Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
The Coming
Tower
The Diary of Our Own
Samuel Pepys.
Saturday, Nav II.

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Samuel Pepys.
Saturday, May II.
Lay long this morning, and in tho
afternoon it come on to rain, which
was just as well that it did, foras~
much as I worked instead Of in
dulging in outdoor sport. So in thr
evening George Kaufman and Miss
Ferber come for dinner, and thev
home little after 9 o'clock, and l to
bed forthwith.
Sunday, May IL.
Up, and to the court. and had some
singles bleSsedness with S. Spaeth.
and he beat me, and then we had
some doubles, and in the afternoon
drove Della and Puffy to the train.
and then my boys played tennis with
Elizabeth Cooper and Barbara
Thorp, and it was hard to tell
whether the BOYS we're more self
conscious than the girls. So home.
and read Sally BenSon's Junior
Miss" about a sort Of girl Penrod.
But there is girl in the book
named Fluffy Adams, which I fear
to show Puffy lest she be irked at
a typographical error, for she never
forgave Whit Burnett who thought
that that gentle child's name was
Toughy.
Monday, May 10.
Walked early and it so befeu that
I saw my copy of The Little
Flowers of st. Francis of Assist"
which Alfred Bellinger gave me in
France. when I was otherwhere and
he slept in my bed, and when I
came back he had given me the
book in gratitude. and he wrote
some verses which he left in the
book, and I looked for them and
wondered what had become of them,
/ but I found in the book the card
| OF Maj. Edward L. Keyes. jr., so
maybe 1t was he who gave it to me
at Neufchateau, foraSmuch as may
| nave been IN my cups. or rather
/ those given me by Col Hugh Young.
/ To the Office betimes. and read and
! heard naught about the war to give
me cheer the Huns being at too
many gates, and I thought of Fred
SCOTS song called Goddess of the
Inland Seas" by which Lake Michi-
gan was meant, but 1t began Sing
no more the fair Aegean" and it
Will be a long time until that sea is
fair with peace again. So to see my
wife at the hospital. she in a not
unmerry mood. and so home, and
after some palaver promised Tim
that he and Donald Nash might
attend a dance next FRIDAY night,
and so I to bed, and read This
Atom in the Audience" full of sane
and merrily Satiric matters that
Percy Hammond wrote, and the
last sentences in the book concern
themselves with John Drew, his
East Hampton neighbor, and It is
What will the village be. now that
John Drew is away? I know that
shall not like it so we'll" And now
that Percy Hammond is away, I
know I do not like the world so
well.
Tuesday, May 20.
/
322 passengers and crew Of the
canaan is safe. albeit yesterday it
had been feared that all were lost.
And 1t was said that they were at
a French port between Brest and
Bordeaux, which probably is st.
Nazaire. where many a member of
the American EXpeditionary Forces
landed. and where was a hospital.
And there was lovely park at the
water front. Mr.. La Guardia is to
be the head of what is to be known
as the Office of Civilian Defense,
though what we civilians are to do
about defense more than to helm to
pay the bills I do not know. But
1t will be a calamity if the city is to
lose its Mayor, nor do I see why it
should. For the Mayor can handle
two Jobs, and it may serve as an
excuse to refuse this or that invita-
ton to speak at this or that affair.
But whilst many men would be I'M
able to do either of his tasks, he il
an exceptionally gifted man. and
matters which would exhaust me do
| 44oL tI4C Il1Iu dI oil.
Wednesday, May 81.
Early up. and to work betimes. I
read that Mr.. Mark Sullivan hath
wrote piece about Mr.. Roosevelt
press conference of yesterday, how
most OF 1t was consumed with the
date of Thanksgiving day, and the
Off1ce of Civilian Defense, and the
shipment Of food ito Erie. And Mr..
Sullivan wrote that Mr. Roosevelt
is learning what President Wilson
learned, that in time of war or
approach to war press conferences
may give rise TO questions embar-
RAISING or imprudent to answer. Or
even I should think impossible to
answer. Especially as most questions
would concern a future which no
man, even a President, can be cer-
tain enough of TO answer yes or
no about.
Thursday, May %.
Not awake until 8 o'clock and
so up and gathered some viburnum
opuluS, as We 1oriculturists call the
SNOWFALL, and brought them to town,
to the Office, together with a field
er's glove that had bought Tat,
but which was too small for him.
Friday, May %.
To the early train, and fell into
discussion of war and peace, with
M. Silver, and we agreed that peace
would never mean what once it did,
So out to buy me some bonds. and
In the evening to a great thanks
giving party that D. Golenpsul gave
to his slaves and nautch girls.
F. P. A.