Friday, June 19, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (0)

No known letters exchanged

The Prime Minister and Venetia likely met for an in-person rendezvous in London.

In-Person Meetingⓘ
H.H. Asquith
Downing Street)ⓘ
HIS DAYGave a dinner party as Secretary of State for War; guests included General Sir Charles Douglas and other military leaders.
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYLikely in London, in the usual round of social and political-adjacent life: daytime leisure (tennis was what Asquith assumed she was doing at this moment), with the strong possibility of being available for an evening meeting with Asquith in town (dinner/House/opera style rendezvous).

Official Register

1914-06-19

Top News

Daily Edition

A coal mine explosion at Hillcrest, Alberta, killed 189 miners.. Harry Vardon won his sixth Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club.. The Government announced its refusal to give up Somerset House for the University of London.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

AJ
A. J. Balfour

"I received your letter to-day, and I am very pleased to hear that you are feeling better. ... I have a great deal of work to do here, and I do not think that I can spare the time to come and see you."

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G. (George)

"I have had one of the most delightful days that I have spent for many a long day. ... I started out at once and spent a most profitable hour and a half with him [Lloyd George]. ... He expressed himself so clearly, and he said so many things that I had never heard him say before..."