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Title: A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Treloar, William Purdie, Sir, bart., 1843-1923 Perry, Micaiah, 1695?-1753
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Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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t of cripplesat TT, East Road, Hoxton. Saturday, 27th July.—Went to Alton - by motorwith the Lady Mayoress at 9.30. A party of the Gresham College Students Associa-tion visited the Mansion House at 4.30. Monday, 29th July. — Left Victoria Station, withSir W. Dunn, at 10.40 for merry Margate. Our visitis in celebration of the Jubilee celebrations of th^Borough. We lunched with the Mayor (Mr. J. J.Hermitage) at Dane Park, where the Bishop of Dover,the Vicar of Margate, the Mayor of Ramsgate, andLord George Sanger, circus proprietor ^nd showman,were some of the guests. I started a new fountainerected in the park. Collections in the town weremade for my Fund. Tuesday, 30th July, — Left London, from KingsCross at 11.25, for a long holiday at Harrogate awayfrom functions and footmen. I wanted a holiday, and I was especially anxiousabout the health of my wife. I was tortured by theidea that perhaps if I had not taken office it wouldhave been better for her; but yet she was so pleased i
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6^ § wcaStd z MHa. J HH 3 H(/) H AT HARROGATE 199 at the success of my Cripples Fund, and took so muchinterest in every detail of my plans and my work,that I hoped she was perhaps more benefited thaninjured by the excitement of it all. Sir James Ritchie, Bart., had agreed to be mylocum tenens at the Mansion House, and I was there-fore comparatively free from all Mansion House work. We stayed at the Queen Hotel, and had pretty goodweather. I went up to London only once to presideat the Aldermanic Election of Castle Baynard Ward. Tuesday, 27th August.—Came to London to presideat a Wardmote for Castle Baynard Ward for thepurpose of electing an Alderman to succeed the lateSir David Evans. Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater,Sir William Henry Dunn, and Mr. Henry OBrienwere nominated. The show of hands was in favour of Sir T. V.Bowater, and a poll was demanded and orderedfor to-morrow, the result of which was: Bowater,152 votes; OBrien, 77 votes; Dunn, 37. I, therefore,declared Sir T. V. Bowat

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