19th March 1939

Gave our first Belgian birthday party, guests were Jose, a Dutch girl who could hardly speak French, Georgette, the daughter of our Belgian proprietor, and Sheila Brown. Marion thought it a wonderful day and loved her presents, especially a Built-Rite cottage with furniture, we ordered from America.
Marion saw one of my bank letters from Lloyds and read the headlines Cox and King's branch. So making a pun she quick as a flash said: "Oh, I did not know "Cocks sat on King's Branches"!