The new feast day of the Kingship of Christ.
Dr. Frend was present at dinner and there was most interesting conversation about the incredible English propaganda work during the war. Mám told us how Fr. Thomas, a distinguished Cork priest, went around the country giving lantern slide illustrations of German atrocities (what work for a priest). But he was everywhere met by real Celtic wit, and his campaign proved a failure. In all the country towns he visited, the ludicrously barbaric German soldiers were frantically cheered and applauded in the pursuit of their crimes! So he gave it up. – We all went to Stockleys, where were present Prof. Sullivan, Prof. Barry, a former German-eater but now most profuse in semi-apologies and courtesies to Mám and Páp, Mr. Corkery, Mrs. McDonnell of Bandon, Mrs. Bergin, and Mr. and Mrs. Neeson. Prof. Lily Sullivan is charming – so cultured and so droll. The whole afternoon reminded me of the time when I rolled Sophie around the garden in a wheelbarrow with divers accidental tumbles and screechings or when we hid behind curtains, squeaking and giggling while a most distinguished assembly was seated in the drawing room. Dr. Frend after gave Mám successful Coué practice at home.
