4 JUNE 1942, Page 4

Many contributors to The Spectator are indebted consciously, all readers

of it unconsciously, to Miss Dorothy Watson, the Edito Secretary, who died suddenly on Tuesday after an operation. Th who have had contact with her casually will realise something of wh her competence, conscientiousness and courtesy meant to colleagu who worked with her daily. The unobtrusive vigilance that keeps machine running efficiently and smoothly too rarely gets the rec