A snippet of history (2)

ANOTHER snippet of history with Westlands School as the background location. 

First, a story in The Straits Times of 2nd July 1952 on the formation of a junior Red Cross unit:

PENANG, Tues - A new junior Red Cross unit was formed at Penang Westlands School yesterday at an inaugural ceremony attended by Mrs Spenser Wilkinson, Director of the Penang Red Cross Society.

The boys were addressed by Rev M. Dodsworth, North Malaya District Superintendent, Methodist Mission, and Mrs L J Brittain, assistant branch director for the youth section.

After the ceremony a film depicting Red Cross activities was shown.

One year later, this story appeared in The Straits Times of 23rd July 1953. 

The picture above shows Mrs R P Bingham, president of the British Red Cross Society, Penang & Province Wellesley, inspecting a guard of honour formed by Junior Red Cross units of Westlands School, Penang. With her is her son, Richard.