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2 February 1900 — 3 Savile Row | |
Friday. 2nd February [1900]. This has been a very full day. I wrote letters before I rose in the morning. I recd one from my brother Ivor to say he had heard of a house near Wimborne likely to suit the Du Cane family & asking for information about their requirements. So I went up to 25 Park Crescent to see Maria & to tell her about it & had a talk also with Ola & comforted her as to the future prospects of her family. I told her I saw she is overworked and suggested I should ask Cornelia to invite her to Canford for a change wh Ola permits me to do & I did so this evening. I walked home accompanied by Nela as far as my door. Miss Wyld came to luncheon in order to be ready to present herself before the Committee this afternoon. Miss Faithfull, Dr & Capt. Hyslop came abt 2.30 & we had a private discussion over the Madeira scheme before the Committee meeting at 3.30. Mrs Dring joined us & Mr Cazenove who was elected treasurer in the place of Mr Bowen of the Bank of England who had been asked to accept the post. The Committee arranged that Miss Faithfull & Capt. Hyslop should start tomorrow as a Commission deputed to enquire into the projected nursing home & they are to telegraph as soon as they have seen the Dring House & are able to form an idea of the means of carrying out the plan– As there is very little money collected so far & none for the expense of the Commission I agree to find £100 & Mr Cazenove £300 for the purpose. Miss Oswell attended & took shorthand notes. The nurses were interviewed by the Committee & were told they were to [be] given an answer to their applications further on. The business lasted till nearly 6 o’clock when we went from the dining room upstairs to the drawing room & had tea– Mr Cazenove remained some time after the rest hearing the details he did not yet know. When all were gone I dressed & went to see the Rates. It had been snowing most of the afternoon & was very cold. I was fortunate eno’ to get a 4 wheel cab to go out in & after spending half an hour with Mrs Rate I went on to dine with Addie Bedford & reported to her all we had done. I also helped her with her knitting of a helmet for a soldier. When I wanted to return home it was impossible to find a 4 wheeler so I had to come in a hansom. It was slippery & dangerous but not snowing much. Nellie went away for a couple of days. We elected Mr L. C. Phipps as secy to the Committee in place of Mr Lawford resigned & I was deputed to write to him. | |
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