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1897
begun Basket Ball when they sent up and asked us to stop - as we were "disturbing a banquet!" We walked home. A lovely night. Ned felt sick and didn't play B. Ball - back ache &c. Feb. 19. Friday I hustled around getting things ready for the party. Edith came first then Ned & the Mac Arthur's. Then the Rogers, later the Davis's - and Matie (very late) I had paper caps - concealed behind 12 cute little paper dolls - labeled " Perfect Little Ladies -Take one" Then I had heart-shaped score cards &c. &c. We were so late we only played 3 games (with two dummies) and Mabel (who wore a "ta-ra-ra" & was very funny) got the pin - on 90 points. (I made 75!) About quarter of ten we had supper - coffee, two kinds of cake - olives & pickles & 3 kinds of sandwiches - turkey - lettuce & cream cheese with nuts - heart shaped - which Cad made for me. Then we put the basket full of valentines on the table & sorted them out - so many - and then went into the sitting room & sat on the floor to open them and laughed. They were so funny. Lura sent 3 dozen or so pink carnations - a big bunch and Papa wrote 6 of the girls (Ned, Edith, Helen, Charlotte, Nellie, Mary & me) poems and so on & so on. In the midst of it Mrs. Arnold and Bob Hawley came & Bob set off the flash which took our

1897
begun Basket Ball when they sent up and asked us to stop - as we were "disturbing a banquet!" We walked home. A lovely night. Ned felt sick and didn't play B. Ball - back ache &c. Feb. 19. Friday I hustled around getting things ready for the party. Edith came first then Ned & the Mac Arthur's. Then the Rogers, later the Davis's - and Matie (very late) I had paper caps - concealed behind 12 cute little paper dolls - labeled " Perfect Little Ladies -Take one" Then I had heart-shaped score cards &c. &c. We were so late we only played 3 games (with two dummies) and Mabel (who wore a "ta-ra-ra" & was very funny) got the pin - on 90 points. (I made 75!) About quarter of ten we had supper - coffee, two kinds of cake - olives & pickles & 3 kinds of sandwiches - turkey - lettuce & cream cheese with nuts - heart shaped - which Cad made for me. Then we put the basket full of valentines on the table & sorted them out - so many - and then went into the sitting room & sat on the floor to open them and laughed. They were so funny. Lura sent 3 dozen or so pink carnations - a big bunch and Papa wrote 6 of the girls (Ned, Edith, Helen, Charlotte, Nellie, Mary & me) poems and so on & so on. In the midst of it Mrs. Arnold and Bob Hawley came & Bob set off the flash which took our

1897
begun Basket Ball when they sent up and asked us to stop - as we were "disturbing a banquet!" We walked home. A lovely night. Ned felt sick and didn't play B. Ball - back ache &c. Feb. 19. Friday I hustled around getting things ready for the party. Edith came first then Ned & the Mac Arthur's. Then the Rogers, later the Davis's - and Matie (very late) I had paper caps - concealed behind 12 cute little paper dolls - labeled " Perfect Little Ladies -Take one" Then I had heart-shaped score cards &c. &c. We were so late we only played 3 games (with two dummies) and Mabel (who wore a "ta-ra-ra" & was very funny) got the pin - on 90 points. (I made 75!) About quarter of ten we had supper - coffee, two kinds of cake - olives & pickles & 3 kinds of sandwiches - turkey - lettuce & cream cheese with nuts - heart shaped - which Cad made for me. Then we put the basket full of valentines on the table & sorted them out - so many - and then went into the sitting room & sat on the floor to open them and laughed. They were so funny. Lura sent 3 dozen or so pink carnations - a big bunch and Papa wrote 6 of the girls (Ned, Edith, Helen, Charlotte, Nellie, Mary & me) poems and so on & so on. In the midst of it Mrs. Arnold and Bob Hawley came & Bob set off the flash which took our
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