CLARA BARTON          DIARIES AND JOURNALS          Dec. 15-16, 1906 (Diary Note)of Christian Dessner and Mrs Bartha 
     a member and regular attendant
of the first C.S Church. It thus happened 
that I could go to church monday.  
My room so light - and warm that 
the night was like the day - I read
my science & health - slept-well.
     Sunday Dec 16. Breakfast - Full day 
at 11 the Auto came up for Mrs L [George] 
Barber & I to go to church. Mrs Bartha 
ill, - a beautiful service. Met many 
friends, The Readers - Mrs Wickersham 
two real healers, friends of Mrs Eddy 
Miss Logan, niece of Mrs Logan who was 
with her - who told Mrs Logan of my being 
there and a phone came at once for me3/ Memoranda notes at Mrs Barbers
to go to Mrs. Logan to dinner which I 
did. Miss Logan coming for me in the
carriage. Met Mr. & Mrs. [?] - we 
dined, chatted, and I came home at 
9 to Mrs. Barbers. I find my welcome so 
warm an cordial, and the peculiarity that
I should again run into christian science
It seems impossible for me to get among
others - Miss Logan is also a member by 
attendant at church
      At the invitation of Miss Calking I went 
up stairs to see her invalid mother who
has heart trouble, a sweet, enthusiastic
lady of 76, whose strength seems to be lost
I should have mentioned that after this call
and before the dinner at Mrs. Logan at 6pm


The Motor came up again and I went with
Mrs. Le [?] B. to get her baby girl, who had
been let with a friend while we went to church
and to call on Mrs. Hinton. The phone
gave the number of the Whitley on Sat -
went there, feeling it to be wrong - found
the accident was well understood - then
drove to the Whitney Park now
Whitney Ave. found Mrs. Hinton weak
but better - her nephew over from Baltimore
I am so full of regret that I should have
[ ] to this [new] condition - I am
full of sorrow from it, but can make
no reparation that I know of
   Monday - Dec. 17. Daylight. I am
[?] and go home this morning CB31
Sat Sat Dec 15 - 1906 - In the morning
prepared for a visit on sunday with Mrs
A L Barber of Belmont.
   At three the large Auto mobile with Mrs
Barber, A. L.  her daughter Mrs. Bertha
Barber Mrs               and a friend
came for me - We drove first to [Canton Junc.]
then to train - then to Arlington - heads
through all the zig zag streets of the Mall
and home at night - found the pretty
daughter in law Mrs Katharine [ ]
Barber, widow of the late son, an
Austrian lady- the little Baby girl of 2
Miss [Colkins] the home keeper - her mother
an invalid up stairs, & the servants.
  Supper - a pleasant evening - and a  
room fit for a princess - To my amused 
astonishment 2 [ ] then all friends