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.
Tag Archives: Work
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.
12 May 1914; Tuesday
Got up about 7.30. Talked about taking a cottage for our holidays. Directors’ meeting. Edward and I had to go to the Board room to witness some documents. Went down to practice with Charlie. Played a bit and sang a bit. Decided that the choir trip would go to Richmond.
7 May 1914; Thursday
At work as usual. Busy all day. Played a bit. Read a bit. Wrote to New Zealand and went to the post last thing. Charlie a bit better.
2 May 1914; Saturday
At work as usual. Busy all day. Had short walk in the afternoon with Father. Went out with Willie and Charlie to Roker at night. Last walk with Willie on Saturday night. Played a bit.
29 April 1914; Wednesday
Got up about 7.45. In good time for work. Mr Aitken in rather bad temper and Frank the same. Finished in good time. Aunt Mary to tea. Did a bit Pelman1. Played very little. Went down to meeting with Joe and Mr Chadwick called upon me to pray in the meeting. Walked round with Joe and talked about Pelman course. Had a bath. Went to bed shortly after 11 o’clock.
25 April 1914; Saturday
Got up in good time. Busy at work. Finished about 2 o’clock. Went to Roker in the afternoon. Saw a rocket fired from the North Pier to the South Pier. Played the piano a bit. Went out with Willie at night. Saw a man in Fawcett Street very ill. The ambulance took him away and we learned afterwards he had died through breaking a blood vessel. Went down to Roker.
24 April 1914; Friday
23 April 1914; Thursday
Got up about 7.45. Busy all day at work. Finished about 5.30. Spent night at chapel Choosing Anniversary hymns. Ralph Hunter, Blaikie, Willie, Charlie and Mr Lawson there. America at War with Mexico1.
“America at War . .”: during the Mexican Revolution, on 9 April 1914 nine US marines had been arrested in Tampico (the “Tampico Affair”), and in worsening relations, on 21 April the US Navy seized Veracruz, initially without violence, but semi-guerrilla fighting developed. Better relations were eventually restored (with the ‘Constitutional’ government of Carranza), but Veracruz remained in US occupation until 23 November 1914. ↩