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Archives for November 24, 2014

Tuesday 24 November 1914 – rain & [heavy seas]

November 24, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

Up at 7:35 am. Breakfast at 8 pm & played cards & walked deck till noon. Luncheon at 1 pm.
Singing songs in afternoon & told stories till dinner at 6:30 pm.
Attended Whist drive at 8:30 pm which ended at 11:05 pm.
To bed at 12 midnight
Miss Ginn 1st Prize
Miss Gething 3rd Prize


*Whist – A classic English card game, most popular in the 18th and 19th century. A social event (often a fund-raiser) where many different variants of Whist are played is called a “Whist Drive.”

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: whist drive

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