Letter, James Gleason to Kate Gleason
A letter to Kate Gleason from her brother, James Gleason. Jim compliments the tie Kate sent him. He informs her that she and their family friend, Emma Michel, will be invited to a Delta Upsilon event. He reports on the reputation of her former classmate, Gertrude Crane, and on his conversation with George Shepard. He describes a small bowl he has designed as a present.
[page 1]
April 28—89
Dear Kate; yours received with necktie all
safe: Please accept quite a number of compliments
on your ability to select neckties of the latest.
I will wear an extra high collar to protect
this latest 75c worth. I will endeavor to
send the 30” lathe photo this mail if I can
find an envelope large enough to put it in
without too many creases. Now Kate you are
to receive an invitation to the D.U. reception
for May 10. If Emma Michel and yourself
are in the mood for a spring spree it would
be a grand idea to accept. Emma will get
one also. Now Kate Ive struck a snag:
Im I to insist that Gertrude Crane be is
invited to the reception. You perhaps understand
her case better than I do; but a number of
very tall stories are in circulation here,
about her. I mentioned her name to one of
the committee and he took occasion to recite
her doings with a certain Zeta Psi fellow,
and also her connection with a certain Miss Whittimore
who was bounced from your society last year.
The list has to be examined by the seniors
before the invitations go out, and perhaps they
[page 2]
might object to her. I cant see any way to get her an
invitation without simply insisting on it. She of course
expects one and will feel slighted. It will be rather
tough work to call on her after the reception. I did
not understand exactly how she stood here or I would not have
attempted to get have her invited. I did my very best with
George Shepard, and think had the desired effect, at
least got well acquainted. He did not stay as long
as I expected and so I did not get an answer to
the invitation for him to Rochester next summer.
He left town and I did not know he was going. When
we were just comeing to the interesting part: whether He
would come or not our conversation was interupted, but
He was certainly going to accept from what was said
previously, so it is all right or can easily be made
so by a letter. Mrs Comstock was telling me how she
knew you. What do you think of this for a present
a finger bowl turned in a fancy wood something like the one
I brought home. [Includes drawing of a bowl] it would be a finger bowl
that it would not do to put water in, or a card receiver I do not
know which. It is all the style for the ME. to turn
something fancy, that is those that can, and something of
the kind I was thinking would make a fine present for
Mrs Irwin, or Emma Michel, or Miss Boynton. She asked for
one. If you have any fancy designs to have turned out of 6”x3”
please send them or it on. Yours Jim.