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Hotel San Remo
Central park West 74th & 75th St.
New York
December 5, 97
My dear Mrs. meleney,
You are always so very thoughtful in writing to me,-& I am- apparently- so little appreciative of your kind thought of me; but let me assure you,-your letters are just like “shining stars among the many letters I receive. The days are too short, to do all “I ought to do”; & hence you have, please, to be lenient with me, & offer take my - cover
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“good will” for the deed.-I hope, your little give is quite well again. I know, your heart is “full” all the time- aside of the “needs & necessities” for the entire family. It is so difficult to avoid getting a cold these days.- I always wanted to ask you. “Would your brother, Dr. [Cait], ever have the time to give us a lecture on “points of health” for the kindergarten & little children under 8 years of age? I believe- that is his specialty?- Please,
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Excuse this question,& regard it as “nothing”, if out of place. I am greedy for the members of the Association-I have re-read Mrs.[Bertt’s]letter,- & overlooked at the time, that she said. “Later on in the Season she would give us a lecture.- Please, bear these points in mind for our ”Meeting” on Tuesday. Of course, I shall be willing & do anything I can, if the Committee says so. I have had quite a “holiday” by not speaking of our last delightful Meeting, and to have only a very short-2o minutes-talk on Dec 18th.
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It being our December meeting i.e. the Christmas Meeting, I also have a little fun in store for the members.-Thinking it all over, I believe, it may be best not to have an “open meeting’ on the 18th,-for two reasons, [viz]:
Because of the [Darraeh] who [so not] word “that he did not like it to be the public for various reasons; and that he had made this offer solely for me”.
Because of “the fun” I am going to have.-It would all give the wrong impression of our Alumni work to outsiders. Don’t you think so too?- Our January meeting could be a public, or “open” one.
And what do you think of my idea: Would it be well if
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if I were to write: the heads of prominent Kgten workers; for [inst]: Mrs F [Carlei] & Mrs. wakerman,&- who else? In Brooklyn; and Mrs. Dozier, Mrs.--- from the Teacher College Mrs. Haven, Mrs [Hancher],Mrs [Harris] & c. whoever we ^i.e. The Committee may decide upon, If I said: I to write them,- this was said merely: to hold out my hand, & show, that I, the “much abused Mrs. Kraus” is broad enough for the occasion. I see-your smile! Tell me frankly-am I right-or wrong? I am “teachable”.
Dear Mrs Meleney, your de-lightful account about your “family Ktgen” will not leave my mind. What a fine Kindergarten & true Mother you are!
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Thank you, for “ending-up” The interesting educative account of the “broker dream” You should write this up, as an article, and send it to the “Kgten Review”- Anna Harvey visited any class last Wednesday and brought her Class. I had invited them for any final lecture on the II Gift. We had a lovely Afternoon. She has such nice girls in her Class- Are you ever in the City on a Monday or Wednesday at about 11 AM? And would you like to look in “on any class?- or in the Afternoon of either days?- I hope, I have not tired you with my long letter.
Your loving old friend
Maria Kraus Boelte
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Hand book for Mothers
Mary Louise Butler
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Womans Simple
Chicago Ill.
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Hotel San Remo
Central park west 74th & 75th St.
New York
Dec 6’97
Mrs Clarence b. Meleney
#985 Butler Street
Brooklyn N.Y.