Welsh Journals

to the suggested scheme of local bibliographies by compiling, over a long series of years, a detailed bibliography of Welsh books printed and published at Chester. He would, I think, be glad to know that the books which he collected and so carefully recorded are now, thanks to the good-will and co- operation of his executors, preserved in the National Library of Wales to which, throughout the years, he was always so friendly. He kept a record of the books which he purchased or received from 1898 to 1942, giving particulars of their sources and prices and of the disposal of some items. In some respects Morris Parry's life was uneventful. Born at Groeslon, Penygarnedd, Anglesey, he entered the service of the Great Western Railway at Chester. Except for a stay of two years at Shrewsbury he spent the whole of his official life, from the age of fourteen to the day of his retirement, a period of fifty years, on the office staff of the railway company at Chester. He took a great interest in, and did much to improve, the conditions of service of the various grades of railway employees. His colleagues held him in high regard, as the tributes paid to him on his retirement in November, 1922, amply testify. He married, on August 27, 1889, Letitia Eleanor, daughter of Mr. Griffith Morris, of Chester. His married life was a very brief one, as Mrs. Parry died on November 24, 1895. Apart from his official duties, he had at least three absorbing interests-his chapel, the Chester Welsh Society, and books in Welsh and English relating to or printed at Chester. His pastor, the Reverend Griffith Hughes, M.A., has paid a tribute to him as a church member in Y Goleuad (5:5:1943). He was one of the speakers at the public meeting held at the Chester City Hall on January 21, 1893, at which the Chester Welsh Society was formed, and was subsequently appointed one of the joint secretaries of the Society. The minutes of the first meeting of the Committee were recorded by him. From its inception to the day of his death the Society held a very warm place in his affections. He contributed many papers to its proceedings and brought the Society to the notice of all Welshmen, young and old, taking up residence in the city.