Got up as usual. Busy at work. Felt a bit off at night and didn’t do much work. Talked a bit with Joe and did a bit Pelman1. Mother still unwell.
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26 May 1914; Tuesday
Got up 7.45. Fine morning. Busy all day. Went to practice at night after playing for Mr Lawson’s class. Decided, after a lot of discussion to go to Haydon Bridge and get our teas there. Called up station at night and tried to get to know something about the trip. Mother in bed bad1.
“Bad” is North-Eastern English vernacular for “ill”. ALL’s mother suffered from angina. ↩
25 May 1914; Monday
At work as usual. Charlie called in and we talked over the trip. Played a little bit. Went to the Theâtre des Lunes and saw the picture David Copperfield. It was very good and raised some of my old idols. Went to bed about mid-night. The Lodge money didn’t turn up1. Father rather low about it. Mother in bed all day.
“Lodge” may refer to the Rechabites: see footnote for 15 January 1914. ↩
24 May 1914; Sunday
At chapel and School as usual. Rather fine day but cold. Mr Bacon sang at night. Rev A L Broadfield preached and was very good, the best we’ve heard for a good while. Read some of Anna Karennina. Had walks as usual. Played a little bit. Another meeting about the trip and decided to go to Haydon Bridge.
23 May 1914; Saturday
Wet day. Wild and stormy. Went over with Charlie to Roker in the afternoon but the airman1 was not flying. Had short walk with Father, and later on had a short walk by myself. Read a bit Pelman2. Read some of Anna Karenina.
The airman: Presumably M. Salmet; see yesterday’s entry. ↩
22 May 1914; Friday
Busy all day. The family at Roker in the afternoon seeing M. Salmet1 the Daily Mail man flying. I waited in the library for them. Joe, Charlie and I went over at night but he had finished flying then. Grand night.
Henri Salmet had Royal Aero Club licence No. 99, awarded in June 1911. He had a Bleriot monoplane, and took part in Daily Mail-sponsored UK touring exhibitions in 1912 and 1913, when various mishaps are on record. As ALL refers to the Daily Mail, this 1914 exhibition too may have been sponsored by the newspaper. ↩
21 May 1914; Thursday
Read a bit. Had walk with Charlie.
20 May 1914; Wednesday
Busy at work all day. Played a bit at night and read a bit. Went to the meeting. Joe Speed leading. Mr Lawson and Mr Mullens spoke. I played. Dick sang a solo.
19 May 1914; Tuesday
Got up about 7.30. Drilled a bit. Went down to practice at night. Discussed trip again and decided to go to Hexham. Walked round with Charlie and couldn’t find any pills†.
Saw cabman strike a woman beside Library stand.
18 May 1914; Monday
At work as usual. Busy all day. Finished about 6 o’clock. Played a bit and had walk with Charlie. Filled in form for the piano lesson course under Becker. Beautiful day. Very warm.