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which I took as well as the N.Y. Tribune man! Then came another session of business and I staid thro' Mr Elkins', Mr. Lee's & Mr. W. Mc- Kinstry's speeches which were all good. Then Mrs. Bunnell took me down to the Van Allen's Cottage to call. Young Mr. Van A.

& his "beloved" Elsie Carter of Avon, were there. They have a big living room, piazza, 4 bedrooms, & bathroom & Ed Koeppe & Mr. McNeil are there too - besides Mr. & Mrs Van A. Sr. We strolled back (after going thro' another cottage) & heard some of the "question box" discussed, & then had lunch and immediately afterward nearly everyone went driving. Papa didn't want to, so staid & wrote for A.O. &c. I went with Mr. & Mrs. Hunt of Sag Harbor (Mr. Elkins kindly arranged it) in a 2 seated buckboard. I sat with the driver, and we were gone from 2 till 7. Thro' the village, across the track, up a Mt. side, and along a lovely valley, with beautiful view at the further end - ten miles to Lake Placid. past the big Stevens House & down into the village, which hugs the lake - I got out and took the best view I could get. Then we drove along the street which winds along the shore, and came out another way, on the other side of the valley. When we got away I tried to take the outfit in front of a big boulder (Boulders are common) We went on and on past most picturesque log cabins & among lovely

which I took as well as the N.Y. Tribune man! Then came another session of business and I staid thro' Mr Elkins', Mr. Lee's & Mr. W. Mc- Kinstry's speeches which were all good. Then Mrs. Bunnell took me down to the Van Allen's Cottage to call. Young Mr. Van A.

& his "beloved" Elsie Carter of Avon, were there. They have a big living room, piazza, 4 bedrooms, & bathroom & Ed Koeppe & Mr. McNeil are there too - besides Mr. & Mrs Van A. Sr. We strolled back (after going thro' another cottage) & heard some of the "question box" discussed, & then had lunch and immediately afterward nearly everyone went driving. Papa didn't want to, so staid & wrote for A.O. &c. I went with Mr. & Mrs. Hunt of Sag Harbor (Mr. Elkins kindly arranged it) in a 2 seated buckboard. I sat with the driver, and we were gone from 2 till 7. Thro' the village, across the track, up a Mt. side, and along a lovely valley, with beautiful view at the further end - ten miles to Lake Placid. past the big Stevens House & down into the village, which hugs the lake - I got out and took the best view I could get. Then we drove along the street which winds along the shore, and came out another way, on the other side of the valley. When we got away I tried to take the outfit in front of a big boulder (Boulders are common) We went on and on past most picturesque log cabins & among lovely

which I took as well as the N.Y. Tribune man! Then came another session of business and I staid thro' Mr Elkins', Mr. Lee's & Mr. W. Mc- Kinstry's speeches which were all good. Then Mrs. Bunnell took me down to the Van Allen's Cottage to call. Young Mr. Van A.

& his "beloved" Elsie Carter of Avon, were there. They have a big living room, piazza, 4 bedrooms, & bathroom & Ed Koeppe & Mr. McNeil are there too - besides Mr. & Mrs Van A. Sr. We strolled back (after going thro' another cottage) & heard some of the "question box" discussed, & then had lunch and immediately afterward nearly everyone went driving. Papa didn't want to, so staid & wrote for A.O. &c. I went with Mr. & Mrs. Hunt of Sag Harbor (Mr. Elkins kindly arranged it) in a 2 seated buckboard. I sat with the driver, and we were gone from 2 till 7. Thro' the village, across the track, up a Mt. side, and along a lovely valley, with beautiful view at the further end - ten miles to Lake Placid. past the big Stevens House & down into the village, which hugs the lake - I got out and took the best view I could get. Then we drove along the street which winds along the shore, and came out another way, on the other side of the valley. When we got away I tried to take the outfit in front of a big boulder (Boulders are common) We went on and on past most picturesque log cabins & among lovely
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