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FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Dearest Father.
I don't understand why I haven't heard from you if you arrived on the 9th. I wish you would hurry that check up a bit as I have already had to borrow $20 and when I leave here the end of next week I will have about a $45 hotel bill to pay.
Of course I am waiting anxiously for some political news; whenever there is anything specially interestinng in the papers please send it on.
I am having simply the time of my life here, my only regret being that you are not here too. I'm sure you would enjoy every minute. I have been playing a great game of golf and have lasted up to the final round in the championship against some of the best players in Chicago.
I began the final round of 36 holes this morning, my opponent is a Mr Forgan, a Scotchman and the president of the Chicago National bank; he is the champion of the Outerentsia golf club; the finest of the 30 clubs in the vicinity of Chicago. We finished the first 18 holes this morning and I am 2 up so if I can hold this advantage this P.M. I will be this years champion I went the 18 holes in 75 to his 78 which is 7 strokes better than bogey; if you know what that means.
From here the Watsons and I are going to Evanston which is some 16 miles out of Chicago. What I want to do is to stay there for a couple of weeks, then take in the Fair for, say a week, and get home in time for the Convention if you run, or if not I want to stay in St Louis for the great golf carnival which comes off the last week in September. I know -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 10, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 10, 1904
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Dearest Father
I arrived this A.M. at Harbor Springs and am pretty tired but I thought I would drop you a line which you will get shortlyter your arrival in New York.
I struck Chicago last Thursday night which I spent at the Auditorium Annex with Couro Fierd. Friday morning we took an early train to Midlothian where his family live in the Summer. Then Saturday we journeyed to Racine to stay with the Bulls over night; you will remember having Jeanette Bull and her Aunt and Uncle Mr and Mrs Robinson who also live in Racine for supper at the Beaux Arts the night it hailed so. Sunday we returned to Midlothian and the following night I left for here, a 12 hour trip on the train from
Chicago. They have a delightful golf links here where I played a very good game today taking 77 for the 18 holes which is about as well as anyone has done this year. By the time I leave I ought to lower the record several strokes. Father, you would be amazed to see the game of golf I play. Really I am sure that in a ywar or two if I have time to develope it that I will be among the very best in the Country.
I wrote you a long letter about two weeks from Seabright when I thought you would not return till the 15th; I suppose it will be forwarded to you
Now I have something of a services nature to communicate and I dread to do it knowing how strongly you feel about such a thing but while on my way to the golf club at Racine Saturday I dropped my pocket book and lost $80. It was in
a large wallett in my hip pocket; I was riding in a Fall two wheeled dog card which was very jolty so that one of the ribs of the back of my seat must have worked my wallett up through my pocket. The rest of our party coming along 10 minutes later found it in the middle of the road about 100 yards from the club House. Most of the papers and cards had also fallen out but evidently someone had selected the money from among them and made off. We hunted for a half hour all around through the bushes but not a sign of the $80. I had already bought my ticket to Harbor Springs and had $28 in another smaller pocket book which was rather lucky. However losing that $80 completely took the spirits out of me and made me despondent and sore at everyone and everything in general for days and has hardly worked off yet. This is the first time I have lost anything sice two years ago when I lost $18 and I can give you my word it will never happen again. I don't know whenn I have felt so badly about anythinng. I had kept an accurate account of every cent I have spent sice I got $250 from Mr Farnham a week or so ago and I thought I had been doing very well not having spent a cent on anything but the absolute necessities of the trip when lo! and behold! I lose what I had been trying to save. The result is Father, I am compelled to wwrite for whatever more you can spare me and I promise I will be more than careful of whatever you send.
I have economised on my room here. They had for me a $5 a day room on the first floor but I had it
changed to a $20 a week room on the third floor which is the cheapest room in the club but just as comfortable as any other as long as all I need it for is a place to sleep in and a storage room for my clothes.
Mrs Watson and Genie of course are here and in excellent health and spirits. The latter is sweeter and more attractive than ever; I got here to find her quite the belle of the place.
We expect the Petits up here in a day or so.
Must close now. Will write soon again.
Give me the news when you get time. With dearest love
John
August 10th '04. -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JUNE 14, 1904
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JUNE 14, 1904
My dear Mrs Griffin
I think this Waldorf bill is correct. I did hire the carriage.
I saw Father for so short a time when I was last down and had so many things to talk over that I am very sorry to say I forgot about the Typewriter school but will speak to him about it when he comes to New Haven a week from Monday. Please present or send to him the enclosed bills which about are me in New Haven now.
Yours sincerely
John E. Woodruff
June 14th '04 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 18, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, AUGUST 18, 1904
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A lot of St Louis people so I know I will have a good time. But I want very much to know your plans and what you want me to do.
There is a friend of yours here who has been very nice to Genie and me, a Mrs Tracy who is an intimate friend of the Haynies. Everyone is simply crazy about Genie. She is a great deal prettier and more matured than when you last saw her. Half the people here have told me that all they want to do of an evening is to get a seat where they can watch her and that they cant take their eyes off her. She has had invitations from a number of people she has just met here to visit them in St Louis, Louisville, Cincinnatti and all over; I never saw anyone so popular with old and young alike. I think you will be surprised
Father, when you know her better, to find out how much there is to her and how much ability he has.
My idea is now, to start in in Syracuse the 1st of November after spending October, or most of it, in Camp. I won't ask anyone up there but will hold myself ready to help you take care of any party you may have up.
If you have $100 on the way to me now I think you had better send another $100 to Greenwood Inn, Evanston, Ill. we are going from here to Chicago on the boat, Northland , which is nearly as large and equally as fine as the ocean going steamers.
Take good care of yourself, Father dear, and don't work too hard over business and politics. You are so well along now that you can better afford to take things easy.
Devotedly your son
John
August 18th 1904 -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 16, 1904
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 16, 1904
My dear Mrs Griffin
The fountain pens arrived and I am very much obliged to you for your trouble in getting them.
I just discovered a couple of bills you sent me to be O.K.'d some time ago and I am sorry I have delayed so in attending to them; I enclose them.
Mr Morrison joins me in kindest regards.
Yours heartily
John E. Woodruff
Dec 16th '04 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Just a line, dear Father, to ask you if the Smith Premier Typewriter would care to put an ad. in the Yale Banner which is being gotten out this year by Lance Reed and Harry Stebblins. It's the one publication of it's kind that nearly every man in college takes as it contains all clubs and societies, a list of all enrolled students in the University, pictures of buildings and teams etc. Most of the ads and devoted to local trade and I really think a S.P.T. one might do some good. The main reason for writing is because Lance and Harry asked me to a full page add is $50 and a half page $25. Please let me know at your convenience on the matter. If you do not fall in with the idea write such a letter as will do to show to Lance and Harry.
with the same old love for you and Mother I am as ever devotedly your soni
John E.
Monday P.M.
Just came from seeig my first show of the season, Ethel Barrymore in Cousin Kate. I think it far surpasses anything she has ever appeared in before even including Captain Jinks. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, JULY 27, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, JULY 27, 1904
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July 27 '04
Dearest Dad
Just back from the woods today after spending yesterday at the Adirondacks League club. I got Hector Haremeyer to have Denis build his Camp on Little Morse Lake which he will start when he is finished at Kora. We had a great time up there six of us including Esty who is a dandy, I think when we left there the Haremeyers insisted that he come down with them and spend a week here which he very gladly accepted. He was a great aid to me when all the fellows were up there.
I forgot to tell you what wonderful fishing we have had in the lake. Nobody has gone out in either party who has returned with less than 10 or 12 and last Sunday Hector and his wife caught 33 yesterday. Miss Woodruff caught 18 and the day before something over 40 were brought in by 2 boats. I guess raising the lake made quite a difference. Moreover over 2/3 of all these catches came from the hole inn the outlet between the rocks and the temporary dam. Miss Woodruff caught all hers there and they averaged well over 1/2 lb. all this proves to me that the trout beginn to run down the stream about this time of year but are now stopped by the dam. So, it seems to me, that in years past we have only been stocking Morse River by stocking our lake because nothing like the number or size of trout that go down come
back up. I should think the scheme would be to keep them from going down in the Fall but open up to let them in in the Spring.
Everything seems to be going along beautifully at Camp; never saw the place look so beautiful. I leave for my "tour of the west" Monday. Today I wrote to Mr Farnham for my first check of $250 which I will make last as long as possible. Now that I am out of college I am taking things much easier and looking at everything in a more sober and
Sensible tight as you will notice when you return. I am perfectly prepared to settle down to hard-work and in fact am looking forward to it. I want very much to start in in the factory in Syracuse where you are so much interested and have so many friends who would help me so much on account of their regard for you.
You can't imagine how much
I miss you and darling Mother It seems impossible to believe that she is not with you since she is not with me. Never, never Father, will we cease to mourn her and realize what a wonderful companion we have lost.' As you say, no sweeter woman ever lived or ever will. If the Mother of my children is half as thoughtful or half as sweet as she always was they may thank God and deem themselves most fortunate. Somehow or other I miss her more as time goes on, never will I be able to adapt myself to the space her death left vacant in my life. At first
I thought I could, I thought the coming on of new events would fill it up, but now I know they never can. All I can say is, God Bless her and treat her as she did you and me.
With love for your own dear self I am devotedly your son
John -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Dearest Father
Last night we didn't get back from West Point till eight o'clock which was only time to get a bite to eat and run to the show. You see I had all the tickets so I had to make sure of getting there first. I intended going to see Mother between the acts and then I thought I would wait till the show was over but when that came about it was very late and I didn't have time. I got to the Waldorf Cafe about twenty minutes after you left, so the head waiter said - I am really very sorry not to have see you and Mother. I am coming down Election day so I will see you then -
I wish you could have seen the West Point game, it was a cocker and proved that we have a remarkable team this year which unless crippled will run Princeton and Harvard off the field.
As per our last talk I'll not put in your graduate application for Princeton seats but just put in my own for 3 seats for you, Mother and me; then if you find you can't come I can easily get rid of them.
with devoted love
I am Affectionately
John
Sunday noon. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Monday
Dearest Father
Just a line to say that I will be at the appartments somewhere about 2.30. If you will just leave word for me when you will be there I'll be on deck. I will stay in New York over that night and come back here at 4 the next afternoon.
I'll bring down the stationary with me.
Devotedly
John E. -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 30, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 30, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
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My dear Mrs Griffin:
As regards those bills all the items seem all right. I can't recollect anything about the Pearson bill but as it is only 75 cents, let it go. I was rather surprised at the price Stadler put on the Norfolk jacket he made me, $60, and I wish you would have Father tell him so. About the Mason Trowbridge letter please send him $3 as I did owe him $25 instead of the $22 which was sent him.
I am very much obliged indeed for the clippings, Mrs Griffin, I only get N.Y. papers about twice a week.
Yours sincerely
John E. Woodruff
August 30
P.S. You know there is 10% coming off the Stadler bill per agreement -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, OCTOBER 5, 1905
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, OCTOBER 5, 1905
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My dear Mrs Griffin.
Just a line to ask you if Tiffany has the plate from which my calling cards have been made. If so I want 50 more cards ordered for my use before I start in business, at which time I will have a new plate made with my business address on. Please let me know about the plate; if you have any recollection about it.
Hoping you have enjoyed a most delightful summer I am
Yours heartily
John E. Woodruff
Smith Premier
Syracuse
Thursday Oct 5/05 -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
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Wednesday
My dear Mrs Griffin
Our examination schedules only just came out today so I have been unable to let you know about June 7th before. My exams do not begin till June 9th so I can come down June 7th.
I am sending a letter to Father to your care as I want you to forward it to him unless he will be in the city this week.
Sincerely
John E. Woodruff -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
Dearest Father
Your last letter to me said that you wanted me to write you of our plans so you would surely get the letter on Monday when you went to the office as I sent one letter out on the Saturday noon train and another Sunday night with Vanderbilt private car.
We leave Monday noon. Now I want to ask you what you think of my staying up here. If you think it is a good plan my not going to the Fair then I think I might much better remain up here and get all the rest and good health possible before the week at Suzanne's. There isn't much object my taking that tiresome trip down to turn around and take the tiresome trip back again
In one case of staying here I would then go down the 21st so as to register the 2nd. That would give me three days to get ready to go to Milwaukee. Also that would give me a good chance to buy Suzanne's wedding present.
I have taken a great deal of interest in the work here and help as much of the time as I can spare from entertaining the Watsons. I should don't now about four hours a day. If I stay up here after the eve go I will keep the same hours as the men, eat with them and derise very much benefit from it. Of course I would put a valuation on my services, about 2 few day, because though I might not do as much work I would be valuable as an inspiration to them "n'est pas"?
There is one very important thing I want to speak to you about and that is Genie's engagement ring. Now that it is pratically announced and everyone knows of it she certainly ought to have the ring. I want to take it to Milwaukee with me as we may officially announce it there. Don't you think it would be better to take one of Mother's real diamonds and have it set as a solitaire than to sink money in another? Genie's mind is absolutely set on a ring of her own and would not wear one of Mother's but if one of Mother's diamonds is set in a ring it would not be one of Mother's rings and Genie need never know that the diamond isn't a new one. If this plan meets your approval you could bring one or two of the best
sized stones up with you the 15th, If I don't go down the 10th, and we could select one. It must be absolutely the best and most beautiful ring money can buy; certainly Genie deserves such a one even if I don't.
The Herald article you enclosed to Jack was only a fragment of the article I supppose as it was just the tail-end about a buck and two does you killed. Can't you get ahold of a whole article so we can all read it.
Please send up some stub pens and 4 boxes of 303 cartidges; we are nearly out of them.
With love from all I am
devotedly
John
Tuesday
P.S. I did not briany of your letters up here though I told Marie I though I would bring up just one that was there but that was an advertisement. -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 10, 1908
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 10, 1908
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Dec. 10 '08
Dear Father
I have just read John's letter to you and have only a few words to add to it. John Palmers and I had a protracted meeting here in the office last night after supper and decided on a definite course. In understanding the situation this must be realized, that we must face and take care of a monthly deficit provided our sales merely keep up with the average for the past 12 months, namely 5 per month. At the rate of our expenses for the [---] period this deficit has been about $3000.00, so the [---] last night was for the purpose of cutting down our [---] so as to reduce this deficit we decided on a [---] of about $1800.00 by laying off one draftsman, the [---] of the shop and half the men in the shop, one [?grapher], the inspector and the rock drill man we [?] made a big cut in advertising and the amount of [---] ordered to complete machines. The idea of all [---] was that the deficit might be reduced to such an [---] that our resources - namely one more call on the [---] might carry us to a point where we have raised [---] average of sales to a point where it will carry us. All this cutting does not effect our ability to solicit orders - because the cut hasn't been made in that direction - or our ability to execute orders - because we have 20 machines practically completed which will carry us for 4 months at our average rate of 5 per month. This cutting is entirely my idea, as I doubt if John would have given it a thought tell the next call was used up. In fact the meeting last night was at my instigation and at the meeting I succeeded in so thoroughly scaring John & Palmers that before it was finished they were almost willing to cut their own salaries. We are doing this pruning without in any way jeopradising our organization as we are not letting any men go who have proved indispensable to us, [---] who we could not get back if we wanted them.
Of course we are in hopes, and believe, that this policy is only temporary. It will be easier for us, [---] better business conditions come along, to slowly resume our normal state, than to cut down after all our resources have been spent. The only cut down [---] would be a shut down, and we can't have that.
Don't worry, we'll come out all right, and that all there is to it. The machine proves itself more of [---] wonder every day - except as a seller - and the [---] isn't far off when that exceptioin will be recurred. [---] we are after now is to keep that day from being [---] far off.
Love to Isabel we are all very well. I am [---] down Tuesday night and will return Thursday
Devotedly John -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 12, 1908
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 12, 1908
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December 12 '08
Dear Father
Yours of the 10th just received this A.M. thought I said in my letter of the 7th that we would [---] a check from you for $500.00 to meet a pay roll on [---] This pay roll is actually paid Saturday noon [---] it is our custom to ge the money Friday. Not hearing [---] you yesterday I put off getting the money till today [---] now that a check did not accompany your letter [---] drawing on you for $500.00 and am sending this [---] without delay to you at Sherry's so you know [---] this draft will be presented, or you will be phoned [---] it, on Monday at 43 to 39th This draft will [---] very little more than cover the pay roll and other [---] that must be met by Monday, so I am not [---] a chance on shairing in the way of a remittance [---] coming in by Monday. we are expecting settlement [---] on the Penna R R [---]
As I wrote you on Thursday I am coming down Tuesday night to have time for a little necessary shopping in New York and Josephines supper in Brooklyn that night Wednesday at 10 P.M. So don't you put off anything you have for Wednesday night I am coming back Thursday night, unless there is some reason for staying over till Friday.
I suppose you expected your leter of the 10th would reach me yesterday the 11th but I notice by the envelope that it was not taken from the mail box till 12.30 yesterday If I had gotten it yesterday [---] could have telegraphed you for the 500 but now [---] have not choice but drawing.
With love and looking forward to seeing you [---] Wednesday I am Yours devotedly
John
P.S. I will come over to Sherry's to Breakfast [---] leaving my things at the Yale Club, where I will [---] a room. I suppose you breakfast about 8.30. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 7, 1908
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 7, 1908
Dec 7 '08
Dear Father
I am in receipt of yours of the 4th and am much indebted for such a detailed account of the reasons for your withdrawal from the Senatorship race. It was exactly as I had expecteed except that I had supposed you had good reason to believe you could get the election if you fought to the end for it. Still, as I reason it all out, it does not seem as if it were a possibility for you to contend successfully against the powers that would have been brought to bear to bring about Root's election. As it is you are certainly in fine shape with the incoming administration and I must say I have been surprised at the almost absolute lack of sarcasm thrown in your direction by the press in general. I only hope that the next time you have your heart set on something of this kind no one else will bob up with a seemingly better claim. I am sending back Taft's letter.
Concerning Frank Hiscock's letter to you, which I am also enclosing, beg to say I have seen Wal Hiscock (Bert's Brother and the executor of the estate) and have fixed it up with him that they are not to worry about paying the call due now on the stock and that they will wait till at least Jan 1st before endeavoring in any way to dispose of it. The understanding is that they will sell the stock for just what Bert paid in and will, therefore, forfeit the interest which has accumulated.
I note by your letter that you are in Kamp but will be in New York again on Wednesday morning. I am afraid the Co. will have to have some more money on your call, as much as you can spare we have a pay roll on Friday which our present balance does not cover. I think 500. will see us well towards the end of the month as we are expecting to get, before the end of the month, remittances amounting to at least $1500.00 These are slow in coming in and I cant count on them although we are doing everything possible to get them. The only trouble is we should be paying some invoices that fell due Nov 1st and which we are holding up as they do not seem to be in any great hurry for the money. All this reminds me forcibly of the fact that we are nearing the end of our financial rope and that unless business takes an upward turn pretty soon, we will be in a bad hole. John left Wednesday night and returns tomorrow morning. I am expecting at that time to learn more definately just how matters stand and what we can reasonably expect in the way of orders in the next 60 days. When you realize that our entire accounts receivable only amount to about $7000.00 and that our expenses are that every month, it shows that we are running pretty close. You know John as well as I do and you know that the hates to pull in any if he thinks it looks as if there was business for us in the near future. The trouble is John's jusgement on this is, in nearly every instance, wrong. In John's mind every cloud has a silver lining and he gives along in a happy-go-lucky way on this basis. As far as our business gives you would think the panic was now at it's height. We have been going along on the basis that the tide was turning but, unless the tide does turn, we can't go along this way much longer. Instead of holding in any we are continually branching out. We are doing a considerable amount of expensive work on the drill, the 500 volt mch, the A.C. mch and have now more demonstrators than we have ever had before at any one time. Besides our shop is working on full time instead of partial time as has been the case for the past ten months. We don't seem to have any trouble securing trial propositions but there is no direct return from these as the profit from the sale of a single machine under these conditions is entirely list in the expense we are under in making the installation. Of course we charge the Coal Co with the services of the demonstrator but this does not nearly let us out whole on the matter. As you know we can't expect to make any money until we receive additional orders at the conclusion of a succe -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
Monday A. M.
Dearest Father,
I went up to Boston Friday afternoon, took in the joint concert that night, game the next day where I saw Joe Vernon and Wyllys Terry, saw Jimmy Powers that night and returned on the midnight last night arriving here in time for chapel this A. M. There isn't much to tell about the game except that we had the luck then that Princeton had a week before; we were mighty lucky to win by the margin we did. Odgen Reid, Arthur Haremeyer and I had a suite of rooms at the Essex. Went around seeing the sights with Alec Cameron Sat. night and went to call over in Brookline where I accepted an invitation to stay to supper.
I got a notice from Mr Merritt on Thursday to call at the office about cuts and marks or else a letter would be sent home stating how many I had taken. Since I entered College I have never taken so few cuts and marks and only two of my lessons and below 3 and those two over 2.50 so I went over there up in arms. After straightening things out I am credited with 38 marks, 28 being carried over from last year, and 10 cuts. Therefore I have taken 10 marks and 10 cuts in two full months which is the best record I have. Mr Merritt admitted this but said a letter would have to be sent home so I write this that you may not worry over it when it comes.
I absolutely haven't a cent to spend Thanksgiving in New York with, Father, and I wish you would send me enough to finish the month with. That of this month came the usual expenses besides $50 lost on the Princeton game, the Garland bill of $43 and an expensive trip to Boston.
Do write me about the Camp. What agreement did you come to with Mr [Saturlee]? It will be hard to get used to not going up there Xmas but we can get used to it all right. I'm very sorry I won't see you and Mother THursday. Will be down Sat. Devotedly John. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 3, 1908
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, DECEMBER 3, 1908
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Dec 3rd 1908
Dear Father
So sorry conditions so shaped themselves that you had to drop out of the race. It was hard luck and nothing else. Your statements have all been very good and the newspaper comments have been excellent. Everyone seems to think you made a mistake but of course you didn't.
I have some Dr bills and one or two others that I would like to get out of the way as they have run for a considerable length of time. One is Dr Heffron (97.00) most of which covers his services at the time Genie had the operation on her teeth. Another Dr Dayau (195.00) for this operation. I thought this would be $300 as he gave me to understand it might go as high as that but as a matter of fact he charged ($100.00 for the operation and $95.00 for 19 visits at $5 per. These two are the most pressing of the bills and $500 wil put me practically even with the game; where I was on Jan 1st 08. If it had not been for Genies illness I would have saved over $500 since then instead of going in the hole. If it is possible I wish you would help me out at this time, if not these bills can wait a while longer.
We are all very well and Genie is continuing on her improvement. Hope you will be up this way soon. Write when you have time.
Love to Isabel.
Devotedly
John -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
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Dearest Father.
The faculty took off my suspension first as Mr Merritt felt sure they would. I haven't taken a mark or cut since the term began and am going to keep this pace up till at least Xmas. Moreover I get out every lesson before I go into the class room; I'm sure that when Xmas comes you will be amazed at my standing. Another thing, now that I have an off and Corinthian Yacht Club on whose House committee I serve as chairman. But there is one set of dues on which I want to speak to you privately about, but in view of the fact that I may not see you for some time I'll write a few words now. It's about the Hall on Prospect Street. There a man is supposed to give each year, that is I mean the year when he is under Graduate member, as much as he can afford towards paying the running expenses. Now these expenses [fast] up each yea about $3,000 which is entirely paid for by our 15 men. That makes as you see an average of $200 apiece. If course some men can't give as much as other men so Arthur Haremeyer, Hastings Arnold, Jam Moorehead and I each subscribed $300 so that two or three of the poorer men need only give $100 or so. This $300 is to paid in 4 installments of $75 each one of which is now due and enjoyable Saturday night and Sunday before me I haven't the slightest desire to go to New York as I had last year.
I received my dividend check this A. M. with a not from Mr Farnham saying I would get my regular allowance tomorrow. All this is not a bit too much for this first month. I have to give a great deal for books, my Blackstone Law books above cost $30. Then I have my different club dues such as Golf club, University club, Psi
I want to know if you won't pay this for me.
Please understand that besides this our expenses are very heavy as we have two costly dinners a week to pay for besides everything that is use up by grads very many of returns are dropping in every week none of whom are allowed to pay for anything Outside of this $300 I should judge my checks will amount to at as any man of my position in the class is bound to incur you will find that it figures right up so that when I buy a suit of clothes, overcoat or any thing like that there isn't much reserve to pay with so in the past I have always run up bills. This year, however, I will not charge a single article and will do my best to live on the $200 a month if you will pay this $300 to the Hall and my term bills In this way and by cutting ouot trips to New York I will diminish last years rediculous sum spent by $2,500.
I honestly haven't had time as yet to send on those socks but will surely do so tonight. By the way do you expect to take in the Yale-Princeton game this year, if so I will get a room at the N. H. House. I won't have any girl up for it this year unless I take my best girl, Mother. I hope you
least $30 a month. Then pay $8 a week for board. About my most costly fad or luxury or whatever you may call it is golf. At present it is the only available exercise for a weakling like me and I indulge in it just about every afternoon as I have no lessons any afternoon in the week. In one day's golf I pay $1.00 to play, 60 [cent symbol] to my caddie and $1.50 or more for balls which cost 50 [cent symbol] apiece.. You come to add up all these besides as many again expenses
both will come.
I have a few other bits of news which I can't think of but I will contain them in another letter Sunday.
I see you are the May pole of the political "festival" just now being run off in and about New York. I only hope they are not winding you up too tightly.
Dearest and best love to Mother and you.
Heartily & devotedly John.. -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, UNDATED
Wednesday
Dearest Father
Just a line to say that whether I come down or not the Watsons only want a small room with a double bed in whatever hotel you choose because Genie may stay at Mary Belle Hudsons and Mrs Watson wants spend as little as possible on the room. It would be very nice if you could meet them if I dont go down but if I do just let me know by Saturday night where you have the room and I can take them there. I think they will stay in New York two nights.
The rainy spell is still on but the work of filling up behind the lean-tos seems to go on just as rapidly as if the weather were clear. It is simply appalling the amount of work that filling up requires. Jack has the work very system-atically arranged and the four husky teams leg it as fast as they can back and forth and yet there isn't a great deal to show for each day's work. They draw about 130 loads a day.
Jack was rather surprised that you expected to see much accomplished on the new building when you got here the 15th. The head stone mason, Kathlan I think is his name, has only been here two days - had to go out for several days to a convention - so there has only been one mason here who of course alone could not do much towards getting the stone for the foundation but Jack has got Kathlan and a third mason coming in in a day or two; he's going to have them work overtime to get as much as possible doe before you and the architect get here Jack has put his whole force on this
filling up so no logs have yet been cut for the new building. Dennis also has been handicapped in that he has been the only carpenter but now McDowell seems to be tied-up on the dam because of his neglect to order more cement till a few days ago - the original supply gave out yesterday - so Jack is going to enroll his carpenter and the another one is coming in in a few days. you see this filling up is something that must be done before the cold comes and as it's such a big undertaking Jack was wise, I think, in putting all his energies on that.
They have moved the lean-to wood pile to a place behind the wash house and have levelled the ground down between the camp and
the lean-tos; this space will make the prettiest stretch of lawn about the camp - it's all ready now for it's coat of top-dressing.
I've just talked with Jack and he wants me to tell you a few things in this letter as he hasn't time today to write. Three carpenters will be workig this afternoon finishing up the butters pantry. Pete & Jim Brannon are cutting logs for the new room and the stone mason has nearly enough stone cut for the foundation so when the other masons come they can just pile the stones in. The foundation hole has been dug and I do think that the work will go on very rapidly. Jack promises to have the building well along when you get here. He also acknowledges receipt of books and trunk.
Devotedly
John -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
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My dear Mrs Griffin
When I got Mr Smith's letter about wanting facts conncerning my wedding I spoke to Father about it and told him I didn't know what was meant unless it were to date which hasn't as yet been decided on. I can't see that there are any other facts needed. We don't know for sure where we are to live after we get back from Europe. The only thing I am sure of now is a marriage about the 1st of June with a week at camp for a starter in the way of a honeymoon and then a trip abroad. I haven't asked my ushers yet and Miss Watson hasn't decided on her brides maids all this will be done next week while I am in Columbus. Anyway, I don't see why Mr Smith is in such a hurry for all this when it probably won't be published till within a week of the wedding during to so many changes generally made in the bridal party and other arrangements just before the weddig noone ever gives for publication the make up of the bridal party till within a week of the wedding at the earliest and generally not until the day before. I should like to hear from you about all this and if there is anything you must know now I will do my best to inform you.
I enclose some bills to be paid.
Yours most Sincerely
John E. Woodruff
479 East Broad Street
Columbus Ohio -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1903
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1903
Dearest father
This is the best thing I can find to write you on. I will certainly come down Friday and stay over till Saturday noon. I'll try to make another date with Wyllis Terry for Friday afternoon.
As to Dr. Cady's bill, unless it covers a good deal of work that was done last Spring as well as that done this fall, there is a mistake. Even if it does cover all the work done by him it is pretty much outrageous, I should say through I haven't much idea how the chargres of New York dentists compares with that of others. I appreciate your paying my term bill and have taken very seriously to heart what you say about economy. As I write you once before I allow myself no luxuries whatever this year such as clothes, theatres or meals at Moreys; my only one is gold and I do spend a good deal of money on that but the game has such prominence as a game and as a social pastime that I consider the money well spent. Of course being a fine golfer does not gain the man a great deal of prominence in college such as football or base-ball does but it has these last two lashed to the mast in after life, from the time a man graduates till he toys with his grandchildren. Do you remember our game at the Albanny Country club years ago! I could have shot the ball at 100 feet more times than I could but it with a club and as for you the less said the better.
Although my application for a room at the New Haven House comes in a bit late I think the wires will work.
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If you get any chance to bet lay it on as we are more than satisfied with our chances. I am going to write Mr Frank Platt and Joe Vernon to try to have them up here that day, November 17 for our reunion so I will offer to procure them football seats which means that I will need all of your and my applications. If you have promised seats to anyone or expect to need any let me know as soon as possible so I can arrange it.
I have seen about rooms for the game since writing the above. I find that there is no single room with a bath which means that to have a bath you must take two rooms from Friday noon to Sunday 6 P.M. which costs $40. for the two days including meals for 4 people which above would come to $12 or $15. I must let Mr Johnson know your decision by Wednesday night. One room with two beds will cost for those two days $8.
I will write again before Friday.
Dearest love to Mother and you.
John
Monday Oct, 12. 1903 -
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1904
FROM JOHN E. WOODRUFF, OCTOBER 12, 1904
Oct 12 04
Dearest Father
Not much news. Your telegram received and work on the New room will be pushed right along although as yet only half the stone foundation has bee laid. The more I think of it the better assured I feel that the building can set as low as you planned and yet be O.K. stil I thought it best that Genie should explain it to you.
It has been snowing quite hard. It does seem as if we could not get a clear day though snow is much more preferable than rain.
Don't forget to bring my small grip up with you; the other had
better be sent to Bklyn, we have begun to net the brown trout, caught three large ones yesterday; one weighed 6 1/2 lbs and the other two 4 each. This is about the last chance we will have to catch them out with any success because when they scatter to the other two lakes they will be hard to find. As we only have one decent net here I have sent to Mr Davis to come in if he can with two or three state nets which we could borrow for the rest of the Fall till the ice comes I am also catching as many success out as possible letting the shivers go because there are none too many of them when
you think that what are in this lake must spread to the other two lakes to feed the tens of thousands of trout that you will put in the other lakes.
There is no more news. I am very well indeed, gaining every day, and only hope that you won't come up here all played out.
Arthur Haremeyer has just returned from the west, where he has been for some time, and spent a couple of days last week in New Haven where he made out the amount the Wolf's Head men owe the Hall. I received my final indebtedness a couple of days ago from him $134.04. This includes all
of what I incurred in the Hall during May and June as well as my share in the expenses of reunion and graduation week besides my share in extended improvements which our class donated. My donation to the running expeses of the Hall was $200 of which I had paid $175 so this $25 deficiency is also included in this final bill. I wish very much that you would send Arthur a check for that amount, $134.04, to East 57th St near 5th Ave.
I was entered on your payroll Monday sice when I have been doing a good 10 hours work a day, I decided not to go to Russeau camp.
Devotedly John -
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JULY 24, 1904
JOHN E. WOODRUFF TO GRIFFIN, JULY 24, 1904
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July 24 04
My dear Mrs Griffin,
I am here at Seabright visiting the Haremeyers so if there is any mail from Father please forward it to me c/o W. F. Haremeyer, Rumson Road. I just got back from the woods where I went with the whole Haremeyer family for over Sunday at Kill Kare. Esty Morrison is also here on their invitation; he had been a great aid to me during the two parties I have had at Camp.
I'm going out to Michigan Monday to spend a month but I will leave my address with you in case of emergency; I will send it to you when I go to New York.
Hoping you are having an enjoyable time this Summer and not completely melting away in the Broadway office
I am Yours heartily
John E. Woodruff
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