Charles E. H. Bates Family Correspondence, 1899-1930 - 6

Tuesday Aft! [underlined]

Dear Edward,

No doubt whatever I write you'll come home and say "Goodness what a letter you wrote" or something. Well anyway I was sorry you couldn't come in to tea Sunday. Would have been sort of nice with just Mother, the Lions and me.

Of course we had rather a hurried one as Roberta and I had to leave early for church. I didn't pray very hard – only

a little. Deposited your quarter along with one of mine – not making it just one as a family donation. I don't know why you think I need to go to church. I don't think I do. It doesn't do me any particular good unless of course the sermon is extra fire. The rest of the routine bores me. Dreadful to say perhaps but 'tis true.

Mr. Shires lecture was quite interesting. Tho what with sleepiness, thinking of you, and the fact that he danced around so when he talked, he was a third thru before

I could concentrate much on what he was getting at. He certainly can make some of the queerest movements, not just with his arms, but his whole body – and his voice is too sing-songy. In conversation with him it's not so bad. I had to meet him of course afterwards and chat a moment.

Also R & I went up and examined the panal [panel] which is quite lovely I think. C. Edward H. being in the first column. So Dorothy wants some exciting news to spread around – well! She'll have to find something else of the time being at least. I do like her tho I see nothing of her these days. She wanted to come to my party but couldn't get home early enough.

Yesterday four Hasletts – two Giselas) & [Mrs. S. M. and her "charming daughter" — New York — went to a luncheon at the Civic League in S.F. Dr. Aurelia Rheinhardt [Reinhardt] of Mills College told her experiences during the set days she was in Madingen recently. She took East a petition signed by the

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Women of California favoring the Treaty and League of Nations, and it was presented to the Senate. She was so full of of everything that had happened, whom she met and what she heard and saw that couldn't half tell us all about it.

You guessed it right that I was peaceful sleeping at seven A.M. yesterday. I had an extra fine sleep that night for some reason or other. But I got up for breakfast yesterday for the

first time since I had my tonsils out. She's improving! Was weeding out and looking thru an old scrap book today and find an ancient valentine. The outside writing may have changed but how about the initials?

As ever yours Doris