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was ill so couldn't come and Mrs. Fiske took his place.  I told you didn't I how Mrs. Hammer said she was dead and then declared she must be his second wife and was a nobody anyway the day I was out there and the 3 Fiskes called?  Well she does seem to be somebody anyway.  I can't say that I am dead in love with her but I have always heard how she was of the most, if not the most, brilliant woman graduates B.U. ever had but it is comical anyway.  President Murlin didn't show up at all nor send any word and Dean Warren referred to him as still working on his speech.  No one took his place but Prof. Hughes – new since my day – took the place of Prof Coit who was also ill.  It sounds like a very lame affair but was not so at all.  The club is supposed to accommodate 160 I believe but they planned they could seat 184.  There were a lot at the last minute, myself one, who wanted tickets.  They planned to send us around to the Womans' City Club, but I swiped a ticket that was being returned and at the last minute it was found enough tickets had been given up so that everybody could