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Catch 'em young.
My Aunt Anna would have been about 8 yrs old when admitted to the Band of Hope in 1906. Unlike many of her co-signatories, she adhered to all the precepts set out on this certificate until her dying day, 78 years later.
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It's a rare person who can live by such a commitment, I wish I had, had the strength to follow her example..........
Added by Colin Miller on 11 February 2011
Yes, Colin, Aunt Anna was a rare person. Known to many as a Stromness schoolteacher, and ultimately Infants Mistress, cheerful and fun-loving throughout her life, she was the nearest thing to a true-life saint I, as an old atheist, ever encountered.
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Added by Ian Hourston on 15 February 2011
Kirkwall
