Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Griff writes to Ida "Your Father does go to bed hoping for the best; mine more has taken to sitting until a late hour, in the lovely and almost certain fear that there will be an air raid!"
He mentions that there are eager young people willing to join the Auxiliary Fire Service in Ashton-under-Lyne but they will not be allowed since their base of operations is the bar parlour of the George and Dragon pub.
He refers to her own experience in voluntary WW2 work, "I hope your Father read a small riot act to you for entertaining policemen to nice glasses of beer at eleven-something - but you seem to have everyone well trained!"
It sounds like she's performing soon and he hopes that "the whole of the Matthay are at the concert." He's looking forward to seeing her wear her new hat and reasons that if he's seen her in it before not noticed it's because her beauty has blinded him to all else. Smooth, Griff.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.