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laneous expenses, certain indications of diminished stature.
The last
financial entry is dated the 24 of April, 1910. 90
Far less is available regarding the remaining Habitations
considered in this chapter.
By 1892 Ladywood Primrose Magazine, the
principal
source for information on the local Birmingham Habitation,
was renamed The Edgbaston, Harborne, and Ladywood Primrose Magazine.
It operated under the supervision of local Conservative Associations, a
sign of the reduced
influence accorded Ladywood.91
The Habitations examined in this chapter continued to be
formally listed on either the 1904, 1910, or 1912 Rolls. However,
financial
records and minutes indicate their generally deteriorating
condition in the 1890's, a phenomenon reflective of the overall
condition the League.92
90 The 1888 Roll of Habitations provides the formation dates
for both Habitations. Nailsworth and Horsley Habitation Minutes, 21
March 1887; 28 July 1899; 24 May 1900. Thornbury Habitation Minutes,
17 June 1901; 28 November 1902; 8 June 1904; 21 November 1905; 13
December 1906; December, 1907; 18 January 1909; 8 June 1910; 24 April
1911.
1892.
91
The Edgbaston, Harborne, and Ladywood Primrose Magazine,
92
Whitehaven, Huddersfield, and Nailsworth Habitations were
listed in the 1904 Roll of Habitations, respectively, pp. 28, 253, 63.
Garstang was cited in the 1910 Roll while Thornbury and Ladywood
continued to be featured as late as the 1912 register, appearing,
respectively, on pages 107, 74, and 229. The SGC persisted until 1920.
Scottish Branch Minute Book, no. 2, 11 May 1920; Scottish Conservative
and Unionist Associations. The 1904, 1910, and 1912 Roll of
Habitations were obtained courtesy of Michael Wills. Copies of the
1886, 1904, and 1912 Rolls are available in the Primrose League
collection contained in the Conservative Party Archives, Bodleian
Library.