Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill (72 Brook Street, [London]) to WSC, with an envelope annotated in CSC's hand, 5 Dec 1915
Scope and Contents
On subjects including WSC being out of the trenches; a matinee of a play which Lady Randolph had organised in aid of the London Bridge Buffet which was feeding 1200 people a day; attending the "Asquith wedding" of [Violet Asquith and Maurice Bonham Carter] and going to Nellie [Hozier's house, later Nellie Romilly]; the danger of Austria coming under German rule; the Calais Conference and a rumour about [Lord Kitchener] having a row with Briand [French Prime Minister] and the Russians about Kitchener wanting to move all troops from Salonica [Thessaloniki] and Gallipoli to Egypt; a visit to Sir Ian Hamilton and Lady Hamilton; and that Lady Randolph may visit Paris if WSC could meet her there.
Dates
- Creation: 5 Dec 1915
Creator
- From the File: Churchill, Jennie Spencer (1854-1921, née Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill) (Person)
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Extent
2 item(s)
External Documents
Former/Other Reference
WCHL 14/1/12-14
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Repository Details
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