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“September 30. My dearest Maud left me this morning for another long absence; she is to sail for Europe.
She had forbidden me to see her off, but I could not obey her in this and sat with her at breakfast, and had a last kiss and greeting.
My last words called after her were: ‘Do not forget to say your prayers.’
May God keep my dearest child and permit us to meet again, if it is best that I should live until her return, of which at present the prospect seems very good....”
The Association for the Advancement of Women met in New Orleans this year, but first she must go with Florence to the Council of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at Atlanta, Georgia, where a great exposition was also being held.
The expedition began with disaster.
“October 31. Left Boston by Colonial train at 9 A. M. Rolled down my front steps, striking my forehead and bruising myself generally, in getting to the carriage.. ..”
After taking her part in the Council and visiting the Exposition, she proceeded to New Orleans, where a warm welcome awaited her. A few days after her arrival, she was driving to some function when a trolley car ran into the carriage, shaking her up badly and bruising her lame knee severely.
It seemed imperative that she should rest for a few days, and hostess and daughter pleaded with her. Florence begged in particular that she would cancel her engagement to preach in the Unitarian Church; begged a little too
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