Dear Member,
Once again we have to thank all those who were good enough to write and express their appreciation of Bulletin No. 2 and we were also glad to receive some constructive criticism from Dr. H. Vivian Brown - which is' dealt with in our Honorary Secretary's Paragraph.
Our numbers continue to grow steadily and have now reached 73 which includes 14 from overseas. It has been decided that the table showing the geographical distribution of our membership be a permanent feature and it will be observed that a new county - Northumberland appears for the first time and the total f or the U.S.A. has risen to 8.
LONDON 13
PROVINCIAL (46)
| Cheshire 1 | Lancashire 1 | Wiltshire 3 |
| Cornwall 2 | Lincolnshire 1 | Yorkshire 2 |
| Derbyshire 3 | Middlesex 3 | Northumberland 2 |
| Devon 3 | Norfolk 1 | Sussex 1 |
| Durham 2 | Northants 2 | Kent 2 |
| Essex 1 | Shropshire 2 | Surrey 3 |
| Hampshire 1 | Suffolk 3 | Herts 3 |
| N. Ireland 1 | Scotland 2 |
OVERSEAS (14)
| B.W.I. 2 | Canada 1 | Eire 1 |
| France 1 | U.S.A. 8 |
Our "Royal" representation has now reached 20, Mr. J. H. Sinton having joined us. Notwithstanding the-fact that he is disposing of his St. Vincent collection we know that he is interested in other B.W.I. Colonies and are very glad t o have his valued support. France 1 U.S.A. 8
It is with pleasure that we learn that our member, Mr. H. C. V. Adams - has recovered from his recent illness thereby enabling him to let us have his promised article on ST. VINCENT, part of which we are most happy to include in this issue.
We are sorry to hear that two other members - Mr. F. E. Beckett and Mr. G. R. Butler are indisposed and we sincerely trust that they will soon be restored to good health.
It is with regret that we record the passing of our member MAJOR H. G. REID which took place suddenly on July 21st last. He made the trip from Jamaica to represent the Jamaica Philatelic Society at the 36th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, at Eastbourne, and we had the pleasure of his company at our Meeting there. Many will remember his charming personality and his promise to help the Circle when he returned. to Jamaica which, unfortunately, was not to be. Our sincere sympathy is tendered to his daughters in their irreparable loss.
The philatelic press continue to give us their valued support and we have to express our thanks to Mr. Harry L. Lindquist of New York, U.S.A. for the generous reference made to our Circle in the issue of "STAMPS" dated 3rd July, 1954. Our thanks are also due to the Editor of "THE WEST-END PHILATELIST" for his encouraging paragraph in the August/September issue.