11 JULY 1958, Page 22

NIGHTS OF BATH

SIR,-1 suspect Mr. Celadon August of being some- thing of a wag, so I must not take him too seriously. I would, however, like to make it clear that it was the gesture and not the lunch that led me to my words in defence of Bath. Surely even Mr. August must agree that it is a sign of grace in these days that poets, as well as plumbers, should be invited to the mayoral board.—Yours faithfully, WAVENEY GMVAN Chairman, The West Country Writers' Association

The Oast House, Dogmersfield, Hampshire