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ENGAGEMENTS
[ML MSS Accession 364 in print above January]
JANUARY 1911
SUN.8
Morning
Rested in bed till 9.45.
Got up & went to
Mrs Robins for lunch.
Got very indisposed there.
She gave me some brandy.
Afternoon
Went with Mrs Robins
to monthly meeting of
League at 275 La Salle which
took form of concert & birth-
day party to Miss McD.
Also election of officers
& board.
Evening
Beastly cold and
windy. Came home
& went to bed to try &
pick up for the coming
rush of the week.
MON. 9
Morning
Very sick with cough etc
Went to Dr Van Hozen [Hoesen] first
thence to office. Lunched at
Ouilmette at 2 p.m.
Miss H. came to my room at
10.am & brought me oranges & eggs.
Afternoon
Miss Coman came in &
worked with Miss Heron.
I had to come home at
four o'clock. Went
to bed. Miss Newton called
in morning with tickets
for Ellen Terry.
Evening
Miss H. came home to dinner
& dressed for literary Society.
I worked awhile &
crawled to bed. feeling
cross & ill & disgusted
& dispirited with
everything.
TUE. 10
Morning
Went to office about
10 o'clock. Feeling very poorly
Afternoon
Went to lunch at
Ouilmette about
2 o'clock. At
4.30 went to 2nd lesson
at Conservatory
Evening
Came to bed
early - exhausted
bad cough.
WED. 11
Morning
Crawled down to
Dr Walker. Thence
to the office
Afternoon
Went out to
lunch at 2.
Feeling very poorly.
Evening
Crawled up to dinner but
felt very sick. After Miss
Carr, Miss Emerson
& Miss Henry came
in.
THU. 12
Morning
Stayed in bed till
noon. Went to
Crerar library for
research.
Afternoon
Went to office but very
weak & soon had
to come home
& go to bed. Feeling
very weak.
Evening
Miss Carr brought
me home some
fresh eggs & gave
me an orange.
Didn't go down to dinner.
FRI. 13
Morning
Stayed solidly in bed.
Miss Carr brought up
my breakfast.
Afternoon
Kitty brought up my
lunch & Dr Young
came.
Evening
Miss Henry & Miss Phelps
came. Miss Phelps stayed
for dinner & Miss H
came after.
SAT. 14
Morning
Stayed in bed. Miss Carr brought
me breakfast. Got up for
dinner & Very
Exhausted
Afternoon
Wrote to mother &
went to bed again
till supper.
Evening
Worked again in the
evening. Mr Merrill
Miss Carr's beau brought
me some carnations.
Mrs Robins called
up.
Notes and Questions
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Ellen Terry - English stage actress toured the United States at this time, acting, reciting and talks on the heroines of Shakespeare.
Wealthy businessman John Crerar bequeathed a large portion of his estate to Chicago for a free, public research library, dedicated to the sciences, medicine and later technology.