Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

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     On both Monday + Tuesday Frank and I tried to look at my recent pictures but without much satisfaction, due to constant interruptions. On Monday Speicher came in, and with Frank, the Watkins and Watkins Cousin (?) - we had lunch at Theodore's.

     Afterwards, Speicher and I to Wildersteins to see a show of early Corots - very exquisite.

     Tuesday evening I had cocktails with Frank, and the James's - then, Frank having a dinner date, I went alone to the Grand Central, where I dined sumptuously on oyster soup and apple pie + coffee, at the Oyster bar a "meal" I thoroughly enjoyed. Afterwards I went to a movie to kill time. It was thoroughly stupid, and I was glad when I finally lay down in my berth, and was homeward bound.

     I forgot to mention seeing J.J.L. - I had known he was to be an alternate in the print section, but several days passed before I heard from him. Then one morning one of the secretaries handed me a note, asking James + I to get in touch with him (J.J.) James told me he had gotten acquainted with Lankes three correspondence, adding what I already knew, that J.J. was a voluminous writer. He told me that one disaster over another had over-