“Friday, Jan. 4 . . . Releases and Departures - -President James Laird, of the Birmingham conference was released January 4th, 1918, to return home. . . . . Elder William Payne, of the Nottingham conference, was released January 4th, 1918, to return home. Departures - -Elders James Laird and William Payne left Liverpool, January 4th, 1918, on their homeward journey. (Mill,Star, 80:29).” [BMMH,1918]. (source abbreviations)