Sharp diary 1917 page 110. Thursday 12 April 1917 - Knoxville
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Thursday 12th of April 1917
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Woke with a bad headache after a very warm & stuffy night. Dr. Russell Smith whom I had met in the train on his way from Pennsylvania University of which he is a professor spoke about tree planting in highlands, a very good and suggestive address, in the morning. He lunched with me and left soon after 2 p.m. I spoke for an hour or more at 2.45, M[aud] & I singing several songs. It made rather an effect and my audience was clearly very interested at the appreciation which I gave of the mountaineers. A Rev Ellis of Virginia was especially struck and seemed to me a very nice man. Gave us a cordial invitation to his house. Had tea in my room & after dinner we went to hear Vogt talk on industrial & folk schools of Denmark. A very humorous — unconsciously so — address which kept us amused till 10 p.m. when we left leaving him in command of a greatly reduced audience! Beginning to rain & giving prospect of a cooler day tomorrow.Location
USA : Tennessee : Knoxville [35.9606384,-83.9207392]
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