Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to M.T. Liang, Chinese Delegation, Washington, D.C. December 21, 1921
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to M.T. Liang, Chinese Delegation, Washington, D.C. December 21, 1921
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to M.T. Liang, Chinese Delegation, Washington, D.C. December 21, 1921
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My dear Mr. Liang:
Many thanks for your good letter. I am sorry now to have bothered you unduly. Just about an hour after I sent my message to you, Mrs. Chen called me on the telephone from Boston. She had almost beaten her message to this section. After a discussion of the situation, it was decided that she and her husband would come to Andover the next morning and go with me to Northfield that afternoon, as I was due there for a preaching engagement on the following day. We had rather a hard trip, but this was largely forgotten the next morning when Mrs. Chen and her sister met, so unexpectedly to the latter, and had a beautiful day together. The Chens left for New York that night. I have urged them strongly to return for our Christmas festivities. Mrs. Chen apparently wishes to do so if her husband consents, and I hope he can be persuaded, for her presence here will mean everything to Mary and not a little to the rest of us.
We are still looking forward greatly to your own visit. There are several problems connected with the youngsters that I am anxious to talk over with you person; and I am sure that it will mean very much to Mr. Sun and the other parents involved if you can bring them, when you return to China, the latest and first-hand reports of the condition and doings of their youngsters.
With sincerest greetings and good wishes for the holiday season, believe me always,
Faithfully yours,
Many thanks for your good letter. I am sorry now to have bothered you unduly. Just about an hour after I sent my message to you, Mrs. Chen called me on the telephone from Boston. She had almost beaten her message to this section. After a discussion of the situation, it was decided that she and her husband would come to Andover the next morning and go with me to Northfield that afternoon, as I was due there for a preaching engagement on the following day. We had rather a hard trip, but this was largely forgotten the next morning when Mrs. Chen and her sister met, so unexpectedly to the latter, and had a beautiful day together. The Chens left for New York that night. I have urged them strongly to return for our Christmas festivities. Mrs. Chen apparently wishes to do so if her husband consents, and I hope he can be persuaded, for her presence here will mean everything to Mary and not a little to the rest of us.
We are still looking forward greatly to your own visit. There are several problems connected with the youngsters that I am anxious to talk over with you person; and I am sure that it will mean very much to Mr. Sun and the other parents involved if you can bring them, when you return to China, the latest and first-hand reports of the condition and doings of their youngsters.
With sincerest greetings and good wishes for the holiday season, believe me always,
Faithfully yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
December 21, 1921
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All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence