The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, December 22nd, 1908.

Ella went with me to the Schools, where we gave away prizes to the children. The Churchwardens & Mr Sturge, the L.C.C. representative on the Managing Board attended & made speeches. At 3 p.m. I attended a meeting of the St John's Schools Trustees to consider a proposition from the Company of Spectacle–Makers, who wish to rent the now disused building. We were all in the dark as to the terms of the Trust on which the building is held.

I wrote to Canon Wilson expressing my approval of his educational proposals, but confessing my scepticism as to their practicability. The psychological moment for a settlement was let slip three years ago.

Lady Stanley sent me as a Christmas gift a sketch of her own representing two gutter–snipes ''seeking for wealth'' over a man–hole!

Ella and I dined with Baddeley. The other guests were two Americans from Boston named Higginson & a Headlam.

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