Correspondence (incoming): Ce - Cl, 1893-1902

Ansd 17 S.F. Mch 21/96

Mrs Platt is well.

Fifth Avenue Hotel March 15 th - 96 [1896]

My very Dear friend,

You know that I was overjoyed at your good fortune. Which came through the Supreme Court decision. I felt like shouting "Glory to God." for I know that you will glorify him through the work which this enables you to do. It was in my heart to write your

for my own affairs, and so they had to wait . and I have only now got around to telling you how happy I am for you. You knew I would be though, all the time. How glad you will be this spring - to see the vases blooms and how bright everything will look to you. You deserve all this for you are in the Mas ters work - and he has watched over your temporal affairs for you. I felt sure it would come out this way but there we can never really know. Do come down East again and let us see you this spring. Are you going to the Consecration in June? "Senatorial Courtesy", you know demands it. Nearly all the Candidates are Senators, Quay, Allison, Aillon, Davis, Manderson, Thurston, Sherman & c. to say nothing of the presentations. If you and I knew who it would be, we could support several colleges and missions, on our winnings. I hope you are well - affectionately. Anna H. Clarkson

at once - but sometimes my heart gets so over crowded that it can not give voice to all that I would without some delay. Mr Clarkson is today in San Francisco. He left New York just a week ago. Before he went our rooms were like a National Convention swarming full night & day with men on important business. I could not find a moment

Fifth Avenue Hotel Jan 24th '96 My Dear Mrs Stanford It just seemed like desertion for you to go away from the hotel so suddenly.

You Cannot tell neither can I how I missed you. Down in the parlor it seems desolate without you. I have not stopped to chat with any one since you

Tomorrow we will be home. and Hal our son will be here also

Grosvenor and I are overjoyed to have this addition to our little circle. We went to hear Miss Yew sing, on Tuesday night. She is a charming girl - and sings deliciously. She goes to Washington tomorrow, and sings in Metzerott Hall for three or four days. My days have