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time after dinner and on my return called on Marbury who begins to use his broken leg. Spent a pleasant half hour with him. He is always interesting. In the evening Calvert and I went to a concert at the Casino. It was raining and pouring when we came home but we walked all the way down in spite of it. Ovid [[Ovide]] Musin played the violin very nicely. Miss Belle Coles singing seemed crude and not very refined.

Monday 24" March 1884. Arranged with Breyer for a proof of the circular for the Gordon reception. Mr. Conkey called to buy a small picture for the Elmira Female seminary. They want ten small pictures for $100. each. He is to take my little New Jersey winter. Edith Cook called and arranged for a walking trip to the Dunderbergh on Apl. 3rd. Went to the Century to attend a meeting of the Gordon reception committee at which we perfected our arrangements.

Tuesday 25. Nicoll and I looked over the lists for the Gordon reception and completed it with the exception of four or five names. It has been a pleasant day until towards evening an East wind brought chill and admonitions of a storm. Julia went to Rondout. Mrs. Merrell is at Marys. Attended an Art Union meeting. Few subscriptions the past week but the debt is reduced a little. In the evening attended an exhibition of photographs taken on Petra shown on a screen at Bradfords studio. Very interesting. Wrote to Sara.

Wednesday 26 Worked on my picture. The Newton trial proceeded at the Century. Hearn was examined again but nothing new was elicited. After consultation we agreed unanimously (excepting Judge Speir who would agree to nothing and who acted like a child) to report that the charges against Newton by the Steward were not proven. This to my surprise seemed to be entirely satisfactory to counsel for Newton Mr. Tracy & Mr. Vanderpool.

Thursday 27. Worked on my picture and attended to the responses to the circular for the Gordon reception which are beginning to come in. Hubbard encourages me greatly with my picture and thinks it very interesting. Attended a mass meeting at Cooper Institute to hear Mr. Evans report of the committee of 53. He Wheeler H. Peckham, Judge Noah Davis, Prof. Dwight & others spoke. there was great enthusiasm and the house was full. Roosevelts name was greeted with three cheers.

Friday 28. Beautiful morning. Found a note from Eastman telling me that his brother Reuben died suddenly of heart disease yesterday morning about 9 o'clock. Wrote to him. At work all day writing for the Gordon reception. Calvert and I attended Mrs. Thurbers musical party. Mary too ill to go. Mr. & Mrs. Henschel sang and Miss Margelins played. She struck me as a musical genius. I did not enjoy Mr. & Mrs. Henschel as much as I hoped to. I presume they are in the eyes of musicians very accomplished but they did not move me which is my fault and owing to my lack of musical appreciation. I knew very few people there. Mrs. Thurber was cordial and told me there was feeling between the Henschels and Miss Margelins. Musical people are apt to be cranky. I thought Mrs. Wheeler not cordial. She seems absorbed in her own affairs. I had a regretful feeling that she has little interest in me. I think it partly at least my fault, but they are such admirers of Chase and his art that I cannot help a feeling that I

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Sun. Mar. 27, 84
Obituary.
Francis Marco Cummins died in Goshen, N.Y., yesterday morning aged 62 years. He was a Captain in the Mexican war and raised the first company west of the Alleghenies. In the civil war he was with Company A of the First Iowa Regiment, and afterward aided in raising the 124th Regiment of New York and became Colonel at the death of Col. Ellis. He was wounded twice, the last wound disabling him entirely. [[/clipping]]

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