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Alice and Arnold Joselin : Note of apologies for absence from a meeting

'Meeting held at Frensham, Northcourt Avenue, 13.xii.40
Howard R. Smith in the chair.

1. An apology for absence was read from Mr. & Mrs. Joselyn.

2. Minutes of last meeting were read & signed.

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4. Mrs. Pollard read a letter from Elizabeth Alexander telling of a very unfortunate accident which had befallen our late secretary. Mrs. Pollard was asked, when writing, to convey to the Alexanders our sympathy and hopes for a very speedy recovery.

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6. Typed lists of books suggested for this year’s reading were handed round an F. E. Pollard made a few brief explanatory remarks about each book. Some doubt was expressed regarding the number of books to be purchased this year in view of our depleted numbers, but a brief journey into the realms of the higher mathematics soon satisfied everyone that if we counted our single members separately instead of in pairs, 12 books would provide one per house per month. [...]

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[Signed by] A. B. Dilks
10.2.41'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Margaret Dilks      Manuscript: Letter

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