Monday, October 19, 1914
Sunny
Correspondence (0)
No known letters exchanged
Asquith and Venetia were together until the Prime Minister had to depart in the evening.
In-Person Meetingⓘ
Alderley Parkⓘ
HIS DAYSpent 17–19 October in private company with Venetia Stanley, returning to London on 20 October.. Engaged in extended private conversations with Venetia Stanley.. Was accompanied on 17 October by Roderick “Mikky” Meiklejohn, whom he found disruptive.
In-Person Meetingⓘ
Alderleyⓘ
HER DAYRead 'To be' with Asquith. Spent time with Asquith
Official Register
1914-10-19Top News
Daily Edition
The First Battle of Ypres officially begins,. The Race to the Sea effectively ends. British monitors begin bombarding German positions along the Belgian coast.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Margot Asquith
"I wrote a lot of early letters to Crewe and Grey. I put the fear of Hell into the latter... I telephoned to Buckmaster, and told him to get hold of Simon and make a plan for suspending The Times and Daily Mail."