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dinner; hope no one left the table hungry. We had
floating islands for des-
sert. Mr. & Mrs. Jury, Misses J. & C. etc. down this morning after class.

May 3, 1922 – Wednesday
As soon as class was over I. & I went up to get the straw-
berries [strawberries], but on account of the rain there were none to be
had; she made a conditional promise for Sat., so
will try again later. Next I wrote out my sentences
while I. had her lesson. Then as soon as breakfast
was over we went into the kitchen & I made a cake
by the only recipe I know, doubling the amount,
which filled the 2 round, 2 rectangular, and 11
small muffin pans. I. helped with this part & we
left the baking to the cook who had been heating up
the little oven in the meantime; then I. went off to
bed while I remained to make the choc. sauce,
which I concocted by a fudge recipe out of her do-
mestic [domestic] science book. Later when I saw the amount
I feared it wouldn't be enough, so had to have the
cook make a like amount more – to his deep disgust.
Then we 2 plus Miss J. went to the concert which was
at 6 p.m.; lots of empty benches, tho' all the back ones
by the windows were filled up; no other miss. there
but Miss Phillips, Mrs. Tilbe, & Mr. & Mrs. Harris. Saw a
number of others whom I knew, however, Mr. Jack-
son [Jackson] talked first, & was too long-winded; he had 2
blind boys with him, the younger singing a duet
with him, & then a solo to his accompaniment a-
bout [about] the bird. Mr. Hall then sang delightfully – his
accompanist had opened the program with a
couple of piano pieces – several numbers where Mr.
J's brother-in-law, Mr. Purser – who undoubtedly
had a good opinion of himself – made some remarks.
When the program was continued, a number of
people leaving toward the last, but the majority re-
maining [remaining]; the last number from Faust, Mr. H. play-

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ed [played] his own accompaniment; this laughing song
of Mephistopholes is always popular if it is well
done, so of course there was a storm of applause,
to which he graciously responded with 3 enchores,
one – "The bulls won't bellow" -–being particular
popular with the crowd. "They say" Mr. H. has the best
male voice in Burma; it is a good barytone, better
suited on account of its volume, to the concert hall
than the parlor. Of course we were late for dinner.

May 4, 1922 - Thursday

This is I's busy day, so we couldn't do any cooking;
All seemed to like the cake – which I had cut – & had
choc. sauce last eve; the big pitcherful was leftover.
Mrs. H. spent yest. [next five lines overwritten and illegible]
but J. did the most bidding and
probably had the most fun. Miss P. & S. neither feeling
well; Mrs. H. also somewhat under the weather. We had
peach mango sauce & cake for dessert this eve. I had to
make 2 tins of butter for the table yes. – no easy job. Mr. & Mrs.
Phinney were here this a.m. but it was while we were in
class; also Misses P. & R. to whom I gave the March World's Work
they had loaned us, but they brought the Feb. one in place
of it. I was late for chota as I was cold & laid awake last
night, so overslept this a.m. Bought a dozen book markers
from Saya; several of the others got some too. I asked
him to as the Chinese girl if I might take her photo, to
which she has consented; she leaves about the middle
of the month. The Heps. go Mon., & so does Mr. S. & cook, but
Mrs. S. will not come here, as was first planned, but
will take Miss Pound's place at Tilbe's as she leaves Mon.
Also, Herbert is not as good as he was at first; don't know
whether it's the effect of the small children from the
barracks with whom he has been playing, our noticing