| Description | Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury thanks her family for their recent letters, writing that 'the great event of this week is the arrival of a new nephew', the son of her brother Claude Taylor. Taylor Cadbury writes that she was not pleased at Claude's decision to call his son Christopher Beech and notes that she had written to Claude asking him to consider changing the baby's name to Christopher Lucas. The choice of the name Lucas may have reflected Taylor Cadbury's efforts to maintain the Quaker heritage of the Taylor family by naming the child after their Quaker ancestors. (Taylor Cadbury's maternal Grandmother was Elizabeth Pettifer Lucas Cash, nee Lucas).
Taylor Cadbury writes that she had 'paid a good many visits' in Bournville, including another visit to Edwin Gilbert's daughter following the visit she recorded in her family journal letter dated 18th October 1904. Taylor Cadbury notes that Gilbert's daughter was now suffering from 'quinsys' as well as a 'gastric ulcer.' Taylor Cadbury adds that she had 'also visited some newcomers' and gone to see one of the Pumphrey sisters who had returned home to Bournville following an operation.
Taylor Cadbury writes that she had attended a meeting of the Parents' National Education Union (P.N.E.U.) in Birmingham and listened to an address entitled "A Vital Education" delivered by Mrs. Clement Parsons from London. Her husband George Cadbury had attended a political meeting in Halesowen. Taylor Cadbury notes that her stepdaughter Isabel had taken Mrs. Parsons to see Bournville the following morning before Taylor Cadbury had taken her to a meeting of the Edgbaston Debating Society. Taylor Cadbury adds that she had attended a meeting of the Edgbaston Young Ladies Bible Class which had been established in association with the Y.W.C.A. in Birmingham. She also remarks on the latest meeting of the Bournville Village Schools Management Committee commenting that she had attended in order to 'go through some applications for assistant mistresses' with the committee. Taylor Cadbury writes 'I think we shall now be able to choose some, but there is a great dearth of good ones. Taylor Cadbury also refers to the opening of a temporary school for girls and infants in Ruskin Hall in Bournville, remarking 'we hope to open our new temporary school next Monday or Monday week.
Taylor Cadbury's letter reveals that she continued to have an extremely busy week, opening a Sale of Work at St. Barnabas' and attending an address for workers in girls' clubs at the Council House in Birmingham. Miss Montague from London who had delivered the address had also visited Bournville the following day. In addition Taylor Cadbury notes that she had attended another Woodbrooke Committee and a Nursing Committee since last writing to her family. However, despite their many engagements Taylor Cadbury remarks that she had managed to go walking in the hills in Church Stretton with her family at the weekend.
Taylor Cadbury makes a number of comments about international events and politics towards the end of her letter. She refers to an earthquake in Stockholm and the death of a prominent American Quaker Dr. Thomas in Baltimore.
The conclusion of her Taylor Cadbury's letter includes many remarks about family and friends. Taylor Cadbury notes that her stepdaughter Isabel would accompany her to York where she was going to stay with Seebohm Rowntree and his family. |