Cecil Sharp Diary 1918

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Wednesday 15th of May 1918

Transcription Notes

Woke up rather tired and then went to Tea Pot Inn & breakfasted again with Bradley, afterwards getting off my last M.S book to Kittredge, my films to Meyrowitz etc and purchasing a new straw hat. Through the telephone arranged to lunch with the Leslies, tea at 4 with the Hendersons at 5 with Mrs Vanderbilt and dine at 8 with the Willerts. The lunch was very pleasant and Shane walked back with me to the hotel discussing Ludgrove, Arthur Dunn, G. O. S[mith] etc to our hearts content.1 Mrs Henderson is an old lady, widow of a Senator living in a high Rock Castle[?] She talked about the ballet and the Delsante[?] arm movements etc and lived in the Mid Victorian days of dancing. Mrs Geo Vanderbilt is a fine rather Jewish looking woman, a widow who received us in her garden, smoked with us, and was free & easy. Evidently interested in the mountain people but not I imagine artistically inclined. The dinner at the Willerts was most interesting; we sang several songs and everyone was clearly most sympathetic to the work I am doing. There were Mrs & Capt[ain] Aldrich, Mrs Crane of Mass[achusetts] & her sister and Sir Babington Smith of the English Commission in America. Maud & I walked home in the cool of the evening very well pleased with our day’s work though very tired withal. We decide to go back to Nellysford on Friday, via Charlottesville.

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USA : Washington DC [38.8951118,-77.0363658]

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