Press cuttings: "Leader page parade" on S. Lester's career; "Geneva Guardian" on S. Lester as the keeper of the Palace of the Nations; "Danzig mansion" on S. Lester as High Commissioner in Danzig; "New duties for Mr. Lester" on S. Lester as League of Nations' Deputy Secretary-General; "League begins closing down" on J. Avenol as League of Nations' Secretary-General declaring a state of emergency and announcing the staff's dismissal.
Press cuttings from Irish Press: "Swiss fear invasion" on British, French and German legations burning their papers and people leaving the cities; "Berne University closed" on Swiss mobilisation; "Position of Irishmen on League staff".
Letter of thanks from Elizabeth Wiskeman, British Legation in Berne, to S. Lester; New Year card from Les Soeurs de St. Louis to thank S. Lester.