And The Minister Blushed!
LONDON, Oct. 2 At one. stage of the National Conference of Labour Women, the Minister of Health (Mt Aneurin Bevan? was reduced to blushes.
While urging the need for more midwives, Mrs Gertrude Wilson, from Doncaster, said: ‘‘l hope the Minister will appreciate that though married he is not yet a family man.” The conference laughed. Mr Bevan grinned and turned a bright red. The chairman said: “Even if he is blushing, let the delegate go on.”
Mrs Wilson went on: “riven if it makes for a little embarrassment we are never too old to learn."
Delegates were convulsed, and Mr Bevan, shaking with laughter, poured himself a drink of water and mopped his brow. Mrs Wilson made another attempt: “This is a serious matter,” she said. “We have had a laugh over it, but I do hope the Minister will do all in his power. Then the uproar beat her. She withdrew from the platform.
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Grey River Argus, 4 October 1948, Page 4
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