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^[[Mary E. Dreier 2pp.]]

118 E. 54th St.,
New York, May 29th, 1913.

Dearest Dorothea:-

Thank you many times for your very dear letter which Kate gave me the other day and which I was very glad to get.

I am so glad to hear that Mrs. Dannemann is going to be with you this summer.  I think that is a mighty good scheme.  I have been terribly rushed these last days before going to St. Louis where I can go fortunately the doctor having given his Royal permission.  I am trying very hard not to do too much, but it is very difficult with the many demands and the necessity of accomplishing things, that is why my letter for the Wednesday steamer failed, and this will have to go on by Saturdays steamer.

I have no brains this morning, having come home late last night from the Commission dinner.  It was the first meeting after the Winters work, and we had sort of a jollification dinner to consider the work of the coming year.  I had a very good time listening with all my ears for the very lively reports of the various legislative members regarding Governor Sulzer.  Mr. Smith imitated him to perfection.  Every now and then he would rise from his seat and strike an attitude, and repeat part of a speech the Governor has made.  They are having a bitter fight and nobody quite knows how it is going to end.  I think I wrote you that all our bills were passed with the exception of two, which were of no particular moment.  This was really due to the splendid fight Mr. Smith and Senator Wagner, who refused to lose their bills, as a result now they are very proud of themselves and the Commission work, and Mr. Smith said yesterday that we had set a standard which we would have to follow and the other part of the work will have to be as good as what had 

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