Surprise
page
Greetings from The Priory, Shrewsbury, Christmas 1916
Previous "Surprise Pages" have focused on some of Tor's drawings and a letter about press attention.
This
time it's a Christmas Greetings card drawn in 1916 by Marga for her mother
to send. It shows what various members of her remarkable family were doing
in the midst of the "Great War".
(with thanks to Crispin Rope and his mother Doreen, family
of Michael Rope)
The six children of Agnes Maud are depicted around her, starting at top left and using their names within the family:
Harry: a Catholic Priest, he had just published his first book
Den: a doctor with the army
Michael: with the Royal Naval Air Service
Irene: Red Cross ambulance driver in Serbia
Mon: Sister of Charity, working in the East End of London
Marga: stained glass artist, with a studio in London but also returning home on occasion