24 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
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Thu, 24 Sep 1942
Delicious frothy dumpling. No more flour ration.
Benediction in evening in grotto, then Catholic Action meeting.
A. Bush (48) died last night of blood poisoning.
Concerts have been stopped until further notice because of our 'V's last Saturday!
((The so-called Grotto was a rough and rocky space between the American Block and the (prewar) Leprosarium. The Catholics used it for open-air meetings and church services. A makeshift altar was made into the rocks at one end and a cross cemented in it. Concrete blocks which had been lying about the camp were humped there to make several rows of low and extremely hard seats. In due course most people made tiny cushions and carried them wherever they went - to concerts, meetings etc.))
