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28th April. Women's Co-operative Guild,
Labour Hall, High Road.
24th May. Afternoon meeting of the
women's Guild at Parish Hall, Mossford Lane.
This was a very large group of 130 persons,
including visitors from provincial towns, and
one or two from overseas who were in London
to attend a Towns women's Guild Conference.
Their questions showed them to be a very knowledgeable
and lively group.
25th October. Women's Fellowship, St. Lawrence
Church, Barkingside. This was my second
address to the same group and it was very
gratifying to be told that the first address had
been so helpful that they would welcome a
repetition.
22nd November. Old Age Pensioners Club, St.
Mary's Hall, High Road.
13th December. Executive Committee of the Old
Age Pensioners' Association at St. Margaret's
Hall, Perth Road. This little group showed
great enthusiasm and it was clear to me that
our local old people are shrewd and sensible
when electing those who repre sent their interest.
Members of this Committee made up of persons
chosen to represent their individual clubs were
bright, methodical and practical.
My Association with Canning Town (West Ham)
Settlement, which was formed before I came to Ilford
to work, continues. I am a member of the Executive
Committee and Chairman of the Sub-Committee
which guides the affairs of the Citizens' Advice
Bureau. This gives me an opportunity of learning
how things are done in another district. I have also
been able to interest the Warden in some of Ilford's
old people and several are now happy residents of
the Settlement's Old People's Home at Theydon Bois.
Work among old people is very demanding, it
cannot be fitted into conventional office hours or shut
into drawers and cabinets at the close of the day; it