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delightful Mrs. Madill is on board, the daughter of a well known New York lawyer. I told Mary about her & thought at the time that her name was Vadill = Then old Senator Spooner is on board with his family - I had met his son last winter, besides strange as it may seem he and I crossed last August on the Mauretania without meeting = It really looked as if we were meant to meet. Senator Spooner was senator from Wisconsin for 16 years - he is a fine example of the old school - now a man of over seventy. Then Dr. John Finley is on board - formerly President of the New York university = He is travelling with a delightful little man, a minister, a Mr. Bartlett, they both dined with Miss Tarbell the night before they sailed. Unfortunately we only met today = but I hope to have the chance of another talk with them. Then there is a charming young Englishman from Tampico - and an American also in the