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Immediately after our arrival and before our hats were off, Mrs. Kate Garrett came with
the results of her correspondence concerning our itinerary. Together we went to Cook's
to get the time of trains looked up and I got back to the Hotel at 10 o’ clock just in time
for lunch. I then attempted to open my trunks and to take out the things I should need
for an evening[g] reception. Alas my precious wardrobe would hot [not] come open. The drawers had
fallen out and it was only after a long siege with the porter that it was forced open and
I was desperately tired. I had a caller who was most interesting. She was the wife of
the Government Entomologist and he was a graduate of Ames. I shall see him later in Pretoria.
Their name is Malley. By this time it was necessary to dress and get dinner

We were all desperately tired and the rain was coming down pretty fast but we went to [Magor's?]
Hotel(kept by a woman born in America and a good suffragist) The reception was
given by the Citizen'$ League but was rather a stiff affair for every one was seated
and expected spee[x]ches. So tired as we were we had to supply the demand. We were home
but when in bed it was difficult to sleep and we all experienced a giddiness and felt the
the motion of the ship. This lasted fro three days, but doubtless would have left us
had we not been overworked by the kindness of the good people of Cape Town. Tuesday
August 9th I arose only in time to get dressed and hide away to a Committee meeting of
the Women's Enfranchisement League. This League thought it had withdrawn from the Alli[ance]
A tremendous amount of bitterness had been engendered , the League had been split and
the National Committee had formed for the purpose of auxiliaryship to the Alliance. My busine[ss]
there that morning was to talk it over. Good was done and the atmosphere was cleared in
inside even though it still poured outside. I took a little rest after lunch and then
dressed for another reception given by the Enfranchisement League at the Y. W. C. A. at
5o'clock. There i made another speech and went home for dinner and again to the same
building for a public meeting under the auspices of the Citizen's League. There was an a
audience of I50 which was not so bad co[n]sidering the night which was as [horrid?] as
could be imagined. Dr. Jacobs spoke 20 minutes in Dutch and I about an hour . She has rebelled
at the reception and went to ed leaving the rest of us to apologize for her absence.
Miss Cameron surrendered to fatigue in the evening and went to bed while we
were trying to convert the citizens, Mrs. Boersma was tired out and couldn't get up t[he]
next morning, but I went through the program laid out for us and i n addition did a good
deal of work on the itinerary. yet I shall never forget the overstrain of those first
days.

On [Wednesday xx] Thursday, the 11th Miss Cameron went into the town, the hotel being
a littlenout, called on Cook's, the Union Castle Office and got back for lunch. In
the evening there was a public meeting for the Enfranchisement League.in the City Hall.
The evening was somewhat better than the night before, but was bad enough. The hall was
larger and it was packed with standing room taken. Sir James Rose Innes, acting Chief Justice
presided. With that meeting over we heaved a great sigh of relief and slept peacefully.
We also felt that we had become somewhat familiar with the chief features of Cap[e]
Town. The most impressive thing there is Table Mountain which has a top as flat as a
table and is well named .It is a most unusual formation and is a mile wide on the top.
There the City [has? had?] placed three reservoirs. An enterprising tourist should always climb
the mountain and see the top, but as am not expert at climbing I contented myself with a
couple of photographs of the top. Wherever one goes the big rocky mass is to be seen
and the City is nestled at its base as though seeking its protection. To the North is another
mountain called The Lion's Head and at the left there is the Devil's Peak. The
mountains are seemingly solid rock with no trees and little vegetation except at the
base. Their majesty grows upon one and it is no wonder the all Africanders love them