Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan, Dairen, Manchuria, December 30, 1929
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan, Dairen, Manchuria, December 30, 1929
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan, Dairen, Manchuria, December 30, 1929
Transcription
Dear Mr. Tsai:
Your generous and very deeply appreciated Christmas present was beautifully timed, for the tea reached me just the day before Christmas itself. Naturally I was delighted to have the tea, but even more pleased with the generous and friendly thought which I knew lay back of it and started it on its long journey.
As you had more than amply provided for my on personal needs, I have enjoyed greatly the privilege of sharing your gift with several close friends to whom I am under special debt, and who value as highly as I do a choice blend of tea. For this reason, you see, your gift has served a double purpose and has done some really worth while missionary work. Please understand that I have kept for my own use and for the entertainment of my friends in my home an ample supply.
I sent you Alfred’s last term report very recently and cannot refrain from commenting on the improvement which the boy has shown in his work this current school year. I think he is really beginning to find himself now and that the evidence of actual achievement is going to spur him to still greater endeavor. He and Helen are spending the holidays with their good friends, the Nyes, in South Weymouth, and Helen has written me enthusiastically of the fine time they are having.
Trusting that the New Year will bring you and your family all life’s richest and most enduring blessings, and with warm personal regards, believe me
Sincerely and gratefully yours,
Your generous and very deeply appreciated Christmas present was beautifully timed, for the tea reached me just the day before Christmas itself. Naturally I was delighted to have the tea, but even more pleased with the generous and friendly thought which I knew lay back of it and started it on its long journey.
As you had more than amply provided for my on personal needs, I have enjoyed greatly the privilege of sharing your gift with several close friends to whom I am under special debt, and who value as highly as I do a choice blend of tea. For this reason, you see, your gift has served a double purpose and has done some really worth while missionary work. Please understand that I have kept for my own use and for the entertainment of my friends in my home an ample supply.
I sent you Alfred’s last term report very recently and cannot refrain from commenting on the improvement which the boy has shown in his work this current school year. I think he is really beginning to find himself now and that the evidence of actual achievement is going to spur him to still greater endeavor. He and Helen are spending the holidays with their good friends, the Nyes, in South Weymouth, and Helen has written me enthusiastically of the fine time they are having.
Trusting that the New Year will bring you and your family all life’s richest and most enduring blessings, and with warm personal regards, believe me
Sincerely and gratefully yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
December 30, 1929
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence