R Story Lt. Col. Retired

Diary for 1913

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 DIARY FOR 1913 3

2.1 FRONT COVER 3

2.2 EXPLANATION OF CALENDAR 4

2.3 DIARY 4

2.4 CASH ACCOUNTS 39

3 LOOSE PAPERS FILED IN DIARY 44

3.1 RECEIPT FROM ERNEST MORIN 44

3.2 LETTER FROM TISSINGTON TATLOW 45

3.3 SUMMARY OF INCOME BY ROBERT STORY AFTER 25 NOVEMBER 1913 46

3.4 LETTER FROM JAMES SYMONS LETTINGS BINGFIELD 47

2 DIARY FOR 1913

2.2 EXPLANATION OF CALENDAR

MoonI’s and Phases:- ˜ New Moon; ‚First Quarter; Full Moon; ƒ Last Quarter.

TIMES.- The time given is Greenwich mean time.

The New Year finds me at Mount Salus Dalkey in fairly good health. All the rest of the family well. Vera at a home for the holidays, & Pat & Ralph at Cheltenham with Bessie. Ralph about to go to St. Paul’s School, where he has taken a scholarship.

I am making arrangements to send Pat to France.

Mt Salus 1 WEDNESDAY [1-364] Circumcision. Bank Holiday, Scotland.

Holiday, Stock Exchange

Locke sent me a lot of boards to plane. Did some of them.

Mount Salus 2 THURSDAY [2-363]

Fitted bicycle chains to my small lathe & did a little planing

The Roothams, Hempils, Martins, & Miss Fraser came up Even.

Mount Salus 3 FRIDAY [3-362]

Locke came & finished planing the boards. Mrs. L. Also came.

Finished fitting the chains to my small lathe. Wrote to M. Morin at St. Lô to say I will take Pat to him.

Engaged Robert Magan as gardener in Moran’s place.

Mount Salus 4 SATURDAY [4-361]

Account, paid bills etc. Club Even.

Mount Salus 5 SUNDAY–2 after Christmas [5-360]

Morn service. Cleaned up the coach house loft, & got down at trunk for one of the boys.

Mount Salus 6 MONDAY [6-359] Epiphany. Twelfth Day.

Dividends due at Bank

Saw Mr. Rootham morn. About Ralph’s Studies. Magan the new gardener came to work.

Smith in hand 18/10

Bingfield 7 TUESDAY [7-358] ˜ 10h 28m A.M. (Greenwich)

Teddie & I came here by the Evening train. Worked at the hall clock.

Bingfield 8 WEDNESDAY [8-357] Cambridge Lent Term begins

Wet. Cleaned the Hall clock, & got it going. Saw the fallen trees

Bingfield 9 THURSDAY [9-356] Far Insurances expire

Not well. Stayed at home.

Bingfield 10 FRIDAY [10-355]

Ferreted a little, but the ferrets wd. not work. Shot 2 Rabbits

1^st Month JANUARY 1913 31 Days

Bingfield 11 SATURDAY [11-354] Hillary Law Sittings begin

Seedy. In bed all day.

Bingfield 12 SUNDAY–1 after Epiphany [12-353]

Teddie went to Church. Sent for Dr. Hallowes. He came at 5 · 30. P. M.

Mount Salus 13 MONDAY [13-352]

Teddie & I came home by 4 · 30 P. M. train

Mount Salus 14 TUESDAY [14-351] Oxford Lent Term begins

Wet nearly all day. Wrote to Fran, my mother, Ralph, M. Morin, Low, Gamage, Provincial Bank etc.

Heavy gale at night.

Mount Salus 15 WEDNESDAY [15-350] ‚ 4h 2m P. M. (Greenwich)

Saw Vera off by the morn. mail boat. Breakfast at the club.

Saw my boat on the way home, & voted for the municipal election.

Mount Salus 16 THURSDAY [16-349]

Went down to see my boat, but Atkinson was away.

Mount Salus 17 FRIDAY [17-348]

Had a long examination of my boat morn. Met May at the 2 · 8 P. M. train & called on the Douglas Hornans at Greystones

She went even. to bridge at Tudor House.

Mount Salus 18 SATURDAY [18-347]

Wrote to Armitage & paid Ralph’s fees & to Low, Heathcote, Fran & Cara Reid. Agreed with Atkinson to build me a new boat & saw him about it. Tea at Frasers. The Grones dined with us.

Mount Salus 19 Septuagesima SUNDAY [19-346]

Packed up. The Richardsons to supper. Slept on board the Mail Boat.

Euston Hotel 20 MONDAY [20-345] London

Left Kingstown by morning mail. Went to St. Paul’s School after dinner & saw Mr. Armitage & Ralph. Went over the house. Wrote to May etc.

Euston Hotel 21 TUESDAY [21-344] London

Letter from Mother urging me to come at once. Took tickets for Ventimizlia for self and Pat. Saw Meyer & Mortimer

Lunch at the Freelings. Wrote to mother, Fran, & Pat & wired also to Fran. Wrote to Aunt Carrie & May & Lou. Long talk to Dr. Hillard about Ralph’s studies. Saw him again at The High House. Wrote also to Mr. Rootham.

Euston Hotel 22 WEDNESDAY [22-343] ™ 3h 40m P. M. (Greenwich)

Got soap, paper, Kodak films etc. Called on Mrs. Herbert Story & spent some time there. Miss Bligh also there.

1^st Month JANUARY 1913 31 Days

Euston Hotel 23 THURSDAY [23-342]

Took the 11 · 50. a.m. train. Elsie met me at Feltham station.

Found Uncle Neville very ill with creeping paralysis. Charlie Hayes also dying of cancer. Back by 4 · 11 P. M. train. Missed Pat at Waterloo, but found him here. Wrote to May & Fran. Packed.

En route for 24 FRIDAY [24-341] Bordighera

Took the 11 · a. m. express for Dover, & crossed to Calais. Half a gale, but sea moderate. Dined in Paris at Gare du Nord.

All night in the train.

La Storietta 25 SATURDAY [25-340] Conversion of St. Paul Bordighera

Arrived at Ventimiglia about 2 · 30 P. M. Charlie met as with the carriage & drove us home. Saw Florie for a little. Long chat with Mother on various family matters

La Storietta 26 Sexagesima SUNDAY [26-339]

Morn. service with Mother & Charlie. Pat & I went for a walk aft. round our hill. Wrote to May. Carter-Campbells & Berrys called.

La Storietta 27 MONDAY [27-338]

Went into the town morn. with C. Pat & I went to the Mostacini Watch tower aft, down to the beach & along towards Ventimiglia & home through the “Gibraltar Mission”.

La Storietta 28 TUESDAY [28-337]

Drove with Charlie, Pet, & Mr. Berry to Ventimiglia & on to Troco where C & Mr. Berry stopped to photograph a picture in a church. Pat & I went on to Airol, saw the Village & the railway bridges & tunnels being made through the mountains

Picked up Berry & Charlie at Troco took photos etc. this was up the Roja Valley

La Storietta 29 WEDNESDAY [29-336] ƒ 7h 34m A.M. (Greenwich)

Pat & I went to San Remo by train & saw Cook about our tickets. The old town etc & Harbour.

La Storietta 30 THURSDAY [30-335]

Wet morn. Finished & sent my letter to May. Drove out with Charlie & Pat up the Nervia Valley & Castle of Dolce Aqua. Went up through the old village to the castle followed by small children begging for “Un palanca”–a half penny. Wrote to Cook in London about my tickets. Mary Field’s wedding day to George Freeman.

La Storietta 31 FRIDAY [31-334]

Wet morn. Went aft by train to Ventimiglia with Pat & climbed upb through the old town to the Roman Fort. Home by train.

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1913 28 Days

La Storietta 1 FEB SATURDAY [32-333] Partridge and Pheasant Shooting ends

Drove with Charlie & Pat morn. up the Crozier valley to the Village of San Biagio & home by the Old Roman road. Walked with Pat to Sasso aft. A lot of people to Tea – Lady Tracey & Sir George Forbes of the Indian Foreign Office among them Col. Cumming called on me.

La Storietta 2 Quinquagesima SUNDAY [33-332] Purification of V. Mary. Candlemas. Scottish Quarter Day

Wet morn. Charlie, Pat, & I drove to morn service. I returned Col. Cummings call.

La Storietta 3 MONDAY [34-331]

Went with Pat by 10 a.m. train to Nice, saw the Harbour etc & got seats in the stand for the Battle of Flowers. Lunch & tea at Nice. Home by 5 · 10. P.M. (French time)

train. Dined at Ventimiglia. Got to the house at 9 · 30. P. M. Pleasant day.r

Seguâ in Bordighot = A shaduâ

La Storietta 4 Shrove TUESDAY [35-330]

Wrote to May morn etc. Drove aft. With mother & Charlie to Ospedalslti & up to Col di Rode Rhode

La Storietta 5 Ash WEDNESDAY [36 – and 329]

Wrote to May morn. Played the cornet with Mr. Crossley & Miss Atkinson at the Villa Valone aft.

La Storietta 6 THURSDAY [37-328] ˜ 5h 22m A.M. (Greenwich)

Drove with Pat & Charlie through Ospedaletti & San Remo to Bussana & saw the old Village ruined by the earthquake of 1887. Walked over the mountains to Taggie in the Argentina Valley. Very fine pictures in New Bussana church. Home about 5Ÿ P.M. Slight rain during the day & cold wind. Wrote to White King

La Storietta 7 FRIDAY [38-327]

Wrote to Fran & Lou. Strolled down to the shore near the Casino aft with Pat.

La Storietta 8 SATURDAY [39-326] Half Quarter Day

Drove morn, with Charlie to the town & got a shawl for May & a sash for Laila.

Walked home. Wrote for rooms at a hotel in Paris. Drove with Mother aft to the Valley Boua. Sidgewicks (To remember Vida) Scotts & Cunliffes to tea.

La Storietta 9 SUNDAY–1 in Lent [40-325] Ember Week

Morn. service with Mother & Pat. Wrote twice to May. Pat went to the Cunliffes. Various people to tea. Saw Miss Holroyd & another Lady down to the town.

La Storietta 10 MONDAY [41-324]

Packed up etc. Called on Mr. Crossley, & said good bye to him & also to Mother & Florie before going to bed.

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1913 28 Days

P. L. P. Hotel 11 TUESDAY [42-323] Paris.

Got up at 5 · 30 A. M. Italian time & took the early train from Ventimiglia about 7 · 50 Italian time. Got to Paris about 10 · 30 P. M. French time. A nice little Russian girl & her mother with us from Nice, & a young Frenchman towards the end of the journey

P. L. P. Hotel 12 WEDNESDAY [43-322] Ember Day Paris.

Went with Pat to Cook’s office & wrote to them, sending them on my unused tickets. Took tickets for St. Lô. Wrote to M Morn. Walked to the Place Vendome & Rue de Rivoli, where I got a dictionary of nautical terms. Went through the Thuilleries Gardens to the Rue Freshel (after lunch at Hôtel Maurice)

Tea & a pleasant chat with Mrs. Viel & two lady callers. On to the Bois de Boulogue, & back by Taxicab.

Paris 13 THURSDAY [44-321]

Pat & I spent the morn at the Louvre. Lunch at a small Café behind the Rue de Rivoli. Saw the Place de la Concord, Eiffel Tower up which Pat went, Chambre des députés, Trocadero, Madeleine, & Nótre Dame

Wrote to May.

Saint Lô 14 FRIDAY [45-320] ‚ 8hm 34m A. M. (Greenwich). Ember Day

Got up at 6 · a. m. & went by 7 · 53 A. M. train from the Gare de St. Lazare via Lison to St Lô. M. Morin & a young pupil called Broad met us at the station. After tea, we went for a walk round the town.

Saint Lô 15 SATURDAY [46-319] Ember Day

Listened to Pat’s first lesson with M. Morin. Signed, Broad witnessing, Bredin’s purchase agreement, & sent it by registered letter to Rooke. Wrote to May & Fran.

Saint Lô 16 SUNDAY–2 in Lent [47-318]

Morn. service at M. Morin’s church (i.e. a hall) Pat & Broad, & I went to see a football match aft. Wrote to Lou.

Saint Lô 17 MONDAY [48-317]

Saw the cathedral morn. & strolled round the town.

Went for a country walk aft.

Saint Lô 18 TUESDAY [49-316]

Took a turn in the town morn. & saw the church of St. Croix.

M. Morin, Pat, Broad & I went to see the Haras (stud) aft.

En route for 19 WEDNESDAY [50-315] Southhampton

Left Saint Lô by the 2 · 22 P. M. train for Lisou & Cherbourg

Dined at the Hotel de France at Cherbourg & left by the London & North Western steamer of 261 tons at 11 · P. M. Heavy sea, much pain during the night from indigestion

2^nd Month FEBRUARY 1913 28 Days

Story land 20 THURSDAY [51-314]

Got to Southampton about 6 · 30 a.m. Took the 9 · 36 a.m. train for Christchurch. Rested most of the day. Capt. Somerset Late R. N. called. Saw about a case for Pat’s bicycle.

Story land 21 FRIDAY [52-313] ™ 2h 3m A. M. (Greenwich)

Went with Edith & Yvonne Pendavis and to a Kinema show of Victor Hugo’s Les• Miserables. Saw about getting my bullock trunk mended etc.

Story land 22 SATURDAY [53-312]

Wrote to May, Ralph, & Low. Went with Fran to a concert at the Winter Gardens & heard “Melsa” a young violinist.

Story land 23 SUNDAY–3 in Lent [54-311]

Morn service at Xchurch with Fran. Walked home via Tford.

Story land 24 THURSDAY [58-307] ƒ 9h 15m P.M. (Greenwich)

Went to the station with Edith & Fran. To see about trains for Saturday. Feeling seedy I went home. Strolled up the Headland aft. Concert even with Fran at the Winter Gardens.

Story land 25 TUESDAY [56-309]

Went over the ferry to Christchurch morn. with Fran.

Went there alone aft, saw the Priory & took some photos

Miss Martin came for music even.

Story land 26 WEDNESDAY [57-308]

Wet morn. Went out with Fran. Called aft. Capt Somerset R. N. (in)

Story land 27 MONDAY [55-310] St. Matthias. Ap.

Saw the French garden morn with Fran. Strolled aft towards the head land. Sent May a letter of Mr. Armitage’s about Ralph & wrote to Lou & Bessie

Story Land 28 FRIDAY [59 – 306]

Packed, wrote along letter to May. Saw Carter, the builder, about Pat’s bicycle. Mrs. Gordon Douglas called.

3^rd Month MARCH 1913 31 Days

2 Cromwell Road 1 MARCH SATURDAY [60-305] St. David Hove

Took the 11 · 32 a.m. train from Christchurch & got here about 4 P. M.

Margaret Lofting staying here after an illness. Call on Gen. Chapman 8^th. B. C. (in)

Hove 2 SUNDAY– 4 in Lent [61-304]

Morn. Service with Lou. Wrote to May, Gamage, Ralph, Edith & Booth (about a motor boat).

3^rd Month MARCH 1913 31 Days

Hove 3 MONDAY [62-303]

Saw Mrs. Dickenson morn. She described how her husband had tried to murder her. Lou & I went aft. by motor bus to Rottingdene & called on Sir Guy Campbell but his house was let. Walked over the down & had a long chat with Emily Cante & Roedene School. Backed by motor bus. Wrote to May etc.

Luidley 4 TUESDAY [63-302]

Took the 10 · 19 a. m. train from Hove & travelled a good part of the way with Gen. Chapman & his wife & her sister Got here 4 · 19 P. M. Went round to see Vida & Joyce.

Philharmonic Concert in the Town Hall even.

Luidley 5 WEDNESDAY [64-301]

Strolled to Lechhampton morn. Congratulated May on her 45^th. birthday by P. C. T with Bessie & some other Ladies at the Town Hall where the town orchestra was playing. Mlle. Murcciani & a girlfriend (Yvonne–from Cherbourg spent the evening

Luidley 6 THURSDAY [65-300]

Saw Capt Shortland R. N. at the Club morn. Went to see Vida aft. Bessie & Miss Raynes went even. to a discussion on Womens suffrage. Went aft to see the children at the College gymnasium.

Mount Salus 7 FRIDAY [66-299]

Took the 1 · 20 P. M. train & came home about 10 · P. M.

Mount Salus 8 SATURDAY [67-298] ˜ 0h 22m A.M.(Greenwich)

Went to see my new boat, which Atkinson is building. Unpacked & did a few odd jobs.

Mount Salus 9 SUNDAY–5 in Lent [68-297]

Morn. service. Put papers in order etc.

Mount Salus 10 MONDAY [69-296]

Went to Dublin by 12 · 11 P. M. train for shopping & to see Rooke on Trustee business. Left my watch at Panton’s 25 St. Andrew St.

Home by 5 · 15 P. M. train. New cook Bridget Burns came.

Mount Salus 11 TUESDAY [17-295]

Took Pat’s fret work machine to pieces etc. Wrote to him & to Ralph & Low. Also wrote about Pat’s joining a Cycle Touring Club in order to clear his bicycle from Cherbourg. Saw my boat & went on to the club.

Mount Salus 12 WEDNESDAY [71-294]

Did a lot of odd jobs. Went to Dublin by 2 · P. M & had a tooth stopped etc by Murray Home by 5 · 15 P. M. train & went in again with May to some theatricals at the Arts Club

Very tired

3^rd Month MARCH 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 13 THURSDAY [72-293]

Seedy

Mount Salus 14 FRIDAY [73-292]

Seedy

Mount Salus 15 SATURDAY [74-291] ‚ 8h 58m P.M. (Greenwich). Oxford Lent Term ends

Seedy

Mount Salus 16 Palm SUNDAY [75-290]

Got Wright to see me. In bed all day.

Mount Salus 17 MONDAY [76-289] St. Patrick Bank Holiday, Ireland

In bed. Wright to see me.

Mount Salus 18 TUESDAY [77-288]

Got up & dressed about 4 · P. M. Much better

Mount Salus 19 WEDNESDAY [78-287] Hillary Law Sittings end

Packed in Pat’s tools in a box made by Magan. Wrote to him & to Smith

Accounts etc.

Mount Salus 20 THURSDAY [79-286] Maundy Thursday. Cambridge Lent Term ends

Minnie left early in the morning. Got up after breakfast and went to see my boat. Saw about sending off Pat’s tools. Stayed in the rest of the day. May to Dublin for shopping etc.

Mount Salus 21 GOOD FRIDAY [80-285]

Got up after breakfast. Wrote to Rooke in re a letter of theirs which May had just found (Date Feb 3^rd.) also to Pat about going to the Bizardels at Cherbourge. Slept badly

Mount Salus 22 SATURDAY [81-284] Easter Even. ™ 11h 56m A. M. (Greenwich)

May & I went to see my boat morn. At home the rest of the day.

Mount Salus 23 EASTER DAY [82-283]

Early morn celebration with May & Morn service. Fraser called aft & witnessed two Purchase agreements.

Mount Salus 24 Easter MONDAY [83-282] Bank Holiday

Pat’s first letter in French came to May–wrote to him in return in French. Made a brass nut for my military bed. The Cramptons called

Mount Salus 25 Easter TUESDAY [84-281] Annunciation. Lady Day. Quarter Day

Odd jobs. Went to my boat & the club.

Mount Salus 26 WEDNESDAY [85-280] Oxford Easter Term begins

Wrote to my mother. May to Dublin. Went to my boat.

Mount Salus 27 THURSDAY [86-279]

Musical afternoon with May at the Blair Whites

Mount Salus 28 FRIDAY [87-278]

Wet day. Called with May at the Locke’s. Went to an entertainment at the central Hall got up by the Arts Club, after dining at the Red Bank. The show was so poor that we left early & came home

Mount Salus 29 SATURDAY [88-277] ƒ 0h 58m p.M.( Greenwich )

Mended a chair for the Lockes. Entertainment at the Town Hall in aid of the Sea Scouts.

Mount Salus 30 Low SUNDAY–1 after Easter [89-276]

Morn. service. May & I went to my boat aft.

Mount Salus 31 MONDAY [90-275]

Called with May on Capt & Mrs Sankey (in) Got my watch etc. Engineering meeting Even. Home by 10 · P. M. train

4^th Month APRIL 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 1 APRIL TUESDAY [91-274] Easter Law Sittings begin

Went to my boat aft. Madge Saunders brought Laila’s picture but took it away to have the frame altered. Mrs. Hines, & Mrs. & Miss Rambault called.

Mount Salus 2 WEDNESDAY [92-273]

Wet day. Cleaned brass etc. Club aft.

Mount Salus 3 THURSDAY [93-272]

Worked morn & aft at getting the exhaust & water pipes out of my boat–a very hard job.

Mount Salus 4 FRIDAY [94-271]

Stayed at home & did a few odd jobs. Mr Kerr called

Teddie has been unwell for several days & unable to go to school.

Mount Salus 5 SATURDAY [95-270] Dividends due at Bank

Laila not well. She got all right by evening. The Lockes drove as to Call on the Cramptons at St. Valerie. Locke witnessed a purchase agreement for me. Posted it on the way to Bray.

Mount Salus 6 SUNDAY–2 after Easter [96-269] ˜ 5h 48m p.M. (Greenwich)

Put the gramophone in order morn. Went to the White King’s aft & even.

4^th Month APRIL 1913 30 Days

Mt Salus 8 TUESDAY [98-267]

Made a Key for the padlock of my boat, & then found the one that was lost. May & I went aft to the boat. Dined with the Grönes. Dorothy Ross & her father were the other guests.

Mount Salus 9 WEDNESDAY [99-266] Fire Insurances expire

Did some odd jobs & went to my boat. Nearly sleepless night from coughing.

Mount Salus 10 THURSDAY [100-265]

Rather tired. May to Dublin with the Lockes. Went to my boat

Bad report of Basil from Tudor House.

Mount Salus 11 FRIDAY [101-264] Cambridge Easter Term begins

Wet. Went to my boat & to the Club. Wrote to Mother.

Very good report of Ralph from St. Paul’s

Mount Salus 12 SATURDAY [102-263]

Did a lot of jobs about the house. The O’Rourke’s, Toppin, Miss Lecky & Miss Beere came in for music Even.

Mount Salus 13 SUNDAY–3 after Easter [103-262]

Morn service. Took Basil, Teddie & Graham to see my boat. Called with May & Teddie on the O’Brien’s (in) May to even service.

Mount Salus 14 MONDAY [104-261] ‚ 5h 39m A. M. (Greenwich)

Saw Archer aft. about my boat engine at his new premises

Engineering meeting even. Dined at Red Bank. Home by 10 · 15 P. M. train

Mount Salus 15 TUESDAY [105-260]

Went to my boat morn. The Grönes called. The O’Rorkes came in even for music etc.

Mount Salus 16 WEDNESDAY [106-259]

Teddie left by the morning boat for Cheltenham. May & I breakfasted at the Yacht Club. Got Wright to come & see me aft.

Mount Salus 17 THURSDAY [107-258]

Ralph came home for the holidays.

Mount Salus 18 FRIDAY [108-257]

The Birkitts dined & Mr. Rootham & the Frasers came in even.

Mount Salus 19 SATURDAY [109-256]

Tea at the Lockes

Mount Salus 20 SUNDAY –4 for after Easter [110-255] ™ 9h 33m P.M. (Greenwich)

Morn service. Spent into aft at the Toppins with Laila, Ralph & Basil

4^th Month APRIL 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 21 MONDAY [111-254]

Went to my boat May to Dublin.

Mount Salus 22 TUESDAY [112-253]

Went to Dublin & lunched with J. B. & Joan. Saw Archer about my engine & went on to Bullock with some bolts.

Mount Salus 23 WEDNESDAY [113-252] St. George

Turned a brass plate for the exhaust of my boat engine

The Toppins spent the evening over old pictures etc.

Mount Salus 24 THURSDAY [114-251]

Dining room cleaned. Went to my boat. Lunched at the club.

Mount Salus 25 FRIDAY [115-250] St. Mark, Even.

Stormy day. May & I went to the boat.

Mount Salus 26 SATURDAY [116-249]

Wet morn. Worked at my sliderest. Went to the boat & fitted the propeller shaft experimentally.

Mount Salus 27 Rogation SUNDAY [117-248]

Morn. Service. Tea at Frazers with May & Laila

Mount Salus 28 MONDAY [118-247] Rogation Day. ƒ 6h 9m A.M. (Greenwich)

Took Basil to J. B. to have his eyes examined. Saw Archer about my boat engine. Home by 5 · 45 P. M. train.

Mount Salus 29 TUESDAY [119-246] Rogation Day

Took Bridget & Laila to the boat. Heavy rain came on & lasted nearly all day. Lunch at the club & went back to the boat. May took Basil & Ralph to the dentist etc.

Mount Salus 30 WEDNESDAY [120-245] Rogation Day

Helped at the cleaning of the drawing room. Went to my boat Even & arranged about the placing of the tank.

5^th Month MAY 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 1 THURSDAY [121-244] Ascension Day. SS. Philip and James. Holiday, Stock Exchange

Went to the boat morn & aft. & lunched at the club.

Mount Salus 2 FRIDAY [122-243]

Went to Dublin morn. & got Booths man to take off the flange of the stern tube of my boat. Got Todd to sweat it in again at Archers & saw about the engine. Roothams, Frazers & Mrs. O’Rorke came in even.

Mount Salus 3 SATURDAY [123-242]

Aunt Carrie writes to say that Uncle Neville died on the 1^st. Wrote to her. Tea at the Rorkes with May & the boys.

Went to my boat

Mount Salus 4 SUNDAY after Ascension [124-241]

Early communion with May & Ralph. Morn. Service. Ralph & I went to the White King’s for supper.

Mount Salus 5 MONDAY [125-240] Bank Holiday, Scotland. Royal Academy opens

Saw Ralph off by 1 · 40 P.M. boat. Went to Dublin & got bolts for my boat, & ordered a name board. Engineering meeting evening. Home by 10 · P.M. train. Heavy rain.

Mount Salus 6 TUESDAY [1 to 6-239] King’s Accession, 1910. ˜ 8h 24m A.M. (Greenwich)

Worked at my slide rest etc. Went to the boat. Not very well.

Mount Salus 7 WEDNESDAY [127-238]

May to the Arts Club. Went to my boat & was kept there by heavy rain. Very bad night of pain & coughing.

Mount Salus 8 THURSDAY [128-237]

Heavy gale. Stayed in all day. Not at all well. Dick Atkinson came to see how I was even.

Mount Salus 9 FRIDAY [129-236] Eastern Law Settings end. Proclamation, King George V. Oxford Easter Term ends. Half Quarter Day

Rather better. Went to the boat.

Mount Salus 10 SATURDAY [130-235] Oxford Trinity Term begins

Did a lot of odd jobs. Went to the boat & on to the Club.

Mount Salus 11 WHIT SUNDAY [131-234] Ember Week

Morn. service. Wrote to M. Morin, & paid him for another 3 months for Pat to Aug 14^th. Wrote also to Pat, Bishop of Kilmore about my subscription to Ballin temple.

Mount Salus 12 Whitsun MONDAY [132-233] Bank Holiday

Wet day. Cut a lot of glass for the Potting Shed windows etc.

Mount Salus 13 Whitsun TUESDAY [133-232] ‚ 11h 45m A.M. (Greenwich)

Went to my boat. May & I went by train to Dublin to go to Wagner’s Valkyrie, but on the way found the tickets were for tomorrow. Dined at Hynes’ & went to the Empire.

Mount Salus 14 WEDNESDAY [134-231] Ember Day

Went to my boat. May & I went to Valkyrie at Theatre Royal. Supper at Red Bank during the interval. Home by Tram. Mr. Woods with us as far as Kingstown.

Amusing letter from Pat about my writing to Morin in English.

Mount Salus 15 THURSDAY [135-230] Scottish Quarter Day (Whitsunday)

Wrote in french to M. Morin. Waited till 3 P.M for Brown the Plumber to come & mend the dining room bell; as he did not come, went to the boat. Shot a cat that was caught in a trap set by the larder window.

Mount Salus 16 FRIDAY [136-229] Ember Day

Worked with Brown (Plumber) at the dining room bell. Finding the tube was blocked, we closed the flange of the old hole & began to put it in an electric bell. B. Went away at dinner time, and did not turn up again. Made a bracket for the Kitchen towel.

The Rootham’s came up even.

Mount Salus 17 SATURDAY [137-228] Ember Day

Brown came & finished the bell morn. Went to the boat & on to the club aft.

Mount Salus 18 TRINITY SUNDAY [138-227]

Overslept my self & did not go to church. To White Kings for supper.

Mount Salus 19 MONDAY [139-226]

Cut glass etc morn. Went to my boat & found she had been taken off the stocks. Row with servants about going out without leave.

Mount Salus 20 TUESDAY [140-225] Trinity Law Sittings begin. ™ 7h 18m A.M. (Greenwich)

Heard from & wrote to Ralph. Archer’s men began to put in the engine of my boat. Found we had to shorten the propeller shaft. Went to Dublin, & saw Yates about my telescope & volt meter. Saw Archer’s people about my engine & wrote to them about the large quantity of missing parts.

Mount Salus 21 WEDNESDAY [141-224]

Went to my boat morn & aft. Lunch at the club, put the reversing gear right.

Mount Salus 22 THURSDAY [142-223] Corpus Christie

Archer’s men got the engine of my boat into position for bolting down. Went with May, Teddie, & Basil to a Scouts display at Molesworth Hall Home by 10 · 45 P. M. train

Mount Salus 23 FRIDAY [143-222]

Worked at my boat.

Mount Salus 24 SATURDAY [144-221] (Empire Day)

Worked about the place. Wrote to Lou about my visit to her etc. She having written to May on the subject. May’s tea day at the tennis club. Went there aft & to my boat. Dick Atkinson came up & cleaned the brass of my engine switch board.

Mount Salus 25 SUNDAY–1 after Trinity [145-220]

Morn. service. Jebb came to our pew.

Mount Salus 26 MONDAY [146-219] Queen Mary born, 1867

Painted a water can, & my ebony headed stick. Went to my boat aft., & saw about the place for my steering gear etc.

Mount Salus 27 TUESDAY [147-218]

Odd jobs. Went to my boat & met Archer there–saw to the measurements for the pipes, pump etc.

Mount Salus 28 WEDNESDAY [148-217] ƒ 0h 4m A.M. (Greenwich)

Went to my boat craft. & did some small fitting. Called upon Mrs. Tolpin on my way home (in).

Mount Salus 29 THURSDAY [149-216]

Went to my boat & joined May later at an entertainment to some Swedish Naval Cadets at Bullock Castle.

Creamery 16 · 3ü Pd Ross 4 · 7 · 3ü P d

June Stores 6 · 13 ·0ü P d. Bread 12 · 6ü P d

Servants 1 · 6 · 8ü P d Brazil 3 · 6ü P d

" 1 · 3 · 4ü P d Wilson 18 · 8 P d

" 16 · 8ü P d

Fuidlater 3 · 12 · 6ü P d

O’Meara 4 · 4ü P d

(Sent the Stores £10)

Mount Salus 30 FRIDAY [150-215]

Teddie & I saw May & Laila off by 8 · 15 am boat

Breakfast & lunch at the club. Spent the day at my boat. Got the stern tube finished & exhaust fixed.

Mount Salus 31 SATURDAY [151-214]

No fitters came to the boat. Worked there myself.

6^th Month JUNE 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 1 JUNE SUNDAY–2 after Trinity [152-213]

Stayed at home.

Mount Salus 2 MONDAY [153-212]

Went to the boat & brought up Dick Atkinson & we bored a lot of holes in brass rudder fittings. Fitters came while we were away, & made a lot of mistakes.

Mount Salus 3 TUESDAY [154-211] King George V. born, 1865

Found that Basil had burnt the garden fence by the rubbish heap. No fitters came to the boat. Heard that Ralph is a little seedy from a touch of the sun. Wrote to him.

Mount Salus 4 WEDNESDAY [155-210] ˜ 78 57m p.m.(Greenwich)

Accounts. Worked with Newcome at my boat, & nearly got the engine finished. Heard again about Ralph. He does not seem very bad, however

Mount Salus 5 THURSDAY [156-209]

Paid bills. Worked morn. & aft. with Newcome at my boat, & got the engine running, new wires fixed etc. Leaving only two small jobs to be done to the exhaust for tomorrow.

6^th Month JUNE 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 6 FRIDAY [157-208]

Newcome finished with the boat engine. Bored 27 holes in the iron and Keel band & countersunk them on my lathe. Very tired

Mount Salus 7 SATURDAY [158-207]

Went to the boat, & saw to various things club aft.

Mount Salus 8 SUNDAY–3 after Trinity [159-206]

Morn service. Had a good rest. Sent on a letter of Pat’s to May.

Mount Salus 9 MONDAY [160-205]

Made some set screws, & fitted one to the propeller shaft of my boat. Tried the engine, but failed to start her. Downer came to measure for the cover of the boat.

Mount Salus 10 TUESDAY [161-204]

Went to the boat & started the engine with some difficulty, but failed to do so afterwards. Went to Dublin by train & saw Archer about it.

Mount Salus 11 WEDNESDAY [162-203] St. Barnabas, Ap. ‚ 4h 37m P.M. (Greenwich)

Went to Dublin & saw Rooke about my estate. It seems we are to be very poor. Went to the club for a short time. Archer came about 6 P. M. to Bullock. We took the carburetter float to my workshop, got some petrol out of it, & soldered it.

Mount Salus 12 THURSDAY [163-202]

Helped to take down pictures in May’s room. Packed up my Camp bed and gave Basil another one etc. Went to the boat. The engine started all right

Mount Salus 13 FRIDAY [164-201]

Wrote to May, enclosing a letter from M. Morin. Went to my boat. Heard from Evie that Florie has to undergo an operation tomorrow with faint hopes of saving her life. Wrote to him.

Mount Salus 14 SATURDAY [165-200]

Wrote to Mother & wired to Evie. God I replied later to say that Flories operation had been successful. Went to the boat & onto the Club & Pier to see H. M. S. Dublin.

Mount Salus 15 SUNDAY–4 after Trinity [166-199]

Morn. Service. Afternoon & even at the White Kings. Sir John Barton drove me to Blackrock.

Mount Salus 16 MONDAY [167-198]

Fitted at o the inlet pipe of my engine to try to make her start more easily etc. etc.

Laundry 6 · 6 ½^{P D}^P

Mount Salus 17 TUESDAY [168-197]

Stayed at home, while the servant & boys went on board the Temeraire.

6^th Month JUNE 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 18 WEDNESDAY [169-196] ™ 5h 54m P. M. (Greenwich)

Lunch at the Club. Went to my boat as usual. Wrote to May & Evie

Mount Salus 19 THURSDAY [170-195]

Took out the silencer of the boat engine, as it leaked badly–found it all wrongly fitted.

Mount Salus 20 FRIDAY [171-194]

Put new studs into the silencer, refitted it, & made the joints tight.

Mount Salus 21 SATURDAY [172-193]

Went to the boat, & on to the Club.

Mount Salus 22 SUNDAY–5 after Trinity [173-192]

Coronation King George V., 1911

morn service. Wrote to Bertha Wengler etc.

Mount Salus 23 MONDAY [174-191] Prince of Wales born, 1894

Saw Rooke & Quain & Powell on Estate business. Went to the club aft. Regatta–but not much to be seen, as it is at R. I. Club

Went on to the boat, & fitted the cover. Found it wrong.

Mount Salus 24 TUESDAY [175-190] St. John Baptist. Midsummer Day Quarter Day. Cambridge Easter Term ends

Went to the boat morn. & to the Lockes aft to look on at tennis

Mount Salus 25 WEDNESDAY [176-189]

Lunch at the club after going to the boat & seeing Perry about the cover.

Mount Salus 26 THURSDAY [177-188] ƒ 5h 41m P. M. (Greenwich)

The Downer came to the boat & fitted cover & hood. Went there again aft.

Mount Salus 27 FRIDAY [178-187]

Stained part of the floor in May’s room. Went to the boat & to the club.

Strawberries 1/3 ^PD.P

Mount Salus 28 SATURDAY [179-186]

Arranged Mays room. Went to my boat.

Potatoes 1/8P P D.

Mount Salus 29 SUNDAY–6 after Trinity [180-185] St. Peter, Ap.

Morn. service. At home the rest of the day. Malcolm Fraser & sister called.

6^th Month JUNE 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 30 MONDAY [181-184] Quarter Sessions Week

Went to boat & Club. Watered the garden even.

Charwoman 1/6 ^PD.P

Strawberries 1/6 ^PD.P

Washing ¾ ^PD.P

7^th Month JULY 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 1 JULY TUESDAY [182-183]

Helped to clear the nursery. Went to the boat aft. Water line being marked.

Washing 1/7 PD

Carrots 4.0

Strawberries do 1/6 pd

20 lbs for preserving 6/8 pd

10 lbs " " ¾

Charwoman 1/6 PD.P

Mount Salus 2 WEDNESDAY [183-182]

Saw Tissington about my estate. Got my telescope from Yeates. Went to my boat on my way home. Wrote to Moore of Lisnamandra & to Halpin about the missing deed.

June Acct.

Jun. Stores £5 · 7 · 6 1/2P PD

Brazil £1 · 14 · 8 ½ PPD.

Bread 10 · 9P PD

Ross 2 · 17 · 0 1/2P PD

Creamery · 17 · 6 PD.P

Servants 2 · 10 · 0 PD.

Findlater 2.10.10 PP

O’Meara 3 · 6P PD

Mount Salus 3 THURSDAY [184-181]

Wrote letters. Signed retired pay voucher. Went to the boat.

Mount Salus 4 FRIDAY [185-180] ˜ 5m 6m A.M. (Greenwich).

Declaration of American Independence

Paid bills etc & went to the boat–got the anchor chain in, hood fitted etc.

Mount Salus 5 SATURDAY [186-179] Oxford Trinity Term ends. Dividends due at Bank

Boat launched 12 · 30 P. M. Took a short run in her with Atkinson Brought her back for floor boards, ballast, etc. Took Teddie & Basil to lunch at the club. Went back to the boat, & had some runs in her bracket (she is a fine boat) & took her to Kingstown

Mount Salus 6 SUNDAY –7 after Trinity [187-178]

Morn. service. Wrote to Pat, Morin, May, Sidley etc & to Rooke to say I wd. see him tomorrow on business.

7^th Month JULY 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 7 MONDAY [188-177]

Went to the boat, & talk of the pressure pipe, broke a stud in doing so. Talk the exhaust etc to Booths for newsstands & cleaning the pipe. Signed affidavits at Rookes. Back by 5 · 20 P. M. train. Put on the pipes etc & had a short run in the harbour with Powel.

Found that Basil had smashed his bike during the Easter holidays.

Mount Salus 8 TUESDAY [189-176]

Took my boat to Bullock to have final details seen to

On trying to get away, the engine refused to start. Had to anchor outside & finally to be towed home. Just off the pier the engine started. Very stiff & tired.

Mount Salus 9 WEDNESDAY [190-175] Fire Insurances expire

Very tired after yesterday. Went to tennis at the Toppins, but only looked on.

Mount Salus 10 THURSDAY (191-174] ‚ 9h 37m P.M. (Greenwich)

Went boating morn. Took Crampton round Dalkey Island aft. Fished a little & caught 1 Mackerel.

Evie turned up with his motor car & stopped here.

Mount Salus 11 FRIDAY [192-173] my 59^th Birthday

Got up at 6 a.m. & Soldered my boats oil tank. Went for a run with Evie round Dalkey Island & caught 8 mackerel.

Went to a tennis party at the Mackrory’s after lunching at the club.

Mount Salus 12 SATURDAY [193-172]

Got fruit for jam etc morn. Took Capt O’Rourke R. N. & his two daughters out boating. We caught one mackerel.

Evie motored to Dublin on business.

Mount Salus 13 SUNDAY–8 after Trinity [194-171]

Morn. Service. Evie drove us to the Cramptons (Mrs. C. in) & then on to Delgany where we stayed to supper. Our party was Teddie Basil & self.

Mount Salus 14 MONDAY [195-170]

Evie left. The two servants gave notice on account of my inspecting their bed rooms. Wrote to May about it.

Later on I made up the trouble. Went to the boat. The engine refused to start. A heavy thunderstorm came on. Later (ie about 6 · P. M.) started the engine & had a short run. Caught 5 mackerel.

Mount Salus 15 TUESDAY [196-169]

AA little seedy. Stayed at home.

Mount Salus 16 WEDNESDAY [197-168]

Got fruit etc. Took the two boys to Brady by 4 · 8 · P. M. train.

The Crampton’s motor met us at the station & took us to St. Valerie for tea and strawberries. We were motored to the 7 · 10 P. by Crampton himself.

7^th Month JULY 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 17 THURSDAY [198-167]

Hot, stuffy & wet. In lunch at the club & had a run in my boat. Court no fish, & no one seemed to be getting any either, though quantities had been caught in the morn. May & Laila came home by 9 · 55 P. M. boat. I met them

Fruit 5/8 ^{P D.}P

Mount Salus 18 FRIDAY [199-166] ™ 6h 6m A. M. (Greenwich)

Cruised about Dalkey Sound on the lookout for the Lady Martin–London steamer, but she did not arrive during the afternoon.

Went to Dublin by 9 · P. M. train from Kingstown. The Steamer came in at 10 · 30 P. M. Met Pat & brought him home by 11 · 15 train.

Mount Salus 19 SATURDAY [200-165]

Went to the Club & had a run in my boat round Dalkey Island & the Rose beg Buoy, Lloyd came with me.

Mount Salus 20 SUNDAY–9 after Trinity [201-164]

Morn. service. Wrote to Vera, Ralph, & Oswald. May gave Annie notice.

Mount Salus 21 MONDAY [202-163]

Finlay R. N. came to lunch. Took him & Pat for a run in up the river.

Mount Salus 22 TUESDAY [203-162]

Went to a small tennis party with May, given by Mrs. Jebb at Killiney. I did not play & left early

Mount Salus 23 WEDNESDAY [204-161]

Had a short run in my boat & went up to the Quarry afterwards just as May & the boys were leaving.

Mount Salus 24 THURSDAY [205-160]

May & Capt & Mrs. & Miss O’ Rorke came for a run in my boat in the Howth direction.

Mount Salus 25 FRIDAY [206-159] St. James, Ap.

Pat & I went fishing of Dalkey & caught 18 Mackerel.

Mount Salus 26 SATURDAY [207-158] ƒ 9h 59m A. M. (Greenwich)

Went to the Quarry for a short time & on to the club. Band even.

Mount Salus 27 SUNDAY–10 after Trinity [208-157]

Rather seedy. Stayed at home.

Mount Salus 28 MONDAY [209-156]

Took May, Pat, & the Cramptons for a run in my boat to Howth H arbour.

Mount Salus 29 TUESDAY [210 – 155]

Went with May & Finlay R. N. to Tutor House Sports.

7^th Month JULY 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 30 WEDNESDAY [211-154]

Mrs. Burkilt & her brother lunched with me at the club. May came after & we went out in my boat. Dished a little & caught one mackerel. Mrs. B. got sick – Landed her & May at Dalkey. Leighton & I then ran on towards Bray & so home.

Fruit £1 · 18 · 6 P Pd

Washing 3/4PPd. 1/7P P d.

Mount Salus 31 THURSDAY [212-153] Trinity Law Sittings end of

Went to the tennis club for a short time, & afterwards took a little run in my boat.

Ross £3 · 2 · 7 Cake 1/–P

ONearer 4 · 10P Fruit 2/–P

Bread 13 · 0P Jun Stores £8 · 3 · 0P

Brazil 15 · 7 1/2P

Findlater 3· 15 · 5 1/2P

(1 · 10 · 0P

Servants (1 · 3 · 4P

( 7 · P

Creamery 13 · 6P

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Mount Salus 1 AUG FRIDAY [213-152] Lammas Day. Scottish Quarter Day

Went with Pat to Dublin by boat, & brought back Ralph’s bicycle.

Cheque from Land Commission No. 8120. Value £1 059 · 2 · 3 – sent to Provincial Bank Cavan.

Mount Salus 2 SATURDAY [214-151] ˜ 0h 58m P. M. (Greenwich)

Lunch at the club & adjusted the reversing year of my engine with Lead packing. Took Vessel & Bunty Thorpe out fishing & caught 21 Mackerel.

Mount Salus 3 SUNDAY–11 after Trinity [215-150]

May & I went by train to Still organ, Lunched with the Burkitts & home by 5 · 33 P. M. train.

Mount Salus 4 MONDAY [216-149] Bank Holiday. Ramadân (Turkish Lent) begins. Royal Academy closes

Looked on at part of a tennis tournament at the Quarry

Evie came from Errington in his motor car & put up at Mrs. Goodman’s. He announced that he had sold Errington for £4000

Mount Salus 5 TUESDAY [217-148]

Evie took Pat into Dublin in his car, & went off by boat to England, Pat returning by train. I took Mollie & Stella Ross & a Miss Gill & Teddie to Bellingham Harbour by boat. A good deal of trouble with spark plugs on the way home.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Mount Salus 6 WEDNESDAY [218-147]

Took Vera & Basil out boating. The engine behaved badly & Basil was seasick, so we came back early. Telephoned to Booth for an engine fitter.

Mount Salus 7 THURSDAY [219-146]

Tennis aft at the Quarry. My first game this year. Played mostly with May, Pat, & Teddie–the latter shapes well. Ralph came home in uniform.

Mount Salus 8 FRIDAY [220-145]

Went with May, Vera, & Pat to a Kinema show at the Theatre Royal. Pictures of wild animals by Cherry Kearton taken in India, Africa, Borneo & America. Got Pat a new Bicycle.

Mount Salus 9 SATURDAY [221-144] ‚ 4h 3m A. M. (Greenwich)

Heavy rain. Met and Indian Brahmin named Maharaj who was selling samples of tea at at Findlaters & got him to come up & see my books etc.

Melon ^{D Pd.}P Fish 6 ^{D Pd.}

Mount Salus 10 SUNDAY–12 after Trinity [222-143]

Morn. service with all the family except Laila. Ralph & I called aft on the Turbetts (in) & Jebbs – Mrs. J. ill & Jebb out.

Mount Salus 11 MONDAY [223-142] Half Quarter Day

Telephoned again to Booth about and engine fitter. Tennis aft with May, Teddie, Pat, & Eileen Frazer. Played a hard set against Pat & Teddie – I won 6 -3.

Cake 8^D^P

Mount Salus 12 TUESDAY [224-141] Grouse Shooting begins

Worked with Booths fitter at the boat engine morn & even.

Mount Sallus 13 WEDNESDAY [225-140]

Played Tennis at the Quarry in a small party got up by May.

Mount Sallus 14 THURSDAY [226-139]

· Booths man (Kirlse) & I worked all day at my boat engine.

· Ran down to Dalkey etc & made good defects in reversing gear & packing. Had a hot bearing on return home, & had to take out all the packing. Miss Gertie Good arrived about 11 · P. M.

Mount Sallus 15 FRIDAY [227-138]

Started with May & Miss Good to go to the club, but heavy rain stopped us. May & Miss G. Went to Kingsdown.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Mount Sallus 16 SATURDAY [228-137] ™ 8h 27m P. M. (Greenwich)

Took Miss Good for a run in my boat to the end of Bray HeadMay, Vera, Miss Good & I went to the band even.

Mount Sallus 17 SUNDAY–13 after Trinity [229-136]

Morn. service. Quiet day.

Mount Sallus 18 MONDAY [230-135]

Went by train to Bray with May & This Good & drove through the Dargle to the Powers court water fall & house by other Rocky Valley etc. Rather seedy all day.

Mount Sallus 19 TUESDAY [231-134]

Went out fishing with Fraser & Annesley & caught 60 mackerel.

Mount Sallus 20 WEDNESDAY [232-133] Black Game Shooting begins

Talk May & Miss Good by boat to Howth. Lunch in the harbour, & went up to the Summit. Met their Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Moore. Got rather splashed coming home.

Mount Sallus 21 THURSDAY [233-132]

Very hot & stuffy. Went for a short run in the harbour.

Mount Sallus 22 FRIDAY [234-131]

took W. Annesley & Glasson (his coach) out fishing & caught 51 mackerel.

Mount Salus 23 SATURDAY [235-130]

Took Miss Good to Dublin. Lunch at “Red Bank”. Tram to Phoenix Park. Saw the Polo & the Zoo. Tea at “Red Bank” & home by tram.

May & Vera went to the band, & I was called to open the eccentric Miss Lecky’s bedroom door, which she had locked & had forgotten to bring the key from Kinstown. I did it easily.

Mount Sallus 24 SUNDAY–14 after Trinity [236-129] St. Bartholomew, Ap.

Morn service. Called on the Jebbs (in)

Mount Sallus 25 MONDAY [237-128] ƒ 0h 18m P. M. (Greenwich)

Went with May & Miss Good to Glendalough & Avoca by motor Char à banc. Home by train from Bray.

NMount Sallus 26 TUESDAY [238-127]

Talk May & This Good by boat to Dublin morn. Lunch at the club, & had a short run aft. Harrie Richardson came to stay. Tram strike began in Dublin.

Mount Sallus 27 WEDNESDAY [239-126]

Went to the Horse Show with Harrie R.–May & Miss Good having gone in the morning.

8^th Month AUGUST 1922 31 Days

Mount Sallus 28 THURSDAY [240-125]

Lunch at the club. Started to go to Dublin by boat with Harrie R., But about half way across, the set screw of my propeller shaft gave way, & the shaft came uncoupled. We rowed into the harbour when Capt. Fleming of the Alexandra towed me home & Powel screwed the shaft on to the coupling. Took home the set screw to alter.

Put a window catch in the kitchen morn.

Mount Sallus 29 FRIDAY [241-124]

Drilled a socket for the set screw of my propeller shaft. Called at the Alexandra to thank Capt. Fleming. Went for a run aft. to test my repair. Went to Dublin by 4 · 25 P. M. train saw Maguire and Gatshell about pumps. Joined May & Harrie at the Theatre Royal and went to the hippodrome to hear Albert Chevalier etc. Home by 8 · 45 P. M train. Miss Good left.

Fruit £1 · 8 · 8^P^{P D.}

Washing 12/6^P^{P D.}

Mount Sallus 30 SATURDAY [242-123]

Foggy day. Got my tools from the club. Band even.

MMrs. English £ 1 · 10 · 0^P^{P D.} O’Meara 8/4^{P D}^PJun Stores £ 6 · 0 · 1 1/2^P^{P D.}

Mary Green £ · 14 · 0^P^{P D.}Brazil 6/11 ½^{P D.}^P Creamery £ 1 · 0 · 6^P^{P D.}

Ross £ 3 · 13 · 8^PFindlater £ 3 · 10 · 0^P^{P D.} Bread 14/3^P^{P D.}

Ducks 9/–^P^{P D.} Ham 10/–^P^{P D.}Cakes 2/4^P^{P D.}

Mount Salus 31 SUNDAY–15 after Trinity [243-122] ˜ 8h 38m P.M. (Greenwich)

Morn. service. Went to the Fraser’s even.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Mount Salus 1 MONDAY [244-121] Partridge Shooting begins

Called with May on the Mc. Rorys (in) & Grahams (out)

I called on the Dobbs (out). May & Harrie R. went to Bridge at Miss Leckys.

Mount Salus 2 TUESDAY [245-120]

Odd jobs morn. aft party at Killiney Castle aft. with May & Miss Good.

Mount Salus 3 WEDNESDAY [246-119] & Bingfield

May, Miss Good, Vera, Laila, Bridget & I went by 5 P M. train from Broadstone to Bingfield. Found the boys all well.

Bingfield 4 THURSDAY [247-118]

Drove into Cavan to see about the donkey pump, shopping, and getting the step of the trap mended etc. Smith took out the donkey pump from the well. Strolled round the place.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Bingfield 5 FRIDAY [247-118]

Walked to the shore opposite Trinity Abbey–the others are having gone on before. Pat rode us over to the island in a large Cot. Spent some time there. Took Miss Good home through Monery. Smith got the pump fixed & at work. Wrote to Blakely about drains in the Farnadaly.

Bingfield 6 SATURDAY [249-116]

Spent the day with Miss Good, Vera, & the Boys at Outeraghy

Bingfield 7 SUNDAY–16 after Trinity [250-115] ‚ 1h 6m P.M. (Greenwich)

Morn service at Kilmore.

Bingfield 8 MONDAY [251-114]

Ralph & Basil went back to Mount Salus.

May, Miss Good, Laila, Vera & I drove, while Pat & Teddie cycled to Derrycasseu –Lunch in the green house by the lake & went for a run in the Steam Launch towing a row boat, saw the yacht etc. Home by 7 · 30 · P. M.

Stroke of Donkey pump crank 5^in.

Height of plank 6^ft. 6ⁱⁿ Centre of shaft to corner of well 1^ft. 9^in.

Bingfield 9 TUESDAY [252-113]

Odd jobs. Called on the Scots (Freda Clements) at The Rocks (out), & the Moores (in).

Gahan’s (pro tem) Glenmure, Palmerston R^D. Dublin.

Mount Salus 10 WEDNESDAY [253-112]

May, Miss Good, Teddie, Vera, Laila, Bridget & I took the 1 · 50 P. M. train & came home to Dalkey.

Mount Salus 11 THURSDAY [254-111]

Accounts etc. Went with May to Miss Blair White’s wedding to a Mr. Earle. B Lookedn after at the club.

Mount Salus 12 FRIDAY [255-110]

Paid books etc. Ralph lunched with me at the Club & we went for a run up to the Customs House in Oilskins.

Heavy rain and nearly all day.

Mount Salus 13 SATURDAY [256-109]

Wet day. Odd jobs. Mrs. Rootham called.

Mount Salus 14 SUNDAY–17 after Trinity [257-108] Ember Week

Morn. service. May to the Frazers & I brought her home.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Mount Salus 15 MONDAY [258-107] ™ 0h 46m P.M. (Greenwich)

Worked all day at various jobs Practised with Mrs. Rootham even. Saw Ralph off to school by the early boat & breakfasted at the club.

Laundry 8 ½^D^P^{P D.}

" 8/3^{P D.}^P

Ham 10/6^{P D.}^PFruit 3/8^{P D.}^P

Mount Salus 16 TUESDAY [259-106]

Odd jobs all day. Port a new stove into the Dining Room. Practised even with Mrs. Rootham.

Mount Salus 17 WEDNESDAY [260-105] Ember Day

Went for a run in my boat round the Muglin etc.

Mount Salus 18 THURSDAY [261-104]

Wrote to Morin etc. Musical even at the Rambants even.

Men came to see about the gas.

Mount Salus 19 FRIDAY [262-103] Ember Day

Wet day–Club even. Another man came about the gas there being no pressure.

Mount Salus 20 SATURDAY [263-102] Ember Day

Destruction in the gas pipe at the entrance to the Mount Salus Road removed. Club aft.

Mount Salus 21 SUNDAY–18 after Trinity [264-101] St. Matthew, Ap.

Morn service. Quiet day at home.

Mount Salus 22 MONDAY [265-100]

Wet day. Stayed at home.

Mount Salus 23 TUESDAY [266-99] ƒ 0h 30m P.M. (Greenwich)

saw Vera off by the morning mail boat for Cheltenham.

Breakfast at the club. Dopping Hepenstal lunched with me & we went for a run in my boat, taking Lawless to Black rock & then round Dalkey Island.

Mount Salus 24 WEDNESDAY [267-98]

Went for a run in my boat, but did not go far, as there was a heavy sea inside the harbour.

Mount Salus 25 THURSDAY [268-97]

Talk Mrs. Van Reuen in my boat to Dalkey & the back of the island–a good deal of sea.

Fruit ½^{P D.}^P

Mount Salus 26 FRIDAY [269-96]

Got off-line copy of the Gulistân of Saadi & a Translation from Luzac

Talk May for a run in my boat round the island.

9^th Month SEPTEMBER 1922 30 Days

Mount Salus 27 SATURDAY [270-95]

Took my boat at 8 · a. m. to Bullock & had her hawled up

Breakfast at the club, & saw to various things.

Food ship came to Dublin for the strikers.

Cocao 1/6^{P D.}^P Mushrooms 1/–^P^{P D}

Mount Salus 28 SUNDAY–19 after Trinity [271-94]

Morn. service. Quiet day.

Mount Salus 29 MONDAY [272-93] St. Michael and All Angels. Michaelmas Day. Quarter Day

Packed up etc.

En route for Cherbourg 30 TUESDAY [273-92] ˜ 4h 57m A.M. (Greenwich)

Took the morning mail boat for Euston with Pat & went to Southhampton. Went on board the S. S. South Western & sailed at 11 · 15 P. M. amusing lot of young french men on board.

Jun Stores £ 8 · 5 · 3^P^{P D.} O’Meara 8 · 6^P^{P D.} Cakes 4/2^P

Findlater 2 · 15 · 11 1/2^P Brazil 19 · 7^P^{P D} Wash 3/8^P

Bread 15 · 0^P^{P D.} Creamery 1 · 7 · 2^P^{P D.} Fruit 4/6^P

Milk 2 · 15 · 0^P^{P D.}

Wages 3 · 15 · 6^P^D

& Including 10/–omitted Last month i. e. 15/6 Mary G. & 10/–Bridget

10^th Month OCTOBER 1913 31 Days

Cherbourg 1 OCT WEDNESDAY [274-91] Cambridge Michaelmas Term begins.

Pheasant Shooting begins

Got in about 7 · A M. in heavy rain. Breakfast on board

Strolled round the town. Went to Madame Bourgogues & then gone to the Bizardels for lunch. Went after up the hill Broule to the fort. Dined at the hotel.

Cherbourg & St. Lô 2 THURSDAY [275-90] Jewish Year 5674 begins

Marcel Bizardel called for us morn. & and we went by tram to Tourlaville & saw the Chateau. Lunch with the Bizardels took the 5 · 15 P. M. train and came on to St. Low. Luggage nearly left behind owing to the stupidity of the hotel people. Pat went to Les Paliers & I put up at the Hotel de L’ Univers.

Saint Lô 3 FRIDAY [276-89]

Went to see Morin morn. & found there a letter from May to say she will not send my camera. Wrote to her. Saw the Lyceè aft. With Pat & Morin.

Saint Lô 4 SATURDAY [277-88]

Pat & I went to Bayeux by the 9 · A. M. train and saw the Cathedral tapestry, old houses etc. Lunch at Hotel de Luxembourg. Back at 3 · 10 P. M. train.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1913 31 Days

Saint Lô 5 SUNDAY–20 after Trinity [278-87]

High Mass at 10 ·a. m. at the Cathedral. Went for a stroll along the river aft. with Pat.

Saint Lô 6 MONDAY [279-86] Dividend is due at Bank

Went up to the Morins morn. Wet aft. went for a stroll past the college. Pat & I went to hear “La fille du regiment” & a curtain raiser “Le Chalet” at the Theatre. Wrote to May.

Saint Lô 7 TUESDAY [280-85] ‚ 1h 46m A.M. (Greenwich)

Went by train to Canisy With Morin & saw the Chateau.

The Morins & Pat dined with me.

Saint Lô 8 WEDNESDAY [281-84]

Showery day. Took the 10 · 26 a.m. train for Contances. Met Morin at Hôtel de France. Lunch there & saw the town, Cathedral etc etc. Home by 4 P. M. train.

Saint Lô 9 THURSDAY [282-83]

Fine day. We were to have gone to Contain ville, but the Morins thought it was going to rain. So we spent the day fishing and caught nothing. Wrote to Vera in French.

Saint Lô 10 FRIDAY [283-82] Oxford Michaelmas Term begins

Went up to Les Paliers morn. Went trolling with Pat aft. but caught nothing as usual. Wrote to May. Heard from Paris that my camera has arrived there & signed a document about it.

Saint Lô 11 SATURDAY [284-81]

Showery day. Went up to see Pat morn. & again aft & went for a stroll with him & Morin through the town.

Saint Lô 12 SUNDAY–21 after Trinity [285-80]

Morn service at Morins’s church. Drove aft about 14 Kilometres to a small village with the Morins & their servant for the latter to see her relations. Pat biked.

Saint Lô 13 MONDAY [286-79] Michaelmas Law Sittings begin. Quarter Sessions Week

Went up to see Pat morn & aft. Went by train to Lisons & got the Daily Mail & had a stroll round the place. Heard from May. No news of my camera.

Saint Lô 14 TUESDAY [287-78] Fire Insurances expire

Went to see Pat morn & aft. Wired, reply paid to the Gare du Nord about my camera but got no reply. Got Madame M. To write about it. Wrote to May & Mrs. Will.

Saint Lô 15 WEDNESDAY [288-77] ™ 6h 7m A.M (Greenwich).

The Paris officials want to know now where the camera was sent. Filled in the form. Lunch at the Morins. Went by train to Lisons to get the Daily Mail.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1913 31 Days

Cherbourg 16 THURSDAY [289-76]

Packed up. Pat lunched with me. Took the 2 · 15 P. M. train for Cherbourg & put up at the Hotel de France. Morin came to see me off & I had a chat with him about the dullness of Pat’s life.

Cherbourg 17 FRIDAY [290-75]

Called at Octeville morn., but found the Bizardels at Rue Emanuel Liass. Went up again with them to déjeuner

Saw the Naval Hospital & went on to tea with Mrs. Bourgogue. Packed up. Dined with the Bourgogues & the family party, who came to see me off on board the “South Western, which sailed at 11 · P. M. Fine night & smooth sea.

Lindley 18 SATURDAY [291-74] St. Luke, Even. Cheltenham

Got to Southhampton about 6 · 30 a. m. Breakfast on board

Took the 10 · 10 A. M. train & came on here. Went round to see Vida & found her without servants, & Pousy at a hotel. Called twice to see Mm. Murciani, but she was out.

Lindley 19 SUNDAY–22 after Trinity [292-73]

In bed till noon. I have a cold. Went aft. To see the Aunts Lou Caroline, & Agnes, who are staying here. Mrs. Graves came in even. Gave the Bizardel’s letter to Mm. Murciani. Met Mrs. Van Reusu in the town

Lindley 20 MONDAY [293-72]

Mended the drawing room door handle etc. Had an interview with Miss Vesick at the college about Vida’s education.

Aft. concert at the Town Hall.

Lindley 21 TUESDAY [294-71] Trafalgar Day (1805)

Went with Bessie to look at a house that she fancies at Leckhampton. Went even to a lantern lecturn on the Navy got up by the Navy League.

Lindley 22 WEDNESDAY [295-70] ƒ 10h 53m P.M. (Greenwich)

Wrote to M. Morin & Pat etc Went round to Selsley Lawn & saw the whole family. Mm. Murciani & Miss Saunders dined

Mrs. Hornby & Miss Ranies went with us to the Kinema show at the Winter Gardens.

Linley 23 THURSDAY [296-69]

Spent the morning with the Aunts & the afternoon with Vida

Went even. with Bessie to hear “The second Mrs. Tanqueray” at the theatre.

Lindley 24 FRIDAY [297-68]

Saw the Art Gallery & the Parish Church with Bessie Morn. & also some Du Cròs exercises at the Ladies College till we were turned out. Went aft. to a concert (6 ^D) at the Town Hall & even. to the Hippodrome, to see La Milo etc, with Miss Raines, Jean & Sheila. Home 11 P. M.

10^th Month OCTOBER 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 25 SATURDAY [298-67]

Spent the morn. with the Aunts. Took the 2 · 20 P. M. train and came home. Met Cotton of the Gas Co. on the boat & told him about the defective service on main pipe at Mount Salus Gate. Got home about 10 · 30 P. M.

Mount Salus 26 SUNDAY–23 after Trinity [299-66]

Morn. service. Straightened up papers etc. The Somerville’s called.

Mount Salus 27 MONDAY [300-65]

Wet day. Accounts, paid bills etc. Club aft. May went to an ambulance class in Kingstown even. & to a missionary meeting at Killiney Castle aft.

Mount Salus 28 TUESDAY [301-64] SS. Simon and Jude

Saw about getting the petrol out of my boat etc. Went to the Stores in Dublin for Shoes, Umbrella, Cap for self & Pat & spoon baits for Pat.

Mount Salus 29 WEDNESDAY [302-63] ˜ 29m P.M. (Greenwich)

Cut & stretched the spring mattress of a bed. Comerford came to see about leaks in the roof. May went to Miss Duncan Craigs.

Mount Salus 30 THURSDAY [303-62]

Heard from & wrote to Arthur Heathcote. Club aft.

Mount Salus 31 FRIDAY [304-61]

May went to a lecture in Dublin

Club aft. £ s d ÚAdvanced Bridget 10/–

On November wages.

Milk £ 3 · 4 · 6^P Findlater 3 · 13 · 8^P

Wages £ 1 · 10 · 0^P^{P D.}Creamery 1 · 0 · 8^P^{P D.}

^“ 1 · 0 · 0^ÚP^{P D.}Fruit 6 · 4^P^{P D.}

Bread 11 · 9^PCakes 7 · 6^P^{P D.}

Washing 8 · 9^P^{P D.}

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 1 NOV SATURDAY [305-60] All Saint’s Day. Holiday, Stock Exchange

Club after. Went to the Frazer’s even to hear Miss O’Haru play the Violin.

Mount Salus 2 SUNDAY–24 after Trinity [306-59]

Morn. service. Heard of the death of Dr. Lucas’s sister.

Wrote to Pat, & had a chat with Mr. Rootham about him.

Mount Salus 3 MONDAY [307-58]

Sent Pat a P. O. 5/– May went to her ambulance class.

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1913 30 Days

Mount Salus 4 TUESDAY [308-57]

Madge Saunders came & took away Laila’s picture to exhibit. Mrs. Goodman & her sister called.

Capt. O’Rorke & Eileen Frazer came in even.

Mount Salus 5 WEDNESDAY [309-56] ‚ 6h 34m P.M. (Greenwich). Gunpowder Plot

Accounts morn. Went to pay bills aft. but it was early closing day

Mount Salus 6 THURSDAY [310-55]

Paid bills Morn. Tea at the Roothams with May & Laila

Washing 3/2 1/2^P^{P D.}

Mount Salus 7 FRIDAY [311-54]

Finished the legs of the spring bed. May to Frazers even.

Mount Salus 8 SATURDAY [312-53]

Got the bed which I had mended up stairs & other odd jobs.

Tea at the Lockes with May & Laila. Richard Somerville called.

Mount Salus 9 SUNDAY–25 after Trinity [313-52] King Edward VII. Born, 1841

Morn. service. Club Aft.

Mount Salus 10 MONDAY [314-51]

Went to Dublin to see Tatlow on business, but he being away I saw Rooke instead. Lunch at Red Bank & saw the Magazine fort aft.

Mount salus 11 TUESDAY [315-50] Martinmas. Scottish Quarter Day. Half Quarter Day

Wet nearly all day. The Alexanders, Dobbs, & Mrs. Shone called. Mrs. Rootham & Eileen Frazer came even. for music.

Mount salus 12 WEDNESDAY [316-49]

Heard from Dr. Butler (late of Harrow) Mended a small chair for May. May went to Mrs Duncan Craigs.

Mount Salus 13 THURSDAY [317-48] ™ 11m P.M. (Greenwich)

Saw Tatlow sen, at the Club & had a long chat with him about my income. He undertook to see Rooke on the subject.[1]

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1913 30 Days

Mount salus 14 FRIDAY [318-47]

Went for a stroll morn. with May & Laila, & met the eldest Miss Carte who has been attacked by Creeping paralysis & can hardly walk or speak – are very sad sight. Worked aft. at getting stones for the border of a path in the garden, with Magan. Archer dined with us to have a chat about sending Pat to him to learn motor work.

Washing 5/4 1/2^P^{P D.}

Mount salus 15 SATURDAY [319-46]

Club aft. May to Bridge at the Frazer’s.

Mount Salus 16 SUNDAY–26 after Trinity [320-45]

Morn service. Aft & even at Roebuck Hall.

Mount Salus 17 MONDAY [321-44]

R. D. S. recital aft. Engineering meeting even. Paper on Diesel Engines. Home by 10 · P. M. train.

Washing 4/11 1/2^P^{P D.}

Mount Salus 18 TUESDAY [322-43]

Wrote to Strahan about moving furniture to London & to John Barker & Co. about houses. Took to pieces & cleaned the large brass inkstand & mended the cloth rack for the kitchen.

May to the Turbetts for bridge even.

Bingfield 19 WEDNESDAY [323-42]

Came here with May & Laila by five · P. M. train from Broadstone

Mended the electric bell etc.

Bingfield 20 THURSDAY [324-41]

Heard from Tatlow sen. that after seeing Rooke, he finds our income will be not more than £360 Per. Ann. Wrote to him.

Went round part of the place. Not very well.

Bingfield 21 FRIDAY [325-40] ƒ 7h 56m A.M. (Greenwich)

Went round the young trees etc morn. Tea at Lisnamandra with May. Emma Stone there.

Bingfield 22 SATURDAY [326-39]

Went to Cross-doney & wired to Teddie to forward letters & on to the station to get the news paper. Heard that Brady of Trinity Island has been drowned.

Bingfield 23 SUNDAY–27 after Trinity [327-38]

Morn service at Kilmore. Walked home with Burrowes. Mrs. Hamilton came over aft.

11^th Month NOVEMBER 1913 30 Days

Bingfield 24 MONDAY [328-37]

Somerville called morn. for me with his motor, & we shot some blogs near Lossett. Very heavy rain spoiled our sport & we came home about 3 · P. M. I shot 5 snipe & lost one other wounded

Somerville 2 snipe, one of which his dog ate, & a teal which he could not find. May & Laila went into Cavan with him & came home about 7 · P. M.

Bingfield 25 TUESDAY [329-36]

Wet morn. Drove aft. to Castle Hamilton & saw the ruins.

Tea with the Hamiltons in the Steward’s House where they live

Bingfield 26 WEDNESDAY [330-35]

Went round the place to see about timber. The Scotts called.

Bingfield 27 THURSDAY [331-34]

May & I went via the 9 · 40 a. m. train to Clones & spent the morn. & lunched at Summer Hill. Bob Grey and his wife were there. Home by 2 · 30 P. M. train.

Bingfield 28 FRIDAY [332 – 33] ˜ 1h 41m A.M. (Greenwich)

Went to Cross-doney morn. Sissons came aft. & went round the place to arrange for a timber sale. May & I to tea with the Burrowes.

O’Meara 5/10^P^{P D.} milk £ 2 · 13 · 5^P^{P D} Washing 2/6^{P D.}^P

Servants £ 2 · 10 · 0^P^{P D.} Bread 13/0^P^{P D.}Jun Stores £ 4 · 17 · 7 ½^{P D}^P

Findlater 2 · 1 · 11^P^{P D.} Cakes 2/0^P^{P D.} Creamery £ 1 · 0 · 8^{p D}P

Mount Salus 29 SATURDAY [333 - 32] Bridget advanced 10/-last month

Packed up & came home by the mid day train.

Mount Salus 30 SUNDAY–1 in Advent [334-31] St. Andrew, Ap. MohammedanYear 1332 begins

Wrote to Charlie, Vida, Aunt Caroline, Rooke & Tatlow etc about how our affairs. Saw Tatlow Sen. evening.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 1 MONDAY [335-30] Queen Alexandra born, 1844

Sent some old letters from Bingfield to Vida & Aunt Caroline. Saw Mr. Rootham about boarding Teddie & Basil. Wrote to Bailey about selling “The Laila”.

Mount Salus 2 TUESDAY [336-29]

Went to my boat & told Atkinson of my intention to sell her.

Heard from, & wrote to Rooke, Tatlow etc.

Mount Salus 3 WEDNESDAY [337-28]

Stayed at home & worked at accounts etc.

Mount Salus 4 THURSDAY [338-27]

Saw Rooke & Tatlow on business. Snow.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1913 31 Days

Wild duck 2/6^P. Rabbit 1/-^P. Grapes 3/8^P

Mount Salus 5 FRIDAY [339-26] ‚ 2h 59m P.M. (Greenwich)

Cut a quantity of firewood etc. The Lockes called.

Mount Salus 6 SATURDAY [340-25]

In bed most of the day. Seedy

Mount Salus 7 SUNDAY–2 in Advent [341-24]

Still seedy. Wrote to Pat etc.

Mount Salus 8 MONDAY [342-23]

Still seedy. Mr. Rootham came even to see me about Lantern slides etc.

Mount Salus 9 TUESDAY [343-22]

Dr. Wright to see me. Helped Magan to put up wires for roses etc on the garden wall.

Heard from, & wrote to Charlie.

Mount Salus 10 WEDNESDAY [344-21] Black Game and Grouse Shooting ends

At home all day. May went to Dublin & Teddie to J. B. to have his eyes examined.

Mount Salus 11 THURSDAY [345-20]

Heard from & wrote to Evie about my affairs. J. B. writes to say that Teddie’s sight is now normal.

Mount Salus 12 FRIDAY [346-19]

Went to enquire for John Hollwey who was accidentally shot in Dublin yesterday. Very cold

Washing 2/-^{P D.}^P

Mount Salus 13 SATURDAY [347-18] ™ 3h 0m P.M. (Greenwich)

Put up a quantity of hooks in the pantry. Club even.

Mount Salus 14 SUNDAY–3 in Advent [348-17] Ember Week

Spent the aft. & even with White-King over papers to select a piece for the Sandhurst exam.

Mount Salus 15 MONDAY [349-16]

Heard from Evie about my affairs. Basil laid up with Bronchitis, & Laila with influenza. Lecture on Boiler explosions even. Home by 10 · 45 P. M. train.

Washing 2/0 ½^{P D.}^P

Mount Salus 16 TUESDAY [350-15]

Wrote a long letter to Evie. The Kerrs called.

12^th Month DECEMBER 1913 31 Days

Mount Salus 17 WEDNESDAY [351-14] Oxford Michaelmas Term ends. Ember Day

Cut some firewood. Went aft. to Kingstown picture house

Cake 8^D^P^{P D.} Washing 1/11^P^{P D.}

Mount Salus 18 THURSDAY [352-13]

Club aft. Dr. Wright came. Laila down stairs

Spent the evening with the O’ Rorkes.

Mount Salus 19 FRIDAY [353-12] Cambridge Michaelmas Term ends. Ember Day

Wrote to Fran & Evie. Basil downstairs. Rather seedy from insomnia.