"During the year a fine, imaginative gesture was made to a struggling artist on the streets of Liverpool. The Hon. Treasurer, G.H. Parry, walking between the club and the Picton Library where he was Deputy Chief Librarian, noticed how shabby the outfit of Professor Codman, who directed the Punch and Judy show in Lime Street, had become. In talking to the Professor he learned that, owing to inability to replace his booth, this unique entertainment might have to be disbanded. Parry raised the matter at an executive meeting and there was enthusiasm for raising a fund and providing a new outfit. It was decided to ask for subscriptions amounting to L 50." My father, at the time of this reference, had apparently not achieved the rank of Chief Librarian of the Liverpool Library.
My mother would talk of his love for the Sandon Studio. There was a large white wall in one room where the graphic artists were invited to doodle, resulting, no doubt, in a fascinating composite of work by the top artists of Liverpool at that time.
Drawing by G.H.Parry
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