On This Day
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.