looked like "little tin soldiers" beside them. Oh what a terrible thing
war is - It makes a lump come up in my throat to think of the
unhappy people tonight. I went up to Lura's
afterward & she said Mrs. Davis simply broke down as
Frank passed her and he
glanced at her & then looked very hard - straight ahead - tho'
Murray Crosby smiled &
bowed - I didn't distinguish
Lieut (now 1st) Crosby - nor anyone but
Frank. in the
First. Mrs. Baker gave
me tea & cake & I staid there till after nine. When I got
home Theo came in & told about
seeing them off at the Station & on
East Avenue - where he "admired the way young
Davis looked & carried himself."
The N.Y. paper says Will's Company (42nd of
N.F.) is to go by the Erie - so I'm afraid Ned
will not see her Billy & Carl
tonight - too bad.
May 14th Saturday.
An eventful two weeks for this country & one of much
perturbation for me - and for the girls too - Chat & Helen - for
there is War now with a vengance - That Sunday - the
1st of May - Admiral (now) - Then Commodore
Dewey entered Manila Bay in the
Phillipines and destroyed a Spanish fleet & the
fortification at Cavite and took possession - but we didn't
have an
looked like "little tin soldiers" beside them. Oh what a terrible thing
war is - It makes a lump come up in my throat to think of the
unhappy people tonight. I went up to Lura's
afterward & she said Mrs. Davis simply broke down as
Frank passed her and he
glanced at her & then looked very hard - straight ahead - tho'
Murray Crosby smiled &
bowed - I didn't distinguish
Lieut (now 1st) Crosby - nor anyone but
Frank. in the
First. Mrs. Baker gave
me tea & cake & I staid there till after nine. When I got
home Theo came in & told about
seeing them off at the Station & on
East Avenue - where he "admired the way young
Davis looked & carried himself."
The N.Y. paper says Will's Company (42nd of
N.F.) is to go by the Erie - so I'm afraid Ned
will not see her Billy & Carl
tonight - too bad.
May 14th Saturday.
An eventful two weeks for this country & one of much
perturbation for me - and for the girls too - Chat & Helen - for
there is War now with a vengance - That Sunday - the
1st of May - Admiral (now) - Then Commodore
Dewey entered Manila Bay in the
Phillipines and destroyed a Spanish fleet & the
fortification at Cavite and took possession - but we didn't
have an
looked like "little tin soldiers" beside them. Oh what a terrible thing
war is - It makes a lump come up in my throat to think of the
unhappy people tonight. I went up to Lura's
afterward & she said Mrs. Davis simply broke down as
Frank passed her and he
glanced at her & then looked very hard - straight ahead - tho'
Murray Crosby smiled &
bowed - I didn't distinguish
Lieut (now 1st) Crosby - nor anyone but
Frank. in the
First. Mrs. Baker gave
me tea & cake & I staid there till after nine. When I got
home Theo came in & told about
seeing them off at the Station & on
East Avenue - where he "admired the way young
Davis looked & carried himself."
The N.Y. paper says Will's Company (42nd of
N.F.) is to go by the Erie - so I'm afraid Ned
will not see her Billy & Carl
tonight - too bad.
May 14th Saturday.
An eventful two weeks for this country & one of much
perturbation for me - and for the girls too - Chat & Helen - for
there is War now with a vengance - That Sunday - the
1st of May - Admiral (now) - Then Commodore
Dewey entered Manila Bay in the
Phillipines and destroyed a Spanish fleet & the
fortification at Cavite and took possession - but we didn't
have an
