| Description | This address was by delivered by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury at the Cadbury's Staff Lunch in May 1935. A detailed account of her attendance at the lunch and the content of her address were printed in the 'Bournville Works Magazine' in July 1935. This edition of the magazine features here with an additional copy of Taylor Cadbury's address enclosed between pages 228 and 229.
The 'Bournville Works Magazine' states that Taylor Cadbury was the chief guest at the Cadbury's Staff Lunch and provides a brief biography of her work in Bournville. This is followed by an detailed overview of her address which 'took the form of a rapid survey of the history of Europe during the last 2,000 years'.
In her address Taylor Cadbury explores 'the constant changes' in Europe's 'territorial frontiers' resulting from warfare, demonstrating 'the waste involved in the past by these clashing claims for power and wider boundaries'. Taylor Cadbury also refers to the situation in Europe during the 1930s, illustrating her talk with maps of Europe before and after the Great War of 1914-1918. Reflecting her involvement in efforts towards international peace, Taylor Cadbury's address promotes improved international relations and emphasises the disadvantages of warfare.
The 'Bournville Works Magazine' records that in a vote of thanks following Taylor Cadbury's address, Miss P. B. Muscott had remarked that despite Taylor Cadbury's many national and international activities, people associated with Cadbury 'always felt that she belonged primarily to Bournville'. |