Above—Constable Hayward of the Nanaimo Detachment of the Force with a group of Cubs, and of course our good friend whom we all know, “The Scoutmaster.”’

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under, it’s really something “for the book.”

Here are a few typical letters:

“Hello there—

Thank you for leading our pa- rade to the track meet. We were very proud of you and the white horses. We had fun, did you? Twelve of our boys want to be policemen like you when they grow up. Thank you again po- licemen for leading Brechin School: Hugs and kisses.”’

This was a Grade One child.

“To our good friends the Po- licemen:

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much for helping us with our pa- rade yesterday. We were proud to have the police car with us. We had oh, so much fun. Love.”

Another Grade One effort:

“Dear Mounties:

“Thank you for escorting us to our Track Meet on Monday. We appreciated it very much. It was fun to watch the beautiful white horses prancing along the road in front of us. We wish you could go with us everywhere we go. Love, love.”

A Grade Two youngster—'‘‘Yes, son, we do go everywhere with you, in spirit if not in fact.”

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such fine horses. We were very proud to have such a lovely be- ginning to our parade. We enjoyed watching the horses ahead of us in our parade. The officers in the head of the 24th of May Parade also made everything look nice. Yours truly.”’

This from a Grade Four student—

The last letter refers to the four members of the Force who led the parade the following day.

Well, fellows and girls, many thanks for the kind letters. We po- licemen like doing things for you and we want you to know that we are always your friends. And to you, ladies and gentlemen whose guiding hand lead the youngster dur- ing his formative years, many thanks for your good offices in this splendid token of recognition from a great

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