Tuesday, September 8, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #147Time not recorded
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I revelled in the sight of you, like a parched & starved mariner . . . But perhaps you would rather that I should write about Home Rule?

Asquith recalls a meeting with Venetia, discusses a dinner with AJB and Winston, and mentions anxiety about Aubrey Herbert.

Mentioned:A. J. Balfour • Winston Churchill • Bluey • Montagu • Clementine Churchill • Aubrey Herbert • Mary Herbert • Sir John French • King of Roumania • Kitchener • Lady F. Balfour • Mrs Drew • Masterton Smith • Con • John Manners

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration8/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Meeting VenetiaDinner partyWinston's plan for SaturdayCasualties (Aubrey Herbert)CabinetFrench's offensiveRomanian newsRecruiting conditions
In-Person Meetingⓘ
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYDinner with AJB/Winston. Cabinet. Lunch.
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYLunched at Winston's. Drove to Blackdown with Clemmie. Wrote to Asquith

Official Register

1914-09-08

Top News

Daily Edition

In the First Battle of the Marne, the French Fifth Army launches a surprise attack against the German Second Army, forcing a retreat [13], [14]. Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier executed for desertion during the war [15], [14]. The British armed merchant cruiser *Oceanic* runs aground and is wrecked off the Shetland Islands [16], [14].

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned