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108 Feb 5, 1907 [[pre-printed letterhead]] Telegrams-"Grand." [[image: a large hotel with a street scene in front]] THE GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL Colombo, Ceylon [[/pre-printed letter head]] [[two lines in pencil across the entire page with the word "omit" between them]] make over his retirement. I hope he has no heart tugs and will find lots of happiness in his well-won freedom. Do give him my best wishes when you see him. And to Russel and Fred Alger I hope you will say a kind word to each for me. I cabled sympathy to Mrs. Alger this morning. The Peoples-State could not find a better spot than in your building for a Womans Dept. I hope it will go through. Now, that I have so much idle money, may I trouble you to use of it to repay the State Savings Bank whatever amount they may have 141a