@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/johns.pdf"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "History of Nursing in Pacific Canada"@en ; dcterms:creator "Johns, Ethel"@en ; dcterms:issued "2014-11-18"@en ; dcterms:created "1956-09-01"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/etheljohns/items/1.0384265/source.json"@en ; dcterms:extent "3 pages : typed"@en ; dc:format "image/jpeg"@en ; skos:note """ September 1st*, 1956 Dear E*C*F* : You elusive creature! At last I can put my finger on you for a moment at least* For the past months, all I Jaave heard was that you were, as usual, on the wing* All summer long, I have been toiling at the oar (tapping the typewriter) and at least had the satisfaction of earning enough to pay for the gardener once every two ?/eeks* ^he garden has heen my pride and joy all summer long and during July and August I had at least one meal outside where I could see the birds playing around in the bird bath — my latest extravagince* After a grisly June, we have had a glorious two months* Never have I seen such a summer. Had a brief holiday over on Vancouver Island as the guest of Isabel Stewart's sister. *ou ought to see her place — a herbaceous border like those you see in England and" a stand of Douglas firs. She bought the property when it was acreage, years ago, and now it is building vlv a bit too fast to please her* 1'he Winnipeg General job is not far from completion so far as the manuscript is concerned but there is still the problem of getting it through the press. However, it has been a labour of love and, since 1 am not being paid anything, I have a much freer hand than with the Hopkins job* If all goes well, it ought to come in handy later on as an authentic story of the beginning of professional nursing in the Canadian West* Last week, I had the pleasure of having Margariet Street drop in for a cup of tea. She is a fine woman and is a great comfort to Gertrude Hall* Some of the University people here have seen the Calgary School and think well of it. y Isn't this Egyptian - Cprus crisis a grisly business? An English Labour Party member of Parliament —ICrossman — has been making some good sensible speeches out here in Vancouver — he also spoke at the Couchiching conference and you may have heard him — somehow I should feel better if Gaitskell were in Eden's place just now. fhere seems to have been an awful lot of bungling and now this sabre- rattling* To come down to more mundane affadrs* Trenna Hunter is now installed in office and is determined to do a good job* She is not a very strong person but she is sincere and has the interests of the Assod&ation at heart* I never did like the idea of the Ottawa move and I never shall* However, the CNA did stay long enough in Montreal to improve French-English relations enormously and in that respect you, dear ECF, played a part of which you have every reason to be proud., ^ot everyone was close enough to the situation to know how valuable your contribution really was but as time goes on, it will become more and more apparent* Interested to hear of Norena's new appointment and wish her every success* Books — yes,of course, but only those which you have already read and enjoyed yourself. Apropos — did you read the "Nun and the Dramatist" correspondence in the last two Atlantics? Wonderful « GBS with an antagonist worthy of his steel* How I wish the Creative Minority could meet and discuss them* As ever, """@en ; edm:hasType "Correspondence"@en ; dcterms:identifier "ARC-Ethel_Johns-1-27"@en, "Ethel_Johns_01_27_17"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0384265"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:rights "Digital copies are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish or otherwise use this material contact the UBC Archives at lib-ubcarchives@lists.ubc.ca"@en ; dcterms:source "Original Format: University of British Columbia. Archives. Ethel Johns fonds. Correspondence. Letters: Outgoing. 1947-1957. ARC-Ethel_Johns-1-27"@en ; dcterms:subject "Nursing"@en ; dcterms:title "[Letter from Ethel Johns to Eileen C. Flanagan]"@en ; dcterms:type "Text"@en ; dcterms:description ""@en .