Booklet, Skeletons in the Cupboard. An Ode on the Vigintiquinquearianism of Melbourne Legacy. 1923 1948, 1948

Historical information

'Souvenir of Melbourne Legacy's 25th Anniversary Dinner held at 9 Darling Street on November 3rd 1948.'
A satirical ode written to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Legacy. The author's name isn't recorded. Many Legatees names are mentioned in the story it tells. One of the final stanzas shows the spirit of comradeship and sense of duty.
'Here's to our sweethearts and wives, who can still raise their smiles for us!
Here's to our friendships, like star-shells lighting the miles for us!
Here's to the kids! May they vigilant be for the freedom we've known,
Standing up for the right, standing in with our own . . .
Britons within their realm, and the Dominions, our brothers . . .
Tackling, if need be, tyrants abroad . . . and, maybe some others.'

Significance

The Legatees celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Legacy with a dinner and this poem was published as a souvenir.

Physical description

Booklet containing a poem, brown print on cream paper, made as a souvenir of Legacy's 25th Anniversary Dinner

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