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56/ [[left margin vertical in red]] Dreams that [[red underlined]] come true [[/red underlined]] [[/left margin vertical in red]] night. From New York, unexpectedly disclosed that Mrs. Roosevelt, mother of the President had been invited as a guest on the occasion of "mothers day". She said a few words over the radio thanking and conveying best wishes. Spent the evening in walking around like a [[underlined in red]] ghost over my property [[/underlined in red]] thinking of family and friends and [[underlined in red]] past events. [[/underlined in red]] Beautiful moon light enhancing the aspect of the anchorage. Never [[strikethrough]] dre [[/strikethrough]] dared to dream such realities during the [[underlined in red]] hardships [[/underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] my younger years. [[/underlined in red]] - This is more than "dreams that came true". [[underlined]] May 13. [[underlined]] Went to Miami to inquire cost of tiling or terrazo for floor of dining room + NE side of anchorage building. [[underlined]] May 14. [[/underlined]] [[left margin vertical in red]] Election in Miami [[/left margin vertical in red]] City election Went [[underlined in red]] to vote early at Coconut Grove [[/underlined in red]] City Hall all very pleasant and neighbor like. Those books [[strikethrough]] of mi [[/strikethrough]] which were collected for [[underlined in red]] Merchant marine library this [[/underlined in red]] year have increased so much in quantity that they encumber entirely the lower balcony room and cause much [[underlined in red]] labor [[/underlined in red]] and loss [[underlined in red]] of time [[/underlined in red]] in boxing and shipping. and their load is such that they will need a large number of trips in our station wagon which may break down by the weight. Next year this job should be left to someone who makes it a business. As I can not spare the time of the 2 men [[end of page]] [[start page]] \57 [[left margin vertical in red]] Floor tiles [[/left margin vertical in red]] who are all the help I have for the maintenance and routine of the place. Visit of [[underlined in red]] R.W. Harriman. [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] Italian terrazo man came here to mule estimate for[[underlined in red]] tiling the floor. [[/underlined in red]] his estimate totals to 503 $, plus an additional work for chiseling the present cement floor. Accurate measurement by Murray indicates [[underlined in red]] 1090 [[/underlined in red]] square feet in all not counting bases of wall. Afternoon visited Weaver [[underlined]] May 15 [[/underlined]] [[left margin vertical in red]] Alex Graham Bell Telephone [[/left margin vertical in red]] [[underlined in red]] Election [[/underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] City Managers [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] over whel [[/strikethrough]] overwhelmingly in favor of three good men. [[strikethrough]] Evening [[/strikethrough]] Afternoon went to [[underlined in red]] Fairchild, [[/underlined in red]] who afterwards came here with Mrs F. [[strikethrough]] Wo [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] and Nancy Bell. [[/underlined in red]] He showed me an interesting document just discovered namely the [[underlined in red]] earliest [[/underlined in red]] sketch of telephone as conceived by him and which he mailed to a member of his family. Sketch was made in [[underlined in red]] 1874 or 1876. [[/underlined in red]] At that time I did not dream that some day I would live and make a success in the U.S. and that [[underlined in red]] Alexander [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] Bell an [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] Graham Bell and his family would become such great friends of Celine and myself! [[/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] May 16. [[/underlined]] 17. [[left margin]] X [[/left margin]] [[underlined in red]] Dr. Roop [[/underlined in red]] had recomended to me as as competent dentist a certain M. [[underlined in red]] Francis Wielage [[/underlined in red]] in the Huntington building so I went there this morning by appointment was [[/underlined in red]] pleasantly impressed with his personality, [[/underlined in red]] equipment and staff as well by his [[underlined in red]] erudition [[/underlined in red]] and general skill. His wife who obtained her Bachelor in Pharmacy at the University of Amsterdam is an intelligent
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