Presents for Home

A busy day. Soon after breakfast Florence and I started out to look for my presents. Helen and Mrs. Addison started with us but they soon left. We had to go way down to the Via Roma before we found what we wanted but then we got all the presents but those for the children – for Elizabeth Young* – Jeannie Adams – the two at Gray Rocks – I bought a collar from Florence for Margaret and I have something for K.D.M.* Helen gave me a very pretty book with blank pages to write the children’s poems in – I gave her $2 to buy a silver spoon or a button hook. I gave Florence for a parting gift, a copy of the new Pompeian Flora I bought – 3 to give away – also an Italian dictionary and advanced grammar with key. After lunch F.B.H. washed her hair. I went out and bought toys for the two babies and then took a ride in the 3-horse minibus from one end to the other and return. It was along the Via Roma and was most interesting. Bought some crackers for the ship. My trunk came from the station, but not the corsets that I left to be cleaned. I have written the note to the Banca Credito Italiano asking to have the $200 transferred to the Bank of Italy in San Jose. Also a letter to Percy telling him about it and thanking him for the money, also to Margaret telling her what to do with my things in case I fail to reach Amherst.

*Possibly Hugh Young’s daughter. Hugh Young married the sister of Jennie’s father, Richard Thurston.
**Katherine Duncan Morse, sister in law of Margaret.