EVEN in Berkshire, in the heart of the Home
Counties, studded with the villas of London business men and riddled with motor roads, the unconquerable conservatism of country people has kept many old customs alive, and even some of the superstitions of the past linger on in attenuated forms. Mrs. Grant is an authority on Berkshire village life, and in her talk this afternoon she will tell some interesting stories of its more curious sides.