The Henson Journals

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Thursday, November 7th, 1918.

1557th day

I motored into Durham with Lady Londonderry & Lady Anne Lambton: and went to the Cathedral. I lunched with Welldon in the Deanery. The house has rather an empty look, partly because all the feminine adjuncts belonging to a wife are absent, partly because the Dean has very few books. I called on Bishop Quirk, and Hughes. After lunch I went to the meeting of old Dunelmians, & spoke in favour of the Chapel as a War Memorial. Then I had tea with Knowling, & went to the Masonic Hall where I was installed as Worshipful Master of the Universities Lodge with all the ceremonies of Freemasonry. I was pleased to see there Lieut: Edward O. Cutter, with two wound–lines on his sleeve. He has been invalided home, & is now in hospital near Leeds. He walked with me to the station, and talked very interestingly. I arrived at Lumley about 9 p.m. A gentleman, named, I think, Tapper, the architect of York Minster, came here to dine & sleep. I had so heavy a cold on me, and was afflicted with so many rheumatic pains, that I was glad to get to bed.

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