May Wright Sewall Papers

106 A souvenir of my visit of events with Mrs. Sewall, the woman of whom the count De [Braffa?] said today in the presence of a number of hostel Congress visitors: "The Only [Great?] Woman in America". June 5th '97 [M B?] [Cutteston?] "I will be what I will be!"

107 We met by chance on a [palace?] car and I [forward?] a Review of Reviews for I wanted very much to read a Review of Reviews. And so [Mr Stead?] [this?] led to the charming little journey to the house of a generous, gifted woman, to whom I am now indebted in many ways. Elbert Hubbard July 16. '97

108 Let us not argue - neither for nor against anything. Let us grow! And what is freindship if it be not based upon a common passion for growth. She who values the [name?] 'Wright' will under stand why I can say with [truth] that she has left ['Frances'?] far in her rear. ['Frances'?] hoped to save the word by logic and forgot love! Declightful has been my shared stay - and it shall not soon be forgotten. Sincerely W N Guthrie 30th Sepember 1897

109

We came, saying to ourselves that we would understand America & work, when we wore on an [...] [...], we would spend the time thinking of America as a whole. We know now that we can take away only detached impressions! We shall spend our days in nothing more pleasant than in weathering the many acts of kindness we have met with everywhere. [...] MacDonald Margaret E. MacDonald London. England.

110

As a perfect blossum shows its beautiful feast. so does a perfect life. The true way to develop a like tree-ever to [...] the [...] bark out, while yet once it growing [...]. There is no greater undetake than [...]. [...] to care not show without [...] I must not [...].

Amy Frassoner

Oct 16 1899.

113

[...] woman never their [...]

C W [Margerita?] [...]

I do not remember more pleasant or happier hours than those I have spent in Sewall House -

May she - her words of it be always happy

Helen Modjeska Chlapowska 1897

115

"A little child shall lead them"

"The Children's peace march."

"Onward little children, Love-lighters of the land; While [brawlings?] cease, and the star of peace Appears at one command."

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(The song of the [Inner face?] [Learned] in the second hour of the morning dedication.) [Begun] in the great chamber of this sacred home, January 14th 1899

[...] di Bragga Chairman of the Com tee on "Social peace and International [...]" Dedicated to Mary Wright Sewall [the?] [mother?] of the Council [Idea and?] guardian of [...]

116

"Too low they build, who build below the skies"

"In [...] form a noble model achieve Her form expresses God, With wisdom often, with intellect perceive Her mind diometh God With greatest heart all Loveliness conceive Her Love knoweth God"

Adelaide Johnson Washington D.C.

March 3rd 1898.

107

"The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee; A clover, any time, to him Is aristocracy."

With love and appreciation Mabel Loomis Todd 25th March 1898

108

With pleasant memories of my stay with the charming hostess of this [...] hospitable home, and with the hope that our acquaintance so happily begun may open into a life long friendship.

Mary Wood [Swift] 824 [Valencia] St San Francisco Cal

March 30th 1898.