Morning - Fixing new shelf in office and straightening desk etc.
Afternoon - To see Olympia circus procession with May and Ethel and afterwards in garden getting currants for jam.
Evening - Writing to Pub. Invention, see letter 193.
Notes:
1) At the time, John's daughters May and Ethel were aged about 6 and 5. Ursula was about 3 and Walter a baby.
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