Belle Sherwin to Julia Clifford Lathrop, January 20, 1927

POSTAL TELEGRAPH -- [COMMERCIAL] CABLES

WASHINGTON DC JAN 20 1927

HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT TELEGRAM SENT YOU YESTERDAY FROM THE BOARD WAS SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED TO DRAFT IT AND I WISH TO ADD MY OWN NAME AND PERSONAL REGRET THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT AND SPEAK A FEW OF THE WORDS WHICH RISE ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHT WHEN I THINK OF WHAT I OWE MISS ADDAMS OVER A PERIOD OF MORE YEARS THAN SOME PEOPLE THINK I OUGHT TO CONFESS

BELLE SHERWIN