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On This Day

23

May
2017

In On This Day

By Nicola Gauld

On This Day, 23 May 1917

On 23, May 2017 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld

Evening Despatch

Wednesday 23 May 1917

LADY MAYORESS AT “GAZETTE” ANNIVERSARY GATHERING

The Lady Mayoress of Birmingham (Mrs. A. D. Brooks) distributing silver gifts to regular readers of the Birmingham Gazette who have celebrated their golden and silver weddings. The distribution marked the 175th anniversary of Birmingham’s oldest newspaper.