Got up about 6.30. Did some Pelman1 and drilled2. Fine morning. Went to class meeting and played. Called in practice later on. Walked round with Willie, Charlie and Blaikie.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
30 March 1914; Monday
Got up about 7 o’clock. At work in good time. Fine day. Got some boxing gloves at work. Finished in good time. Billy and Bob had a go and Billy got his eye blacked. I had a go with Bob later on. Mr Aitken came when they were just commencing. Got all missionary money in with the exception of John’s. Played piano. Had singing lesson. Played some duets. Went out last thing. Went to bed early.
29 March 1914; Sunday
At chapel and School as usual. Wet day. The Boy Scouts at church in the morning. Mr Chadwick †warned us† to sing the National Anthem and had to stop Blaikie playing his voluntary. A Mrs Collins sang at night. The anthem was postponed on account of Edie Hunter being unwell. Had short walk at night.
28 March 1914; Saturday
Got up about 8 o’clock. Finished about 1.30. Went up town in the afternoon with Charlie. Went to Memorial Hall1 at night with Willie. Heard Andrew Bevan play and Miss Isa Bevan on the piano. Read a bit.
Memorial Hall: see note on 10 January. ↩
27 March 1914; Friday
Busy all day. Went to the organ at night and didn’t manage very well. Met John Wilkinson and Chapman and talked to them a bit.
The Jews’ chimney on fire and Joe was in putting it out1. We didn’t go to bed until after midnight.
Joe commenced nice work at Dr Todds’.
“Chimney on fire”: most people seem to have been accustomed to performing minor tasks which Jewish neighbours could not do on their Sabbath, which began at sunset on the Friday; a chimney on fire seems rather more than ordinary. ↩
26 March 1914; Thursday
25 March 1914; Wednesday
Got up about 7.30. Busy all day. Stayed in at night and worked. Had walk last thing.
24 March 1914; Tuesday
Got up about 7 o’clock. Drilled. Finished in good time. Played piano then went to the practice. Fairly good practice. Another quartet to be taken by Charlie, Willie, Harriet Hand† and Edie Hunter. I played one game at ping-pong and lost. Mother up at Millfield1 seeing about a business2. They want £40 now for it and only make about £1 profit. Dr Blair paid his last visit.
Millfield: a district in Sunderland, between Chester Road and the Wear, just N. of Eldon Street. ↩
“Seeing about a business”: ALL’s family planned to buy a shop; cf footnote on 13 February 1914, and diary entry of 26 January 1915. ↩
23 March 1914; Monday
Got up about 8 o’clock. Pretty busy at work. Finished in decent time. Tried to write some of the story, but gave it up, Went out last thing. Played a bit on the piano.
Lot of interest in Ulster and rumours of officers resigning their commissions1 because they will not fight against their countrymen.
Joe commenced at Durham.
22 March 1914; Sunday
Got up about 9. Drilled. At chapel as usual. Played in Bible class for Willie. Mr Harrison spoke. Sherwood Spain appointed secretary to the Bible class and I promised him I would help him. My turn for the children’s service again. 4 of us down and we managed pretty well. Played piano a bit. Had short walks.