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more home mail today.

June 2, 1922 - Friday

Darned two union suits; put away my clean clothes;
finished trimming my prints this a.m.; this p.m.
sorted & wrote on them; this eve washed out 2prs.
hose. Bathed & put on clean underclothes before
starting out with Miss C. to call on the ladies at the
Diocesan Girls' School, met 2 of them just starting
out, while the others had already gone; inquired
about the [Kenrendine?] Normal, but learned that they
would be out also; then we went to the Y.W.C.A. to
see Miss Terry, woh was in, & showed us all over the
building, & then a lot of her treasures as well, brasses,
books, paper mache` from Kashmir, tiny turquoise
inlay boxes, etc. Finally home again, having walk-
ed [walked] both ways to the train-line. The jack fruit is
ripe now + smells to heaven all along the bazaar
streets. Awful headache & backache tonight; If this
keeps up I'll have to see a doctor. Dr. Kingsley was
here this morn so I told her about sending[?] her
bill. Got a note from I. saying she would arrrive
this a.m. & leave this aft., shopping in the morn.,
breakfasting with the 3 m's, & would like to see me,
but didn't get in in time to arrange otherwise. Still
awfully hot - didn't rain all day, tho' it threatened.
Miss N. couldn't get me another paper, so I'm going
to ask Miss C. for the acc't in the Times; it is not
as good as the other, but is better than none. Mrs
Minus called the other day but I was out; sorry to
have missed her. The Messrs. Fisher & [Furinal?]
haven't been here yet. Mrs. Howard has joined the
golf club, so Dr. Q. told me. Haven't stopped a min-
ute [minute] today, but have little to show for it. One whole
roll of my films were bad, the ones of the [Paloma?]

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June 3, 1922 - Saturday

Up at 5:30 this morn. to go to the maiden for the
King's birthday parade; took "Ann of Ava" along but did
not read a line of it. Miss C, Ma Mimi & I sat in the
grandstand; the others stood with the scouts on the
parade ground; was glad I wasn't there in the glar-
ing [glaring] sun - one boy & girl fainted. There is always some-
thing [something] fascinating in military maneuvers; one way
the sun shone on the rifles they looked as if coated
with frost; the upraised swords flashed fire in the brilliant
light; the lancers, as usual, however, were by far
the most picturesque. The babies cried & dogs howled
when the small field peices fired the salute. Noticed
for the first time that Miss C. has curvature; that
explains in a measure her thin voice & frame, as
well as capricious appetite; wish she would do
something for it - perhaps she has at home - but
hardly out here. Finished sorting pictures, trimming
& writing on them in the a.m.; took a nap after
break. Had invited the girls to go to the movies this
aft., but it was pouring down rain, so knew we'd
get soaked, postponed it till this eve or Mon. Later
Ma U. came up to know if we should go; sensed that
this was what they wished to do, so we went - 8 altogether,
to the Globe to see [Nagimora?] in "The Heart of a Child"; came
near not getting seats, & as it was had to go in on the ground
floor & divide the crowd; put the 4 teachers together, kept
Po May by me, with Ma Thwait just in front & Ann Pa in
front of her; thus we were all near together. Began to
rain while we were on the car, but we'd scarcely gotten
in the house when it poured in torrents & kept it
up a good part of the night. Miss N. had finished her din-
ner [dinner] & Miss C. dining out, but I got something - which is
more than the latter has done on several occasions, she
tells me - before Misses C. + N. left. Read most of " Ann"
(End of Game)