Order of Merit and Grand Cross Order of the Bath, knighthood, precedence and Whittaker's (Almanack).
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Order of Merit and Grand Cross Order of the Bath, knighthood, precedence and Whittaker's (Almanack).
Books sent to his son William Wallace for Christmas, Scottish artist Strang's visit, portrait in chalks [of ARW] for Windsor; William's sister Violet going to Hurst; lecture sent to London to be typed.
Thanks Macdonald for her Christmas present; description of his investiture with Order of Merit at home by the King's equerry Colonel Legge; intends to wear it once in public at a lecture he is to give at the Royal Institution "on the world of life" on 22 Jan 1909, offers tickets for herself and a friend.
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Request from Mrs Swinton for full names of William and his sister Violet, Aneurin Williams, barrister and a director of the "Garden City Company" her husband's executor, past correspondence about Mr Swinton's will on behalf of the Land Nationalisation Society, shares for William and Violet; arrival of the (Royal Society) Copley medals, one gold and one silver; letter from Lord Chancellor excusing ARW from personal attendance at the Investiture (of the Order of Merit); his own and William's health; progress of writing lecture (on Darwinism, for the Royal Institution).
Arrival of a cheque for £50 from the Royal Society, a bonus paid to Copley medallists; visit by artist Mr Strang deferred; visit by Mr Rann of Pall Mall Magazine with photographer, interview and display of medals; visit by Lady Wimborne re "Women's Liberal Club", spoke to her about Socialism; letter from H C Legge, secretary to the Order of Merit, re delivery of insignia.
Investiture and receipt of Order of Merit medal from Colonel Legge, describing documents and insignia in detail; conversation with Colonel Legge about his attendance on and drives around the English countryside with the German Emperor, the Emperor's love of England.
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About medals. Has received Copley medal in the post (expected to have Copley's head on it). It is very nice to have medals in gold and silver. Mimicry pictures for R.I. lectures. "To think of going to America delivering lectures and back in a month!".
Problems with reading his lecture - Crookes has offered to read the main body of it. Will stay with H. G. Dresser. Criticises F. A. Bather.
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