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good & tired when able to go to bed, after standing
so long, & hoarse from calling directions. Altho my 2 pie
pans, used as cymbals, helped wonderfully.

May 9, 1922 - Tuesday
Saya didn't come again this a.m., so Mrs. S., R., E. & I
went down to see about him; found him up but ailing; the
host's baby also ill with a boil under one arm. When we
got back I washed out hose & handkies., put away soiled,
& got out clean, clothes; wrote to Miss Lester in the p.m., after
a hot bath; & last eve finished reading the last Y's C. Of
course at five p.m. we were all at Dr. Tilbe's for prayer
meeting led by Dr. Cummings; we did not have as many
prayers & talks as usual; the theme was wisdom for the
reference committee & individuals in regard to the
coming cut in appropriations – $15,000 for the Gen'l
& $12,000 for the Woman's Com. Had a headache all
aft. & eve, so went early to bed; also talked quite awhile
to the H's who sat on our porch for awhile. Had a
chat with Mr. Case at T's, & later I., Miss J. Mrs. H. & I took
a walk out the road – Miss J. & I turning back at "the
rock", the others going on as far as the road beyond the house
where they took a path down thru the "valley" & beat
us home. Miss J. finished her brief story, begun
Sun. eve on the way home from ch., about Mr. Lewis &
conditions at Tharrawaddy. Several who had not signed
in Mrs. T's Guest Book do so this aft. We also had the
opportunity of looking at the silver wedding anni-
versary [anniversary] prints – taken by Mr. Marshall; I ordered 3
of the one in which I appear; the other was a
closer , & consequently better exposure in many
ways, but a number of people – mostly the group on
the porch – had moved, turned around and then
blurred it. It is warmer yes. & today than at any time
since the rain. Miss Haseltine came down from
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meet her. The housekeepers put the other red
table at the far end of the table – there has been one at
our end ever since Mrs. H arrived – & thus were enabled to accommodate the
crowd.

May 10, 1922 – Wednesday
Saya did not come again as he is still
indisposed. I also still have my awful headache, so neither
read nor studied, but knitted on the sweater & almost fin-
ished [finished] it; the rose gave out, so had to fill in with black. I. &
I had a walk as far as the Hep. place, Mrs. H., Miss J; & R
joining us on the way; found the Harrises there, so the
others arrived to play babmington [badminton] but J. & I took the road
around to the Safford house merely for a look – a neat
brick cottage now rented, & then followed the path cut
in the side of the hill down across the stream to the
R.R. track & back thru "the valley; My head was better af-
ter [after] the walk; I believe now it was the trip to town
yes. a.m. without an umbrella in the sun that
gave it to me. Got a bath & then to dinner. I. wrote to
Mabel Ivins this eve but I turned in rather early.
Gave my "Ice Breakers" to Misses P., H., & B. to pick out a
stunt for tomorrow; Mr. & Mrs. H. were there, too,
the latter & Miss J. writing, however, & I think the
quartet had more fun laughing over the book
than doing any real deciding. Cats yawled in the
night and waked us all up about 2 a.m.; several
of the girls from the other side were up; I. waked me.
Mrs. H. also arose; I saw one of the animals run after
the stirring around began. No strawberries again today;
the girls in charge got some eggs from the same wo-
man [woman], however, I hear that the former sweeper and Joseph's two
son's are no longer allowed on the Guest House compound
& if any more stealing is done J. will have to go also; some
sort of stand like this should have been taken long ago
and then so much thieving wouldn't have gone on. Saya