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He said Walter Page was calling for six additional secretaries, but Gerard and
Penfield had not murmured. I called attention to the fact that there were ten
times as many Americans in England as there were in Germany.
August 23, 1914.
Frank Andrews of Houston, Texas, spent the day with me, having come all
the way from New York to do so. I always enjoy him for he is one of the tried
and true. He told much of interest concerning the Texas political situation.
At night we went to the Francis L. Higginson, Jr's. The other guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Sedgwick, Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Higgon sr. and Mr Gardner.
Sedgwick has arranged to come to see me sometime this week so we may talk in a
more confidential way than was possible at a dinner party.
I have a letter from Justice McReynolds today, a part of which reads:
"Whatever I can do that pleases you, meets in some degree your expectations,
I count as doubly worth while. And Won't you please know without the shadow of
doubt that I never forget, but find a sweet pleasure in remembering the source of
my good fortune".
August <add>24</add> <del>26</del>, 1914.
I have a letter from Gregory which pleases me as much as any I have ever
received;
He begins it: "Dearly Beloved" and all through it breathes the strongest
affection. He ends by saying "Come to Washington soon, give me all the suggest-
ions you can spare, and do not doubt that I know you to be, as you have been for
years, my very best friend. The mere knowledge of this fact has wonderfully com-
forted me in hours of pain and depression. Outside my wife and children, that
friendship is by far my most valued possession."
August 25, 1914.
Edward S. Martin spent the day with me. We had a delightful time telling
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He said Walter Page was calling for six additional secretaries, but Gerard and
Penfield had not murmured. I called attention to the fact that there were ten
times as many Americans in England as there were in Germany.
August 23, 1914.
Frank Andrews of Houston, Texas, spent the day with me, having come all
the way from New York to do so. I always enjoy him for he is one of the tried
and true. He told much of interest concerning the Texas political situation.
At night we went to the Francis L. Higginson, Jr's. The other guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Sedgwick, Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Higgon sr. and Mr Gardner.
Sedgwick has arranged to come to see me sometime this week so we may talk in a
more confidential way than was possible at a dinner party.
I have a letter from Justice McReynolds today, a part of which reads:
"Whatever I can do that pleases you, meets in some degree your expectations,
I count as doubly worth while. And Won't you please know without the shadow of
doubt that I never forget, but find a sweet pleasure in remembering the source of
my good fortune".
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