Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads] " great event in my calendar and would never be forgotten. / February 24, 1915. / Morning showed a transformation - grey sky and occasionally a flutter of rain. The air was cold. It seemed like a cold day in April following a season of warm weather. At late Afternoon - clouds become loose and fly swiftly - as premature darkness comes the rain commences in earnest. / February 25, 1915 / My awakening out-door look showed a startle of white roofs. All morning "