CLARA BARTON DIARIES AND JOURNALS Diarists other than Clara Barton Staff diaries July 17, 1986 - June 23, 1897 (no. 5) #5 1896 July 17 Friday Cple 2 weather clear G.P. goes to Bible House and consults Peet. Gets trunks that belonged to Dr. H. and Mr. Wistar which had been sent from Alexandretta. At three o'clock on invitation of Minister Terrill, we went to Geuk Su - "Sweet Waters of Asia," a favorite resort for Turkish ladies Friday afternoons. Friday is the Turkish Sunday. Our party on the Launch consisted of, besides ourselves, Minister Terrell, Consul General Short, U.S. Consul Wallace, stationed at Jerusalem, Mr. & Miss. Wright, Mr. Roberts, Terell's secretary and dragoner. Geuk Su has been [?] by pacts and has the reputation of being the least charming of the beautiful spots in Asia, but we weren't especially captivated with it for all that. There is a fine Palace there and a "beautiful" white marble fountain. A large field or lawn bordered by great oak plane and mulberry trees. The most interesting feature of the place is a castle built Sultan Bayerzid I, 1396. called Guzel Hirsar - beautiful castle. After leaving Geuk Su we steamed up to Therapia where our fellow voyagers left the boat. Command was turned over to C. B. and we had a delightful sail back to town where we arrived at eight o'clock. During our absence Dr. &[Mrs?] Georgiadis called also Mr. Riddle and Mr. Gargiulo. 2 1896 July 18 Saturday Cple. Weather Cloudy. warmer. C.B. busy with callers most of the day. Michael. the dragoman of the 2d Expedition wanted Miss Barton to secure him a position at the Legation Minassian to bid us good bye as he sailed for America today. Dr. &. Mrs. Mattiosian to make a social call. Miss Marion Wright to read an article she had written about our work, for an American paper. Mr. Jules Sandoz to learn the latest news. Lemmi to deliver rugs and papers. Gargiulo to discuss the general situation. Doctor has secured some very fine oriental rugs which are valuable. G.P. hires a typewriting machine for a month as it was our thought to hire Minassian for a time to help out but as he has gone we will use the machine ourselves. Received the following telegram. "Samsoun. July 18. "Please meet Greek steamer Monday. Wistar." July 19 Sunday. Cple. Weather Fair. We Red Crossers are alone today and all is quiet and peaceful which we enjoy. Dr. is studying the Report problems. C B. & G.P. attacked a pile of letters and worked them off to a letter and tonight they are in the "Go out" mail. Ernest goes home with Lemmi and remains all night Garabed Vey calls to arrange for Miss Bartons going with his mother to Midhat Effendi's house up on the Bosporus. C.B. declines to make any engagements until after our reports are finished. 3 1896 July 20 Monday Cple Weather Clear. cooler Mr. Wistar and Mr. Wood arrived from Samsoun early this morning looking tired and worn, but very glad to be thus far out of the wilderness. We are having a great rejoicing because we are almost through our work and also as our men are all here safe and sound The day has largely spent in consulting together as to the work and our reports. The Queen has outlined what she wants to have said and all understand it. We have decided to get our reports written so to leave Cple soon as possible - in eight days if possible. Lemmi came and made his written financial report to the doctor. Michael came to get the men to influence Miss Barton to secure a position for him - He is tricky. Ernest has been out all day trying to arrange his matters. C.B. had a long talk with him and he decides that he will go to Italy before he returns to America. Mr. Wistar is going to try and leave on Thursday as his wife has been waiting a long time for him in England. July 21 Tuesday Cple Weather clear, warm Our doctor lost or rather had some papers seized at Samsoun through the stupidity of the dragoman. We call twice at the Consulate and also at the Legation in regard to the papers as the things were evidently taken by mistake. Hubbell will go with Demetriades to the chief of police tomorrow to see about the business. We are all rushing our reports and think we have all made a good progress. U.S. Consul Wallace & Secy Roberts call. 4 1896. July Wednesday Cple. 22 Weather warm. clear Mr. Roberts. Terrell's secretary calls to get items for a newspaper article for Julian Ralph to be sent to the N.Y. Journal. C.B. finds he knows nothing about our work and refuses to let him write anything unless she reads what has been written he will therefore call in a day or two write the article on our typewriter and submit it. Rev. Charles C. Tracy a Marsovan missionary calls. Quite an interesting talker. Mr. Geo. Kunzel. representing Mr. H. Albertall who represents a political news bureau at Vienna called and secured data for an article. Dr. H. accompanied by Consul-general Short. went to the Chief of Police and secured his papers without any trouble. The package they had opened and objected to belonged to another person. "all is well that ends well." We are greatly relieved. Mr. Wistar and G.P. go to the Bible House. W. to bid the people good bye. G.P. transacts business with Mr. Peet. Gives a check for £Fq2420.71 to be sent to Hon. Cecil M. Hallward Consul (English) at Diarbekir to be used in the purchase of tools seed. cattle etc in that vilayet. That will be charged to the N.Y. Com. thus closing their account. Boston sent £Fq 121 to Peet for us which we left there taking a receipt we also gave Peet a check for £Fq 535.91 which receipt closes Boston's account with us. The Worcester Com's business is also closed. Mr. Wistar has finished his report. 1896. 5 July Thursday. Cple 23 Weather Cloudy, warm We call at the Legation and as the minister was not in we have a talk with Gargiulo about customs duties etc. He advises us to make a list of the things we purchased here for our house and desire to take home. Take the list to Consul-general Short and have him certify to it. Go to the Consuls and get Wistars passport viz'ed We take our final dinner all together and after general conversation for a time adieus were said and G.P. took Mr Wistar to the Orient Express on which he left at 4:10 PM. for London. Stop at Cooks to learn about boats for Costangia Find the "Metior" which leaves here Sundays is the best so plan to leave a week from next Sunday. Find the "New York" sails from Southampton the 15th of August. July Friday Cple 24 Weather. Clear. cool. We are in our various rooms working on our reports and making fair progress. Mr Kunzel came again today. to copy some more letters from the press book for general information. He is much interested and wants to help in some way if we will put him to doing something. Messrs Peet and Dwight called and were well pleased with the information our men gave them in regard to the work accomplished. Mr. Gargiulo called. Mr. Wood is putting his report on the type writer. After dinner we all drive to a jewelers but find him too expensive to make the decorations C.B. wants to give her men. $20 each. 1896 July Saturday [Cple] 25 Weather Clear warm As it became very evident that Ernest would not or could not finish the business in connection with the insurance papers. G.P. went to the Cousulate, got Demetriades and put the business into such shape that it was concluded during the day. Lemmi came and had a talk about his expense bill. G.P. rejects his claims with the exception of the Askeres, for which he is paid seventy eight piasters. Mr Wood is revising Mr Wistar's report trying to get it into some kind of shape. GP. finished the day with a little touch of malaria. July Sunday [Cple] 26 weather cloudy, warm A little before noon Ernest accompanied by Dr. H. and Mr. Wood went to the Catholic Cemetery where Mrs Mason's body had been placed in a vault waiting his return. A "reserved" lot was selected and the body buried. Minister Terrell who had invited us to take dinner with him today telegraphed that he was too ill to receive us. G.P. has developed a large sized Malarial fever which with the shakes, fever and exhaustion keeps him very busy. Dr. Matteosian is called and thinks he can bring him around all right in a few days. The Queen works over him until she is perfectly used up but leaves him only when he is cool and comfortable and in a restful sleep. 7 1896 July Monday [Cple] 27 weather cloudy, cool C.B. begins her rounds early this morning to see her boys. Orders G.P. to remain in bed all day, take his medicine regularly and consolled him by stating that it made very little difference what day we left as one day was as good as another. This makes him all right and he begins his preliminary oration or introduction to his financial report. C.B. then calls on Mr. Wood who is revising Wistar's report, trying to get it into some kind of readable shape. She encourages him with a few words of approval and then goes to Bub. who is grinding away on his report and making fine progress. After settling the boys she goes to her room and writes a dozen letters. The boots she had ordered last week came home today but were too small and were sent back to be streched and another pair ordered. A letter from Warner & Co. acknowledges receipt of the $300 we sent them in March and assures us we need have no uneasiness in regard to the house, which we are very glad to hear. July Tuesday. Cple. 28 weather cloudy, warm This has been a field day for callers and a very hard day for the Queen who had to receive them. Three Mass. gentlemen Rev. Peter MacQueen, Prof Henry K. Harris, & David C. Seafer Then Mrs Washburn & Mrs Lee, Mrs Marden, Mrs Montgomery and Miss Webb from Bebek. Dr. Matteosian. Mr. Gargiulo Geo Kunzel Then Short & wife Thirteen callers! Mr Kunzel who was anxious to help was turned over to G.P. who has him assist on the financial report. Gargiulo wants Miss Barton to go to Salamlik next Friday as she wished to present her adieus. Tefick Pacha has invited her to call on him on their return from the Palace. Gargiulo says that he suggested that the government open its doors and let the Armenians leave. Many officers like the idea. 8 1896 July Wednesday Cple. 29 Weather Clear, Warm Mr Kunzel came this morning and helped us G.P. was allowed to leave his room today and take his accustomed place at table. Ernest Mason left on the Italian steamer today. He goes to Naples. Does not know when he will return to America. Left five pounds sterling for his sister and we sent a check at once for the amount to Lily. Mr. Roberts called and got some points for an article which he will submit to us before sending. At four o'clock we go to the bridge where the Legation Launch was waiting for us. Go to Therapia to a dinner given by Judge Terrell. The table was beautifully decorated Beside the Minister and ourselves were Gen. and Mrs. Short, and Mr. Riddle. We returned alone in the Launch to Beshiktash where we found our faithful Alexand and a carriage waiting our arrival and reached home at midnight. July Thursday Cple 30 Weather Cloudy, very warm. Mrs Short came this morning and went shopping and to the dressmakers. C.B likes the dressmaker and is sorry she didn't know of her before as she would have been very useful. Poor faithful Alexand remained on the wharf in the chill night air watching for us two hours last [air] night and as a natural consequence is now in bed with a high fever. Malaria. C.B. and the doctor are working over him tonight. We feel lost without his willing service and very sorry he is sick. Gargiulo called. 9 1896 July Friday Cple. 30 Weather. Fine. A quiet day full of hard work on reports. This morning the first indications of a break-up took place. Dr. H. & G.P. cleared the little reception room and took several trunks down to be packed. Alexand is better today. Gaining satisfactorly Mrs. Mauriso came and said her landlord was charging her half a pound a day for the house. We told her we would see that she lost nothing. C.B. busy clearing her desk. writing letters. Aug Saturday Cple. 1 Weather. Rain, Clear, Rain, Sun We have had all sorts of weather today except cool There is nothing new to record these days and our work is like Monsieur Montilanies "one dissisiation grind." and yet we are making fair progress Wood's and Wistar's reports were finally overlooked today and are ready. Dr. is doing well so he reports and G.P. will finish his financial report tomorrow or Monday. We sent the following telegrams. Garabed Bey called. Aug Sunday Cple. 2 Weather Muggy, warm C.B. wrote many letters to friends in Austria and Germany telling them that she would leave Cple the 9th and hoped to see them. C.B. & Mr. Wood revising & correcting reports. Dr. H. grinding! G.P. grinding! Dr. Mattiosian called and prescribed for G.P. and Alexand's malaria. Paid the doctor [£??] 5,50 in full to date. 10 1896 Aug 3 Monday Cple. Weather Clear, warm We have made good progress today in our work. G.P.s financial report is finished and signed by himself as financial sec'y. C.B. as Treasurer. George Kunzel as expert accountant. Now we want Peet, Dwight and Washburn's signatures and it is ready to go to America. We put it through the press tonight, six pages of type written introduction. Dr. Hubbell's report is also finished so we are fairly well through. C.B. was writing most of the day. Went to her dressmakers. G.P. saw Garguilo who agreed to see about the disinfecting pumps which are due here from Alexandretta. They were loaned to us by the Turkish government. Asked Gen. Short to ask Terrell for the Launch for Wednesday. Aug 4 Tuesday Cple. Weather Sultry, cloudy G.P. goes to Bible House and turns over balance of funds ₤tq 1203.66 to W.W. Peet. Got receipts from him for amount and ₤tq 50 given to the ladies. Found July & Co. would ship our goods at reasonable rates to New York. C.B. Mrs Streeter & G.P. go shopping. Good success Found a letter from Brown Bros. inclosing demand draft for £1000 from National Com. and £1000 Red Cross fund. G.P. has to open and close his books again, giving credits This money ₤tq 2200 will be given to Peet on order, making ₤tq 3524.66 in his hands subject to our order. 11 1896 Aug 5 Wednesday, Proti, Cple. Weather Clear, warm We were early astir and after a little packing went down to the bridge where we met our Launch guests. Mrs Marden, Mrs Washburn, Mrs Lee, Miss Webb, Miss Snow, Miss Saunders, and Dr. Dwight. After some delay we set sail and landed at Proti in due season where we met our 4th of July friends and some others. Went to the top of Proti to the same place as before and had another picnic. After the meal Dr. Greene made a few remarks as to their gratitude for our work. Our Queen being urged to say something read a delightful original poem. One she had had in her mind on July 4, but had not written it out. It was received very enthusiastically as it deserved. G.P. read Dr. Hubbells report, then Mr. Wood read his. This was followed by G.P's financial report. All the reports were well received. After visiting a time we went down to the Peet house where G.P. turned over the 1000 sterling from the N.Y. Com. to Peet also the 1000 sterling sent from Brown Bros. Red Cross funds. Dwight and Peet wouldn't sign the report until they had examined the vouchers. This we consider an insult and although we have a voucher for every piaster we will not now allow them to examine as the report is signed by C.B. as Treasurer, G.P. as financial secretary and George Kunzel as expert accountant. We bade our Proti friends good bye and after a delightful sail we landed at Beshkistash, the launch with the rest of the party going to Hissar. The Launch to Therapia. 12 1896 Aug Thursday Cple. 6 Weather. Warm. clear Packing is progressing fairly well. We take a carriage and go to the banks and leave our books to be balanced as we have drawn out all the money and passed it over to Mr. Peet. See July +60 who report that the steamer which we are to use in shipping our trunks home in has not reported. Purchase a few presents to take home. C.B. goes to her dress maker and gets her dresses all good. Her new shoes come home and she orders two pairs to be left at the Legation. G.P. transacts some business with the consul Pays Mason's affidavits for insurance $12- Minister Terrell calls and invites us to a Diplomatic dinner which we decline. Then wants us to dine with him tomorrow eve and we accept. Gargiuls calls and arranges to go to Salamlik tomorrow. G.P C.B. Dr. H. + C.K. W. examine accounts and vouchers of committees of New York, Worcester + Boston. put the document in their respective envelopes and seal ready to register and send to America tomorrow C.K.W. goes with Garabed Bey sight-seeing. 1896 13 Aug Friday Cple 7 Weather. Fine. C.B. accompanied by Garguils goes to Selamslie to send her adieus to H.J.M. the Sultan. when the aid d' Camp came. Miss Barton told him to present her respects to His Majesty and thank him for all the courtesy he had shown to her in her work. In a few moments then aid returned and said that the Sultan appreciated her words and was very glad that she had been facilitated in her work. He hoped when she returned to America she would be able to correct in a measure the false ideas which the Americans have in regard to him. At three we take the Legation Lanrich and go to Therapia where we take our farewell dinner with Judge Terrell and the American colony of Therapia who were also guests of the Judge. We enjoyed it very much and although it crowds too many things into tomorrow we were glad we went. Mr. Roberts gave us an article he had written about our work for Julian Ralph, most excellent. Aug Saturday Cple. 8 Weather Fine. A long, hard day of packing and final business arrangements. G.P. contracts with July and Co. to ship our goods to New York. Purchases tickets (5) to Budapest 523.50 francs. It is arranged to take the goods to be shipped to New York down to the Consulate to remain until Monday when U.S. Marshal P.D. Allaimby will see [?] are board. obtain the B/S's insurance papers and send to us to London. A new Turkish idea developed today. We used 1896. 14 Saturday Contd ordered the wagons to take the trunks down but when they arrived some [horse?] came with the claim that they contracted the business of the street and must bring the trunks out of the house. Remonstances were in vain so we submitted to the imposition which was repeated at the Consulate. Our personal travelling trunks and bags were sent to the Bristol Hotel and we followed at about eight. It was hard to say good bye to the house for it has many very pleasant associations. Harder still to leave our little Kitten and hardest of all to leave our faithful Anna. We gave her a full suit of mourning as she has recently lost some near relations, a pretty little watch and chain and five pounds sterling. Our hearts were too full to say much. C.B. wrote and presented her a splendid letter of recommendation. We have a fine suit of rooms assigned us at the Bristol and retire at midnight We have had many callers during the day but were too busy to see all. Mr. Wood took [pound sterling symbol] Fg 100 and gave [pound sterling symbol] Fg 50 to the Armenian orphans at the German Hospital and [pound sterling symbol] Fg 50 to the Armenian Hospital (Catholic). We go to the Consulate at 10 P.M. and take a list of our goods to be shipped putting numbers on all. There are sixteen including bundels for Wistar and Wood and Mason's large box. 1896 15 Aug Sunday. Black sea. 9. weather. Fine Our farewell to Constantinople! we breakfast at seven and hurry down to the Custom House fearing we would be delayed but as it turned out, we passed through smoothly and boarded the Romanian steamer "Nutior" for Costangia. Waiting to greet us on board were Minister Terrell + Gen. Short + wife who had just arrived from Therapa. Our Anna, Alexands brothers and a host of other friends. We got off in good share. The Judge and party going with us as far as Therapia. At Bebelk the American flag on Robert College was raised in our honor and there were many people in the building and in President Washburn's house waving us a farewell. At Hissar there were many others and Therapia still more. The Judge was much affected when he left. He is a generous, tender hearted man and it is shameful the criticisms which are made concerning him from Christian (!) people. We enter the Black Sea at Eleven and find it very rough C.B. and Mr. Wood give it up and retire. The Nutior is officered by Englishmen and the Steward is a naturalized American. All very agreeable. 1896 16 Aug Monday "Orient" to Budapest 10 Weather Fine. We land at Costanza at 12:30 A.M. late on account of high winds and heavy seas. Board the "Orient and leave at once. Find we were misinformed in regard to our tickets. Ross, the Purser on the ""Wetior" told us that our tickets were all right for the Orient Express and we would have nothing more to pay. We were however, compelled to pay a supplimentary ticket of 216.50 francs. We soon discover that owing to the stupidity of some of the officials our trunks were put off between Costanza and Bucharest. The chef or Conductor telegraphed back as soon as we discovered our loss and has just come in and told us that our trunks would be on the next rain. We hope so. Mr. Mills of Cook [B?] in Cple said we would have trouble with our baggage as the R.R. people were very careless. Alexand and the Steward of the Nutior put the trunks on the train to avoid mistakes but it appears the things were taken off just the same The country (Romania) is excellent along the route. The fields of corn and wheat, the general character of the land - the fertile plains and mountains covered with verdure are not at all unlike sections of Pennsylvania. Of course, the buildings and people are very different. Almost every woman we have passed, when not breaking stone, loading straw on the wagons or driving the horse around the threshing floors had a distaff of flax in her hand at which she was working as she tends her flocks or trudging along the fine smooth roads. The primative manner of threshing is exceedingly interesting. a hard, smooth circular place on the bare ground is prepared some thirty feet in diameter a lot of the sheaves is placed in the center then raked toward the outer rim 17 Monday contd of the circle, then a team of horses or a yoke of oxen of buffalo is driven around and around on the wheat stalks until the grain is all trampled out. a man or more usually a woman pitches this trampled mass into the air and the wind carries the chaff away, the straw is carefully taken away and the grain scooped u with the hands wheat, dirt and gravel all goes into the bags and sold. If you are far from a dentist it is advisable not to bite your bread through. We pass the day fairly well, though the service both general and dining room is exceedingly poor, in fact the only person who was in any manner accomodating was the conductor. We paid about eight dollars each for the sleeping accomodations. one towel for the car secured after a deal of trouble and this at evening resembled a printing house towel.. Aug Tuesday Budapest 11 Weather Showers. warmer. We arrived at Budapest at three in the morning and were driven direct to the Grand Hotel Hungaria, took temporary quarter and a nap. After coffee and rolls we met the manager and selected our regular rooms. three connecting. The Queen's a large handsome one fronting on two streets, one of which extends along the shore of the Danube. We contract for the rooms at 12.05 florins per day about $4.65 for the party. Very good. We send the following telegrams and cable. "Almon. Newport. Rhode Island. "Arrived Budapest well, Barton." 1896 18 Tuesday contd "Peet. Bible House. Stamboul. "Just arrived. Hotel Hungaria Budapest. All well. Barton" "Tripp. United States Minister, Weise "Will you be at house last this week. Clara Barton. Hotel Hungaria. "Moore, United Press. Effingham House. Strauh London. "Arrived Hotel Hungaria, Budapest today. All well. Barton". "Kruger. U.S. Vice Consul. Strassburg. "Expect us next week. Will telegraph later. Barton" "Grand Duchess. Carleshue. "Arrived Hotel Hungaria, Budapest. Where is Her Royal Highness. Clara Barton". "Terrell. U.S. Minister. Cple. "Just arrived Hotel Hungaria, Budapest. "All well. Barton. Telegram from Wagon lit agent to agent in Bucharest in regard to lost trunks. "Ross. S.S. Wetrov. Costanza. Romania. "My trunks are missing. Please trace from "Costanza. Answer my expense. Pullman". We take a carriage and to to Levy's "Struts of Constantinople" in Pest. A kind of "midway Plaisance. Very good Levy has some 80 people from Cple helping him. We will go again. Our day, independent of the broken night and the missing baggage has been very satisfactory. It seems very good to have a rest. 1896. 19 Aug Wednesday B.pest. 112 Weather Rain + sun. G.P. and Alexand again visit depots and freight houses to find a trace of our trunks but to no Call at the wagon.lit offices but the manager has heard nothing. We take the finely appointed underground train. to the Exposition grounds. Visit the panorama representing the intrance of the Ariaties into this country - the Hungarians conquest. A very realistic and fine painting and exhibit. We supposed we were entering the exposition grounds. The error was a very good one. Our next attempt was more successful and we spend the day roaming around from place to place enjoying ourselves in spite of showers and wind. The Exposition though only national in character and abounding in unpronouncable names is exceedingly good and in many respects very interesting. We return to our hotel on the top of a double decked stage and on reaching the hotel vote the day a success. Found consul Harmmond's card. He invites us to accompany him to some Springs at five tomorrow afternoon and we will probably accept. Received following telegrams: "Mainau Aug 12 "I am Mainau near Constant Bodue Sea. "Thankful. Happy to see you. Grand Duchess of Bodue." 1896. 20 Aug Thursday Budapest 13 Weather Very fine we are informed early this morning that our trunks have been found and will be here today. We divide our party. Part going direct to the Exposition grounds. GP. Mr. Wood to the Consuls to notify him of our acceptance of his invitation They then go to the Exposition also. taking in on the way MunKacsy's great painting "Ecce Homo." A masterpiece representing Pilate giving Christ to the maddened ob to be crucified "Ecce Homo". is the name of the creation. Also they visit the Art Gallery and find a number of fine paintings. The entire party unite in the Exposition and take in many excellent exhibits, the best of which was the Manufacturer Building with its wilderness of splendid things arranged in exquisite taste. Returned home at 4:45 and found the conductor of the train which brought our trunks on. GP and Mr W. at once go to the station, find the trunks, pay 24 francs costs which we will try and have refunded by the Director General of the International Wagon-lit Co. Brussels to whom we write a letter making the claim. Return to the hotel with the trunks and find the rest of the party under escort of Consul Edw. P. T. Hayward, Vice Consul L. Gerster and Mr. Saxlehner. Audor the owner of the Horsejeadi Springs, we drive out five miles into the country and are shown over the great mineral springs plant. where they bottle and ship six to eight million bottles annually to all parts of the world. Very interesting The Husejadi Jareno water is a kind of natural Epsom salts and is said to be very fine. We meet two Americans 1896. 21 Thursday contd there Mr. Richardson a New York newspaper man and Dr Whitcome a druggist. Bother very light caliber Mr. Saxlehner, after showing us around took us to his superintendents house where we are served with a fine Hungarian dinner Do not know how many courses but not less than two and all were greatly enjoyed. Many Kind things were said concerning or Queen. We thanked our host and Consul and then were escorted home by the same parties, where we arrived at 11:40 tired but happy. Aug Friday Budapest 14 Weather. Cloudy + Cool. we start out early and go up the Danube in a steamer five miles to Margaret Island a very nice little summer resort WE remained two or three hours enjoying the flowers the beautiful smooth green lawns and great trees. There is an excellent mineral water here and sulphur baths are another attraction. We sailed down the river to the Cple exhibit and made a number of purchases. Took a very poor dinner. Enjoyed the way the poor Turks and Armenians reverenced our Queen and were escorted to our steamer in a royal caik by Mr Levy. our Consul called in the evening and offered his services in any direction. we have been sight seeing so industriously that we are tired tonight and retire early. 22 1896 Aug Saturday En route Vienna 15 Weather Fine, Rainy eve. we pack our trunks and bags and purchase fruit in the morning. Tapas comes over to bid us good bye and brings C.B. a pretty boquette of flowers. He is an Armenian who was of considerable service to us in our first days in Cple. Is now manager of the Cple Bayar. We pay our hotel bill 80.65 florins, fee the servants and to to the station where we meet the consul with more flowers. Get off at two o'clock for Vienna. Have a very pleasant trip over arriving at 7 P.M. Drive to the Hotel Bristol - the same house we stopped at in February when we ere en route for Turkey. Secure four fair rooms for 13.40 florins a day. G.P. goes to Cooks but as this is the Emperor's birthday every place is closed so we can do nothing until Monday. Aug Sunday Vienna 16 Weather Cloudy. cool. C.B. writes letters all day - fifteen!! The rest of the party write read and go sight seeing. Vienna is a beautiful city. clean, splendid broad streets and large fine buildings. We breakfast in the coffee room and dine in our own rooms, getting our own dinner. Decide to take the "Paris" on the 5 of Sept if possible and leave for Constant on the Bodur Sea tomorrow. 1896 23 Aug Monday Vienna 17 Weather Showery Mr Wood goes to the US Consulate and finds there were no letters for us. Dr H + GP goes to Legation + finds that Minister Tripp had just returned home. His wife is in Munich + he is to join her in a day or two. Return to the Hotel and CB + GP go shopping. Purchase some fine garnets Vienna is the place of the world for these gems. Return to the hotel and find Mr Tripp waiting to take Mifs Barton for a drive. They are gone but a short time as it began raining again. GP. purchases 5 tickets for Constanz with Sleeper to Munich. Florins. At four o'clock Minister Tripp invites us all to dine with him at the "Grande" we go + enjoy the Dinner and the general conversation . Go shopping again + after paying our hotel bill florins take carriages to the station register our trunks afterwards the Dr's + Alexander's large porteman [?] as the chief said we had so much luggage. Mr Tripp came to bid us farewell Cooks man helped us off nicely + we start in good shape 1896 Aug Tuesday En rout Constanz 18 Weather Cloudy cool At three o'clock this morning the Custom house officers enter our appartment but only look into our lunch basket so we were not greatly Disturbed we changed cars at Munich + arrive at Linden on Last Constance at 1 PM. Take a small steamer to Constanz the other end of the Lake + make very good arrangements at Hinsel Hotel at 18 marks a day for three rooms. CB telegraphs a notification to the Grand Duchess of our arrival receives a 24 warm welcome in reply. The Grand duchess asks us all over to the Castle at 10 1/2 tomorrow we are beautifully situated at the Hotel. two rooms overlook the lake + one the Cloister. The hotel was once an old monestary built before Columbus discovered us- 1896 Aug Wednesday Castle Mainau 19 Weather Fair This has been a red letter day in our homeward journay replete with soulful pleasure we order a carriage + drive over to the Island Mainau. The drive was delightful along the hard smooth roads + grassy shaded lawns passing great fields of wheat + orchards of fruit. The island which is reached by causeway + bridge is flat near the bridge but gradually an elevation of a hundred feet is attained At the Summit is the Castle of the GD + GD of Baden. The Castle is very old dating back to the twelveth century. The Grand Duke purchased the island in 1853 + had Schloss repaired though altering it's original from very little. We were received in royal style shown to our appartments + after resting were escorted to the library where we met the Grand Duchess CB had been called first + had been with the GD before the rest went to the library. After having a half hour with our royal hostess + inviting two or three titled guests. Prince William + his wife Princefs Marie of Russia came at 12 to visit their brother + sister the GD + GD we were presented P. William + the G Duke are brothers. WE have a quiet little lunch all by ourselves served by two lackeys in the Mainau livery. Afterward on the pressing invition of the G Duchess we waited untill three + went on the Royal Steamer Kaiser William with a party as an escort to the GD 25 + GD to a little on the Boden sea where our royal friends called on the King + Queen of Wortenburgh. After an hour they returned to the boat worked by the King + Queen two small pleasant little people with no appearance of royality about. The parting of the GD with our Queen way very affectively as the GD is not at all well + her eyesight is failing. They have been close friends for 27 years. We returned to our Hotel at nine PM + packed our trunks + bags - for an early start tomorrow. 1896 Aug Thursday En route Strass 26 Weather Rainy. We take an early breakfast. Send a telegram to Vice Consul Kruger stating that we would be in L. at one o'clock. Pay our hotel bill 64.95 Marks + 20.70 marks extras. Get a good appartment in the train + have a fine run of seven hours through some magnificent mountain scenery by clouds + innumerable tunnels. We arrived at Strasburg a little after two + find Mr Kruger waiting for us at the Station. Drive to the Hotel de France + secure fair rooms at 1250 Marks a day A letter received from Low's Exchange informs us that we can secure nothing on the American for the 5or8. Might secure accomodations on Servia a Cunarder Sep 15th or another ship same line Sep 15th We reply asking him to secure accomodations for CB + three men one of whom will go second cabin for Servia best terms asked him about St Paul for twenty ninth asked to reply care of American Embassy Paris by Saturday. Went with Mr Kruger around town a little in the Evening. Made arrangements to overlook 26 the city tomorrow. 1896 Aug Friday Strassburg 21 Weather Showers Mr Kruger came early + most of the morning was spent in Shopping CB had a fine Mackintosh made trading her old one. We pick u[ some souvenirs which were very good. At twelve we went to the justly celebrated + grand old cathedral which was built in 1012-1439. The first Bysantiane the finishing in Gothic we were there when the wonderful Strassburg clock struck twelve 12 + saw all autometans perform. Then we took a carriage + drove through the street out of the gate + along the road tracing the route by which our Queen entered the city at it's fall in the Franco German war 1871. Now we drive along beautiful smooth roads then she entered over mile of great trees which had been cut down + every limb sharpened forming an almost unsurmountable How she did it she herself scarsely knows. Her dress was in rags when the last barrier was passed. The great arched gate is now gone but one can readily see the picture by standing outside the Walls + have the Queen tell about her [?angles?]. We saw where she crossed the Rhine along with only a small German boy rowing her over. We visited the building where her great relief work was carried on for so many months: the canal where so many + helpless children found shelter under boards leaning against the walls along the footpath after their houses had been destroyed by the German shells and the building where our Queen after her wonderful work in Paris after the fall of the Commune, returned to Strasburg and Asking all the many remaining 27 in her hands + dividing it into as many arts as there were women which she had helped, gave to each woman the money in little pocketbooks at one of the most charming Christmas celebrations ever held. She secured the largest + most beautiful hall in the city, + issued invitations to all those rough almost savage women to meet her on a certain evening They all came + were entertained in a manner worthy our Queen. Our day in Strasburg has been a memorable one long to be remembered at 7:10 after our score at the hotel we drove to the station and at 8:30 took our appartment in a III class car + settled ourselves at the french frontier we changed cars + had our luggage examined all went smoothly + we start across France at midnight. Aug Saturday Paris 22 Weather Cloudy We arrive in Paris at 8:40 this morning + after a little delay arranged with a bus + came to a little hotel across the Seine on the edge of the Latin Quater Hotel de Pas de Callais. We contract for fourteen francs for four rooms and extras for lights + attendance We settle in our rooms which are fairly good We freshen ourselves up after the hard night + taking a carriage we drive to the Embassy. Ambassador Eustis is in America a letter + telegram from Grandville of Lows exchange informs us that our passage has been secured on the Servia which sails Sep 1 We learn that Mr. Low is in town so drive to the Continental Hotel to see him he was not in so we left our cards Find Graeme Stewart wife + daughters there. They are GP's cousins call at the Magdalene then return to the Hotel + leave the Queen as she was very tired we then drive to the Luxemburg Notre Dame. Pantheon Morgue + other points of 28 + places of interest. In the evening we take in the "Reed Mill" and see a little of Gay Paris by night Return to the Hotel at eleven At five Mr Low called + told us he had "booked us open" on the Servia which means our berths are not assigned us. We may secure better accomodations by that means. GP pays him a deposit of [pound sterling symbol] 17 on accound of our passage money. Aug Sunday Paris 23 Weather Cloudy Showers The Queen is rested this morning so after breakfast we drive to the Hotel des Invalides and see the tomb of Napoleon Bonapart. w wonderfully impressive tomb in a no less wonderful building. Call on GP's aunt Helen West + her son + daughter then try to find an old time friend of CB but he was away. CB knew him in her great work in Paris after the fall of the Comune. We drive to the sight of the old Bastile + then to the Louve where we discharge our carriage + spend a couple of hours with the pictures. After a dinner we return to the hotel wired Westmister Palace Hotel that we would be with them Monday eve to asked for the same rooms we had before. In the evening we get out the reports + read Wistar. Wood's and a part of Hubbell's over carefully with a view of adding anything which would be of interest. Quite a number of suggestions were made + adopted. 29 Aug Monday En route London 24 Weather Showers. We take an early breakfast. Pay our bill forty three francs to our Hotel du Pas de Calais 59 Rue des Saints Peris. Go to the Gard Nord: buy our tickets 198.80 francs. Mr Wood pays his share of the expenses from Cple to Strasburg - He was our guest to + in Paris. We leave at 11:50 on limited express for London via Callais. The Channel was exceedingly rough, high winds + rain most of the people on board were sick. We arrived at Victoria Station at eight PM and drove to the Westminister Palace Hotel where we secured three fair rooms charges - a little advanced over the accomodations we had here in Jan. The Queen takes a cup of tea in the hotel the boys - going to a Restaurant. Aug Tuesday London 25 Weather Showers We are all serene today. The day began bright and warm and though we ran into a number of Showers during the day nothing dampened our ardor. We go to Low's exchange + meet Mr Low + Mr Granwill Mr Low undertakes to obtain the Armenian decoration from Paris which was offered Mifs Barton while we were in Turkey. GP changes his french money 900 francs into American money $17170. We go to Brown Shipley + Co find the B/C for our good which were shipped from Cple on the 14 charges [pound sterling symbol] 8-1-3 which we pay in New York CB draws the little balance in the bank [pound sterling symbol] 53-13-4 $260.20. BS + Co had charge to CB [pound sterling symbol] 2-10-11 for cables + telegrams + it appears that every time a remittance was sent us through BS + Co + they sent us a notice we were charged for it as we have closed our books we are so 30 much out of pocket unless we present the bill to the New York Cour. We call at United Press office + have a little chat with Mr Moore and give him a few points for a cable. This morning we met Col Ed Hay of Washington Just as we were going out. Aug 26 Wednesday London Weather Showers After a nice little bkft in our own rooms we bundle our Laundry and give it to the hotel Then go to the Maples - a great Emporium in the West End where we buy some very fine table linen towels etc. Returning we stop at BS + Co + get a large lot of mail which Wistar by one of his stupid telegrams had stopped in June. We looked over our mail + found there was no great harm done by the delay. Get three little drafts changed into American gold + then after a pleasant little chat with Mr Green we went to the hope stores where we purchased a tin trunk An elegant rug + sundry other things. Dr H bought himself a nice suit of ready made clothing. In the evening Woods friend Mr Jarvis called. He has been waiting over two months for Wood and thinks he has had a hard time of it + I guess he has for Mr Wood has not kept him as fully posted as he ought to. He will probably leave for Antwerp tomorrow to join Wood + together they "will do" "Holland on Bikes" then go South + spend the Winter in Italy. 31 Aug Thursday London 27 Weather Cloudy Cool GP called at Lows Cooks + Moors this morning on business. Dr H + GP visited Westminister Abbey + the British Museum both very interesting as well as instructive worthy of much more time than they were able to give. CB did not go out today as she wanted to write letters. She disposed of all the more important ones that had been accumulating at Brown Shipleys or Burrs hotel where Wistar had stupidly ordered them Mr + Mrs Louis Moore called this evening also Rev Mr Palmon of St Louis whom we met Cple some time ago + Mr McKensey a representative of the London News. We gave both newspaper men some points for an article. News just reaches us of another terrible time in Cple. Many are reported killed. Aug Friday London 28 Weather Cloudy Cool. We take in the great zoo + thoroughly enjoy it The collection annimals is one of the largest + finest in the world. CB + Dr H called on Mrs Waddington an old time friend and all went shopping for some little furs + other things needed. GP calls on Low + Moore then returns home + grants an interview to M TN Ford correspondant of NY Tribune. CB + Dr H return at 8:30 GP takes in Acquarium. GP washing which followed him from London to Geneve + back again was returned today in fairly good condition The Hanjak Armenians captured the Ottoman Bank on Wednesday and one thousand people are reported killed in consequence mostly armenians the ring leaders escaped as usual the innocent were butchered. 32 Aug Saturday London 29 Weather Cloudy cool We visited the Houses of Parliament today + also the Tower of London both exceedingly interesting and full of historic importance call at Lows Moors + Brown Shipley + Co's Mr Greene of BS + Co has been more than kind and has made everything very easy for us in our business. Mr Low has done all that could be asked or desired + secured the best accomodations to be had at fairly reasonable rates. Mr Moore also has been a true friend + earnest helper in everything we needed. Dr H GP take in the Alhambra in the evening a very creditable entertainment of a variety character CB writes letters. Aug Sunday Londaon 30 Weather Cloudy Warmer There has nothing occured to disturb the sweet serenity of our souls today. The day has been spent in reading conversation + packing. There was one misadventure which at one time threatened to be disturbing. our Queen strained her back in some + we were afraid she would be lame all day but she was very careful + reports herself all right this evening. 33 Aug Monday L En route 31 Weather Showers GP goes to Lows and pays passage money for four berths on LS Lervia [pound sterling symbol] - [pound sterling symbol] 20 for CB [pound sterling symbol 15 each for Dr H + GP [pound sterling symbol] for Alex Purchased tickets for Liverpool 2nd class. While at the office CB's Armenian decoration arrives It is very beautiful and must be seen to be appreciated. The decoration is [B?] order of Chevalier instituted in 1165 by and is given but rarely. Mr Moore calls at the hotel to bid us farewell and at 11:30 we go to the station and take the 12:10 express for Liverpool. on the road CCB decides we ought to telegraph to C Constantinople. After one or two fruitless attempts we succeed at Rugby in sending telegrams to Minister Terrell and Dwight + Peet. The following was the message being the same with the exception of the name + address. "Shall we return. Can we help. We are willing "Answer quick. Care Coudron 32 Brunswick st "Liverpool. Our steamer leaves tomorrow Tuesday "four o'clock Barton" After a fine run of about five hours we arrive at Liverpool where we are met by Mrs Coudron an old time friend of our Queen's We go to the North Western Hotel which connects with the station and are assigned pleasant rooms We send the following cable to Secy Olney. "Self, assistants ready sail America tomorrow. "ought we turn back Turkey Entirely willing "if you think our people prefer please reply "Barton" Mrs Coudron takes upper with us at the hotel. and Dr H + GP escort her to her train as she lives several miles in the Country. Five hours after sending our cable to Washington we receive following reply 34 "Do not feel competent to advise you department "has been pleased to assist your societys humane "mission hitherto if it's specific purpose of relief "has been fulfilled would not your return involve "renewed application on new grounds "Rockhill" "acting" Sept 1 Tuesday Liverpool Weather Cloudy Cool This morning at five our Queen came into DH + GP room She had slept scarsely at all during the night so heavy was the continued troubles in Constantinople on her mind. After prolonged discussion we deside not to sail on the Servia but to remain on this side of the ocean at least a few days longer to see if we can be of any assistance in Turkey. After breakfast we call on Mrs Coudron who accompanies us to the Cunard office where after some little trouble we succeed in getting our tickets transferred to a later date, we returned to the hotel and after further consultation it is desided that DH + GP go up to London to consult with Mr Moore about a cable dispatch to America announcing our change of programs. CB + Alexand to remain Liverpool. We pay the hotel people to date [pound sterling symbol] 2=01 and the 'boys' leave Liverpool on the 2 PM train arriving in London 6:25 PM. Go to the Westminister Palace Hotel secure rooms and go to dinner returning in a driving rain storm. GP wired Moore to meet him at the hotel at nine. He came promptly and after hearing the facts departed to frame a dispatch to America. Sent a wire early this morning to Low to sell our berths as we would not sail today. Received following telegram from Peet at Cple. 35 Sept Wednesday London 2 Weather Rainy Dr H + GP go to Low's and explain more fully the reasons for our not sailing on the Servia. We are to let him know if we concluded to sail on the Umbria so he may secure our passage if possible. Call on Moore who reads us his cable which we sent last night. Good went to Brown Shipleys and ordered telegrams sent to North Western Hotel Liverpool. The article McKensey wrote appears in the News today so we purchase thirty copies and most of them we send away The article is excellent. Roam around up Regent Street + inspect Newgate prison + other points of interest in the city. After supper we take in my "artful Valet" at Terry's call it a full day + retire. Sept Thursday London Liverpool 3 Weather Cloudy Rain Dr H + GP call on Mr Moore and a copy of the cable he sent to America Tuesday. Purchased twenty more News to send off. GP goes to Lows and arranges on telegraphic communication to have Low do his best to secure berths on the Umbria next Saturday. Purchases tickets for Liverpool. Bub calls at Embassy but Ambassador Bayard had not returned and there were no letters. Paid Hotel bill + left on 2:10. Arrived Liverpool 6:30 found the Queen well and glad to welcome her boys went out to dinner + took a long walk. Visited in the evening consulting as to Turkish affairs. Decide it is safe to return home. Telegraph Low that we will sail next Saturday if possible + ask him to do his level best 36 Sept Friday Liverpool 4 Weather Cloudy Rain We call on the Cunard early this morning and motify the Manager Nor that we want to sail on the Umbria. He will do what he can for us. Later GP calls and they book us open. Alexand can obtain nothing in second cabin so we have to pay 6 [pound sterling symbol] more 15 total for a first cabin berth for him can't be helped. Mrs Coudron calls + we all go shopping purchase a variety of things. Try to buy a dress shirt for CB but give it up as there was nothing we liked very well. Dr H + GP get a little English money changed at Phillips Am Exc. Bk 57 Lime st at fair rate. Mrs. Coudron dines with us send following cable to Mea + Dr Pullman "Sail Umbria fifth." Sept Saturday Liverpool 5 Weather Showers Irish Sea We go to Cunard office and find our rooms assigned us CB has an option of a sofa in an outside room or a lower in an inside room in the center of the boat. She selects the latter R 44. Dr H + GP do a little additional shopping and return to the hotel. Mrs. Coudron called to bid us a Bon Voyage. We pay our Hotel bill [pound sterling symbol] 3-5-1- About a dollar a day each for the time we have been this is very fair as it includes some extras. At 3:30 we go to the "Umbria" and by the time the boat leaves the dock. We are all settled By a little coup GP gets ahead of a line of 250 who are waiting to get table seats for our party at the first table. We all have dinner together and CB retires early. Thus begins our homeward voyage. 37 Sept Sunday At Sea 6 Weather Fine We arrived at Queenstown at six this morning after a fine night in the Irish Sea. Many people join the ship at this point making the steamer decidedly crowded. It is a good crowd however so we will get along fairly well I expect. We lose sight of Ireland a little after one. Meet Rev Dr Eccles and his wife Judge Paynor of Brooklyn. This Misses Robbins kind of cousins of CB. Mrs Read and Mrs Miller. They are all much interested in Armenia and are exceedingly anxious to hear our Queen tell something of our work The Queen ate all three meals today + has been on deck all day a fine smooth sea. Sept Monday At Sea 7 Weather Fine CB bobbed up serenely this morning and has been splendid all day although there has been considerable motion to the boat especially toward night. Dr Eccles asked us yesterday if we would tell something of our armenian work and as we said we would he circulated a petition among the passengers all who opportunity signing. It is arranged to have the meeting Wed afternoon from 3:30 to 5:15 in the dining room the sea permitting. Mifs Burke CB's roommate is a brau irish girl quite interesting. They will get very nicely together. We made a run of 480 miles in the last twenty four hours total at 12 today 575. 38 Sept Tuesday At Sea 8 Weather Stormy, Winds An eventless day, all serene. Most of our 560 passengers were on deck as the ship is remarkably steady. The New York though a very much larger steamer rolled more. though the test will probably come tomorrow night when we strike the ground swells off the "banks" Among other New shipmates we met today were Dr Mrs JH Rylance of NY quite interesting people We pass two ships one at noon and the other after dark. Record at noon 488 miles three better than yesterday. The wind is increasing tonight as it is a head wind we will probably fall off on our Record Total miles from Queenstown 1028. Wednesday At Sea Sept Weather Foggy Clear 9 Owing to high winds last night we made but 470 miles at 12 a total of 1498 to date. Ran into a fog at noon but as it was not heavy lost but little time. at 3:15 " The officers of the Red Cross addressed their fellow voyagers. The Dining room was packed nearly all of the passengers being present CB made a telling speach + Dr H told of the work in the interior in a telling way. GP told something of the trials of a financial secretary. The meeting was a perfect success. We pass a number of fishing boats on the banks" and run into another fog in the evening 39 Sept Thursday At Sea 10 Weather Foggy Clear We have run through several fog banks during the day + about noon struck heavy ground swells which thinned the tables. CB did not go down to dinner for precautionary reasons she was not in the least sick and did not intend to be so took her dinner upstairs where she was. Saw many ships and the novel sight of a school of Whales. Record for past twenty four hours 480 miles with a total from Queenstown of 1978 we expect to be in New York Saturday morning we cannot keep track of our many new acquaintances as every one knows us since the meeting yesterday. Sept Friday At Sea 11 Weather Fine We had made 478 miles at twelve today a total of 2456. This leaves 829 miles to go which [?o] 90 which we expect to make by seven in the morning. The day has been wonderfully fine and most of the people are on deck GP took several sections of the various fog into his system and a heavy cold as the result. This evening a concert was held for the benefit of the Seamans Orphanage. The sum raised was something over thirty four [pound sterling symbol] very good. This is our last night at Sea. Give the Purser telegrams to send from Quarintine to RH Pullman ME Almon Dr Less PE Boldt + Phillips of the United Press. 40 Sept Saturday New York 12 Weather Fine We were delayed off Sandy Hook Light on account of the non appearance of the pilot. Sailed majestically up the Hudson with our red cross flag flying at the Mast head and landed at about eleven. Met by Steve. Lizzie Mystis. Bettina Mozart Freddy Greene and a swarm of reporters. Mr Cuddworth representing MEA was there to urge our immediate departure to her home in newport we get through the Custom house after some delay and all go to the Waldorf where our rooms are waiting our arrival. On the steamer we receive many letters - and more at the hotel. Another swarm of reporters call at the hotel. Dr Lesser Francis Atwater and Mrs. Raymond call. After consultation we deside that CB + GP will leave for Alexandria Bay at 7 PM. Dr H + Alexandre will go to Newport with Mr Cuddworth taking the surplus baggage and that CB and GP will join them there at the end of a week. Stopping at Meridan to arrange with Atwater about printing report. The boys leave at 4:30 CB + Go at 6:30. Bettina + Dr Lesser meet us at the station + see us off. 41 Sept Sunday Alex Bay 13 Weather Fine Arrived at Clayton 6 am took a boat and enjoyed a pleasant ride down to the bay. For some reason our telegram was not delived so no one expected us. The wind was strong up stream so Capt Kendal of the "Islander" kindly volunteered to take us to Brownings dock the nearest he could get to Camp Royal. This proposition we gladly accepted and shortly after we were left at Browning's bag + baggage. We attract Fred the camp man's attention who comes to our assistance + we are soon at Camp Royal. as they had not received our telegrams from Quarantine or the Waldorf. They did not know that we were in the country so the surprise was complete. GP. father felt very much provoked that he did not receive the telegrams which were at the bay + had not been delivered but we enjoyed the surprise more than the proposed reception. Sept Monday Camp Royal 24 Weather Fine Cool We find a number of very good improvements at the camp. The Dr has built a very cozy one storied boat which can house four boats very nicely. Extended his docks. laid some stone walks from the dining tent. Built rockeries and sodded a good sized plot of ground between the house + the docks. We occupy most of the day visiting and looking around over the camp. CB + GP occupy the octogonal tent which is curtained off into cozy bed chambers at night. It seems very good to be here again + our work in the far East is a dream. We cable Peet authorizing him to use [pound sterling symbol] 9.700 as he desired. 42 Sept Tuesday Camp Royal 15 Weather Cloudy Cool CB attacks the bundle of letters which were received at Quarintine and the Waldorf and only stoped when fifteen had been answered. We find that the ink here is only here is only ordinary writting fluid so we can not take any letter press copies. We go to RC Camp. Find the platform in good condition 1+2 might be improved by a coat of paint 3+4 are all right. Our little house is fine the goods stored in it have kept splendidly. The rains frosts + snows have not affected it in the least! CB Dr P. Annie + GO row to Harts Island to call on the Boldts. Mr B is in New York Mrs B was out. Return + find Mrs B awaiting our arrival. We will take tea with her tomorrow. Sept Wednesday CR 16 Weather Fine GP attacks the letter pile and finishes it ten letters This brings us up to date. CB broke her plate on shipboard and the soft filling came out of one her teeth but upon scouring Alex Bay we found that the only resident dentist had gone hunting + the one who was here during the Summer had left. At four CB + GP row to Bolts: DP having nuralgia could not go. Mrs B shows us over the house + grounds. All very beautiful. Bold has spent something like 50,000 so far for the Island + improvements We visited the island last + every thing was in ruins. Now elegance + beauty meet the eye on all sides. Mr + Mrs Heath call in the evening and spend an hour or more. 43 Sept Thursday Camp Royal 17 Weather Cloudy Fine. CB is writting on her report and as she is not being disturbed very much is making good progress. At three while we are both writting the "Empire State" loaded with excursionists passes close to the camp. the whistle salutes + the crowd cheers. We learn afterwards that they were the GAR's of Northern New York and had telegraped CB from Kingston to meet them at Alexandria Bay. We received the telegram at six o'clock. Two bad as we knew a number of people on board. Will Carlton among them. CB will write Col Shaw and Major Haddock explaining the case so they will not take it a slight Sept Friday CR + [?] 18 Weather Fine CB goes up to our Camp sits on the platform + writes on her report. GP helps his father with his accounts. As we are at dinner. Major Haddock and a young lady call. The Major brings six books of the St L for Mifs Barton containing a picture of CB a sketch of her life. Extracts an a address of hers concerning the Red Cross etc Fairly good. As they are leaving a letter is received telling the Mifs Holly is at Park. We at once row over to the bay catch the boat go up + spend three or four hours with Samantha. She and Mrs Englehart return to the Bay with us where we meet Will Carlton + wife and have a pleasant little chat before the boat left. They had called at the Camp. Our day has been full + enjoyable 44 Sept Saturday CR 19 Weather Rainy The rain begins falling in the night and a rainy day is with us. A good day for packing visiting + writting. We are improving it in all these direction. Helped Dr P with his accounts. Mrs Oliphant called. Sept Sunday CR 10 Weather Fine Last day in Camp. Busy with the last things CB + GP accept Bolts invitation and row down at 12. CB dines privately with Mrs Bolot. GP dines with the Stags. The Fish Commission + their friends a fine lot of men.. The Commission are investigating the fishery + international park reservation questions and will present a bill in the next session with a view of protecting the fish + marking the bounderies of the Park. At six we leave Camp Royal in the yact "Minnie" Marion saluted us with red fire as we sailed past the Camp on the "Islander" Met a number of the leading cityzens of Clayton Left Clayton for New York at 9 PM. 45 Sept Monday New York 21 Weather Fine Dr Lesser + Mifs Hofker met our party at the station and we drive to the Waldorf." After resting an hour we breakfast and then drive to Jersey City where GP's father mother + Annie take the train for Baltimore. GP's mother stood the Journey to New York very nicely. We go to Wells Fargo's Office and find our Constantinople goods have not arrived. Leave instructions to cable Liverpool if the goods do not arrive by next steamer call on GM Pullman at his office He was very glad to see us. Had a pleasant call of half an hour. Called at 49 Cedar but LE Barton was out. Stop at Tiffany's have their artist make a design for Armenian Releif decoration. Gold will cost $25 Silver $12 Too much. Return to hotel and find a number of letters + telegrams of no importance a package from Bub containing trunk and pannier keys which we asked him to send. Richard Watson Gilder of the Century called. He knew Mifs Barton in Bordenstown when he was a little boy. He wants Mifs Barton to write an article for the Century She may do later on. We will think he will be a valuable friend in our work. Col Hinton called by appointment as we have an engagement he takes Hubbells + Woods Mms to edit + will call later At five RT + Dr Lucy Hall Brown with a Lady friend and after an hours chat we all take dinner together. At eight Mrs. Raymond. Mifs Hofker SE Barton. Drs Lesser + Sayre come + discuss the RC Hospital matters. It is decided to open the Hospital but not the training school. At 11 Col Hinton calls + we arrange to have him meet us at Meriden in a few days to help us on our report We to pay his hotel expenses and pay him ten dollars for three days work. Retire at 2 am. 46 Sept Tuesday New York 22 Weather Showers We go to Dr Lessers to breakfast and return to the Hotel at ten aM. Steve Barton calls and we read CB + GP's reports. Give him a full exposition of the financial situation especially the financial statements with vouchers. we sent to the New York + Boston Commities and requested him to call on Trask and demand to see the vouchers. He said he had asked Trask if he had received the statement and Trask said yes + it was probably all right that there were a number of vouchers he believed but Mr Green had them. We call on Mrs Lowof Low's Exchange then return to the hotel + CB begings dictating her report to Mr Jasque who puts it on the type writer in duplicate. Dr L + Bettina call in the evening. Sept Wednesday New York 23 Weather Fine CB again takes up her report wit the typewriter and finishes at 11 AM GP goes to the Pullman office and make an application for a conductorship to his Uncle George for Capt. Kendal of the Islander. AT 12:20 after paying Jaynes 5.75, Waldorf 4..25 for baggage laundry telegrams etc we have Dr L + Bettina our loving + Faithful friends see us off as usual. Tickets to Newport 900 Chair Car. A pleasant afternoon on the train brings us to Narragansett Bay + a Steamer ride of an hour lands us at Newport where we are met by Cuddworth. A short drive brings us to the Almon mansion on Red Cross Ave. where we are heartily welcomed by Mr Mrs Almond MEA. Bub + Alesand. a cozy supper an hour's enjoyable conversation 47 we retire to our respective appartments. GP cough is bag tonight and CB rubs his chest with Lobelia which proves efficacious. Sept Thursday New Port 24 Weather Fine The almon family live in a fine mansion on Red Cross Ave are weathly + generous to a fault. We pass the day in visiting and greatly enjoy the peace and quiet of this charming home. If we had our report off our hands we would have a better time or least feel easier in our own minds. In the evening two local Posts of the PAR came in a body to pay their respects to CB. Their commanders + others made little addresses and CB responded giving a little account of her work in Armenia Dr H spoke of the relief work in the interior and GP said a few words descriptive of CB's work. Sept Friday Newport 25 Weather Fine CB went to the dentists this morning. She unfortunately broke her lower plate some days ago and on the train coming over here lost a part of it. Dr Gillet will make her another and fill two or three teeth which are troubling her. News comes today that we have been urged to go to Cuba. Several reporters have been here but we know nothing about it. WE have sent for our mail so may get some letters regarding the Cuban business Dr Pullman sent a splendid clipping from the independant and article from Rev Dr Greene of Cple. This will very valuable for us to put into our report as it is derict testimony in our favor. 48 Sept Saturday Newport 26 Weather Fine CB goes to dentists at 8. It is decided not go go to Meriden Monday as the dentist needs more. Mr Almon, Dr H + GP visit the public library. It is a very fine one over a hundred years old + contains many valuable tomes + old pictures. CB receives many lady callers in the afternoon Spend a very pleasant Eve with Dr + Mrs Barker + the family. Sunday Newport Sept Weather Fine 27 A quiet home day Dr H + GP are invited by Mr Cuddworth to dine at his club. Have a charming time the club is small but homelike CB + GP consult as to plans and it is decided that GP will take Alexandre + go to Meriden in the morning to start the ball rolling at that end. Sept Monday Newport 28 Weather After going to the dentist we find that it will be impossible to get CB plate for three or four days so it is decided that that CB will go to Meriden today also. The dentist made out his bill $33 Eleven dollars an hour; and there is nothing to show for it. The plate she cannot get untill she goes back to have it fitted which the Queen refuses to do. A more bare-faced robbery we never heard of. We will send the cuss a check from Meriden. Dr H went to Boston before the second decision was made so will have to find his way alone. Mrs + Mifs Almond accompany us across the Narragansett to the Station where we 49 take the train for New Haven a pleasant run brings us to that place at 5.25 and at 5.25 we run up to Meriden where Mr Atwater meets us with a carriage and escorts us to his beautiful home. Mrs A gives us a most cordial welcome and we are given our old rooms Alexand is accomodated at a house near by at $1.25 per day. Sept Tuesday Meriden 29 New Haven Weather Cloudy Showers WE wire Judge Sheldon asking if he was to be home and receiving a favorable reply. take the 11 AM train over. Meet the Judge + Mr Bolton and go home with them where we meet the rest of the family. After dinner Mr Atwater comes over + we read our reports for critical analysis. They are well received + with a few changes are in phraziology are ready for the printer. We return to Meriden at eight + find a great pile of letters from Washington Nothing very startling. Many application for membership and innumerable requests for lectures + autographs. Sept Wednesday Meriden 30 Weather Fine A day devoted to letter writting. We divide the mail and Mr Atwater sent his typewriter up which makes our work much easier. Receid a telegram from M E A. Asking if the doctor should come on. We ans that he had better. GP sends a number of personal letters A com. from the W.RC. call to offer CB a reception which was declined with thanks. Send a check for 33$ to the robber dentist Gilleth 50 Oct Thursday Meriden 1 Weather Fine Busy finishing up the letters old + new Col Hinton arrives at 1 PM + is located at the Meriden House. After dinner we start on the reports + make good progress. Dr Hubbell comes at 4 PM and is located here Editing reports continues A great wind storm is reported from the South many lives lost in Georgia. Washington suffered. We telegraph Warner + Co in regard to our house. Reply received assuring us all was well. We cable Terrell for some pictures. Ottoman bank Pera bridge. Legation officers etc. Oct Friday Meriden 2 Weather Cloudy Rain Receive the final budgit of letters from the typewriter and get them into shape. The Editor is getting along finely with the reports + we are writting the special last things to go in. We have an extra typewriter come to the house. Mifs Lands a cripple who is rewriting Wistar's report after Hintons corrections. Poor girl She has hip disease caused by the ice treatment for Sciatica a diabolical case of malpractice 51 Oct Saturday Meriden 3 Weather Cloudy Cool Final reviews of the various reports some changes made here and there. Polishing up this point and subduring that to bring smoothness + rythm. Pictures were decided upon + partially arranged CB dictating report to the typewriter. GP writting letters eleven letters brought us up to date. Oct Sunday Meriden 4 Weather Rain Final arrangement in regard to reports. Settled with Mr Atwater for Hintons Hotel board Cards (GP). Paid for laundry, cards pressing cloths Alexand's board $8 - etc CB + Atwater revise CB's report. GP revises Hinton's revision. We spend the day quietly visiting and writing. The rain falls very heavily all day. Oct Monday Meriden 5 New York Weather Threatening - After an early breakfast we take the 1.18 express to New York arriving at 10:15. Dr L + Bettina meet us as usual Learn that our Cple goods have arrived Go to Waldorf and get our mail. Meet Mr Bolt. Go to Wells Fargo + Co. and CB makes affidavit Go to Custom house + swear to the goods. B+O freight. Back to WF + Co who inform us that we cannot get our things through the Custom House today. Call on the Collector who orders a telephone to be sent the UL Warehouse ordering our goods to be found + examined Thank the Collector and go to Warehouse. Deputy collector also very kind. Declare on 65 worth of 52 goods which is sent to custom house + cancelled The ticket agt at the B+O sold us 1/2 rate tickets although nothing had been said about our permits. We wired s Scull this morning asking about permits. Answered that permits would be issued OK. Returned to W T + Co and paid for the goods from Cple 16 packages $51.30. Called up B+O freight agent Johnson who kindly allowed us to ship our goods the trunks to be taken without crating by special courtesy went to Liberty street + had baggage checked 10 pieces including three trunks which had come with the freight. The $3.85 excess charges was thrown off by the baggage agent. A very good days work. CB + GP saved nearly $ on customs tickets freight + baggage. Returned to hotel. found Dr H + Alexandre + went to dinner. Telegraphed Barker that we would be home 830 tonight. Wired him again this evening that we would be home 930 in the morning. Wired Wistar once to meet our train at chestnut st station again that we were delayed + would take the midnight train home. We read in the morning paper that the great Red cross reception was to be at the Shoreham Thursday night. 53 Oct Tuesday Wash 6 Weather Clear cool Clear cool home at eight o'clock and found Mr + Mrs Barker waiting for us. The house is dirty and looks dessolate yet it seems very good to be home once more Home where we can do as we please see whom we please and have that perfect freedom to be found no where else. We spend the day trying to find some place to put things and retire at night tired but happy Oct Wednesday Wash 7 Weather Cloudy Cool Receive notification that our freight was at the Station. GP goes to Knoxes and orders them to get the goods + deliver them at the house which was done. Freight $3.67 Dray 1.25 Total for goods from Constantinople $56.22 Not bad! Go to the gas office and order the gas turned on and the record of the metre taken. Order the water turned on. Have to pay the water tax $23.62. They throw off three months, July Aug Sep but we lose from Jan to July which we paid last summer Pay Warner + Co rent of house for five months $375.00 Mrs Spencer calls. 54 Oct Thursday Wash 8 Weather Cool Bright We are very busy all day unpacking and also getting ready for the reception tonight Mrs Perkins came to help Mifs Barton with her robes. CB is writting her response to the addresses of welcome which will be fired at her tonight. Mr + Mrs E M Wistar came down at 630 and went with to the Shoreham where the reception + banquet are to be held. Dr Lesser telegraphed that Bettina was sick so they could not come RP Brown + Dr Lucy could not come as the doctor was sick a great crowd was present from seven to nine to do honor to Mifs Barton + welcome her home. The great reception rooms were beautifully decorated with flags + flowers. BH Warner was the master of cerimonies. The receiving party consisted of Mifs Barton Mrs John A Logan Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey Mrs Sarah Spencer JB Hubbell George H Pullman EM Wistar in the order named. After the great crowd numbering [one] thousands had been disposed of. About 100 went to the banquet hall where for two hours or untill nearly one o'clock we sat at table eating + listening to addresses of welcome + responded. Secy of the Navey Herbert took Mifs Barton in and made one of the addresses a very fine. Addresses were made by Comr Ross for the District. Secy for the Gov. Sprah Spencer for CB friends Comdrs from Loyal Legend + GAR. The Dist Militia LLW. Womans Relief: WCTU etc, etc, etc. It was an exceedingly grand affair + enjoyed by everyone. We retired about two aM. 55 Oct Friday Wash 9 Weather Bright Cool We receive annual permits from Chas O Scull for 1896. very good. we express our gratefull acknowledgement. WE spend the day grubbing away at the old house, trying to get it somewhat in order and are succeeding fairly well. GP goes to Georgetown and gets from the Custom House a package for CB which proves to be some decorations for CB from the Grand Duchess Mifs Jayness sends a man to help us work a Norwegian. Lucy Graves calls. She has a nice position with a patent lawyer. Oct Saturday Wash 10 Weather Cloudy Cool Fredk Olson, begins work for us at five per week including board + lodging. He seems to be an excellent worker. CB takes charge of the men and attacks the kitchen and the change is wonderfully fine. Everything is bright and clean GP goes out and lays in a Small stock of provisions and we begin housekeeping in earnest. A number of people call but CB sees but very few GP attacks the great pile of letters and answers twenty five. 56 Oct Sunday Wash 12 Weather Cloudy Cold We distribute ourselves over the house each pushing on the work in various directions and all making fair progress. Mr Hitz called and gave us information regarding Mary Barton. She is ill in a Sanitarium up in Penn somewhere Mrs. Earle + Dr Peavey of Worcester called, very pleasant people. Mr Ramsey came + left two pamplets he had just written one "the present political crisis" Excellent! Mr Holman an old Oxford friend of CB called. Sarah Spencer came and asked permission to have all the addresses printed that were made at the banquet. Granted. Oct 12 Monday Wash Weather Cloudy Cold More letters are written and forty two are sent off. We pay Brentano 80 cents for a diary purchased first of the year. Purchase paper + envelopes at Morrisons + as our friend Wilson the printer has gone under we take the printing order to Sheiry's He is to print the order - for $400 Mifs Barton calls by appointment on Secy Olney and has a very pleasant + satisfactory reception The Secy is exceedingly well pleased with our work and urges CB over + over again to call on his wife Just as soon as she returned. He was very glad we called on Mostapha Bey the new Turkish Minister when we were in Constantinople. Mr Hitz brought a lady friend Miss Thebaud to call She is a trained nurse and will finish her studies in Germany. 57 Oct Tuesday Wash 13 Weather Cloudy [?] CB has taken a heavy cold and remains in bed today. Our new man is taking hold very well and we are inclined to the opinion that he will do well will grow more useful as he becomes more used to our ways There are so many many things to do to get settled besides the bringing out our report that it is hard to know what to do first. The days are too short but I presume we cannot help that so we will do what we can with what we have Oct Wednesday Wash 14 Thursday Cloudy Windy 15 CB still in bed though she is growing better and will be up tomorrow she expects is writting on her report and we are glad to know that it is nearing completion. Dr H is constructing an outline map of Asia Minor which will show the routes of the expeditions etc. The printing came home from Sheirys tonight + it is too black. Not a good job according to our ideas. The diplomatic paper we cannot use at all and we will send it back. Settling is going steadily on but the end is far away. 58 Friday Wash Oct Saturday Fair Warmer 16 17 Emma Jones comes down and CB takes up the question of laundry work. There is a vast quantity of Stuff to wash. Emma begins about noon on Friday and finishes late Saturday. She will begin Monday. CB comes down stairs Friday though her cold is bad yet. Dr H. goes to Mary Barton's house + brings home the trunk and letter press. The trunk we sent there for safe keeping during our absense. Dr is working on his report touching it up here + there GP is attending to the letters and there are many of them coming in now. Mrs Sue Jones an old Dansville friend comes over from Baltimore and spends a few hours She was an intimate friend of GP Margaret A number of people call but few are seen Arthur Pierce a school friend of GP calls to see GP. GP + Alexand go marketing. Oct Sunday Wash 18 Weather Cloudy High Winds GP + CB working on CB report and consult as to the work of the coming week. We think if our plans work well our report will be finished this week then we will be ready to go to Meridan and bring it out as quickily as possible Mrs. Spencer calls in the afternoon and tells some funny things about the WCCU people the Washington branch were very anxious to give a reception to Mifs Barton but consented to join forces with Aux Red Cross. They were to purchase a number of tickets for the banquet but at the last minute backed out at the most unhandsome manner 59 Oct Monday Wash 19 Weather Cloudy Clool. GP writes letters. We sent a note asking when Secy Herbert could see us. He appointed a PM. we call + have an interesting talk. He approves of our making our report to the President + will speak will speak with him about this + also concerning the making the report an executive document and will let us know the result tomorrow after Cabinet tomorrow after Cabinet meeting. GP gets trunk at the Loan + Trust Co's + sends the Remington No 2 back to New York with thanks Wychoff Semans + Benedict loaned us the machine for Armenian Field Service The Lend a Hand Club of Mt Washington called to pay their loving respects to CB They were very enthusiastic Mr Pierce calls in the evening. Tuesday Wash Oct Weather Wednesday Bright 20 21 There is a good deal of sameness about our days. all hard work and no special variation our man Oleson got off the track a little since he received his money Saturday but after a little conference with us Tuesday night. We hoe he will see things differently. Warner + Co requested us to have some glazing done + send the bill to them which we did. Lily Mason came Tuesday. Ernest is giving her a great amount of trouble. Lily will remain with us for the present. Dr Hubbell takes some trunks to Mary Barton's and brings home the rest of the things a fine set of Johnson's Encyclopoedias which were given Mifs Barton in payment for the Red Cross article she wrote for the publishers. The diplomatic paper which Morrison bungled over was adjusted on Tuesday. More paper was given. 60 Oct Thursday Wash 22 Friday 23 Weather Cloudy Cool Winds GP goes to Georgetown to see about Wood. It seems to be a scaree article. CB is growing stronger and doing considerable work. Dr H is doing the last things on Map. + report. Lily brought her Jewels over for safe keeping. She remains here tonight (Thursday) Ernest came Friday morning + CB had a long talk with giving the young man excellent advice. He and Lily will get on better hereafter we. Mostaph Bey the new Turkish minister called with his two secretaries Serfelden bey who came with the new minister. M Norighian the ex secy to Mavoirons Bey. the Ex Turkish minister We called on Mostapha Bey in Cple. Very pleasant call. We feel sorry for him in his new position. Oct Saturday Washington 24 Weather Cloudy Alex being sick we turn over a new leaf + get up at seven a M and before 730 breakfast was ready all assisting and our combined efforts resulted in a fine meal. Secretary Herbert calls + says the President suggests Olney as the proper person to address our report to. He also says that the cabinet could think of no law by which our reports could be franked. This proves that Cleveland let our protection Bill die last Congress purposely Let 'em rip! GP goes to Glen Echo finds everything all right. Buy some fire wood at 3.50 a cord Has load delivered 1.75 Lucy Graves. Ernest + Barker call. Alexandre out all day taking the air. 61 Oct Sunday Wash 25 Weather Bright Warm The household have been very active today except our young great gentleman Alexand. CB has a talk with Oleson who is to look after the kitchen and what simple meals we want CB + Dr H have been very busy packing Dr's things to take to the park. He will leave in a day or two. Lily has been doing a variety of things. GP writing letters + arranging some things in the large office. Dr Chase called + was glad we had returned alive. CB told him about the robber dentist in Newport. He was very indignant + wanted to take the bill with the teeth he took both He will fix CB all right in a day or two. Oct Monday 26 Weather. Clear sarmer We are all asisting Dr H in packing + During the day we about complete the work. Dr + GP go shopping + attend to the business necessary for RC Park. CB attending to affairs in her own rooms arranging a multitude of papers and settling some matters preparetory to our leaving for Meriden. Consult on general matters in the evening 62 Oct Tuesday Wash 27 Weather Clear, warmer GP goes to BO freight office to see about concessions of goods to Red Cross Park and from there here Goes to freight depot + meets Dr's goods which he sent down. Pay freight bill 6.33 Purchase tickets to Parkersburg as far as our permits allow. The Dr leaves at 340 for home. We are very sorry to have him go + yet we all recognize that it is for the best. In the evening Dr Hoffman calls He it was that wrote to CB telling her that H B H Guy desired to confer on her. He gave us a brief history of the royal house + the Jewel. He also gave the royal disploma which have been sent him for CB. Oct Wednesday Washington 28 Weather Warmer, Clear. GP goes to PO + orders mail forwarded to Meriden. Goes to bank telegraphs Dr Pullman + Mr Boldt. Purchases tickets for New York We have a talk with Alexand who has become dissatisfied + very unsatisfactory lately. We offer him full wages $70.40 and also offer to try + secure him a position more congenial to his tastes. Both money + offer he refuses so we decide to leave the matter untill our return. Alexand goes down stairs and talks to Lily about seeing the Greek Consul and that he would give us trouble. GP goes to B+O and buys ticket for Alexand to New York. We order him to pack his things and go with us. No trouble occurs until the men came for the trunk when the young man wants to know what we are going to do with him. We inform him we are going to send him home He refuses to have his trunk taken but it goes just the same and so does he. We go by the indirect train. 63 Have our drawingroom Marbury Condr Leave Lily in charge of house with Oleson to assist Give Lily 20$ for expenses. Telegraph Lou meet us at his office 8 AM. Oct Thursday New York 29 Weather Cloudy Clear Go at once to Lou's Exc. and start the business things to breakfast taking the last meal with "our son" At 10 we all go to the Consul's, so we thought we better aid him. The Greek consul who is a very level headed man and knew about Mifs Barton's work listened to what we had to say then Alexand began his story but was stopped suddenly as it was evident he was lying in Greek We gave the Consul the 70.40 and the checks for the boy's trunks and he drew a receipt and had Alexandre sign it Thus ends our experiment with Alexandre. The consul said he could sent the boy home for thirty five or forty dollars so we presume he will leave in three or four days. We go to the Waldorf telephone R G Brown Dr Lesser + Mary Lowe Dickinson to call. Brown Lesser + Bettina call. Brown confers with us about decorations + draws a very good design and will have estimate make Takes C to Armenian decoration to be mended. Bettina + Lesser go to train with us + we start for Meriden at 6 PM At 840 we reach Meriden and are met by Francis + Dorrie Atwater a pleasant hour of conversation and we retire rather tired after a trying day. 64 Oct Friday Meriden 30 Weather Cloudy, Cool We begin work early and keep it up very steadily all day and up to past midnight. Mr A has a lot of proff which we correct. The pictures are selected and CB finishes + shapes-up her report At midnight all is done ready for the printer tomorrow another hard day but satisfying. Oct Saturday Meriden 31 Weather Bright, Warm Proof reading has been the order of the day. We send a telegram to Dr Smith asking for a list of missionary station in Asia Minor and ask him to indicate stations having Americans. Wrote to Ay Gen of US ct asking for Co + reg. of Cap H O Dwight. CB goes out riding with Mrs A but soon returns. GP goes down town to purchased paper + ink + send telegram. Great McKinley parade in New York today. Today has been Flag Day and all over the country our beloved emblem has been proficently displayed. 65 Nov Sunday Meriden 1 Bright, Cool CB + Mrs Atwater consulting. GP + Mrs Atwater go to church CB + GP finish proof reading the matter on hand + begin copinging interior telegrams. WE find that there are many of them Will occupy several pages of the report. They are valuable however as showing something of how the field was conducted Nov Monday Meriden 2 Weather Cool, Cloudy Proof reading. letter writting arranging and marking pictures characterizes the labors of the day. Atwater brings up the first proof sheets made into book form very good. We discuss covers + title pages. We decide to run over to New York tomorrow + telegraph Lesser and Gilder to that effect. Telegraph Lily Mason to have Sheiry send envelope etch type by first mail. Nov Tuesday New York 3 Weather Bright, Warmer After an early breakfast, We go to New York on the 7:15 AM train arriving in New York 10:20 Dr Lesser + Mifs Hofker meeting us. Dr returns home + Bettina accompanies us to the Waldorf. We take our rooms leave our bags Then go out to lunch, afterwards going over to RG + Dr Lucy Hall Brown We deside upon the CB relief decoration + order six. They will be very fine. Return to the Waldorf. Mr Gilder calls and we confer with him about someone to sum- 66 marize our Report He will talk with a Mr Burrows about it + let us know. Mr is an Editor of the NY. Tribune. Dr + Mrs. Shrady called The Dr is an old time friend of CB's. They are new members of the Red Cross Hospital. Gen + Mrs Olrovosky called also members of the NY RC Hospital as well as Mrs Chas Raymond We enjoy their calls. There has been Presidential election. Six tickets in the field. The two leading being William McKinley Rep William J Bryan Dem Pop. The money question is the real issue. The Rep standing for sound money, the gold basis. The Dem Populists urging the free coinage of Sliver at 16 to 1 Virtual repudiation, their insane ideas would lead to. A tremendous note was polled and up to eleven o'clock we watched the returns. At that hour every announcement indicated the election of McKinley. Many democrats voting for him Party lines were broken in the great issue. Oct Wednesday New York 4 Meriden Weather Cloudy Cooler Although the correct or official returns well not be made for some time enough is known this morning to insure McKinley a handsome majority anywhere from 260 u to 310 out of 447 Electorial 227 being necefsary for a choice. It has been a tremendous defeat for the "Popocrats" as they are The Anarchrist [?gelt] who was running for Gov on Dem ticket was defeated by 125000 votes an importantant victory in itself We return to Meriden on 9:03 am train and correct more proof in the afternoon + eve. 67 Nov Thursday Meriden 5 Weather Rain We have had a very stormy day heavy rains + high winds. In the Central and Western states the storm has been much worse. As the telegraph lines are down in many places. Election returns delayed. There is no question in regard to McKinley's election but we are interested in the pleurality. We have not made very great progress in book making today Still we have moved along a little. We have worked off nearly a score of letters today, which reduces our pile considerably. Nov Friday Meriden 6 Weather Bright Cool Grinding along on proofs with fair results at 230 CB + Mrs Atwater drove to the station and met CB's neice Mrs Ida Riccius who came over to spend a day or two with us. Mrs A + GP take a lettle ride. We wrote Lesser asking him to have Bazaar posponed until CB could talk with the Red Crossers. The trend of that Society is simular to Phila to Brooklyn + must be stopped now if at all. Nov Saturday Meriden 7 Weather Bright The New York Red Cross Hospital is giving no great trouble. They have dropped the word hospital and are proposing to do a large amount of begging for the Red Cross. Telegraphed Steve Barton to come to Meriden about the business Report getting on nicely. Hope to finish Tuesday or Wednesday of next week Shall we go to Newport. Don't know. 68 Nov Sunday Meriden 8 Weather Cloudy warmer We have had an off day in our report work a telegram received from [Obrosky?] states that they have gone too far with their Bazar to turn back so CB wrote him a strong letter which I am inclined to think will bring them to their She also wrote Mrs Dickinson that she would not attend the national Council of women in Boston. A very hard day for CB these things make her almost sick. Wedding cads from Harry Hale Telegraphed [Obrosky?] that we had sent letter + asked him to wait for it. Nov Monday Meriden 9-10 Weather Fair Cool. These two days simply marked fair progress in our work Telegraphed M E A + Dwight we would be in Newport on Wednesday. Both replied. D that he would be there. M E A that she would be very happy to welcome us Telegraphed Mifs Janes to find Lily and reort. Long letter from Lesser about New York RC Hospital [mil?]. Our book is about finished Packed Tuesday eve 69 Nov Wed Mer NewPort 11 Rain We went to the Printing office this morning read final proof decided upon cuts covers etc and at 11:15 took the train for Newport changed cars at New Haven and Wickford Junction took the boat at Wickford landing and arrived at Newport at 4 PM. M E A's rapresentative met us at the Junction and escorted us the rest of the way. Mr + Mrs Almon M Ect + Mr Cuddsworth all seemed glad to greet us again Mr Dwight had arrived before us CB read her report which was thoroughly enjoyed though Mr Dwight thought she was unfair at one point. Unfair? Great Heavens. Nov Th Newp 12 Cloudy. rain A day mostly spent in reading report and telegrams to Mr Dwight. He left at three in the afternoon + knows a "heep" more than he did when he came down Rear Admiral Luce called to see CB rather an interesting gentleman. A Mr Clark took tea with the Almons and remained during part of the Eve. M E A CB, GP discuss Cuban affairs and we decide to write Mr Moynier about the releif in Cuba 70 Nov 13 Fri Newp + Mer cloudy warmer At ten we leave for Meriden. M EA + Mr Cuddworth coming as far as Wickford Jc with us. At New Haven we had sometime to wait so we hunt up Judge Sheldon and chat with him a little time Arrived at Meriden at 4 PM. Forward many letters but none of importance. Relieved to learn that Lily Mason was all right. Telegram from DeGraw who has received our report asking instruction. We send them. Begin writting letters in the Eve Glad to be this nearer home. We hope to finish tomorrow. 14 Sat Mer + NY cldy cold We are very busy clearing up the list things of the report. Spent part of the day at the office and at 256 took the train for New York. We have enjoyed our stay with the Atwaters. Mrs A is a charming lady and we must make her some kind of return for all of her courtesy Arrived at Waldorf at 6 PM Francis coming with us to attend to some business. We spend the evening very quietly and retire early. 71 Nov 15 Sun. W Clr. wrmr We are astir early and after breakfast Call on the Bartons 103 Waverly Place. Talk over Red Cross Hospital affairs and think some things are understood better. Go to Brooklyn and consult Bob Brown about our decorations. Have a quiet little visit with RG and the doctor. Return to the Waldorf at six telegraph Lily + telephone Lesser. Have a quiet little chat with Mr Boldt. At nine Bettina + Lesser come at eleven. They escort us to the ferry. We take the midnight express home. 16 Mon W Clr. mild We arrive home at 8. AM. Find Lily all well. We start in with the house work and find plenty to busy ourselves. CB works too hard with kitchen + furnace. We find five barrels of things from Bub think the barrels contain apples + vegetables etc. a fine telegram to CB from the WCCU of St Louis which CB answers appropriately We are mystified with a strong smell of burning pine in the little room next the bathroom on the first floor. 72 Nov 17 Tues W clr. wrm We go to DeGraw and talk about report. His man has summarized it in 2500. We bring this home to look over + correct it if we desire. We will return it on Thursday or Friday. Go to market + make a few purchases Col Hinton called He has been sick too much Bryan! Mrs Hinton called in the evening she is having a hard time with Dick. Mr Hetz called and reported May Barton about the same. Too bad she is so very ill CB is very tired tonight and retired Early. 18 Wed W Bright wrm After considerable planning and consultation during the day we deside to get Hinton's help on the summary. He comes over in the evening and we begin work. Finish final revision for Electrotyping report + sent to Atwater. 19 Th W Bright Col Hinton came this morning + we finish summary about 1000 words CB doing the most of the work Telegraph Atwater that GP will go to Meriden to help place pictures if necessary. 73 Nov 20 Fri W. Brght Mrs Hinton came over with a tale of woe and after thinking the matter over GP loaned the Col + Mrs. Hinton fifty dollars on their joint and several note due Dec 6 1896. This is the Silver anniversary of GP's Aunt Helen West's marriage. His sister's silver wedding was Held on the 18. Take the summary down to DeGraw to send over the wires Sunday night. Two finished reports arrive They are very very excellent. We are much pleased with them 21 Sat W. cldy A young negro begins cutting wood today + is getting along very satisfactorily. Old Louie sent him. The old man is taking great interest in our affairs Emma Jaynes comes over + we discuss the leasing of a part of our house Our Armenian decorations from Mr Brown arrive + are very fine. The four from CB to her men + the staff to the President. The Queens star has a small diamond in it. Mrs Mary Lowe Dickinson called. GP gives Mrs Mussey the RC devises of flag + brassard to register in the Patent office. 74 Nov 22 Sun W Bright GP goes over to Baltimore to see his mother. His father has gone to Lynn Mass. Spent several hours away. Returned at five + reported his mother fairly well. CB + Lily busy with various duties. Mrs Sara Spencer called in the evening + we accept an invitation to take Thanksgiving Turkey with her. 23 Mon W cldy An express box of Armenian reports came today and wee begin on them at once. GP goes to Morrisons and gets envelopes. Ordered coal from Pollards 2 tons + a lot of groceries from Emrick of Georgetown 150 lbs Sugar Etc $8.15 We read the reports of the summary as published in the papers. The United Press is generally full but the [assd?] is cut. CB allows several ladies to call. Mrs Mussey calls + reports on registration of RC flag + Brassard 24 Tues W. cldy warm We decide to go out to Mr O'briens to breakfast Work on reports getting into shape for mailing GP calls on De Graw + Boyington + borrows lists of UP + AP subscribers. We decide to cut the'lists very materially. Work on mailing lists. Register reports sent etc. Mrs Hinton calls assists same More ladies call. LLW's give reception to the federation of clubs but we decline to attend. Big fire in town. 75 Nov 25 Wed W Bright wrm Robert an old working man of CB comes today + fixed the water pipes. Our woodman brings 1/2 cord oak wood Pollard delivers two tons of furnace coal. I think he put it in last night but the record was not made. Our wood sawyer Greene quit today account sickness. We get better Envelopes today Sent letter to Atwater with lists ordered 300 books sent here Mrs. [Henratin?] the Pres of the Federation of clubs + Mrs [Coms?] call Mrs H is the wife of the Turkish Consul in Chicago very level headed woman 26 Th W Fair We received an Armenian donation of $500 from Mr John Hunter [Cediorete Perm?]. very good Sent receipt + report and at three PM Mrs Spencer's carriage + we drive to her home + helped her eat Thanksgiving turkey + a very pleasant banquet. Besides the hostess + ourselves including Lily there were Mrs + Mifs Mussy and Mifs Lizine an old retainer of the Mussy family. We remained visiting until eleven Mrs Spencer telling us of the legal settlement of her husbands estate with her sons 76 Nov 27 Fri W cldy. windy The Barkers call by appointment and we consult as to the advisability of their moving down here and taking charge of the house. We all go out to CB lots on the banks of Rock Creek to look over the bluff lots looking to the building of a small house for our individual use We write + record a large number of letters + send them off. Retire early in accordance with CB suggestion that we retire early + get up early. Nov 28 Sat W Rain We do many things in the basement + yard this morning in fact use the entire time until one o'clock in physical labor. Barker comes to say that Mrs B had gone out to nurse which makes it all right as we were inclined to the opinion that we didn't want them to come to live with us. Mr Ramsey called. His eyes are failing him Too bad! We draw up a notice of our special edition of Armenian Relief and GP takes it to Shury's. Nov Sun Mon W 29-30 Rain Days of rain without days of work within. We grow suspicious that the [?ational] are still using the Red Cross to raise money we therefore telegraph Atwater to send us no more books sent til he receives he receives matter for a new slip which will inform the public that our business with Armenian Committies has closed Order from M Ech for two books was filled + shipped by express. Shierry sends slip home which is not satisfactory The postals can be used but not the book slips Mr Wood an englishman begins caring for furnaces at $1 pr week. Paid Greene the wood cutter to date. Dec 1 Tues W. cold Winter begins in earnest. The rain has brought a decided change in Temperature. We go to Shierrys and order another trial on Slips then go shopping and purchase a number of useful articles. CB + Lily arrange a room for CB Winter wood we are getting along very nicely and fixing ourselves snugly for the winter. Write and send off many letters. Some few orders coming in for books- but it is early yet Send back Park insurance papers for correction. 78 Dec 2 Wed. W cldr We draw a supply of water on the upper floors and turn the water off as the pipes are weak + would freeze + burst CB registering the list of contribution to whom reports are to be sent In the evening GP goes to Mrs Mussey's and both call on Johnson the Patent Attorney who is looking onto the question as to registering the Brassard + Red Cross flag as Red Cross trade marks Consult an hour or two and though the question presents some difficulties some satisfactory progress was made. 3 Th W. Very cld Snapping weather for this season of the year. We decided on a new internal arrangement today and though it took us all day to carry it out the result is very satisfactory. We vacated the little room we have been using as an office and moved into our large regular office. Put our desks in put down rugs and are now in elegant shape to do work Mr Wheeler a friend of CB called. CB sent a cable to the Grand Duchess as this is her birthday. Wrote letters and began marking associated Press List in our new directory. Mrs Spencer called the typewritting Dep of the college. 79 4 Fri W Slightly wrmr Put a few finishing touches on our fresh office which looks very homelike + comfortable. Telegraph Atwater to send twenty five reports to Mrs Dickinson. Telegraph Pat Council of women greetings which was considerably cheaper than going to Boston as they wired + begged CB to do. Purchased revolving chairs for our desks which are very good + fill a long felt want. Pay gas bill. Mr Ramsey calls and says Report is very fine. Mrs Hinton calls and says the Col may not receive his money until Monday. GP gives him another day 5 Sat W Fine CB clearing desks which have the common dumping ground for all miscellaneous articles for months Pay gs bill 7.97 which very steep from Jan to Nov 25 for although we were away. We are inclined to think Barker used considerable. Send check to Atwater $758.45 for our 500 Red Cross Armenian Relief Reports. An outrageous bill we think. Nearly twice as large as he led us to believe. Well it is too bad but it cannot be helped now. We write many letters and run out of reports. 80 Dec 6 Sun. Glen Echo Fine Lily calls on Mrs Logan CB + GP go to Glen Echo where Lily joins them. We stop + call on Emma who later comes out to our Glen Echo house. We find that our warehouse has again been broken into and a number of things stolen twelve mattresses among other articles. The house is unsafe the best we can do. Have considerable trouble getting home as the cars were all overcrowded Spend the evening at our desks 7 Mon W cldy Cleveland sends his message to Congress which convened today - the short session. The pig headed old scoundrel never mentions The Red Cross work in Turkey though he devotes considerable space to Turkey. Will let him rip Mrs Hinton comes + pays the amount she + the Col Borrowed + GP lets her take $50 more. Half to be paid Jan 2 $18.96 and the balance Feb 1 1897. Mr Wood who has been caring for the furnace was paid and released today. Lily began brining her goods over here from Frakers. They have used them very badly and are trying to keep a part 1000 Relief books arrived tonight. 81 8 Tu W. wrmr We turn on the water this morning and get ready for Emma to wash. She did not come so GP called out for a laundress and succeded beautifully not only in finding a woman but a young man also. Randolph + Fanny Hill a young married couple. We are to give the boy who is well recommended a week's trial and if good will hire him at $20 per month. Lily still moving her goods. Mrs Spencer sent three young ladies to address envelopes and they worked nicely most of the day. 9 Wed W Wrm Randolph is doing beautifully so is his wife. We hope and pray they will continue good for they relieve us immensely. The young ladies came again and worked finishing up our present supply of books We spend a large portion of the day in assisting in arranging Lily's things she has a large amount of good and it will take days to place them Sent 50 lbs of golden ochre to Dr H at his request Emma Jones came to help today. 82 Dec 16 Th W Fine In looking over the hundreds of envelopes which were addressed my Mrs Spencers ladies we find more than forty per cent of them wrong in one way or another GP takes hold of them and finishes at 11:30 PM a much harder undertaking than addressing the whole of them. CB very busy with Randolf + Emma Jones clearing out the basement. Most of the things to go to Glen Echo. We decide to have Emma's Mother-in-law move up to Glen Echo and take care of the house. She is to occupy the Kitchen and room next to it rent free as compensation as care taker. Emma vouches for her honesty. 11 Fr W Fine CB with helpers digging in the basement and straightening Lilly's things out for her. GP pays Warner + Co rent for Nov + Dec $150. Buys beef extract for old Louie who has been very energetic for a sick man in finding the right kind of help for us. Cora Curry calls in the afternoon and again in the evening with Mifs Matthews. They are a Committee from LL W's to request the privilege of having a lot of Souvenir spoons made with a bust of Clara Barton on the handle to be called the Clara Barton spoon. CB permitted them to do as they desired + thanks them for the honor. 12 Sat W Fine Another hard day of Physical work. More goods sent to Glen Echo and the end is not yet. Lily had a quantity of her furniture sent away the man taking a lot of chairs sofas etc in payment for repairing our parlor set. Both make a good thing. The house is clearing considerably and in a few days we will begin to live easier we hope. Randolph is proving a Jewel, though we have had so many Jewels turn out spurious we cannot fully throw off the fear. We are enjoying the change while it lasts anyway. 13 Sun W cldy. wrmr We have been in our office all day. Writing letters + arranging reports. Find there are 120 reports reports directed to various little schools in North Dakota. As this is altogether too many we decide to send a package to Mrs Emma Bates the State Supt of Schools for distribution + write her that more can be obtained for thirty cents. Emma Jaines called in the evening to ask CB to allow some of her relatives to call tomorrow night which CB granted. Look over some old letters received while we were abroad. 84 Dec 14 Mon W clr. cooler Emma Curry comes to assist us for a few days for a few dollars and we put her on the reports. GP goes over to the Capitol + arranges with the house PO to take the reports for the members in bulk thus saving the work of addressing the envelopes + more important saving some $17 for postage. CB with Fannie who comes to wash this week. Emma Jones Randolph is going all over the house working hard to put things to rights. A Wash Cor called to get a statement of America's duty in regard to the killing of Maceo the Cuban leader Didn't get it. Emma Jaines. Mr + Mrs Ingram called. Mr Carson of Phila called about the Cubans. 15 Tues W Sleet. rain. The house carpets went down today. A hard days work but satisfactory. 750 reports ready to go out early tomorrow. A strong invitation was rec'd for us- to attend the Red Cross Hospital Bazaar to be held 16171819 at the Waldorf 18 will be Clara Barton night and we will probably leave tomorrow night for NY and to to Dr Hall Browns in Brooklyn to get CB fixed up CB accepted the New York invition formerly Rain Snow Sleet tonight. Emma Jones is to move her mother into RC house this week We hope the things now at Glen Echo will be safer. A letter from Atwater agrees- to make the [?d] 5000 for 350 - Good! 85 Dec 16 Wed W Sleet. colder We send the HR Reports to House PO. 367 also sent 380 to Senators + others. Closing up affairs to run themselves for two or three days. At ten AM Secy Olney sent to ask Mifs Barton to call at once if possible. We go over + have a long conference with him regarding Cuba At his suggestion we wrote him concerning the Cuban suffering as viewed by the Red Cross. He decided to take up the matter with De Lome the Spanish minister. WE leave for New York at midnight. Find our Snug warm drawing room all ready for us. Conductor Parker + Porter Love giving us a good reception + greeting Riddle of Cple calls He is on leave. 17 Th N.Y. Bright A terrible snow storm raged in New York all day yesterday and in consequence the air is cold. We are beautifully roomed at the Waldorf. After writing some invitations to friends to attend the Clara Barton night of the Bazaar. We go to Brooklyn where we receive a most cordial greeting from the Browns. In the eve CB + Dr Lucy are closeted with Dressmakers + RG + GP attend a Stoddard lecture both successful. 86 Dec 18 Fri Brooklyn to NY cldy cold We return to the Waldorf at noon + during the afternoon see a number of people Mrs Phillips calls + offers to help CB in her dressing + is very helpful "Queen Stella" of the Gipsies calls + reads our hands our hands. She was marvelously accurate in many things. At 630 we dine with the RC Hospital Directors and then attend the Bazaar where CB holds an informal reception + later in the evening says a few words to the audence. The Bazaar is very beautifully arranged in the great new ballroom. the booth aplendidly draped and decorted eachend along the walls on three sides with the flower booth in the center Financially the Hospital will just about clear itself but socially and at a means of enabling the public to become better acquainted with the Hospital and its methods of work. Many of our friends attend GP's aunts' Mrs Helen West + Mrs Emma Fluhrer the Atwater's from Meriden the Browns from Brooklyn Anna Preston Phillips + her husband from Yonkers Mrs P was a close friend of GP's Margaret and many many others. The Queen was gowned in black velvet and lace + wore her decorations some of them she was regal. Atwater brought a few volumes of our report with Special binding white + gold with the red cross they are beautiful. 87 Dec 19 Sat NY + Wash clr. cold. GP goes to Brooklyn + returns Dr Lucy's things - which she left at the hotel The New York papers - give very fair accounts of the CB night. Bettina comes down + later Dr Lesser calls -. At two we take train for Washington + thought we had our drawing room + the Conductor was exceedingly solicetous that everything should be Just to our liking. We decide the night run much the best as we can sleep on the train as well as at the house Find all things right at home at stack of mail among which a letter from Olney asking us to call at his house tomorrow morning. Dec 20 Sun W. Clr. cld. We call at Secy Olneys house at 10 and meet the Spanish Minister de Lome and discuss the Cuban relief at lenght. The minister is to cable his government + report to us. We will then decide what is to be done provided Spain is agreable + united with the US in asking the RC to go We meet Mrs Olney who is quite a homely, pleasant lady. GP goes to Baltimore and spends a couple of hours with his parents. Work off most of the letters which had accumulated while we were in New York then hang the lace curtains in the drawing room. The Dr is begining to look very [squ?] Consul Jewett of Sivas calls met him in Cple. 88 Dec 21 Mon W clr. cldr. Atwater sends our "special" books down by express We are very well satisfied with them John Pascal a messenger in Consul General Shorts office in CPle came to Americas on leave because stranded + being an Armenian came here at once. As we knew him very well we loaned him 50 dollars to go back. He is to repay us $5 a month until the 50 is returned. Sheiry sends CB comp slips home. Emma Curry comes in the PM to finish. 22 Tues W cld Scribners sent one thousand envelopes for Armenian contributors addresses. M Curry is put to work on them GP goes to Capitol and gets two long [?] directories. Col Cox is not the Editor anymore. Pitman Pulsifer taking his place. Emma Jones comes down + reports that the old lady has moved into Glen Echo and somebody tried the first night to get in. The man we hired has cut up the trees which were blown over + put the wood into cellar We make our own Christmas Boxies + get them ready to send off tomorrow. 89 Dec 23 W W cld We send the Armenian RC decoration to Dr Hubbell EM Wistar + CK Wood. Special report to Grand Duchess of Baden Christmas [?] to Francis Smith, Steve Barton. Marian Balcom Mary Barton Nola Gardiner + Bettina Hofker Finish Scribner Envelopes and express them back Purchase a few xmas presents In the evening, the Spanish Minister + Madame Duprey de Lome call + Mr Lome reports that the Spanish Govt are trying to arrange to have the RC go to Cuba. 24 Th very cld Send a little xmas box to Balt Mifs Curry knocks off at noon We began getting our personal lists of reports ready to send off. Prepare special books for the President + Cabinet officers + deside instead of sending by mail to have Randolph take them around tomorrow. Decide to go to Baltimore and take Christmas dinner with GP's father + mother. Telegraph for Bettina + Lesser to meet us there Telegraph Dr Pullman that we are to be there 90 Dec 25 Fri Balt. Bright cold Christmas + the Queen's birthday all in one. The didn't begin very auspiciously as Lily went to Mass + while she was away, Randolph probably come + not being able to get in went away. GP takes special books + sends them to the cabinet ministers by special messenger We all go to Baltimore on the 11 AM + have a fine time appropriate to the day. Receive the Evanston box + later the box GP sent home. A wire from Lesser sends greetings + regrets. We return on the 8:43 and find all right at home. 26 Sat W clear, warmer Randolph put in an appearance this morning and said he was sick yesterday. A very too much egg-nog? We clear the back parlor for a dining room and build a fire in the second furnace with good results. We hire Fanny to do the cooking on trial. If this proves all right we will be in fairly good shape for our guests. Bub sent us some supplies from the Park four pails of sausages two put up by "Ma Lee" and two at the Park Two large pails of lard hams headcheese sides etc etc. All very good Also a barrel of potatoes and one of turnips. We feel fairly well provided for. 91 Dec 27 Sun. W Cldy, wrmr Mrs Spencer called + invited us to attend the oratorio of the Masiah Tuesday evening We accept conditionally. Occupy the day reading + writing and the evening arranging our new dining room. hanging pictures + otherwise beautifying the room We will have one of the prettiest dining rooms at the capitol. 28 Mon. W. clear. wrmr We go over to chases this morning to consult about CB teeth which are grumbling a little The doctor begins work and makes another appointment for 10 am tomorrow. We go down town to see about stove. Find a very good place at WS Jenks 717 7 st. He is to send a man up to look at an old stove we have + will allow us something on it. Mrs Spencer calls + consults about CB receiving New Year's day. She will send all needful things our expense. c/ PM Lansburgs Emporium is burning no particulars 92 Dec 27 Tues W Fine We put the flags on the roof to get aired ans we decide to put them up in the hall as they were a year ago. It will be considerable work. In the evening Mr + Mrs Jennings call + offer their services. Mrs Sara Spencer comes for us + we offered the rendition of the oratorio of the Messiah Very fair. 30 Wed W Showery Busy most of the day arranging house + writing We go to see about a stove. Purchase a sheet iron wood heater Mr Junket is to take the lumbering old egg stove which had been in the way a long time + allow us what he can on it he is also to put our oil stove into shape. A letter of thanks form Nola Gardenier for CB's christmas present also one from Gardiner includin replay to that Cuban cuss Forten who has been writing letter to CB + publishing them before they are received here Prof and Mrs Hopkins of Clinton New York call in the evening We met them at the thousand Islands two years ago. Pleasant call CB invites them to help receive New Years accept. 1896 93 Dec 31 Th W cloudy warm The last day of the year is spent largely in anticipation of the advent of the New Year The Curry girls cannot assist as their mother has recently died We decorate house with our many flags Mr + Mrs Jennings assisting finely. Receive the various things from Mrs Spencer + Jarvis the crockery man + as night closes we find ourselves in pretty good shape for the New Years Reception. Fri W 1897 cldy. wrm Jan 1 We decide to give a report of our Armenian work to all callers Prepare several hundred copies. The reception was from one until five. The reception was a great success. Mrs Senator Brown Mrs. Earle Mrs Sue Jones + Mrs Prof Hopkins assisting Mifs Barton. Many called one or two Cabinet Ministers. Mrs Spencers young ladies did well. Every one seemed to enjoy the reception and al throughly appreciate the concession made by CB Dr Lesser + Bettina Hofker came down from New York and returned home on midnight train. 2 Sat. W Fine Clearing up day. Taking care of the odds and ends of reception is a trifle trying. We begin taking our regular meals in our newly arranged dining room and handsome it is. We are all ready for the Atwaters whenever they come Begin on an accumulation of letters Purchase $20 more stamps and it looks as though we would not be able to sell enough reports to pay for the postage on the complimentaries. 94 1897 Jan 3 Sun W cldy, wrm Work off about 2/3's of our letters today and do various other clerical things in the advancement of the cause. A Dr Hintlian the Armenian physician who was with Hubbell at [chabhir?] made along call. He gave us the other side of the [chabhir?] incident which we were glad to hear. We now have both sides and can readily draw our own conclusions Prof Hopkins made his party call. His family leave tomorrow morning. We were glad he called as he is a charming person to know. 4 Mon W Foggy CB makes a new departure in office arrangements. She moves her extra desk to the little room for larger facilities for work Lily begins writing on the Record. [Mifs?] Curry is assisting CB in arranging the files of old letters a great improvement Barker came this afternoon and we put up the porteirs across the large drawing room to divide it into drawing + sleeping rooms for the Atwater It looks well. Daisy Jones began work today. 95 5 - Tu W cldy. cool The new wood stove in the new guests room is the right thing in the right place. We get eight-hundred more reports today GP pays gas bill $572 and makes request of Warner + Co to paint our front door. CB + Emma Curry busy with letters to file a newspaper clippings We call on Mrs Spencer in the evening and urgently request her to tell us of our indebtedness to her for expenditures incidental to our New Years Reception. Paid Abbott his bill. 6 Wed W cldy. cold The cuban newspaper hounds are maligning us in great shape now Todays cllippings contain a dozen different attacks GP answers them on paper. The Queen stopping it CB writes to Olney and De Lome and we call on the Secretary to confer He is to see De Lome tomorrow + ask him to call on us Olney thanks us for the Report said the President + other members of the Cabinet had read it + enjoyed it very much 96 Jan 7 Th - W clr. cold An old friend of CB's called today Re D OSmith of Mishawaka Ind [Mifs?] Stoneman the daughter of General Stoneman and two or three others Three boxes of Reports arrived $383 freight. Think that closes the edition. Letter from Madame de Lome states that the Spanish Minister will call tomorrow as it was impossible to do so today. 8 Fri. W Fine Mr Israel called + told us about Albert Gleasons troubles. He will lose his homestead unless he can raise eight hundred dollars We will try + help him out as his security is good. The Spanish Minister called + read a cable from his Government declining the Red Cross offer alledging it would be contrary to the terms of the treaty We offer to go as individuals. A telegram received from Rev Dr Pullman announces the startling fact of the death of Mary MacDonald GP Sister in law. GP goes to Baltimore at once. 97 Jan 9 Sat. W. B. CB + Emma doing fine work in arranging the files the great mass of accumulated letters, telegrams etc. GP in Baltimore goes to the Hospital and sees the remains afterward a little simple service was had at Daigers. The body will be shipped by Adams Express to Logansport Ind to William MacDonald the brother. GP returns home eight PM Mrs Atwater + Dorrence came from Meriden tonight to make us a visit. Francis will be here early next week. 10 Sun W Fine The day has been rather broken CB looking after her guests most of the day. GP owing to the severe mental strain of the past two days could do very little work. Lily is pegging away very nicely at the Journal and our guests are roaming around at their own sweet will. 11 Mon. W. cloudy, cool Albert Gleason and Mr. Israel call and [consuminate?] a 950.00 on a collateral Gleason puts a horse at our service. We give Israel an order for the carriage which will kept in Gleason's barn ready for our use when we want it Consult about a house on the bluff lots Satisfactory We send a statement through both Presses to the effect that the Red Cross was offered for 98 Cuban service a month ago and Spain was holding it under advisement. England and the US enter into a general arbitration treaty. It will be submitted to the Senate for ratification Jan 12 Tues W Fine CB sent $20 to Mrs Helen S Thompson Springfield Tenn. She is the Sister of Col Davis and reports herself sick and in great destitution She seems to be an unpractical kind of a woman though very intelligent. Miss Barton has known her years. Mrs Atwater. Dorrie& GP go to the Senate and House this afternoon but there was nothing of any especial interest. Lily is finally ordered to bed as her cough has increased very rapidly. Mrs Barker happened in and was given in charge of the case. We send our Cuban statement through the Press. 13 We. W cloudy. cold General house & office work all busy in the several departments At three thirty Francis Atwater arrives Dorrie and GP meeting him at the Station. Our circle is now complete and presume we will have quite an enjoyable time. 99 14 Th. W Snow. cold CB working with Emma Curry Daisy & Randolph. She is bringing the Culinary department into splendid order though it is exceedingly hard on the Queen GP is occupied with the corrispondence. Several preachers with wifes & without call on CB which makes the day trying Rev Mr Day the Husband of a cousin of CB's called He is a very sensible and pleasant kind of a man His call really the only enjoyable one of the day The first real snow of the winter but rather a poor showing for a' that. 15 Fri w Snow. Our guests escorted by a friend are taking in some of the sights today. A trifle more snow today turning into a cold drizzling rain We order Jenks the stove man to refix our new stove so more heat can be gotten out into the room. It is placed too far back Col Hinton called + took our last substancial Bulletin telling of the Spanish Red Cross. Nasty little clippings continue to come in "we refuse to go to Cuba" The dense ignorance of the "penny a liners" is surprising & disgusting 100 Jan 16 Sat. W cldy. wrm Kate Marsden called. We never met a more perfect example of heroism. Persecuted and hounded by so called christians - fiends incarnate would be a more accurate term. She will shortly leave for [Kamtchalka?] and North Eastern Siberia to locate the lepers. She has become a catholic and her present mission will be to locate the lepers for the Catholic sisters who will follow after her when the way has been opened. 17 Sun. W Rain. A field day in letter writing for GP and the stack of "unanswereds" dwindled CB busy from one end of the house to the other Lily is some better but her cough is still severe A fine article appeared in the New York Journal A number of prominent women were asked the question "who is the best woman you ever knew"? Mrs John A Logan began by saying "Aside from my mother the name of Clara Barton springs uppermost and taken all in all has greater claims for this distinction than any other woman in my recollection" ++ Nearest Lowels ideal of earth's noblest thing - a woman perfected 101 18 Mon W High winds, cold Francis Atwater left for home yesterday as he had some special meetings this week to attend. He will probably return in about a week. We call at the War Dept but Gen Greely is sick so call at his house. He is willing to meet [Mifs?] Marsden as CB wishes though the stories against her has caused him to dislike her As he can furnish valuable information we will have Kate call anyway. 19 Tues W Fine Many callers today. Mrs Senator Bruce remained quite a time and is charming [Mifs?] Marsden and her friend Mrs Hoffman Mrs. Pen Veasey Mille gave Hoyack and others CB wrote a long letter to Dr. Diaz a Cuban whom we met in Atlanta a year or so ago He has formed a Cuban White Cross Society and asks our cooperation we know nothing of the objects of his society GP writing letters 102 Jan 20 Wed Snow, rain Mr. Wistar of Phila who is in the city on business called this morning and again this evening. We had a pleasant chat on Armenian remminiscences. Emma Curry who has a bad cold asked to be excused about noon + went home. Barker has nearly finished his work on the long book case. Has made three very nice cases which can be handled easily and will be very much better than the one great unwieldy thing. CB Mrs. A + Hannah sewing all day Abominable weather! 21 Th. w Fair Kate Marsdon called this morning + receided her telegram from San Francisco which GP had for her. The earliest boat will sail April 15 This she will probably take Dr Hintlian called as well as a number of other people As Daisy could not work well with Randolph we let Daisy go because the boys month was not up - This makes additional work for CB though not much as she does most of the work in the kitchen any way or has the past few weeks 103 22 Fri W Fine All except CB go to Obriens to breakfast Dorrie + his ma go wheeling CB busy with wash woman sewing girl etc She assisted by Lily fill feather beds. Lily's old mattrass remade by a coloured man very good GP writing article refuting charge of Discriminating against the catholics in Armenia Sent article to the NY Tribune Barker finishes three bookcases and removes some book shelves from small room next the office to be made into book cases Work has progressed very well today 23 Sat. w cldy cold Sent Mr WW Peet draft on London for $472 19/3 for relief purposes. Also letter to Gen Short in closing John Pasco note to us for $50 loaned him in December 1896 John is to repay us $5 at a time beginning in January - $5 a month. May letters worked off. GP's desk is cleared Now for CB's The Laundress Mrs Johnson is doing very fine work. 104 Jan 24 Sun Fine Finish pressing the letters + then GP goes to Baltimore for a few fours returning at 8 PM. CB busy with many things about the house Consults with Lily concerning her future what career she was thinking of choosing. Lily thinks she would like to be a trained nurse 25 Mon. cold. windy. GP + Barker go to a plaining mill for lumber but purchase nothing except doors + molding as the prices were outragious $45. per thousand for dressed pine or poplar. We will use lumber we have though it is rather heavy but not as heavy as the price of mill lumber CB talks with Hannah about working here by the month CB needs some one here to do sewing + make herself generally useful and Hannah will be good we think. 26 Tues Very cold News from all over the country gives accounts of terribly cold weather everywhere 50 [degrees] below zero in Minn snowstorms + blizzards the "oldest inhabitant is knocked out. In this city at R C Hdqts it was ten above early in the morning. Received $5 from Fortun the cuban rascal who has been attaching [Mifs?] Barton in a vicious manner. we returned the money today with thanks! 1897 105 Jan Wednesday Washn 27 snow. Francis Atwater came this morning making the circle complete again. We go up to Dr. Wyman of the Marine Hospital and make an appointment for Miss Marsden to call. Call on Mrs Logan. Found she was just going out. Chatted a few minutes with her daughter, Mrs Tucker. It began snowing about noon and kept steadily at it until way into the night Miss Marsden's friend, Mrs. Hoffman, called and we send warm under clothing and other garments to Kate. Jan Thursday Washn 28 cold. blustering Five and one half inches of snow fell yesterday and last night. As the snow is dry it drifts considerably. The Atwaters decide to return home tomorrow as Mrs A. is going to California with friends. Miss Marden called and C>B. invited her to come here tomorrow and remain a day or two. We will give her a tent and other things for her comfort and use on her perilous journey. Jan Friday Washn 29 Fine Mrs Atwater + son leave for home 10 A.M. Mr. A. at three. We have had a very pleasant visit with our friends and agreeable also is the thought that we have repaid the obligation we were under in staying at their house in Meriden while bringing out our Armenian Report. Miss Marsden + Mrs Hoffman came in the evening and will occupy the same suite of apartments as the Atwaters had. Jan Saturday Washn 30 Fine. Although we are having unprecidentedly cold weather for this section of the country, We are in no way as bad off as the other parts of the U.S. where intense cold, snows + blizzards are holding high carnival and great distress is rampant. Our guests are out attending to such work as will best further ends. Another Armenian stranded here and of course came to us for assistance. He cannot or will not do hard work. Wants something easy. We give him three dollars to help take him back to New York. Jan Sunday Washn 31 clear. cold. Our guests attend church in the morning The rest of the household employ the day as necessity or desire indicates. C.B. attending to the multifarious duties of the house. Lily writing the R.C. journal. G.P. working off accumulated mail. In the evening it was decided to try the experiment of Lily's going to Hammonton, Mrs. Hoffman's house, on a visit for her to see how she likes the humanitarian work of raising mushroom: the proceeds from the sale of which will go toward the expenses of Miss Marsden's work among the lepers. 1897 107 Feb Monday. Washn 1 cloudy. warmer. our guests, accompanied by G.P. call on Dr. Wysman and spend a valuable half hour with him. Kate gave him more information than she received, still the call was important. They next take in the Dept of Agriculture and National Museum gathering instruction from various experts as to the collections and preservation of insects vegetables etc. the fauna and flora of a country. Pay Randolph and notify him that we are liable to leave town any day, so hire him from now on by the week. The Armenian appears again and we buy him a ticket to New York. Who next? Feb Tuesday. Washn 2 Rain + sleet One of the "nausty" days for those obliged to be out of doors. Miss Marsden and G.P. go to the tailors where Kate orders an arctic special made ulster for her Siberian travel. We will donate this. Then go to the Smithsonian where they consult several scientists in regard to shells, mosses, birds, etc. A valuable morning for Kate. Mr. Hege courteously grants Kate and her friend half rate privileges to Philadelphia. They there consult with the geologist and model maker. Gilbert on special work connected with the leper exhibit in Paris exposition in 1900. They leave for Baltimore 3 P.M. "Ground-hog day." Did he see his shadow. "Nit'! 108 1897. Feb Wednesday Washn 3. Clear. warmer. The first good day for many days or weeks, and consequently greatly enjoyed. We attack the frozen water pipes but have not driven the ice out. Will renew the fight. After consultation G.P. goes down and notifies Warner + Co. that the house will be for rent after the 28 inst. Mr Swartzel is astonished but makes the best of it. We will begin arrangement tomorrow. Mr Hitz called this evening to get his grip which had been sent to us with Mary Barton's Armenian accounts in. At his request we give him some reports. Feb Thursday. Washn 4 Clear. warm. G.P.'s father and Annie came down from Baltimore at 11 AM, to spend the day. Dr. Pullman + G.P. visit the senate for an hour or two then go to the new Congressional Library. Return to R.C. Hdqts and visited for an hour then left for home. C.B. + Barker finally succeeded, by liberal doses of salt, in clearing our water pipes of ice for which we are truly thankful. Feb Friday Washn 5 Cloudy. cool. We take a run out to Glen Echo and plan about the disposition of goods when they arrive. Emma Jones, mother-in-law who is the care taker at the warehouse is a very fair speciman of the "old Auntie" before de wah. We may make some use of her in some way. 1897. 109 Feb Saurday. Washn 6 Rain. C.B. is keeping the house moving. Lily is packing her goods. Emma Curry scrap [pasting?] + Randolph saving wood. G.P. draws $1200 from the bank and sends drafts on London to Armenia. Pay gas bill for January $7.92 Miss Curry for week $5.50 Barker in full to date $15. This pays for his work here lately and also the balance due him for looking after our property while we were in Turkey. We contract with him to work for us at $30 per month from now. This arrangement is mutually satisfactory. We begin packing and work until 1:30 AM. Feb Sunday. Washn 7 Cloudy. warmer. we have just three weeks to clear the house. It seems a Herculian task still it can be done. G.P. goes to Baltimore to spend a few hours with his parents. Returns 8:30 P.M. We prepare papers regarding the Red Cross Convention in Vienna next September to be sent to the Central Committee and we are to take up the question of delegates with Secretary of State Olney this week. 110 1897. Feb Monday. Washn 8 Snow, slush We begin our packing very early and keep at it all day. Emma, Hannah and Barker assisting. We commence with the store rooms on the third floor and will finish there tomorrow we hope. G.P. and Randolph pack books in the library in the evening. C.B. + Emma packing special things for a poor farmer a few miles out of town, whose house burned a week ago. Miss McKay told us of the case. Feb Tuesday. Washn 9 Fine. We do not vary the day very much. All are packing hard and the old storerooms are empty. G.P. goes to Gleasons and consults Israel about furnishing wagons, teams and men to move our goods. He will furnish two wagons now and more when needed. He did not want to make a contract, but would only charge the actual cost. Feb Wednesday. Washn 10 Cloudy. warm. We call on Secy Olney and present a letter giving Austria's invitation to the American Red Cross and the Government to send delegates. We suggest the usual appropriations for delegates, also a Governmental contribution of $500 to the convention. Olney suggests that we name the delegates so we withdraw our letter and will submit another, in accordance with the suggestion. Our first loads go out to Glen Echo today and G.P. goes out to receive them. 1897 111 Feb Thursday Washington 11 Cloudy, showers. A great day filled with important matters. Dr. Lesser + Bettina arrived early this morning to spend the day but we are too busy to give them much attention. Bettina assists in our packing. G.P. takes two more big loads to Glen Echo. Mr. de Lome calls and officially notifies us that Spain accepts our second proposition i:e: - to go to the relief of Cuba, as individuals Later we receive from the Minister the official written acceptance and at eleven o'clock we go down to the Press Bureaus, through the rain, snow and slush, and give them our statement to the effect that as Spain has officially accepted our second proposition, we are ready to go to Cuba, provided the necessary funds are placed in our hands to undertake the relief work. We met young Mr. Boyington at the Associated office, who was very pleasant and accomodating. A number of people call on C.B. whose day has been unusually busy, but who has endured like a "Spartan mother". 112 1897 Feb. Friday. Washn 12 Snow + sleet. The statement we put out last night has been widely published in all the papers and reporters galore have called to obtain additional information but we we gave all we desired to last night, they received very little further news, for the simple reason we had nothing further to give. Owing to the storm weather today, we send no loads of goods to Glen Echo. Feb Saturday Washn 13. Clear, warmer. At 7, all ten teams report from Gleason and although we work like tigers the result was not entirely satisfactory, owing to the fact that dirt wagons and lazy "niggers" are not condusive to best results. On the whole, however, we think that we have sent to Glen Echo more than half of our goods, consequently we are satisfied, G.P. went to 9 E. and received the ten loads. Feb Sunday Washn 14 A perfect day. We start for Glen Echo early and take Randolph with us. Signal Emma Jones on our way up. After putting up our large stove and building our fire, Barker and wife and Emma arrive We go systematically to work and at four all the goods are put away. One scarcely sees where the things have been put, we can take all the goods there and arrange them without any trouble. A full day and a very successful one. 1897 113 Feb Monday. Washn 15 Bright, warm Two more loads for G.E. today. Mr. Swartzel called and was greatly surprised to find we were actually moving. He is anxious for us to retain a part of the house and will try and secure some desirable tenant to take the house. We will consider the matter. The Cuban patriots (?) have begun to write in the papers that the Spanish Government would not permit us to distribute in Cuba to any but Spanish people what rot! The N.Y. "World" wants C.B. to go to Cuba and "investigate the sincerity of the Spaniards. and their acceptance of our proposition." A greater insult could not be offered Spain and anyone with any sense ought to know it. Mr. Sales, the correspondant of the N.Y. Journal called and stated that he had a telegram from Mr. Hearst which proved to be an urgent request for us to come to New York on very important business. We decide to leave for New York on the midnight train and see what we shall see. We secure our usual drawing room and at 11:45 settle down for a quiet night's rest. 114 1897 Feb Tuesday New York 16 Chilly, windy. We breakfast at Child's arrive at Waldorf at nine and rooms 805 + 806 are assigned us. A beautiful apartment overlooking 5th Ave. We telegraph Hearst that we are at the Waldorf and then pass the day resting, reading and writing.; at four Miller, representing the Journal called to excuse the absence of Hearst and Chamberlain, and then stated that Hearst was anxious to have Miss Barton visit a house where the Journal was distributing relief to the poor investigate the methods employed and report as to whether the methods agreed with her ideas of relief work. If not would she propose a better one. They would furnish a carriage, pay all hotel and railroad expenses beside giving her a check for any amount of money demanded. As an extra inducement, they would promise afterwards to take up Cuban relief. A beautiful scheme but we didn't fall into it. Miller desired to call again the next morning and having obtained permission he departed. We spend the evening with other reporters, and also wrote or drafted a letter of thanks to be sent to Minister [Tell] Terrell for delivery. 1897 115 Feb Wednesday New York 17 Bright, warmer. At ten Miller again called and made additional offers but as we had no desire for the noteriety we should gain by such plan we dismiss the young man very kindly and courteously. Call by appointment on R.W. Gilder. President of the Century Magizine meet his wife and a charming half hour. Mr. Gilder is a man of advanced ideas and desired us to send him data regarding the Cuban business so he could take the matter up with some of his friends. We call at S.E. Barton's, all away. Return to hotel and find the cards of Mrs. and Miss Barton. At three we are interviewed by a World reporter. He may write something good. S.E. Barton came at four and remained an hour or more talking over home and private matters. At six we went to the Belgravia as we were invited to dine with Mr. + Mrs West, George M. Pullman, and others. Delightful company. We call on Dr. + Mrs Fluhrer at the Girard in 44 st. C.B. not feeling very well we only remain a few minutes then return to the Waldorf. Leave for home at midnight. Our Washington car drawing room having been sold we take on it the Baltimore car to change there, and go the balance of the way in a day coach. 116 1897 Feb Thursday Washn. 18 Cloudy rain Arrive home 8 am. Everything as usual. The day is dreary and the situation perplexing. G>P. calls on Swartzell but finds no tenant has been found. Later after conferring with C.B> makes an offer of $15 per month for the offices and half the top floor. Mr. S sends word at six that owner will call tomorrow. He may be too late! Miss Barton and servant packing in evening G.P. busy with letters. Barker has taken two more tall sets of shelves and has four more book cases under way. Friday Washn Feb Cloudy warmer 19 Two more loads go off this morning, making a total of eighteen. Emma who wanted to go home for a few hours goes out to receive the things when they arrive. Major Caldwell the father of the owner brings a prospective tenant around to inspect the premises. He likes everything but the rent. Take the parlor furniture today. Mr[s] + Mrs George Kerman call. Mr. K. is our first vice president. Feb Saturday Washn. 20 Snow Twenty loads with today's. We are about two thirds moved. A long hard pull. G.P. goes out and houses the things. All were put in nicely th[r]ough the snow was heavy. Mr Isreal called and we paid him $50 on account, an average of $2.50 a load. If they charge no higher rate we will be well satisfied. Pay Barker $5 a/c. Randolph $5 in full to date and Emma $2.50. 1897 117 Feb Sunday Glen Echo 21 Cloudy clearing We get off in good season. Take an early breakfast at the little coffee shop at the 36th W. end of the electric road. Arrive at Glen Echo and with the help of the others put in a full day cleaning the main hall again. ready for the next loads up. Barker is a little weak and Randolph is giving out very fast. We are fortunate in getting seats in a car so return home very comfortable in the early evening. Feb Monday Washn 22 Rain No goods go out today because none are ready and besides it has been too rainy. We take the office shelves which have held the accumulations of years, and packed and sorted, sorted and packed all day. The partition and shelves are now ready for Barker to pull down. Father Dougherty called by appointment C.B. + Lily conferred with him. Mr. Israeli called to see Miss Barton. He wants C.B. to undertake a delicate mission for him. 118 1897 Feb Tuesday Washn 23 Clearing mild We send no goods to Glen Echo today, as we are busy packing. There are many things that must be done before we can send more goods. We spend the day in packing, make good progress. A liberal estimate is six more trips for the wagon. Feb Wednesday Washn 24 Clear warmer Two more loads for Glen Echo with a total of twenty two loads to date. G.P. goes out to receive the loads. It seems a curious thing that every time the colored men have a heavy load they get stalled, so to speak. Four times to date have they had to pulled out of the mud. C.B. is working too hard! Feb Thurs Washn 25 Cloudy warmer McDowell comes today and assists in pushing on the work. He goes to Glen Echo on one of the wagons and receives the things sent out. C.B. attends a dinner given by Mrs. Sec'y Olney, meets the Spanish Minister. De Lome Cardinal Gibbons and others, a very pleasant and satisfactory occasion. 1897 119 Feb Friday Washn 26 Clear, warm Twenty-six loads with today's contribution. McDowell superintends todays delivery. The probabilities are that there will be four more loads, possibly six. Most of the rooms are dismantled and the loads tomorrow will probably take the living part of the house hold. It will be a great relief when this strain is over and all our duds are at our country place. Feb Saturday Washn 27 Fair snowy Two loads with a total of twenty-eight. We will have to run into the middle of next week before we have finished here. Lily Mason clears out her rooms and stores most of her goods. She will visit Mrs Logan a few days and then go to Hammonton. Rev. Dr. Barton made a long call. He is connected with the foreign mission board and said all the missionaries in Turkey were very thankful for our Armenian efforts. Dr. B. is [very] much interested in Cuba, and will make an effort to interest the rich men in the relief work. 120 1897 Feb Sunday Glen Echo 28 Cool + clear We took our grips last night and came out to Glen Echo. Find the men who had no one to direct them yesterday had marred a number of pieces of furniture. We all start in bright and early and again the great hall is cleared. It took a little longer this time to place the things properly. Our assistants left at seven and after an hour or two more of work, we retired to rest, which was very agreeable after the hard work. March Monday Washn 1 Cloudy warm We catch the second car in 6:40 and take breakfast at O'Briens, reaching the house a little before eight, and the day has been satisfactory as far as the work goes. G.P. pays Mr. Isreal $73 a total including the three remaining loads of $123 for hauling our goods out, a trifle over $3.95 per load. Not so bad. Notifies the gas company to take out metre. Pays Warner + Co. $150 to March 1. This closes the rent at 17th + F. Return to Glen Echo at 8 pm. March Tuesday Washn 2 Bright warm We arrive at the house at 7:45 and get the two loads off by noon McDowell assisting a little time. He reports that Miss Marsden is very sick at his house. A kind of [quinzy?] sore throat. We are sorry. GP. goes out and receives the loads having the men dispose of them as they brought them in which gives a clear hall for tomorrow. C.B. + Emma come out at seven and we have tea. 1897 121 March Wednesday Washn + G.E. 3 Cloudy, rain We arrive early at 17th + F and get vigorously to work hustling the remaining goods out but the rain soon stopped us, and we rushed the things back into the house. We pay Hannah and release her. G.P. calls on Duval and delivers Royal policy of insurance on furniture at 17 + F to be transferred to Glen Echo house. Mr. Duval will come out Friday afternoon and take a survey of the risk. Before we begin tearing down the front wall he desires to policy in the Georgia Home Insurance Co. on the G.E. house for correction. Return home at 4 P.M. March Thursday G.E. Wa. + Balto 4 clear warm William McKinlely was inaugurated as president today. Mr. Cleveland's term of office having expired at noon. We go into town at eleven; find the cars in the city had been stopped so we had to walk from Georgetown in. Go to 17 + F. Call at the Ebbitt, then go to Baltimore where spend the rest of the day and night with G.Ps. parents. Have a very satisfactory consultation in the evening. This has been a perfect day for the inaugural ceremonies exceptionally fine as the change in Administrations has usually been attended by cold and storm. 122 1897 March Friday Wa + GE 5 Rainy We arrive from Baltimore at 8:20 but found neither wagons or people at the house. Barker came and we concluded to send him to Glen Echo then do some necessary business in town. Go to Post Office and order mail sent to Cabin Johns. Call to confer with ex P.M. Gen. Wilson, Not in. Get policy of insurance on G.E. property and deliver to Duval for alternation. J.J. Edson offers his bank directors room for our City Red Cross Headquarters very good. Purchase a number of provisions at the market. Wilkins + Co. and J.R. Roth 934 Louisiana Ave an old soldier are good people to deal with. We begin alterations at Glen Echo starting with the dining room. March Saturday Wa + G.E. 6 Cloudy and rain We again go in on the 6:40 car to bring the balance of our goods out. We had scarcely began to load on to the wagons when it began to sprinkle and before the wagons were finished the rain was falling heavily. We covered the loads with our tarpaulins and sent them off. Emma and Randolph left shortly after with a few special things in Emma's small wagon. CB. GP. and Barker go out in the cars and receive the loads, which came all right. Mrs Barker came out in the afternoon. It rained so hard in the evening that the Barkers remained all night. Paid Barker $15. balance in full for month ending tonight. Paid Randolph $5 in full to date and gave him a day off tomorrow. 1897 123 March Sunday G.E. 7 Clear, cold. The day has been quiet, only Emma as helper, but considerable work was accomplished, especially by C.B. Lizzie Sheldon Tillinghart with two friends called but C.B. was too busy to see any but Mrs Tillinghart and she only for a moment. March Monday G.E. 8 Cloudy cold G.P. goes to town at 6:30 finds one team at the house. puts the men to work at once and Barker puts the things on the wagon. G>P. delivers the house keys to Warner + Co. takes 150 postal cards to printer and orders a short refusal to accept nurses for Cuba printed. G.P. and Barker make inquiries about lumber where the stands used at inauguration are being torn down, prices range from $7.50 to $12 per 1000. Return to Glen Echo at three. C.B. busy arranging matters in the new house March Tuesday G.E. 9 clearing Send Randolph with Emma's husband in to get the balance of the odds and ends. GP. and Barker go to town in the afternoon to see about lumber. Think 3000 feet with what we have under the house will be sufficient for our needs. C.B. and Emma made great progress in clearing the house 124 1897 March Wednesday WA + GE. 10 Cloudy, High winds G.P. and Barker go to Washington and purchase the boards of a small inauguration stand 3644 feet at $8.00 per 1000 $29.15. Four of Gleason's teams brought the lumber out. Purchased two kegs nails 2.00 2.05 other hardware total $8.02 10% off. net $7.22. Sugar 50 lbs @ 4 1/2. C.B., C.V., Emma and Randolph straightening the affairs of the house in a very satisfactory manner. McDowell and Mr Jarrett came. Mr J. to see about building two chimneys, and walling up valt front. Order Washington Post sent. March Thursday G.E. 11 Clear, warm Rain evening Mr Cash, a carpenter, sent by McDowell came this morning and we contract with him at $2.00 a day. He began work at ten am. We are to replace him at any time we find a cheaper man if we so desire. He is to sleep and eat here, going home for a night in the middle of the week and Saturday night to spend Sunday Mr. Elder another carpenter, sent by Mr Jarrett He will come a week on trial at $1.00 a day and if he proves satisfactory we will give him $8.00 per week, board and lodging included. Robert Jones came to help G.P. with Robert and Randolph begins clearing the basement of lumber. C.B. and her girls working hard everyone busy. All going well. 1897 125 March Friday G.E. 12 Clearing It rained most of the night and was threatening most of the morning but cleared about noon and was a fine clear afternoon. Mr. Elder, the carpenter, began work this morning G.P. went to town and purchased large supplies of hardware groceries and provisions. One barrel each of sugar, flour, potatoes and also a bbl of kerosine. C.B. and helpers clearing the lower hall very rapidly. Mr. Israel called today while G.P. was in town.. He and Mr Gleason are again in trouble and unless that can raise some money their stables and the land will be sold at auction. March Saturday G.E, 13 Cloudy, cold. Mr Israel called this morning again. They want $570 and will secure us by a note having as collateral trust deed covering the property to be sold. He did not have the deed so we suggest that he get it and meet us at 32 + P st. tomorrow at ten when we will go to his stables where large quantities of house or building material are stored and see if there is anything there we can use we may also advance the money. Our work is progressing finely. Barker and Cash arranging the dining room and two offices, connecting the three by triple doors. Elder, raising and remodeling the out house Pay cash to dat $6.00 Elder, $2 Barker on account, $5 Randolph in full, $5. Mr Elder remains with us. 126 1897 March. Sunday. Glen Echo 14. Clearing windy We go to Washington on the 9:35. Meet Barker on 32nd street. Gleason and Israel on 22nd and drive to Gleason's stables. Mass. Ave. extended. Look over a great quantity of house material and though most of the stuff is of no use to us we select two sets of heavy vestabule doors, a large stained window, some lumber, and a lot of brick. Drive down to Gleason's office but as he had no collateral notes we did not consummate the loan. Israel will bring it out in the morning. Return home at three. Find Mrs. Barker has got along without us all right. We work off all the Cuban nurse applications with the postal circular. Answer a number of letters beside March Monday G.E. 15. Fine McDowell came to work this morning and assisted by Randolph began knocking the great unhandsome stone front from our building, a very hard job as the stone are put up in Portland cement. Cash is arranging and fitting doors and Elder finishing the outhouse and walk. The rest of the family are working in various directions. Mr. Israel came and on a collateral note of 177 days we loaned him $575. Mrs Morgan an old time friend came and was here several hours. Mrs. Senator Bruce, Mrs Frederick Douglas and a number of other ladies called to pay their respects to Miss Barton. March Tuesday G.E. 16 Fair, cool One thousand brick, six barrels of unslacked lime and half a ton of coal were delivered by Gleasons teams today. McDowell made good progress tearing down the front wall today. Cash cut a hole in the office wall, framed and set a new window. Elder finished the approaches to the outhouse and built the platform at the car track. G.P. goes to Washington cancelles insurance policy in the Royal on furniture because the Company would not transfer from 17 + F. to Glen Echo. He orders Duval to replace insurance in another company March Wednesday G.E. 17. Fair, rain eve. Three more loads of brick came today. Mr. Jarrett the man who is to build our chimneys and brick the valt front came this morning. He located a sand bank and Robert Jones began drawing sand. Drew two loads this afternoon. All are working well in their various departments. Six men and two women are now assisting us. This is St. Patricks day and as usual ends in a heavy rain storm. This is also a celebrated day among the sports - the Corbett-Fitzsimmons prize fight. It is reported that Fietz won. Reports reach of the overflow of the Miss. much distress and reported loss of life. 128 1897 March Thursday G.E. 18. Threatening Clearing It rained all night and is rather damp and heavy today as an assistant to Mr. Jarrett in putting up the brick chimneys He is a strong young man and will probably do well. This makes ten helpers so far. Mr Cash did not come out until so put in but half a day. G.P. on the wall helping McDowell. Great progress was made. Other departments doing well. The chicken house is finished. No teams came from Gleason's today. March Friday G.E. 19 Drizzling rain G.P. goes to Washington and closes the insurance cancelling the "Royal" policy receiving a rebate of $26.00 and taking a policy for $2,500 in the "Western" of Pittsburgh, paying $37.50 for three years. Mr Jarrett assisted by Mr McDowell layed the foundation for the first chimney today Barker and Elder began tacking the builders paper on the dining room. We are to tack heavy paper on first, over this will be tightly stretched thick cotton, and the wall paper will be pasted on the cotton. No work on the wall today owing to the rain. 1897 129 March Saturday G.E. 20 warm. Work began early with full force and it has proven to be a very satisfactory day in all departments. The foundation stones for the furnace fireplace and stone chimney have been lain and brick work began, floors braced, windows hung, the great girder beams of the second floor windows removed, the stone in the front growing beautifully less and the domestic work moving smoothly. C.B. planning, arranging, overseeing to the betterment of all departments. Bob the plumber came, talked over the plumbing and will begin work at $1.50 a day. Paid Barker $5.00 cash $11.00 Elder $6.67 Randolph $5. Chas. Jones $2.25 and Emma Jones $10. - March Sunday G.E. 21. Fine We go "a Maying". down in the woods by the creek and a delightful time we had. We shall go out every time we have an opportunity. G.P. leaves for Baltimore on the 10:45 train. Mr. Baltzley called and expressed himself as delighted that we had moved out; that we were taking down the front wall; that we were making so many improvements, etc. A young woman called, and wanted to be sent to Germany to learn to be a nurse Barker and Jarrett returned in the afternoon C.B. writing letters. 130 1897 March Monday G.E. 22 Warm, threatening All at work today with the exception of Mr. Cash who had to attend to some other work in town. G.P. returns from Baltimore at noon Reports all the same as usual at home. He withdrew his deposit in the Mechanics National Bank Chicago money. Bob and helpers begin preparation for the water pipes. Jarrett above the second floor wit his chimney. McDowell leveling the front wall. We will try and put two or three men to getting the fallen stone away from the front of the building so we can get the rest of the stone down. Madam Barker did not come out today. Nine biddies and rooster came today. March Tuesday G.E. 23 Cloudy warm We put three young negroes pulling out stone from the front. They have worked very well for the first day. The front wall is about down and the next thing will be the excavation of the cellar. The first chimney is finished the last brick having been placed at 6 o'clock tonight. G.P. went to town and ordered 20 lbs. of butter. Dr. Hubbel's two barrels of vegetables, and a box of meat came today. One of the hens presented us with an egg today. Barker at once found some dried grass and filled the box nests so the biddies will have a better chance. 1897 131 March Wednesday G.E. 24 Rain, sleet, Cloudy, high winds The rain and sleet began before day but as the day wore on the rain ceased and our workers came out in force. The front wall is all down and the laborers have been put to digging in the cellar. The cellar at the back of the house is ten feet high, at the front two. We desire to have a uniform height of 6 1/2 feet. Bob Bruhler left today. He said he would return on Monday. Paid him in full $4.50. Mr Elder lays the front sill today. Mr. Jarrett about completed the walk brick-work We begin the construction of the chicken yard We plan regarding dimention of windows doors etc. and consult as to best shape of front. March Thursday G.E. 25 Cloudy, cold. Chicken yard finished. G.P. and Elder visit several mills to get figures on windows, doors and their casings weather-boards etc. Jackson finally getting the contract as his figures, all things considered, were the most reasonable. Jackson is to finish the window and door frames and deliver at Glen Echo next Tuesday if possible. G.P. meets Mr. King from Chicago who notifies him of a friendly suit to determine certain real estate interests in Chicago the hearing coming off tomorrow in New York. Purchase a bbl cement, ropes cow + milk etc. We deligate Barker to look after the house and leave for New York at midnight. 132 1897 March Friday N.Y. and G.E. 26 Bright Cold We arrive at the Waldorf at 9 am. Telephone Bob and Dr. Lucy who promise to run over in the evening if possible. Telephone Dr Lesser and at ten he and Bettina call. G.P. attends before Chancellor and gives testimony. G.P. is well satisfied, attends consultation at five. Dr. L and B spend the evening with us at the Waldorf. We take midnight train home. March Saturday G.E. 27. Bright windy Call on Mrs Logan before returning home. Mrs. L. gives C.B. a letter to secy of War Alger. We desire to know his position regarding our protection bill. Mrs L tells us of a report given her by Miss Mason which is the most damnable and outragious lie ever uttered by mortal lips. What her object is does not appear. At Glen Echo everything is progressing smoothly. Jarrett and McDowell are constructing a dry sustaining wall ten feet from the back of the house. Also a cement and morter wall under the rear wall. The laborers with Robert's horse are getting the stone away from the front and carrying it to the back. Pay all the men in full. Weeks outlay $70. C.B. and G.P. have long consultation in evening concerning Lily Masons alleged report to Mrs. Logan. 1897 133 March Sunday G.E. 28 Bright, warm All the men and women left for their respective homes last night so we are alone. G.P. decides to go to Philadelphia and see Miss Kate Marsdeer and then on to New York. Leaves at 10:40 arrives in Phila 6:10 New York 1130. Kate sailed for England yesterday. Most of the mechanics return Sunday evening. Miss Barton decides to move her sleeping room down stairs. March Monday G.E. + N.Y. 29 Clear, warm. All the men begin work today except Bob, the plumber and Robert Jones. We were afraid Bob would go back on us though we advanced his wages to two dollars a day and agreed to hire a helper for him. The laborers are put to digging out the cellar so as to fill in between the dry and cellar walls. A crisis came to the Red Cross Hospital in New York. Pres. Raymond and some others decide to close it. Mr Wadwell, Dr. Lesser and others decide not to close. After a bitter fight, they decide to keep the hospital open. This fight in no way involves the national. 134 1897 March. Tuesday G.E. + N.Y. 30. Clear, cool. During the day a Cuban calls on C.B. with a letter of introduction from Gen Sickle. As both the Cuban and Gen Sickle desired to confer with C.B. on Cuban relief matters a meeting was arranged for tomorrow, in town. The Jennings call. [Coud?], Parker and wife call. Mr. Parker is taking a few days leave as he is not very well besides he is looking after some place in town so he can be home every night. G.P. gets a strong affidavit from Lily Mason denying everything Mrs. Logan and others have charged her with. March. Wednesday G.E. + N.Y. 31. Clear, cool Jackson sent out the window frames and siding today and the carpenters began at once putting the frames in. Good progress is being made in excavating the the cellar though McDowell says the cubs will not work unless continuously packed. C.B. and the Cuban call by appointment on Gen. Sickles. a very interesting and important conference Gen Sickles asked many questions for his own information and enlightenment. He is to take up the question of Cuban relief with some New Yorkers. 1897 135 Thursday G.E. April Clear. cold. 1. The Star had a very good account of Gen. Sickles interview with Miss Barton and according to the account the General proposes to agitate the question considerably in New York City. G.P. returns from New York at noon and reports his errand as successful We discuss the stained glass window question but as it is expensive and will cause delay, we will have the windows plain, with the possible exception of the third floor front. April. Friday G.E. 2. Fine G.P. and Elder go into the city and order Jackson, the lumber man to change the center windows on the third floor so we may put red cross in the upper sash if we want them. Purchase another keg of nails etc. 55 lbs. lard and divers and sundry other necessities. We decide to raise the peak of the house eight feet, making the corner towers ten feet which will give the front a better appearance and greatly add to its correct proportions. April. Saturday G.E. 3. Fine As there is a growing possibility of our going to Cuba we decide to crowd the work here by putting on all the additional help, we can use to advantage. Elder sees two carpenters with whom he has worked who will begin Monday probably. Elder declares them first class workmen. We also decide to take on three or four more "coons" to clear out the cellar and carry the cement + stone from the front to build the rear wall and roadway. Paid all the help tonight a total for the week of $84.75. 136 1897 April Sunday. Glen Echo. 4. Threatening, rain G.P. tries his new "bike" hired for a month on trial. Very fair. This is the first rainy day for a long time, and although it may be needed we hope it will clear tomorrow. Mr Mackey, Elders recommended came today and we fixed the wage at $1.50 a day. He begins tomorrow. Mr. Fowler a plumber sent sent by McDowell came. He contracts to furnish all supplies we have not on hand; to put the water hot and cold, in the bathroom, set the tub, closet and basin, put water back on kitchen stove, set the boiler, run the hot and cold water to the sink in kitchen,put water back, set boiler on lower room stove, put all water connections necessary to sink in lower room, put large sewer connection in this room so that water and slop can be safely thrown in, and make all other sewer connections with bath and other rooms for $70.00 which includes his own services and those of his men. April Monday Glen Echo. 5. Cloudy, rain eve. We put on two more carpenters, Mackey and Flannagan, good men recommended by Elder. Wages $1.50 a day. Elders wages are increased to $2.00 a day as we place him as foreman. We put five new "coons" in the cellar, total nine, but at night we discharge four. Randolph did not show up today. Neither did Jarrett, reasons not known. It rained very hard all night but it cleared this morning and began again this evening. G.P. goes to town sees Mrs. Spencer and arranges to have 200 "Welcome Home" pamphlets. They are beautiful souvenirs of the banquet. Called on De Graw. Poor Old United Press gone up. 1897 137 April Tuesday Glen Echo 6. Cloudy, clearing. Curtain and Lithgow the two plumbers progressed finely today. We discovered however that they were putting the water pipes too near the outside wall and had then undo a part of their work and run the pipes to the center wall and then up. In this way we think the pipes will not freeze. Jarrett nor Randolph showed up today. We will replace Randolph by Robert Green, a colored man living near here. The carpenters are all doing well. McDowell is building a fine dry wall at the back, on building it higher and topping it with cement. April. Wednesday Glen Echo 7. Cloudy, warmer The two trees at the corner of the front wall were cut down this morning by McDowell. We are very glad of this for we have long wanted them down. The last time the house was burglarized the thief or thieves climbed these trees to the roof. The two little side towers were framed and put in place today. They will look well. The plumbers have about finished the bathroom and they expect to end their work tomorrow. The cellar is also about cleared. Jarrett showed up this morning but did not stay. G.P. goes to town and transacts some business. Asks De Graw to send a male typewriter. Jacksons sends balance of the sash and lumber. G.P. was in town when they were delivered so the check was not given. The sash were to be delivered Thursday. James Brown came this morning to help. Wages $2.50 per week. 138 1897. April Thursday Glen Echo 8. Rain The plumbers finished their work today - very satisfactory. Paid Fowler $70 for the job, which we consider reasonable. The rain stopped outside work and the colored boys, except Charles went home after dinner. Send check for $115 to Jackson + Co. for lumber etc. April Friday Glen Echo 9 Rain Another cold and wet day. The carpenters have plenty inside work however so they are at no loss what to do. The "coons" did not show up at all today which is just as well. G.P. goes to Georgetown and buys provisions. 50 lbs salt port etc. Also purchases sash weights, cord halyards, sash locks etc. April 10 Saturday Glen Echo Clearing The carpenters get onto the front today and are doing well. Our pay roll passes the $100 mark this week still we can see something for the money outlay. The cornice is being places - a plain [O.?.] and crown molding which looks very neat. Jane Brown was the only man "hand" taken on this week. Wages for the week $100.40. 1897 139 April Sunday Glen Echo. 11 Fine We take a long ramble around the grounds and through the woods, down along the canal and up the hills. A number of people call on one errand and another. Mrs Spencer brings out 200 copies of "Welcome Home" Mr Isrelai to get political influence for foreign mission etc. G.P. spends the afternoon and evening in Baltimore and leaves for New York at midnight. April Monday Glen Echo. 12. Cloudy, showers. All the help except Robert Jones at work today. Most of the carpenters on the front. Randolph was give a weeks notice and put in half a day today and left. G.P. in New York on private real estate law business. April Tuesday Glen Echo 13 Clear warm C. B. takes charge of the colored boys today and makes some good changes in the cellar. We have now nearly as much storage room in the cellar as up stairs. We will put a quantity of things below stairs soon and thus let up the upper rooms. McDowell's thirty days leave expired tonight. We pay him $35. balance a total of $65 for the month which is really more than the government gives him or rather more than he makes, as his living was furnished him here. We arrange with Robert Green, a colored man living below Emma Jones for $15 a month with meals and agree to give him clothing from time to time. 140 1897. April Wednesday Glen Echo 14 Cloudy We purchase a barrel of flour and other groceries at Emricks, also sash weights, cord and other hardware mostly for the front, at Walkers. The carpenters begin putting the siding on. Harrington sends his man out to estimate the work and flash the chimneys. April Thursday. Glen Echo. 15. Rain, Cold The tinner makes the estimate and states that the work will be about fifty dollars. will not be over that figure. A young man formerly employed with The United Press Mr. Trundle, recommended by Mr DeGraw came today and after some conversation arrangements are perfected whereby he is to assist in the clerical work at a salary of twenty dollars a month and board Owing to the rain, little or no outside work can be done. The carpenters are putting in window sash and doing bench work. Two of the colored boys to do not show up owing to the rain. 1897 141 April Friday. G.E. =+ Washn. 16. Cloudy + cold We start all the workers going and then go to town. Purchased another lot of lumber at Jackson's, bannisters, newil posts, boards, etc. Mr Mack the manager, is the fairest lumber man we ever did business with. We ordered some white lumber of grade one, according to the wishes of our foreman. Mr Mack, when he knew what was wanted with the stuff, said grade two costing much less, would answer our purpose just as well. We prowl around the market and purchase a large quantity of vegetables, butter, eggs, etc. enough to last our family some time. The tinners begin their work today. The flag-staff is set in front and the Queen floats the Red Cross at the peak. April Saturday Glen Echo 17 Windy cold We are having a series of cold, windy days, making outside work very uncomfortable. nevertheless the outside men are doing will. Our laborers are filling up the gullied spots in the inside roads and clearing the woods around the house of sticks, leaves and rubbish of various kinds. Wages paid today $74.50. For the week $79.00 and $35.00 for McDowell, a total of $114.50 high water mark. The Mississippi is overflowing causing great damage and consequent distress. The war clouds in the east are growing very black and ominous. Pay Randolph his last wages and give him a recommend to start him. 142 1897. April Sunday G.E. + Balt 18 Bright, warmer Accompanied by Elder and Barker we walk up through the woods this beautiful Easter Sunday and find the reservoir fed by springs which is the source of our water supply - a quiet place surrounded by wooded hills. In the afternoon we go over to Baltimore to spend the evening with G.Ps. parents. a very enjoyable time. spend the night there. I invite Dr. Pullman and family to come down in a week or two and make us a long visit. April Monday. G.E. 19 Cloudy cooler We return on the nine o'clock train, reaching in time for dinner. Thirteen at work this morning not including the tinners. The front has its first coat of paint and already is looking well. We expect with our new typewriter to work off our stock of accumulated letters, some letters dating back several months. April Tuesday G.E. 20. Clear. warmer The tinners hope to finish today. The carpenters are anxious to get the scaffolding down from the front, as the want to use the stuff. Parks and Barker put the second coat of paint on. The body is in a light warm yellow,, trimmings a medium brown, making a fine contrast. We are well satisfied with the progress of the work. Emma, the cook is taken very ill in the evening and G.P. goes to town and gets Mrs. Barker. Mr. Baltzley calls. 144 1897 April Saturday. G.E. 24 Warm, Clear The R.C. stained glass door windows are hung today We go to town and C.B. has a sitting with the dentist. G.P. pays Gleason in full to date for brick and teaming. $96.35. Bought several necessary articles including a fountain pen for C.B. 42.50. Our wage account for the week amounted to $80.38. The colored boys lowering the inner back wall so carriages can drive into the back cellar if desired. Two telegrams received at 8 o'clock in the evening, one from the Greek Countess Di Brazza, New York saying that it was imperative to get Miss Barton's signature to go with Willards and other women to a statement supporting Queen Olga's appeal for funds to help the Greek Red Cross. The other from the Greek editor Solon J. Vlasto stating that he wanted the R.C. to appeal for funds, and that funds were being received by him for the R.C. and asking advice. To both we returned the following answer. will be at Waldorf Hotel New York tomorrow and will communicate with you. We expected to take the 10.25 train in to catch the midnight but are late s decide to go tomorrow night. 1897 145 April Sunday. G.E. + Gleasons 25 Cloudy, very warm. We go in at 9 am and find our carriage waiting for us at 36 st. Drive to Barker's and get him, sending Lew to the B.+O. to reserve the Drawing Room on the midnight for New York. A warm drive of seven miles brought us to Gleason's. We spend a few enjoyable hours with the family, get some vegetables plants and return, picking Mrs. Barker up on the way. Lew Barker was at Glen Echo on our arrival and reported the D.R. secured for us. Emma's mother Frances came out in the evening. We leave home at 9:20 arrive at B+O depot 10:25 Take drawing room on midnight train. Many people going to New York eight "Pullmans". April Monday New York 26 Showery cool. Arrive at Waldorf 9 am. Find every room occupied Baldt has turned 2000 people away. The city is crowded with people who are here to attend the ceremonies attending the dedication of the tomb of Gen Grant. At three in the afternoon several people call to confer with us concerning H.M. Olga's appeal in aid of the Red Cross of Greece. Countess di Brazza + Solon J. Vlasto were the prime movers in bringing about the conference. Before our respective positions were explained and understood, the session was decidedly squally but later everything was harmonious. The good people were organizing extensive committees and constructing the same kind of expensive machinery which troubled us so greatly in our armenian relief work. In fact two of the most troublesome persons in that relief had foisted themselves upon the proposed central committee in the Greek movement. A few suggestions in regard to the burdens of machinery settled the matter and the unnecessary and expensive thing was abandoned. Miss Barton allowed her name to remain as one of the endorsers of the relief proposed. Mr Vlasto cabled to the Greek Red Cross over 146 1897 April 26 continued suggesting that it appeal direct to the American Red Cross for assistance. Call on Mrs Steve Barton and Myrtis in the morning. Have a little visit with Lesser and Bettina in the evening. Leave for home at midnight. April Tuesday. G.E. 27. High winds cold We arrive home about ten oclock, found our typrwriter had been told that we would not return until Wednesday. Elder the carpenter was off on a "bit of a vacation"! and two of our laborers had not shown up We were disappointed about the first, sorry for the second and cared nothing about the absence of the nigs. Flannagan has assumed the position of foreman as he is a much better workman than Mackey and Parks Elder returned this afternoon "somewhat disfigured but still in the ring." April Wednesday. G.E. Washn. 28 Clear warmer Elder begins work again. Trundle comes out about noon. We go into the city C.B. to keep an appointment with the dentist G.P. to attend to some other business. Call on Senator Allison about introducing a bill in the Extra Session. He asks us to see Speaker Reed as the bill must come from the House. Reed and his wife are still in New York where they went to attend the Grant memorial services. The Greeco-Turkish war seems to be all one sided as the Turks. are sweeping everything before them. Call at Mrs. Jenning's and meet Mrs. Mussey + Mrs Lockwood, who returned with us to discuss the building and Loan business. 1897 147 April Thursday G.E. 29 warm clear Some letters for personal service with the Red Cross in Greece are coming in, but as the cable just received states that the Red Cross in Greece has enough assistants but appeals for supplies and material we will probably help only in that way. We hope we will not be delayed with applications as we were in our Armenian work. April Friday G.E. 30 warm cloudy The carpenters finish the front veranda and after consulting with Elder we direct the office partition at the back of the hall be constructed, some of the matched lumber for the vestibule is to be used as it is not needed in the vestibule. More applications are received for Greek service all of which are thankfully declined so to say. 148 1897 May. Saturday. G.E. 1. Rain The change of the moon has brought heavy rains which we are glad of as rain is realty needed. Go into town and transact some business. C.B. finishes with the dentist and G.P. will begin next week. Our weekly wage sums up $68. May. Sunday. G.E. 2. Cloudy showers We consult regarding the probable cost of some interior changes and after getting Elder's estimate we hold the matter under advisement. We decide to run over to New York to attend to several matters pressing. Barker and Elder are alone in the house tonight. We leave the house at 9:15. Find our drawing room all prepared. Conductor Marburg arranging for our comfort in his usual excellent style. Mr Baltzley called and gave us the use of quite a lot of land surrounding our house for which we are grateful. 1897 149 May Monday. New York 8. Showery. Arrive on time after a good sleep. Reach the Waldorf at nine. G.P. goes down town calls on Mrs. Lizzie Barton and get address of Steve Barton, corner Pine and William Street, meet him and make arrangements for him to meet me at Jersey City ferry at 11:30. Go to Stone Street and see Solon J. Vlasto, ask him to call at Waldorf at three. Return to hotel and meet Bettina. She and Dr. Lesser will return at five. We go to Jersey City, picking S.E.B. up on the way, and call on Mr. Brinkerhoff, with whom we consult concerning our protection bill. He advises to introduction of the same bill which passed the last congress and Cleveland did not sign. Brickerhoff agrees to introduce an amended bill giving greater protection at the regular session of Congress, if we succeed in getting the original bill through at the special session. Go to the Probate Court, New York and find that Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins will, which bequeaths certain moneys to the Red Cross among other things, is to be contested so we conclude to keep no further track of its for the present. At three we return to the hotel and are joined shortly after by Mr. Vlasto. We take the two cabled appeals from the Greek Red Cross to the American Red Cross and have typewritten copies made together with our statement of commendation for the daily press. Dr. + Bettina call, also several reporters. We dine at the Waldorf with Mr. Vlasto, and a little past seven go with S.E.B. over to Brooklyn to meet the Le Mont family. Mr Le Mont, his wife, two daughters and five sons. A delightful family and fine home. We leave at 10:30 and board our car at Jersey City at midnight. A full and successful day. 150 1897 May Tuesday G.E. 4 clearing WE arrive home about eleven and find things as usual. The workmen are papering and stretching the cotton on C.B.'s old room, getting it ready for the wall paper. We find a number of letters concerning Greece, some applications for nurses. The colored boys are told not to come back until Wednesday. We decide tonight that we sill only need the two Roberts, so we will let Philip Kager + Charley Jones go. May Wednesday G.E. 5 cloudy, warm We measure off our land loaned us. Beginning at a point thirty feet east of the house and forty feet from the front line, and about 150 feet at the sides which will make fine grounds. G.P. goes to the dentist who begins his work. Mr. Lonys Poor and his son Howard call. Mr Poor sr. is a cousin of C.B's. He spends the evening with us, and we escort him back as far as Georgetown. May Thursday G.E. + Wa. 6 Very warm We go into town early. G.P. having a sitting with the dentist. We purchase butter and other provisions at the market and Robert Jones who came in for the purpose took them home. We go to the capitol, call Rep. Russell out and talk prtection to him. He will see Reed and Hitt at once. Call Sen Gray out and he agrees to introduce the bill at once and refer it. Lunch at the capitol and reach home at 3.30 A good day well spent. WE must send more reports out especially abroad. 1897 151 May Friday G.E. 7 Fair We attend to the usual and ordinary duties of the household. The first rooms C.B's have been covered with the heavy builders paper and cotton cloth stretched, pasted and tacked over them. They are now all ready for the regular wall paper. They look very good as they are, light and cherry. Get the letters up to date. We address Arminian Reports to all the foreign ambassadors and ministers in Washington and will send them out the first of the week. Consult with Elder about further improvements and take measurements for more lumber etc. May Saturday G.E. 8 cloudy warm G.P. goes to the dentist and has a tough time. Subscribe fore the Congressional Record for one month $1.50 Order a lot of lumber which will be delivered Monday or Tuesday. Ordered hardware at Weaver's and find when it is delivered that the clerk has overcharged some items and made mistakes in others. A poor way of doing business. Our wages account is $74.42 a total to date of $643.44. We let one of our carpenters go tonight. Mackey. The Queen retired very early as she was not at all strong today. May Sunday G.E. 8 Fine Almost an ideal Sunday. Warm and peaceful all nature rejoices. C.B. is some better though the symptoms are very like malaria. G.P. arose early and rushed out to catch the 6:05 train but none came until 7:15. He went down to the B.+O. to meet Dr. Lesser + Miss Hofker but for some reason they did not come. Mrs. Mussey and Mrs. Tanner came out during the day also Miss Leavins. Emma prepared a special dinner, ice cream and ll for the guests but as none came we made good use of it ourselves. May Monday G.E. 10 Fair Our Queen is some better this morning and we begin to hope that she is only tired though yesterday we feared it was malaria. Jackson delivered a lot of lumber but as it was rough and we had ordered dressed, most of it was sent back. This is the anniversary of G.Ps. Margarets birthday. The carpenters begin work in the office. They are expert now in putting the paper and cloth on wall and ceilings. G.P. at the dentist A letter from State Department informs us that Russia is agitating the question of an international pension to M. Dunant. She had asked the Red Crescent and Turkey wants to know what the American Red Cross will do. 1897 153 May Tuesday. Washn. 11. warm showery. We go to town early this morning. stop at Gleason's and order our horse and carriage. Countermand the lumber order for fencing as Mr. Edwin Baltzley requested us early this morning not to build the fence until we heard from him as Edward, the brother, had other plans. Deliver cape to Mrs Mussey. Call on Rockhill at State Department, Judge Day had just succeeded him as first secretary. Rockhill said there was no way by which the W.S. could join the other Red Cross nations in an international pension to M. Dunant, through whose efforts the Treaty of Geneava - the Red Cross, came into existance. It seems singular that though we consider ourselves the foremost nation of the world its all that is great and noble; in all that is generous, humane and benevolent, that our govt. has no power to acknowledge, in any appropriate manner, any great service rendered it in the world by man or woman. It certainly is humiliating to have to confer to our sister organizations that our govt is woefully behind all other nations and that it has no power to do a graceful thing, even to the granting a few paultry dollars to the worlds benefactor, M. Dunant who is now living in poverty in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Rockhill not being an officer of the government now and therefore having no right to speak, heartily agreed with the above statement and sentiment of fact. We call on Monstapha Bey, the Turkish minister and ask him to thank his Imperial govt. and the Red Crescent for the confidence they repose in us as evidenced by their refering the pension matter to us before they take action in the matter. The minister gratefully consented to do this. We call on M. de Lome and find Spain has a poor opinion of Diaz. de Lome thinks the "Rev." before Diaz name means revenue and not reverand. (over) 154 1897 May Continued 11. Diaz cannot go to Cuba until he receives a pardon for his crimes as alleged by the Spaniards in Cuba. C.B. calls at the Countess di Brazzas residence but she is in New York. G.P. meanwhile having a season of bliss with the dentist. May 12 Wednesday G.E. Rainy We put the two Roberts and Charlie Jones to filling the nail and other holes in the sides of the house parparetory to painting. This work is under the supervision of Barker. We find that there are a great many chinks and holes to stop up. We answer all the current letters to date. May Thursday. G.E. 13 Rain The carpenters finish the large office and we move in in the evening. Ernest Mason comes out in the afternoon and remains to supper. He is in Washington trying to get some minor office connected with a consulate, not much choice for him. General Ellwell, an old friend in war times of Miss Barton spent a half hour here this afternoon. Both C.B. and the general enjoyed it very much as they had not met for over twenty years. Heavy rain all day. 1897 155 May Friday G.E. 14 Fair Everybody working well and the house is really getting into livable shape. We like our newly arranged office very well and when we can have the smaller room for a private office we think our Glen Echo offices will be much superior to the 17 + F st offices, more get at able. Ernest Mason came out again today and will remain over night with us. Mr. Trundle asked for an advance of ten dollars on account of salary. This will leave $5.00 due him June 1. McDowell called. May Saturday G.E. 15 cloudy warm. The week has ended well and we are satisfied with the progress made. Wages account for the week $62.25 Not as many helpers but we really think more work has been done. May Sunday G.E. 16 Fair Dr. Lesser and Miss Hofker came from New York. The doctor prescribed for C.B. and Barker and we hope both will thrive under the new order of things. They returned home at 1:30 pm. G.P. spends a few hours in Baltimore with his mother. 156 1897 May Monday G.E. 17 Fair. The carpenters preparing the dining room and preparing the large east room next the Provision room for papering. Barker and colored men finishing the puttying and will begin painting tomorrow or Wednesday. President McKinley is expected to send a special message to Congress on Cuba today. Various conjectures regarding it, but the probabilities are that it will merely deal with relief measures regarding the suffering Americans. Many want him to send war ships down to force human treatment of all people Tuesday G.E. + Wa. May Fair 18 We go into town early today. Purchase a lot of paint. 150 pounds white lead $8.25 two gallons turpentine 80 cents and other articles amounting to $10.25 total. We go to the capitol. Find the House adjourned, many of the senators also absent. Call Sen. Morgan to us who informs us that the Red Cross Bill had been favorably reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations and placed on the calendar, and Gray who has charge of the bill would bring it up any time. We will see Rep Russell soon as possible and learn what he has done with Reed and Hitt. 1897 157 May Wednesday G.E. 19. Fair Accompanied by Mrs. Jennings we go to the Willard Hotel where we meet Rep. John C. Sturtevant of Penn. and also Rep S.A. Davenport of the same state. The first named Rep called with us at the White House where we had a short interview with President McKinley in the interests of Mr. S.B. Hege who desires to be railroad commissioner. The President received us very cordially, especially C.B. Told G.P. that he needed no certificate to the fact that he was a Pullman. He thanked us for the information concerning Mr. Hege. C.B. told him that we would be very glad if in his judgment he could appoint Mr Hege, but in no manner did she urge his appointment. Knowing that however he decided it would be right and for the best interests of the commercial world. On our return home we found messages and letters of importance and as a result we sieze our ever ready grips and take midnight train for New York Thursday New York May Fair 20 Immediately after breakfast G.P. calls at Frank + Wagnalls and learns the address of Marietta Holley, call at her hotel and transact some business with her and then escort her to the Waldorf where she has a conference with with Miss Barton. Attended to considerable business in various directions during the afternoon and after supper attend an entertainment at the Oriental Hotel where a Mr Eaton gave several recitations in costume from Samantha Remarkable well done. Meet a number of interesting people. Mr Mrs + Miss Wagnalls among others. Return to our hotel at eleven. 158 1897 May Friday New York 21 Rain We call on Miss Holley at ten and attend to more business and at three Richard Watson Gilder calls by appointment and we discuss several literary ideas to the satisfaction of all. Dine at the Oriental and return to the hotel to meet another engagement Two items of interest other than above noted occurred during the day. G.P. was welcomed by an old Supreme Court judge who invited him to a seat on the bench during the progress of a trial. The judge was on the bench when G.P. was admitted to the bar and although they had not met for twenty years the judge remembered him. G.P. called on Mr. Wagnalls and had a talk about dictionaries. Mr. W. said that he would sell the Red Cross the "Standard" at fifty per cent off. Leave for home at midnight. Saturday G.E. + Wa. May fair 22 Arrived home at 10 am. All getting on well. The vestibule fairly well on its way to completion. Mr Trundle taking a vacation of two or three days. As the President (McKinley) has sent a message to congress suggesting an appropriation of $50,000 for destitute Americans in Cuba and as it is certain that some of the government officials are under the impression that the so called Cuban Red Cross is the American Red Cross or some of its agents and as we know that there can be no legitimate Cuban Red Cross, we go into town to correct the error before it leads to disastrous results. As the President was very busy with some of his cabinet officers, we called on Dr. Pruden, one of the executive secretaries, and tell him the facts, the go to the State Department and have a long talk with Judge Day the new assistant secretary of state. The Judge is from Ohio and takes Rockhills place. He was very glad to receive the information and is to lay it before the President at once. Find Mr Gleason who loans us a dirt cart will send it out tomorrow. Consult Julius Lansburg about moth. He is to send for our mothy furnature next week. May Sunday G.E. 23 windy warm. No one with us today but Mr. Elder and we have a quiet home day straightening out many things in the house. It is too warm in the sun to be out very much. Another hen has started out with a brood of little chicks. 20 to date. Judge Sheldon of New Haven came out late in the afternoon and remained until after supper. We had a very pleasant visit. The burden of his song was autobiography autobiography!! So say all of us, but C.B. The Queen thinks it too much of an undertaking. May Monday G.E. + Wa. 24 Cloudy heavy rain Home duties in the morning. We go into town early in the afternoon. Miss Barton attends a reception at Mrs. Pellon to which she was especially invited. The reception was in the interest of the Greed Red Cross. The Countess di Brazza being one of the principal getters up of a series of receptions for the same object. G.P. calls on Dr. Hoffman. He expects to go to some place in Germany as consul. 160 1897 May Tuesday. GE 25 Cloudy cool The vines were received by mail from the Agricultural Department which Mr. Saunders promised us a few days since. C.B. had interviews with two young women reporters today. Grace Babinson, Washington Post and Mrs. Abbie J. Baker Utica Globe The Countess who invited us to luncheon Friday sent a messenger asking us to come tomorrow as the second reception will be held tomorrow. We accept. May Wednesday Washin. 26 cloudy cool We go into the city at noon and take luncheon with the Countess di Brazza. The Countess is an American and was married to an Italian Count. They are in this country on business connected with the introduction of some patented device of the Counts connected with the mail service. He is also the Italian delegate to the Postal Congress now in session in Washington. At luncheon we met the wives of the Postal Generals of India and China both English women. At four oclock went to the Cairo where Mrs. Kearns of St. Louis gave a reception to seven hundred invited guests. Miss Barton and the Countess being the guest of honor. Both made little speeches, but the crowd was so great that few could hear. C.B. received an ovation and as there was no attempt at order she was nearly crushed until two three of us acting as buffers Kept the crowd in order and filed them past. Quite a sum of money was raised and everyone seemed to enjoy the reception. 1897 161 May. Thursday. G.E. 27 Fair. We answer all our current letters, leaving nothing now but the old personal letters which can be answered ad libitum. The servants marshalled by C.B. began several days ago an attack on the moths and today began washing all wools which can be washed and pressing the others with very hot flat irons. This we think will kill the festive miller. Mr. Boofron an Armenian student at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore called in behalf of the ladies of Baltimore to urge CB. to be present at a Greek Red Cross mass meeting to be held next Wednesday in Baltimore, we consent We give him three reports at his request, two for the Countess and the third for himself. This evening the ladies of the "Academy of Forty" called to pay their respects to Miss Barton. They had just returned from Cabin Johns Hotel where they had held their annual banquet. They brought great quantities of cut flowers. May Friday G.E. 28 Fair G.P. takes in mortice front door back to get keys and also other vestabule door locks to match. Three locks, extra keys, new spring, etc, $5.25. Very good. Mr. Baltzby thinks the members of his syndicate want to fence our house out of the reservation. We are willing for this to be done, provided they will do it soon, as we desire to improve our front yard. 162 1897 May 29 Saturday G.E. 29 Fair One more helper is dropped today - Trundle - a very good young man but not quite what we want, so he isn't an all round clerk. He has improved since he came in several directions. Wages for week $38.00. We pay Dr. Chase for dentistry for both $62: C.B. $27; G.P. $35. We are now supposed to be in fine shape, or G.P. will be by Monday noon. The carpenters have decided to work Monday (Decoration Day) Do not know about the colored boys. May Sunday G.E. 30 Cloudy - Warm C.B. working all day in her room, not coming down to dinner. Elder and Barker here with us. G.P. answering letters and arranging his desks. This has not been a very good day. cloudy and heavy most of the day, causing kind of mental depression. May Monday G.E. 31 Cloudy - Warm This is Decoration Day and though rain threatened the early part of the day, only a little fell. not enough to interfere with the ceremonies. The men and boys are all working. 1897 163 June Tuesday G.E. 1 Showers The boys draw wood between rains. We are testing whether it is cheaper to have the boys draw the wood from the woods or buy it on the road. June Wednesday G.E. + Balt. 2 Fine We go ourselves ready and take the 2:01 train for Baltimore. We met at the station and driven to the hall, where a mass meeting was held in the interests of the Greek Red Cross. C.B. and others made short speeches. After the meeting C.B. was Mrs. Bennett's guest at supper at the [Rennest?]. G.P. was invited but decided to take supper at home. Spend most of the evening with Dr. + Mrs. Pullman and leave for New York on the 1:15 A.M. train. June Thursday New York 3 Fine On arriving in New York we went at once to Dr. Lesser's where we made our headquarters during the day. C.B. goes with Bettina to the hospital. G.P. goes to court on the Chicago real estate case. Visit with our friends during the evening and take the midnight train home. 164 1897 June Friday G.E. 4 Hot, cloudy, rain. Find all well and in good order at home. Mrs. Sarah Earl arrived just before we did. She has finally consented to repair a large stained glass window which had some of the panes of glass broken. She is an artist and will do the work well. June Saturday G.E. 5 Very warm, Cloudy We estimate that our wood will cost $2.00 a cord. The wood itself costs a quarter a load. The time of the men and the feed for the horse will bring the price up to the above figure. Wages paid this week $68. Paid Maria for month ending June 8, $10; Barker for month ending June 6, $10 balance. All the men go into town tonight. Miss Sue Brown and her friend spend part of the evening with us. Miss Brown is Mrs. Earle's sister. 1897 165 June 6 Sunday G.E. + Wash. 6 Fine After a lovely quiet morning alone with Mrs. Earl who is a most charming companion, we go into town. Take luncheon with Mrs. Kearn's family at the Cairo and then attend the Greek Red Cross meeting at the Congregationalist Church. The Queen made a telling speech. Senator Thurston and Mrs. Foster also spoke forcefully. The best meeting we have attended. We return and have another peaceful time and are more thankful than ever that we line at Glen Echo. June Monday G.E. 7 Cloudy, misty Our forces get started late. Flanagan arrives at eleven; Elder at noon. Flanagan says he had been moving and Elder had helped him. F. borrows $5 and sends it home by his daughter. G.P. got a bicycle Saturday and rode it home, hurting himself by a fall owning to a defective pedal, but C.B. fixed him up Saturday evening and he is about well today. Ernest Mason came today to seek a consular position. Will come out again tomorrow. 166 1897 June Tuesday G.E. 8 cloudy, showers A quiet busy day in all departments and considerable work was the result. Mason came out and we consulted with him on a number of things of importance. C.B. will go to the State Dept. with him tomorrow. Our new post office at Glen Echo opens today. Glory! G.P. leaves for New York on the midnight train. June Wednesday. G.E. 9 cloudy morning. Cleared at noon - became bright and warm. C.B.'s first day of "House rule." No G.P. at breakfast. At 9 Mrs. Earle, Ernest and C.B. went to town. Called at Raleigh to see Dr + Mrs. (Lee) Brown - found the letter posted to them last night and remailed it to Danville. Went to Boston Store to look at green curtain stuff, to State Dept. to see M. Michael and introduced Ernest. Left his application to be reinforced by letters. Lunched at O'Briens. Came to Georgetown and did all the house errands at Reilly's - Paints and glues at Weavers - dog. papers tacks and at Emerich's - groceries. Came home by Tenallytown car, a little delayed. Ernest returned at once to town to meet his Congressman; will see them and return tomorrow. Mrs. Earle will come out to night. I called at Goodyear Rubber Co. to see Mr. 1897 167 June continued 9 Perkins. He went up home with us to see Mrs. P. She and Florence will come to sew next week. We reached home at 3. I had taken with me $12.25 - spent $2.67 and had in hand $9.58 - took bills and found it easy to balance accounts to a penny. The Legion ladies called. Len Barker took G.P.'s cycle back to Weavers. Mrs. Earle returned. Letters came from the new P.O. June Thursday G.E. 10 clear, cool. A busy hard day. The men commenced fully on the parlor chamber - think it will take nearly a week to complete it. Some more stuff needed. Emma and C.B. cleared G.P.'s room to make ready for the sewing women next Tuesday. Mrs Cook and the little daughter of Countess de Brassa came to arrange for C.B. to go to church on Sunday 3 P.M. Easter Presbyterian Church, Capitol Hill, Maryland Ave and G St. ne. Promised to go and to lunch with the Countess, if possible. While this was going on Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Dr. French came for a day's visit and had their lunch. In the meantime, McDowell came and all the boys were getting a cupboard up stairs, arranging the trunk room and getting the stoves put away for the summer - pretty busy time. Accepted Mrs. Webb's lunch of strawberries and cake; made up a nice table - very full and enjoyable. Ernest Mason had come out at 10. Had not seen 168 1897 June continued 10 his en - both in New York. He put my recommendation onto the typewriter and returned to town to hand it in and go to N.Y. tomorrow. Mrs. (Rev.) Gilbert invited me to lunch on Sunday. Mrs. Earle has her window nearly done - a perfect success of course. C.B. went to new P.O. for letters. Answered all letters to date. Have a fearful cold taken in open cars yesterday. Spent the evening quietly with Mrs. Earle. It all seems very strange. June Friday G.E. 11 Beautiful day. C.B.'s cold a little better. Had a long talk with Mrs. Earle after breakfast. This will probably be one of my last opportunities for such a privilege if she goes to her California home. Miss Vera Charles came on her horse to call on Mrs. Earle - a lovely girl and fine rider - ready for Chicago University, but two years too young. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster came to talk of a movement for relief for Cuba by the leading ladies of Wash. They desire her to lead the move. and she insists that she will not unless I will undertake the distribution in Cuba - a long call. Mr. Edwin Baltzby came - he wants to get hold of $250 twice; once to pay his help tomorrow night; once next Saturday might. This will let him open he thinks. I had no money to lend, but if I had the means would like to extend my grounds $500 worth, if I could afford their price. I have no one here to advise me. Letter from Baltimore appointing next Monday as the day to go to Mr. Vernon with the "Lend-a-Hand" club. Letter from the Knights of 1897 169 June continued 11 Malta offering possible aid to the Greek Red Cross. I reply and send their letter to the Countess Di Brassa. Gave two reports and little book to Mrs. Foster. Robert is washing up the floors - hall today. Some large things are nearing completion. Send a line to Dr. Lesser. Jackson sends his lumber bill - $67.10 June Saturday G.E. 12 Shower early - cleared and fine afterwards Decided that it would be wise to get more land about my home, and relieve Balzby of his stress with his help. If he cannot pay them anything tonight, they will stop work and prevent him from getting ready to open his place for profits. I go to town via P.O. have a talk with both Baltzbys. They want to let me have 5,000 ft. of land about my house at ten cent (10 cts) per foot to be located later. Mr. B. goes to town with me. I go to Loan + Trust, to Roths for 3 shoulders bacon - Robert will go for it and feed. I see the vaults of the Loan + Trust. No word - come home at 3. Mrs. Earle has finished her beautiful window - a perfect success. She goes home at 4. Will come out tomorrow and go to lunch with me at Countes de Brassa's. We had no mail this morning. I speak with Baltzby about telegraph. M a telegraph operator. B. will see the W.U. today and try to have them extend the service here. Met Mrs. Johnston, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Benjamin and Judge Mc of Kansas City on train going to Cabin John to dinner. Let Edwin Baltzby have two hundred (200) dollars to pay off his men tonight. He 170 June Continued 12 has seen the Western Union Supt. and brought him out. He will put up a wire and we will have telegraph service one week from now. The telephone will follow, having our boxes in our own houses to connect with the Central Glen Echo, and from there to the city. Paid the help. - all left but Elder. Mr. Elder ways it will take three weeks to make over the "well". This surprises and pains me. There is, however, but little cost in it except the labor, but it will keep the work on all summer. No one in house at night but Elder + C.B. 1897 171 June Sunday G.E. 13 Bright warm morning - Shower in P.M. Only three at breakfast - C.B. told the story of Sherborn. Copied Mrs. Clara H. Lees letter from Marash to read if needed at meeting. Mrs. Earle came 11 1/2; went to 911 19th St. to lunch with Countes de Brassa. She was just home from the P.U. Excursion to St. Louis. Had four delegates to lunch. Went in Countes's carriage to church - Eastern Presbyterian - Maryland ave + G St. ne. Very good audience - several speakers - Rev. Dr. Guin speaking when we arrived. Mrs. La Fetra led the meeting. Declamation, music - Mrs. Richmond. Hon. Leonidas F. Livingston, member from Georgia. Rev. Mr. Gray made appeal. Countes and Mrs. Ellen Foster spoke, and C.B. rad a letter from Mrs. Lee of Marash, with some comments on Armenia. Gave Turkey credit for the good part it took and still takes toward her. Meeting held till 6 o'clock - reception after. Went in Countes carriage to Mt. Vernon Flats to tea with Sue Brown, Miss Tishuer and Mrs. Earle - two guests Mrs. Rixford and Mr. Bowers. Mrs. Earle came home with C.B. after dark to remain and go tomorrow to Mt. Vernon with the Balt. "Lend-a-Hand: Club of ladies. This has been a busy day and given a good deal of pleasure to many people. I fear by the trend of things that the breeze is blowing a little too brisk in the direction of relief for Cuba to be quite secure for us. 172 1897 June Monday G.E. 14 Fine Mrs. Earle + C.B. were up early and ready for town to meet the Baltomoreans - went via Chevy Chase to boat - held fifteen minutes for the train - of 73 ladies. Mr. + Mrs. John Graham of Mt. Washington and the "Lend-a-Hand's" jolly crowd. Jannet Richards, a leader, went to Marshall Hall to lunch from the well-filled baskets. Capt. Blake ordered his boat and took us to Mr. Vernon at 1. We had then till 5 to stay. Mr. Dodge, the delightful Supt. of Mt. V. met us with a carriage - we were shown everything, rested, talked, saw the gardens planted by Washington and the tomb where he rests. I was so foolish as to get nervous and depressed by the solicitude of the ladies - 73 people continually asking if I were not 'tired" and if I wouldn't 'sit down." I could not conquer the depression and nearly fell into a fit of crying. If people only wouldn't talk always about being "tired" and "sitting down" when you can't and if they had any consideration they would know you couldn't. Jannet Richards made a Cuban speech on the boat and revealed the plan of the leading ladies of Washington to raise funds for the Red Cross to distribute in Cuba, and ask us to go. I am like Henry Ward Beacher at sea - I am afraid they wont raise it, and still more afraid they will. Mr. Dodge gave me a Martha Washington rose to plant and a slip of English ivy. Mrs. Earle gave me another ivy. Mrs. Miller and her daughter Mrs. Holmes came later - lovely people. We reached home at dusk - a charming day. The new window was in place. The house in good order. Emma had moved Barker to another room. Robert broke his old wagon wheel off, got 173 June continued 14 another. The old mother hen died on her next and the Molly cow lost her calf. Still the work prospered. I got my first letter from G.P. - one from Lesser as usual. June Tuesday G.E. 15 A showery day, hot Mr. Mayer came for more for Mr. Baltzby. I did not have it. Mr. Edson was home - Edward hurt. I let Mr. Mayer have $25.00 to pay plasterer - but I want to know better what I am doing - I want G.P. to help arrange. Mr. Baltzby came. I could not go on, and telegraph to G.P. to meet me tomorrow morning at B.+O. N.Y. Go into city with Elder to get lumber - came out at 5 - tired - sleep after tea till 8 o'clock. Go and finish up my desk - letters and orders. Take Mr. Park and start after a short rain for the B.+O., for midnight train. At station find G.P. - had telegraphed and arranged 1/2 price ticket + ordered drawing room - met Conductor Warbury coming for me to say my room was ready and bed made. Wrote up my diary in the drawing room and went to bed. Found next morning that we had nearly run into a wrecked freight train a few miles beyond Baltimore and only escaped a wreck ourselves by the freight conductor jumping from his car and flagging our train, saving us by three car lengths distance. All in all, it has been a fortunate day, if only negatively so. It might have been so much worse. 174 1897 June Wednesday New York 16 clear - hot. Arrived at Jersey City at 9 A.M. Met G.P. who had been waiting since 6 1/2 for our belated train. Went direct to Dr. Lesser's, 19 E 61st St. Met a warm welcome and breakfast. Went with G.P. to see Seth Hedge at 2 Wall St. - was at court - sent hire to him, but could not go so far to call on him. Tried to price cottons for home - all too good and too dear. Dr. Lesser performs an important operation on patient at hospital. Bettina cannot leave. Did not see her. Decided to come home and return by tomorrow night's train. Took supper and left for train at 10. Found drawing room all ready. Retired and slept well till nearly in Washington, 7 Thursday morning the 17th June Thursday Washington 17 Dull - rained at 3. Were too early in town for business. Took breakfast at our little restaurant. C.B. would take only a roll and coffee. Went to city P.O. but couldn't get business done. Left card with Sue Brown for directions for mail to Glen Echo. Drew check for $300, to replace the $225 I took out for Baltzby. Came home at 11. Mr. Baltzby gone into town. Dine - overlook the house. A hard shower came up. Emma Jones has her little girl baby and is well. Born at 6 P.M. yesterday, the 16th. Sent a letter to Ernest Mason enclosing one to Job Hodges recommending him for position of linguist. G.P. has sent a line to Mr. Hodges in the morning inviting him to call with Grace at Lesser's in N.Y. before we left at 9 1/2. It is dark before Mr. Baltzby returns from town. I send a third message to his house. He comes - we 175 June continued 17 talk over the matter of land purchase, which results in his giving me a context for a deed for 5,000 acres to be selected around my present home - when properly surveyed, and the privilege of purchasing more if desired at the same prize, viz; 10 cents the square foot. In return I give to Mr. Baltzby my note for $275 - in addition to the $225 already paid him, making $500 paid for 5,000 ft. of land. This makes 7,000 + 5,000 = 12,000 ft. in the Glen Echo home. G.P. gave into Barker's the money to help in case I should not return time. We took our grips and left in a heavy fog for the station at 10. Took a funny little lunch at R.R. and retired for the night for an unbroken sleep till next morning. June Friday New York 18 Clear, fine, cool Arrived Jersey City on exact time - went at once to Dr. Lesser's - 19 E 61st St - found Bettina there - took coffee. Had a long talk over the constantly recurring troubles of the jealous nature of her nurses; they are ambitious and resort to scandal as a means of power for themselves. They regard her as a nurse also, younger than themselves perhaps, and possibly can be pulled down. Poor Bettina is disheartened and wants to give up - go out of the hospital and let some one else take the helm. We do not see the justice of that and give contrary opinions. The remedy C.B. suggests is to find a suitable person to act as Chaperone - if one might say so - for Bettina, who is too young and pretty to be alone in a place of so much responsibility with no one to speak for 1897 176 June continued 18 her and hold these unscrupulous wretches in place. They will go out and create scandal for her and the hospital. I can only think of such a woman as Minnie Kupfer would have been. Poor Minnie!! How much there always seems to have been for her to have done here! I cannot understand such persons going away - where is their loss utilized. I wonder what would be the effect of Mary Burnett in that hospital at times if she could not be there constantly - but back and forth holding guard. In afternoon we go to some near store and look at a few things. Buy some hose and gelatine. In evening go to Dalys Theater - a pretty show - the circus girl. It does as well as any such play for me - always so glad when the curtain falls. I feel that I ought to have gone home tonight, but all oppose and I stay over. June Saturday NewYork 19 clear, warm C.B. is not feeling at her best, but grows better - nice breakfast - conversation. C.B. suggests a hospital for training male nurses. The idea takes with Lesser and Bettina. I am not sure but it would take with other people. Bettina, G.P. + C.B. go shopping. Get heavy summer gray suit for C.B. $5.00. Buy it of a nice girl - Miss Jessie Kentgen, to whom I give my card. Get a silk shirt waist (Maroon) neck tie and other little things - shops close at 12 on Saturday with a few exceptions. Home to dinner. Take a nap. Wash my hdkfs. My cold is bad still, but always better. In afternoon went back to Jackson's, corner 18 + 6th Ave. and bought a black silk skirt $15.75 1897 177 June Sunday NewYork 20 Dull, but fine It is decided that we dine at the hospital. G.P. goes to Jersey City to arrange sleeper for tonight for C.B. while she writes a long letter to Dr. Hubbell. Go to dine at the Hospital. Go to tea at Savoy - beautiful hotel - both parties of dinner and tea consisting of only ourselves and both charming. The visit has been helpful as C.B. has found a little chance at shopping. One our way to dinner at Hospital met Job Hodges and did the errand for Ernest. There is no chance for him there and not desirable position if there were. At 5 P.M. Grace Hodges came. The same true, warm-hearted, intellectual "Grace". The call was a treat of past remembranes such as I have not had in years. Bettina was present at the interview for which I was glad. At 10 Dr. Lesser and G.P. take C.B. to Jersey City. The night was enjoyable, the run good and arrived at Wash. on time. 178 1897 June Monday Washington 21 Clear-fine-warm G.P. had arranged to heave the two boxes of dresses taken by the porter (Charlie) to his tailor to be sent in for by Jones, but C.B. decided to take them out herself. The conductor took them to F St car in front of station, and arrived at home will all baggage 8 1/2. Found all had gone well.. Men working on outside putting up cornices. Barker nearly done painting. Emma getting about the house. In afternoon Mrs. Boroughs and Janet Richards came to tell me of the formation of a society of the court women for "Cuban Relief" - that they would hold their first meeting tomorrow at Mrs. Boroughs 1401 Mass Ave. and desired me to come. I had not intended to go to any of their meetings, but I became aware that they were handling the Red Cross in ignorant profession, as if it had no restrictions, nor methods of its own which they were really found to regard. I told them some things, walked up to the platform with them, and in my own mind decided that it wold be prudent for ourselves and kind to their for me to attend that meeting, and give what explanation I could before they got in any deeper. I was so tired and sleepy that I retired directly to bed at 8 1/2. Learned that the men had taken too much water when heated; had herb tea made for them. June Tuesday Washington 22 Clear, warm Had scalded milk and flour pudding made for breakfast for the men. Ordered the same for dinner; gave them ginger and advised them to mix flour or ginger in their water if they drank it. Called on Berrie Jennings. She came and arranged a ribbon 1897 179 June continued 22 collar for my new waist, and after various visitations about the house, searching for unpacked things, in which search our parlor for rugs were found. I got myself dressed in my new suit of silk and took Chevy Chase car for the meeting. Just on time - about a dozen ladies present - Mrs. Shuman, Mrs. Dalgell, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Girt, Clara Colly, Mrs. Pepper, Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Brown, Janet Richards, Mrs. Buroughs, Mrs. Thurston and a few others. They had just received their first dozen copies of the new receipt book - very much after the style of our receipt books with stubs, of which they had ordered and were having printed 10,000, of 100 receipts in each book, at $1.00 per receipt, of which the following is a facsimile: Mrs. Senator Thurston had been appointed to get the receipt book printed and had proceeded as above stated. She had taken bids and found the cheapest for 10,00, $1.00. The printer had secured a Red Cross, she did not know how and they had taken much pains to assure themselves that there was no law to prevent their using it." Several expressed themselves as having as good a right to use it as others had, and they could not be prevented. I asked them what that receipt, when purchased and owned, made the owner a member of. That was difficult to define and the conclusion was that they should have been a little more explicit. There was a great deal of talking. Mrs Clara Colly 180 1897 June continued 22 brought up the argument that the Red Cross had not been permitted to go and that it was pledged to distribute alike to all sufferers, and that would not be approved by the contributors, and she thought for those reasons they could probably succeed as well or better and raise more money without the Red Cross than with it. I heartily approved of her suggestion and begged them to adopt it at once and let the Red Cross drop out of the work. The ladies would not adopt it. At length it was arranged to give Miss Barton time to call her members here to be consulted; that when this would be arranged, they would call another meeting and go on. I was very sorry, but they have greater haste than is safe for the permanence and success of the undertaking. We closed the meeting rather late and I returned home at dusk. June Wednesday Washington 23 Clear, fine, windy. Took train ten for city; went by way of P.O. Got several letters but nothing from G.P. I have written him twice since I left NY. Took new Tinallytown car - very fine - Miss Florence Perkins and sister had been to see me and came back on same car. Took back at 17th St. (Jackson) at 11 1/2 went to Countess - not well, but came down - finally decided to go with me. I went to Minister [LeL?] to ask if the same permission given last year (January) would hold good now. He thinks for C.B. 'yes': but for a promiscuous Red Cross with a claimed 'power" to run over the insurgents grounds - and make trouble - 'no; and again, it would depend much on the manner in which the money was 181 to be raised. If calmly and decently in the name of humanity, then he thinks the permission would be valid - and well received - but if raised under public excitement, disgraceful to Spain and false to facts, he thinks it would not be permitted to be distributed and would not be the product of any effort at "humanity" as claimed. Mr. L?] thought it would have been courteous to have invited his wife to the meetings, considering who the ladies were. He thought it would have been natural to have spoken with him as well as Judge Day, and he was evidently not well pleased at being trotte over to the State Department two days in succession to answer little questions which could have been asked direct of him, by calling at his house. After a long and pleasant call I returned to the Countess, had a cup of tea and a delightful saucer of cream, and we took carriage to see Judge Day - not in - lunch doubtful when. I cut the knot by going direct to Sec. Shuman - very cordial - said the bill could be called up by Speaker Reed and passed in three minute, and ought to be. Advised us to see Mr. Reed at once. I spoke with him of the appropriation for the conference in September. He had not taken and would have it seen to. I enjoyed the call very much. From there, we set out to find Mr. Reed. Went to Shoreham -- not in. Drove to Hamilton to find Charley Russell - the same result. Drove to Senator Davis - had a pleasant call on both Senator + Mrs. Davis. He thinks there can be no question about the passage of the bill. Drove back to Shoreham - Mr. Reed not returned. Left card that we would 182 call after six. Drove back - to Hamilton, and left similar appointment for Russell. Drove to Arlington to see if the Countess' little daughter was there. She had been lunching with the Wrights of U.O. who were just leaving, and Mr. Reed had lunched with them. Drove to Mr. DeGraw's over Times Office, cor. 10 St & Ave. Countess dictated a letter to the Board of Ladies. Mr. DeGraw ,took it to copy and get ready for me next morning ,to send, asking them ,to formulate some plan of action that I could lay before my committee when I should call them together. Drove ,to the Shoreham - saw Mr. Reed; he would do all he could - would see Russell next day ,and see what could be done. Drove to Hamilton again. Mr. Russell at dinner - came out; he would see Mr. Reed next day and both would see what could be done. One objection would defeat, but they would call it up again in that case. It was not past seven; we drove to Countess. I got a cloak to wear home in the wind and damp of night. Jackson took me to F St., cars. I paid him for his 8 hours $6.00. Took the train and came home. It seemed like a long day's work, but hope it may be productive of some results. The men are at work on the beginning of my back platform. I am very glad to have that done. I have promised to lunch with the Countess on Saturday, as she will leave on the first of the week. She has been most helpful to me, and is most competent. We also drove to McDermots and ordered the carriage done up. 184 185 196 197 200 201 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.