Sharp diary 1918 page 180. Wednesday 26 June 1918 - New York
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Wednesday 26th of June 1918
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School as usual all day. Going very well but a terrible waste of time & energy — there are two people in the school for each number of the staff! We take tea with Peggy [Scovill] at Henri’s after the afternoon session. [Percy] Grainger and his mother call on us after dinner and stay here 2_ hours or more. He looks very chastened and much older than when I last saw him, far less boyish and buoyant than he used to be. He told me what he is doing in the Army band business and apparently he is kept pretty busy. He showed considerable interest in my Appalachian tunes and Maud & I sang some snatches. Maud & Mrs G[rainger] foregathered while I talked shop with Percy. They are both very enamoured of America and I take it that he means to throw in his lot with that country now. I am sorry but it would be useless to attempt to make him change his mind. Weather remarkably cool & pleasant for this time of year. I am feeling a bit tired as the work is just as hard as though we had a full school.Location
USA : New York : New York [40.7143528,-74.0059731]
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