New Home for Feeble-Minded: Sandwell Hall Opened by the Lord Mayor: Duty of the Nation: Sandwell Hall, the historic old mansion situated near West Bromwich, at one time the family seat of the Earls of Dartmouth, was formally opened yesterday by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham (Councillor Sayer) as an institution for the training and permanent care of the mentally defective. … … continues with description of location, event, and objectives of the institute … At the meeting, which was afterwards held the Lord Mayor presided, being supported on the platform by Bishop Gore, Sir Hallewell Rogers, Mrs. Hume C. Pinsent and the Rev. H. H. Burden. … … The Lord Mayor, who declared the institution open, congratulated the committee on the fruition of their scheme, and especially alluded to the efforts of the Rev. H. N. Burden and Mrs. Pinsent. The problem of the feeble-minded had been a very serious one for the nation, and a while ago the Birmingham Education Committee attempted to solve it, but the scheme submitted to the City Council fell through. Mr. Burden and Mrs. Pinsent had accomplished a great and useful work, and on behalf of Birmingham and the Community generally he thanked them very fully for what they had done on behalf of suffering humanity. …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949