Phyllis Chaplin

From Effie Irene Pearce's scrapbook:

My mother's scrapbook includes a printed leaflet sent to her by her Aunty Phyl (specially to put in the scrapbook), headed "Report of Woodlands Belgian Hostel - November 16th to Marrch 10th 1919."

It starts:

"In the Autumn of 1914, as Belgians were pouring into England in thousands, the fine old house, Woodlands Westcombe House, was offered by its ownerm Sir Alfred Yarrow, as a Hostel for Refugees. A Committee was quickly formed and an appeal issued for funds, furniture etc, met with a generous response. The Hostel was opened on November 16th, 1914".

The report continues with detailed information, and ends with a list of names of members of the Committee, including Phyllis Cowell as Honorary Secretary.

Notting Hill and Bayswater Kindergarten and Preparatory School, 10 Norland Place:
Winter Term 1886, Transition Class II: Phyllis Chaplin:
Reading Fair She improves slowly
Writing Good She takes great pains to do it well
Arithmetic Good, but she must try to think more rapidly
Geography Good
Drawing Fair. She has improved a great deal
Singing Fair
K G Occupations Very Good. She works carefully and neatly
General remarks Phyllis is intelligent and will, I think, do well, but she ought to work rather harder
Conduct Very good
Absent Once
Late Twice

The nedt term will begin on Tuesday Jany 18th, 1887. [Letter addressed to Mrs Chaplin at 29, Palace Gardens Terrace. No date]

For Mrs Chaplin, 29 Palace Gardens Terrace

My dear Mummy

I am senting tow girls to you tell Dorry and Daphne I am coming in three days. I can not write nicely because my hand is so shaky because I have been running about the sea is so, so rought X edie is doing her lesons

I am going to write Granny’s letter now. Barby’s Granny gave me a chire and three pennys edie and I whent to see the sea we whent to the carsle and to the pier. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Good-bye from Phyllis.
PS. Yan has got the distemper.