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ed with poison ivy"- a particularly nasty North American weed that
brings you out in most painful spots. The boys got immense fun out of
the G. men, who stood round us while John and the President were
speaking. There were hundreds of spectators at the windows of the
Chateau Frontenac Hotel (near which we were stationed), and they all
had to give an account of themselves beforehand.

As I have said, the day was perfect. The hills were blue,
and the Stars and Stripes, which had never been flown in Quebec before
blew straight out in the wind.

We had a luncheon of over fifty people, and a large tea party .
John and the President went for a drive together in the afternoon
and had a very nice talk. I must say I liked the President very
much indeed. He does not tell you things; but listens to what you
have to say, and he gives you the impression of being a most attractive
and intelligent human being. We all breathed rather a sigh of relief
when it was all over, and he was safely on his train. The betting
is that he will get in again in November, and I am sure I hope
he will, because, though he may have made mistakes, he seems to me to
be the right sort of person for America. He belongs to a family who
have given so much to the public service, and he is utterly disinterested
and not out for himself.

We go tonight to Indian Lorette, where John is going to be
made an Indian Chief, and on Thursday get into our train and leave for
the West.

[ST: the following is a hand written addendum]

We had a marvellous Indian evening. John was made a chief
& wore for a brief moment a coiffure of feathers. He was presented
with two addresses written on birch bark.
Susie