Monday, April 19, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #398Time not recorded
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. . . Geoffrey . . . came to announce his engagement to Kitty Methuen. . . . The volcano is merely slumbering . . . between K & Ll. G. . . . We are now in the thick of an animated . . . discussion of the great problem of drink.

Asquith writes from the Cabinet room about Geoffrey Howard's engagement and a discussion on drink.

Mentioned:Geoffrey Howard • Kitty Methuen • Kitchener • Lloyd George • Edwin Montagu • Reginald McKenna • Haldane • Simon • Winston Churchill • Lewis Harcourt • Birrell • Walter Runciman • Sir Edward Grey

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening8/10
Emotional Desolation2/10

Thematic Tags

Geoffrey Howard's engagementKitchener/Lloyd George truceDrink problemState control/purchase
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYCabinet meeting. writing.. London
Venetia Stanley
Alderleyⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

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1915-04-19

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Cabinet Council

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Parliament

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Adjourned

Witness Observations

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Frances Stevenson

"We managed to spend Monday evening [19 April] together at Downing St. C. was in good spirits... C. has acquired the habit of talking in terms of munitions lately."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Woke up in tears with conviction that I was caught in a trap and that Beb would go to the front this week. ... Papa came up and said he thought I had much better come up to Cadogan Square..."

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"Dined with the Churchills; a small party only. I found Churchill extraordinarily optimistic about Dardanelles operation."