Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. F.L. Bateman, September 20, 1926
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Title
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. F.L. Bateman, September 20, 1926
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. F.L. Bateman, September 20, 1926
Description
Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to F.L. Bateman about Helen Tsai's missing suitcase. Explains his ward, Helen Tsai, is missing a suitcase. Believes it was lost between the Drake Hotel and the train station. Asked Bateman to search for the bag. Mentions Mr. Drake, a friend, would be willing to search the hotel for the suitcase. Describes the suitcase.
Transcription
September 20, 1926
Mr. F.L. Bateman
7 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, Ill.
My dear Mr. Bateman:
The two latest Chinese words to be entrusted to my care reached Andover a day or two ago, the son and daughter of Admiral Tsai of Peking, who, I believe, is a personal friend of yours. The girl, Miss Helen Tsai, as I understand she is to be known in this country, is distressed over the loss in Chicago of her suitcase, which she tells me disappeared somewhere between the Drake Hotel and the train on which she left Chicago. As nearly as I can gather from her story of conditions, the bag was probably left at the Drake Hotel or in the station In Chicago, where I think the time for boarding the train was extremely short. Anyway, the bag is missing and I am wondering whether there is any chance that you could start investigations looking to its recovery, though I am afraid that it is perhaps unlikely that such efforts will meet with success.
It has occurred to me that Mr. Drake himself, a good personal friend of mine, would be eager to institute an unusually thorough search in his own hotel in case the bag was left there. I understand that the bag is brown in color with white lettering, the letters representing Miss Tsai initials. Y. K.T, I shall appreciate, as will she, may help you can give us.
Very sincerely yours
Mr. F.L. Bateman
7 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, Ill.
My dear Mr. Bateman:
The two latest Chinese words to be entrusted to my care reached Andover a day or two ago, the son and daughter of Admiral Tsai of Peking, who, I believe, is a personal friend of yours. The girl, Miss Helen Tsai, as I understand she is to be known in this country, is distressed over the loss in Chicago of her suitcase, which she tells me disappeared somewhere between the Drake Hotel and the train on which she left Chicago. As nearly as I can gather from her story of conditions, the bag was probably left at the Drake Hotel or in the station In Chicago, where I think the time for boarding the train was extremely short. Anyway, the bag is missing and I am wondering whether there is any chance that you could start investigations looking to its recovery, though I am afraid that it is perhaps unlikely that such efforts will meet with success.
It has occurred to me that Mr. Drake himself, a good personal friend of mine, would be eager to institute an unusually thorough search in his own hotel in case the bag was left there. I understand that the bag is brown in color with white lettering, the letters representing Miss Tsai initials. Y. K.T, I shall appreciate, as will she, may help you can give us.
Very sincerely yours
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 20, 1926
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Manuscripts. Correspondence.