The Henson Journals
Mon 7 September 1914
Volume 20, Page 11
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Monday, September 7th, 1914.
34th day
A glorious bright morning. The 3rd casualty list brings the British losses to about 15,000 killed, wounded & missing. Some of the latter will probably rejoin the Army after an interval.
Mrs Burgess & her daughter Barbara, who arrived on Saturday to spend Sunday in Durham, left the Deanery this morning.
I attended a meeting of the National Relief Committee at the Shire Hall: & afterwards went on to the Assize Court, where the recruits were being sworn in. They appeared for the most part a fine well–built set of young men, nearly all miners.
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Steinthal came to see me. He has enlisted, & is now concerned for his wife, who will continue to live in Durham. Would the Dean & Chapter, as Governing Body, make his wife an allowance? I said that the disposition of the D. & C. would certainly be as favourable as the circumstances permitted: & I asked what amount he considered wd be sufficient. He mentioned £100. I said that I wd consult my colleagues, & let him know what we would do.