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Hilda Cartwright (Mrs. Dennis Waring) calls to see us whenever she comes to Bournemouth. Her daughter Sally is now a Boarder with us.
Kathleen Burke (Mrs. Watson) comes in occasionally. Her elder son has entered a Missionary Order.
Mabel Golden (Mrs. Pugh) lost her dear mother early this year. We offer Mabel and her family our sympathy. Mabel's daughter Josie is one of our Day Pupils.
Marjorie Lloyd is a fairly frequent visitor.
Josie and Lucy Riddle (Mrs. Miller and Mrs. L. Meade) call from time to time. Josie's two girls, Betty and Peggy, have now left school and have started on their careers. Betty has chosen Children's Nursing, and Peggy Hospital Nursing. We wish them every success.
May Weld Blundell (Mrs. Frederick Montague Weld-Blundell) writes often. She is an eminent and a very keen Catholic Social worker. She and Alice and their families are well.
Irene Dunett lives quite near the Convent. She too is an ardent Catholic Social worker.
Dorothhy Mackie (Mrs. Treanor) spent a few months in Boscombe. We were so pleased to see her again. Her daughter Sheila was a Boarder for a while, but unfortunately Dorothy was obliged to return to India and took her two children back with her.
Winnie Pole writes from time to time, but we do not often have news of Edith, who is in South Africa.
Kathleen Andrews (Mrs. Keith Murray) called in with her elder daughter Ray, who has just left school. She gave news of Jessie Andrews (Mrs. Stansfield Worthington). The latter is still in Canada.
Violet Gatland (Dame Placida, O.S.B.) wrote during the year from her Convent St. Mary's Abbey, Olton, Staffs. She told us that Edie Green is still working in Canada.
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Mildred Briggs spent a few days with us at Easter. She is working hard for a London firm. Violet has been in poor health for some time and we send her our sympathy. She and Beatrice are still in India. Mother Briggs (Muriel) has evacuated with several of the nuns from Southsea to a temporary residence in Gloucestershire.
Doris Poole writes regularly. Her boarding and day school is prospering. During the cooler season she and her pupils are in residence at New Delhi, and in the summer they' go to Simla. We congratulate her on her success, and wish her good luck.
Ena Barnes-Martin (Mrs. Marfleet) we see frequently when she comes to see Beryl and June.
Dorothy Hobbs (Mrs. Tucker) and Phyllis (Mrs. Breaks) are still in Bournemouth and call to see us when they can.
Ida Head (Mrs. Skeates) writes now and then. She and her family still reside at Bath.
Amongst those who either called or wrote during the year, we are pleased to find many past pupils who are doing service as voluntary nurses, or who ire going through their hospital training.
These include Ella Strong, Monica Darby, Kitty McLoughlin, Jane Hayes, Rosemary Campbell, Yvonne Pinder, Margaret Shorman, Angela Darby, Betty and Peggy Miller. Mary Martin hopes to begin in the New Year. Marguerite Simpson is doing part-time voluntary nursing.
We are pleased to note that Josephine Daly has now almost completed a year in her appointment in the new Central School at Ashley Road. She rendered valuable assistance when the French soldiers were billetted in the school last June, by acting as interpreter.
Barbara Vick was likewise a useful interpreter in her surroundings in Poole. It is gratifying to know that Marguerite Court and Dorothea Klyne are both successful teachers in local schools.
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Jean Hughes is still on our Staff and had further successes amongst her pupils in the past year. The canteen which she has organised at Southbourne is working splendidly. Elsewhere in the Magazine she appeals for help towards "Christmas Day in the Canteen."
Clare Blanshard evacuated to the country, is slowly becoming acclimatized - last winter was certainly a cold if somewhat novel experience.
We have no recent news of Betty Bleeck. She was in Portugal last Christmas and returned to France later. We hope she is safe.
Y. Thiallier and R. Dix-Lewis have taken up Elocution, the former is training in Exeter and hopes to take part in a production of " Everyman " before Christmas. Rosemary has joined a Dramatic School.
We send our sympathy to Sally Lewis on the death in November of her father, Doctor Lewis. Sally is pursuing her medical studies at Cardiff University.
Rosemary Rose arrived in London in September to begin her medical course circumstances, however, prevented this, and she spent a month with us before proceeding to Exeter, to which town the Hospital has been transferred. We were glad to hear from her that Felicity (Sister M. Alma) had written some time previously assuring her parents of her and the Convent's safety.
Dorothy Smyth wrote early in the year telling us that she had recovered from a serious illness, and she hoped to return to England soon. Travelling between England and Eire did not permit this.
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