CATT, Carrie Chapman   GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE    Wynner, Edith

Schwimmer

February 11, 1947.

Miss Edith Wynner
54 Riverside Drive
New York. N.Y.

My dear Miss Wynner:

In my old age I am going over long accumulated
papers of various varities and among them I find your statement
without a date on it concerning Rosika Schwimmer's experiences
with her attempt at citizenship.  It says on it 
"please return to you", and find myself accused of bad behavior.
I therefore am returning this paper herewith.

Perhaps you know that if Miss Schwimmer is 
willing the lawyers have thought out a new way to possibly 
gain citizenship for her and some others.  I hope she will
accept and let them try.  It is understood that there will
be no pay expected from her.

If you are not too terribly busy, which I suspect 
you are, will you write me a little note and tell me
how Rosika is these days.  I know she has had diabetes and
that she had to take continual treatment for it.  Medicines
of all varities have grown more and more expensive and some
of us will have to die because we cannot afford to live any
longer, but that is not the main point.  These remedies
which are effective in the beginning lose their potency after awhile,
and I would like to know how conditions are with Rosika.
She is much younger than I and ought to live quite a long time
whereas my time must be coming to an end very soon.  I met
Rosika for the first time in 1904, which means forty-three
years ago.

Sincerely yours,
C C Catt

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