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LIBERALS' MEETING
(Lichfield Division)
on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th, 1945
at 7.15 p.m. in
The Minster Cafe, Market Place
Lichfield

Speakers on Liberalism:

A. A. SHENFIELD, Esq.
(Chairman, Birmingham Liberal Association; Lecturer in Economics, Birmingham University)

COLONEL JOHN STOKES
(of Lichfield)

Chairman:
CLLR. FRANK HALFPENNY

All Are Welcome

Liberal Party Meeting

Liberal's from all parts of the Lichfield constituency were present at a meeting at the Minster Cafe on Wednesday. Mr. F. Halfpenny presided, and the annual report was presented by the Secretary (Mr. F. Biddulph, of Tamworth).

The Secretary announced that the resolution sent from the constituency to the recent Liberal Conference on the "Ownership for all" housing policy was unanimously accepted. A healthy financial report was also presented.

The officers for the year were elected as follows: President, Ald. F. G. Allton; chairman, Mr. Frank Halfpenny; treasurer, Mr. Fallconer; finance secretary, Mr. F. Jewsbury; secretary, Mr. F. Biddulph.

Mr. Halfpenny said there were today three types of Liberals: (1) the older ones who were questioning themselves, (2) others who were congratulating themselves on having "held the fort," and (3) newer and younger Liberals who were "waiting for a lead" from older Liberals".

Colonel John Stokes, of Lichfield, spoken on the haste required to organise the constituency to make it "fighting trim" for the election.

The meeting agreed to recommend the executive committee to adopt a candidate at the earliest possible moment.

We understand that an executive committee meeting held at Tamworth on Saturday extended an invitation to a local gentleman to become the Liberal Candidate at the forthcoming election, and that he is considering the invitation.