Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Saturday 18th January 1913

The Pitman Centenary: Commemorative Dinner to the Bath Staff: Mr. Baker Proposes the Immortal Memory: On Saturday evening, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Sir Isaac Pitman, a commemorative dinner was held at Fortt’s Restaurant, Bath. The hosts were the two sons of Sir Isaac, Mr. Alfred Pitman and Mr. Ernest Pitman, and the guests comprised about 120 of the Bath Phonetic Institute employees, with a few representatives from the London Establishments of the firm. Mr. Alfred Pitman presided … (guests included) … G. T. Pinsent … (speeches) …


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GRO0830 Bristol: Thiery George Pinsent: 1891 – 1967