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1908-10-25T00:00:01Z-1908-10-25T23:59:59Z
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Oct. 25 ‘08
Dear Family :-
I hardly know where to begin in a recital of out thrilling experiences of the past week, but I guess I’ll begin with Mrs. K’s dinner-party. You know Lilias and some other people belong to a lovely club which they call the “Soulful Six” which has literary (?) meetings every once in so often. Mrs. K. happened in at one of these, and was charmed with them, so she wrote a clever poem inviting the S.S. [Soulful Six] to dine with her, and also asked
Dear Family :-
I hardly know where to begin in a recital of out thrilling experiences of the past week, but I guess I’ll begin with Mrs. K’s dinner-party. You know Lilias and some other people belong to a lovely club which they call the “Soulful Six” which has literary (?) meetings every once in so often. Mrs. K. happened in at one of these, and was charmed with them, so she wrote a clever poem inviting the S.S. [Soulful Six] to dine with her, and also asked
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Helen Lathrop and Margaret Chambers and [me]. It was lots of fun, and as the joke books had just come [home] from the printer’s that day, Mary Day Winn (Chairman of the joke-book Committee and a member of the S.S. [Soulful Six]) brought me over, and Mrs. K. read it to us. I am enclosing mine with a “key,” for you to read, and then return, please. It is said to be the cleverest for a long time and is undoubtedly cleverer than 1910’s! We are intensely proud of it!!
Friday we had another nice picnic -- they are such fun. Next Saturday we are going to have a Hallowe’en
Friday we had another nice picnic -- they are such fun. Next Saturday we are going to have a Hallowe’en
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party over in Main, and all spend the night over there. It will be quite fun, I think.
Friday night there was a joint debate between “Mr. Taft’s representative” (Qui Vive) and “Mr. Bryan’s representative” (T. and, M.). It was awfully funny, of course -- T. and M.’s was the best argument but of course the majority of us are Republicans. We are going to have our elections on the regular election day, won’t that [be] fun?
The Seniors went to Mohonk yesterday, and four of us were
party over in Main, and all spend the night over there. It will be quite fun, I think.
Friday night there was a joint debate between “Mr. Taft’s representative” (Qui Vive) and “Mr. Bryan’s representative” (T. and, M.). It was awfully funny, of course -- T. and M.’s was the best argument but of course the majority of us are Republicans. We are going to have our elections on the regular election day, won’t that [be] fun?
The Seniors went to Mohonk yesterday, and four of us were
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there to see them off. We all dressed in [no] time at all and flew over just in time to see them, and to cheer each barge as it went through the Lodge. We also fixed up their rooms, and about half-past five we trotted over and lit their lights. It was quite undecided as to just the moment they were coming back so when we went in to dinner we [were] much excited to learn they were already downtown. After dinner we flew to the Lodge and waited for them - One by one the
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barges came in carrying a happy bunch of [scarecrows], and we sang and cheered till we were hoarse. They had some [cutey] songs for us, and all of them mentioning the four sisters who had been there to see them off. We accompanied them to Main, and gave a roaring cheer as they disappeared inside, and then we departed decorously to chapel. In the evening was Sophomore Party. I took Dorothy Stimson and she was so much nicer than I expected her to be!! The party
barges came in carrying a happy bunch of [scarecrows], and we sang and cheered till we were hoarse. They had some [cutey] songs for us, and all of them mentioning the four sisters who had been there to see them off. We accompanied them to Main, and gave a roaring cheer as they disappeared inside, and then we departed decorously to chapel. In the evening was Sophomore Party. I took Dorothy Stimson and she was so much nicer than I expected her to be!! The party
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was a Vaudeville and it was screaming, if I do say it as [I] shouldn’t. First there was a performance by “Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model,” (who was Helen Noyes) [who] rolled in on roller skates. She was absolutely motionless except when wound up, and then she made inappropriate gestures to phonographic songs sung by [unreadable] Carroll. Then they had a German play with two characters in it acted by one person. Next was a song, and then a “[Balonie] Dance” meant to excite
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everybody. It was called “And [unreadable], in her famous [Balonie] Dance.” The girl instead of no clothes, was attired in a fur coat, muff, boa, fur hat and galoshes, and received as her reward a plate of Bologne [Bologna] sausages. The last was a double quintet that was too pretty. They danced and acted the [So-Ju] Chorus from the “Yankee Prince.” Then we sang and cheered for 1912 and they led the [unreadable]. Their singing was
everybody. It was called “And [unreadable], in her famous [Balonie] Dance.” The girl instead of no clothes, was attired in a fur coat, muff, boa, fur hat and galoshes, and received as her reward a plate of Bologne [Bologna] sausages. The last was a double quintet that was too pretty. They danced and acted the [So-Ju] Chorus from the “Yankee Prince.” Then we sang and cheered for 1912 and they led the [unreadable]. Their singing was
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perfectly wonderful. After that we had sandwiches and doughnuts and cider and then we [hauled] [but] [unreadable]. I had such a good time I hope 1912 did too!! Today Edna [unreadable] of last year’s Raymond Juniors, took me to Senior Parlor, and then I stayed to dinner with her afterwards.
I must stop now, it’s getting late.
As Ever Lovingly
Marjorie
I must stop now, it’s getting late.
As Ever Lovingly
Marjorie
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Postmark: POUGHKEEPSIE
OCT 26
[unreadable]
1908
N.Y.
Dr. A. W. MacCoy
Mrs. W.P. Logan
Overbrook Ave. and 58th St.
Philadelphia
OCT 26
[unreadable]
1908
N.Y.
Dr. A. W. MacCoy
Mrs. W.P. Logan
Overbrook Ave. and 58th St.
Philadelphia
