From Henry S. Bodey at 8 Bonfield Road, Lewisham, London, to Frederick Leach Buxton at Kingswood near Bristol.
He was most pleased to read Buxton's letter in the M R of 20th October. Bodey was a scholar at Gladstone Street Sunday School in 1876 when [Charles] Stedeford was the librarian. Bodey was also in the Providence Chapel choir in Exeter when Stedeford was minister there [1888-91] and similarly during Lewis Court's time at the chapel [1898-1902]. Bodey went several times to Crediton with the choir to help with the singing. He has now been in London for nearly forty years and is still `doing his bit' as an executor of the Central Hall in South-East London. He was also for some time at the Mint Chapel in Exeter.
He has mentioned the above to indicate how pleased he was to read Buxton's letter. His wife joins in sending her best wishes for the re-union and they would both be pleased to join the company for tea.
Their daughter is a professional singer and tonight and tomorrow is entertaining the President of Conference Revd. H. B. Rattenbury at meetings in Newcastle.