WI Notes
AT THE APRIL MEETING the speaker was Mrs Annette Bond who came to talk to us
about her quest to find the grave of a family member, Alice who died in Bangkok
in 1899. In the first part of the talk we heard how Alice had been invited to
go to Bangkok by the King to set up a school in the palace for his daughters.
Annette's daughter dressed in Victorian costume gave a delightful account
of the journey to Bangkok aboard the P&O ship SS Formosa by reading
extracts from Alice's journal which the family had preserved and through
letters home to relatives. We also saw photographs from the time which were
very interesting. Sadly Alice died after only a short time and was buried in
the Protestant Cemetery in Bangkok.
The second part of the talk described how Annette managed to find the grave while visiting Bangkok last year and the kindness of the local people who helped her in her search.
Next months meeting will be on 21st May when we will be discussing the resolution urging the government to stop the closure of community hospitals which will be voted on at the AGM in London in June. Following the discussion we are having a 'This is my life'session where a few members will entertain us with interesting stories from their past! As always anyone thinking of joining is welcome to come along and give us a try.