| Description | Writing from the Friends' Hopstial at Itarsi, Tandy thanks Sturge for his letter and remarks on the birth of his daughter Mary Hickman Sturge. Tandy then goes on to describe work at the Friends' hospital writing that the hospital had remained open in June during the period of hot weather to provide much needed medical services, noting that the hospital had been 'crammed jam full all the time'. Tandy writes about the surgical procedures carried out at the hospital, commenting of the difficulties caused by the lack of X-ray facilities.
Tandy remarks on the efforts of Friends in India which although 'small compared with the size of India', were 'well worth while'. He comments about Alfred Jacob's concern about Friends' philanthropic work in Spain amidst the riot and unrest of the Civil War and the growing political and military unease in Europe, remarking that India was also 'seething with unrest'.
Tandy's letter concludes with observations about the Indian population. He writes 'I'm wondering where it is all going to lead; and, both in India and in Europe, where Christ comes in, in all the turmoil'.
It is possible that Tandy sent a copy of this letter to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury, suggesting that they may have both been mutual friends of Paul Sturge through their involvement with the Friends' Service Council. This letter is marked 'Keep - File with India', suggesting that Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and her personal secretaries were compiling an archive of material relating to Taylor Cadbury's visit to India, particularly her involvement with the work of the Friends' Service Council in the country. |