distinct sections (1) The first part involved a discussion of

forthcoming appointments month by month as recorded in the corps diary. A major focus of debate here were the proposals concerning the organisation of the carol playing programme.

(•2) The second part of the meeting was devoted to a consideration of a series of discrete issues raised by the Capt. or Lieut. - these included proposals for Bible Fellowships, Mothers' Day, changing the bandpoom and

the primary room and the organisation of Sunday afternoon

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.(-3) The final part of the meeting was concerned with the appointment of a D.BM.

The meeting was closed in prayer by the Captain Biographical details

Captain Armstrong (early 3 0 !s) - has been at the corps for about 4 months. This is her fifth corps appointment since leaving the Training College and the second in this Division.

Lieut. Armitage (early 2 0 ' s ) - was appointed to the

corps at the same time as the Capt. as her second-in- command. This is her first corps appointment since leaving the Training College though she did spend a training

period with the Capt. at another corps in the Division.

Corps Secretary Ken Davis (late 2 0 's) Ken.has been C.S. for about a year. He also holds the commission of Singing Company

Leader although the Singing Company no longer functions. He previously held the commissions of Deputy Songster Leader and Songster Leader. Ken the son of the present songster Leader is married with two children. Robert

his younger brother is the Assistant Corps Sergeant ■

Major. Ken works as a supervisor in the local pit whilst his brother is a local authority caretaker.

Songster Leader David Davi s (late 50's) David and his wife Tess moved to Linden from a neighbouring corps nearly 20 years ago. He has been the Y.P.S.M. and Deputy Bandmaster (on two separate occasions). He holds the S. Ldrs. commission for a second time having taken over

from his son Ken. David is the hall cleaner and general

factotum. He and Tess have been Salvationists all their

lives and in addition to Ken and Robert have two daughters. Susan and Anne. Like his son Robert, David is a caretaker for a block of flats owned by the local authority. He is also a shop steward in the T.G.W.U.

Home Leage Secretary Eva Edwards (late 30's) Eva has been the H.L.S. for a number of years. She has been in the Army nearly all her life. Her parents held senior local officer commissions in the corps before leaving to become Auxiliary officers. She is the niece of Mr. & Mrs. Wilson. Her husband Tom who is a soldier was no I born into the corps and unlike most men in the corps does not play in the band though he does sing with the songsters. They have two children Brian (19) and Debbie

(16) both senior soldiers and members of the musical sections. Eva has recently qualified as a midwife Tom works on the shop floor of a local engineering company. The family has very close ties with Ken Davis and his wife spending many hours in each other's company and going on holiday together.

Corps Treasurer Ena Foot (late 50's) Ena was born into the corps and has been Corps Treasurer for about 10 years. She is married to the retired Bandmaster Len

who has a similar Army pedigree. Her brother was a renowned cornet soloist. They have a son Bill who used to be

a soldier at the corps. Ena is regarded by most members as one of the "saints of the corps"

Bandmaster Tony Brewer (mid 20's) Tbnv came into the

corps through the open-air ministry and the Sunday school. He married the daughter of Bill and Wendy Reed, a well established corps family. Tony has been D.BM. and BM on two separate occasions. They have two children who both attend Sunday school. There is some understanding in the corps that Jbny has problems at home because of his wife's attributed reluctance to involve herself in corps activities. Ibny for a number of years lived with Len and Ena Foot - he ‘often refers to them as Auntie Ena and Uncle Len. Tony's closest friends are John and Joan Pepler and Gareth Evans. On occasions Tony has expressed some animosity toward the Davis family and

was anxious that they shouldn't come to dominate the Census Board.

Bandsman Gareth E v a n s . Gareth (19) came into the corps like Tony through the medium of the open-air ministry

and the Sunday school. His family has no S.A. tradition.

Gareth is a musician in the R.A.F. and is stationed

at a camp some fifty miles from the corps. His attendance at this time was intermittent. Gareth and the author became and have remained close friends. Tony and Gareth had what they considered to be a "special relationship" - often referring to each other as "brother". Gareth is the only member of the band to hold a professional musical qualification.

Y.P.S.M. David Jones. This meeting marked the end of my second y e a r at the corps. I had been the Y.P.S.M. for some five months and to the best of my knowledge was on friendly terms with most members of the corps

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though I tended to sp.en d most of my time in the company