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1937 August

1. A very happy week. Children all v. happy families - many [ ?] in
the countryside. Sidmouth Regatta & swimming gala.
Rosalind competed in several races & won prizes.
Dad went home at end of the week. Joan Heaton had her 21st

17. Birthday party in Camp 9.30. 18. Dad returned for short stay.

19. Went to see Winter Sunshine at Theatre. Frank Harwood as Colonel in play.

20. Rendered 1st Aid - took Bill Heaton in ambulance to hosp. & adopted Betty Evans
(Not my Haines in margin) The Haines Family left & we adopted Michael & Frank.

21. Dad returned. I saw Major Miller, conductor of the Grenadier Guards
Band and we talked about Frank P. Haines who he knew in
London, in pre-war I days. His wife was ? [Cecily] Gleeson - Whites
prima donna at Covent Garden. Frank often accompanied her.
I have a photo of her as Brunnhild. Later Colonel Miller told me
his wife called him "Frank the Magnificient, because he was
always so immaculated dressed & the perfect gentleman"
28. We struck camp & went home - good journey.

30. M.K School re-opens.

SEPTEMBER

3. I have sickness & violent pains in chest twice every day.
another duo-denal ulcer. 5. To Dr Gill & again 11th saw Dr Gill.

13. Frank goes back to Ramsgate - not too well -catarrh v. bad.

29. Music class starts at S.K.

30. Joan Harper leaves M.K. school. Tea at Miss Belgrave's to discuss play for guides.

OCTOBER
3. Rosalind back to school. & I go to ? Morlands

6. Harvest Festival - Children decorated in church 7. 1st reading "Cranford"

11. "Cranford" & Billy Boy. 14. Conservative meeting & Social - Ronald Tree.

15 W.I. concert at Lutterworth Grammer Sch.

16. Leicestershire Drama School - Matley Market at Ed. Wood Hall, opened by Hon Sybil Lowther.

18. Frank has tooth out. 19 Mother breaks her left arm at wrist.

20. Frank see Dr Lipschidtz at Margate. Doc finds nothing wrong.

21. Frank has serious insect bite on eye.

22. Nat. Sav. Conference at Leicester

23 " " " & Drama Day W.I.H.Q. (?[Nero] Walk)

24. Mother came to M.K. - Doctor to see Frank.

Nov.
2. Half Term 3. Ros & my half term holiday

12. 20th Anniversary of Nat. Savings in London. I was in at the beginning