Fifth annual report
1932 1932 1930s 86 pages : illustrations sales for the year. It is hoped that, as the fact of its existence and the quality of the work becomes better known, increased business will result. Miss Geen did noble work in the equipping and running until Christmas, since when a salaried supervisor, who...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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1932
1930s
86 pages : illustrations
sales for the year. It is hoped that, as the fact of its existence and the quality of the work becomes better known, increased business will result. Miss Geen did noble work in the equipping and running until Christmas, since when a salaried supervisor, who is herself disabled, has been installed. Sales have been organised by the Barnstaple, Okehampton, and Honiton District Committees. Tiverton rented a stall at the County Show, where unfortunately bad weather interfered with the takings. Messrs. Congdon of Tiverton very kindly lent a window for the week previous to the Show. Mr. Harris of Honiton lent a window in August, and Joan Creswell Ltd. of High Street, Exeter, showed the Industry goods for one week, while Matron kindly permitted the Industry a stall at her Fete. We are very grateful to all these kind friends. Stalls were rented at the Exeter Arts and Crafts Show, and also at the Sidmouth Arts and Crafts Society's Exhibition. The monetary results were as follows :— £ s. d. Joan Creswell, Ltd 4 17 6 Okehampton 15 2 9 Hospital Fete 7 17 3 Messrs. Congdon 2 4 0 County Show 6 4 9 Mr. Harris 2 5 3 Honiton Sale 31 9 1 The Voluntary Fund was drawn upon, to put the Industry Account in credit, to the amount of £162/11/6, and we finished the year with a credit balance of £9/8/7. The workers are as enthusiastic as ever and they all take an interest in the shop, which is an encouragement to them. Their work for the greater part is well up to standard and provides them with an interest which makes their lives appear brighter and more useful than they had thought possible. That they take pride in the work is shown by the following incident (one among many), when one of the workers, in talking to the Hon. Sec., T.W.D., said : "I like difficult work to be sent for me to do, it is so much more interesting to have to puzzle things out," and her mother joined in, saying : "You don't know what this work means to her, she just lives for it." The knowledge that this is the attitude of the majority of the workers bears out D.A.C.A.'s contention that even if the Industry should never pay its way, it does so much to give fresh heart, hope, and physical good to the cripple, that it must be considered a very essential part of the scheme. 32
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