THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SILK 
The largest block of shares is held by Mr. 
William Julian Courtauld. He is crippled by 
a weakness of the thigh, but he is very active 
in the public affairs of Braintree and Essex 
county. He is a magistrate and town 
councillor. He lives in a house called ““ Penny 
Pot.” His hobbies are music and astronomy. 
He has given Braintree a £20,000 recreation 
ground, a £25,000 hospital, and a £50,000 
town hall. 
They have many interests besides business 
—these Courtaulds. Major John S. Courtauld 
is M.P. for Chichester. Miss Sydney C. 
Courtauld is a sculptor. And Miss Katherine 
M. Courtauld is a practical farmer. 
The Rev. Maitland S. Courtauld is a 
curate—the richest curate in England, no 
doubt. He has spent his whole life in the 
London slums. He is an ascetic-looking man 
of about 50. His church is St. Peter’s, at 
Wapping. He has been labouring here, to 
relieve the miseries and to strengthen the 
faith of the poor, for more than 20 years. 
Many stories are told of his selfless benevo- 
lence. ‘“ The . children worship him, and 
so do the aged women,” said one of his 
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