Letter from Arthur G. Robinson, National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA) of the United States, New York to Alfred E. Stearns, September 18, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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Letter from Arthur G. Robinson, National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA) of the United States, New York to Alfred E. Stearns, September 18, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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Letter from Arthur G. Robinson, National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA) of the United States, New York to Alfred E. Stearns, September 18, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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Dear Dr. Stearns:
This is merely to supplement my letter of last night which I took to the station myself hoping it would reach you this morning, and to enclose the letter of explanation to Mary. Please read this over and withhold it if you think advisable and make such explanation as you feel would best satisfy Mary and help her not to regard me as rather an intruder into her plans.
We both understand, I think, the difficulties of making such arrangements at long distance and without a personal chat. This comes at a very difficult time for me with our Fall work just opening and engagements pressing in.
In looking over time tables it seemed to me that everything considered, it would be best for Mary to come from Massachusetts to Syracuse and then make the trip from there over the Lackawanna by way of Binghamton, or motor from Cortland to Elmira. My sister Esther is quite free and is only too happy to help out in this very important beginning of Mary’s college course so I hope you will not feel that any demand you may make upon her will be too much.
I too am eager for Mary to know my mother and sisters and feel that in these months ahead such an acquaintance may be of very real help to her.
I have just called up our traffic an on this matter of connections and he agrees that to take a through car from Boston to Syracuse is the quickest and most convenient way, having, of course, the advantage of the motor car trip either from Syracuse or from Binghamton to Elmira.
There is just one other matter that somewhat embarrasses me, but having Mr. Sun’s word in the matter I feel less hesitation in referring to my expenses in regard to Mary. Mr. Sun, just before I left Tientsin, had gotten some American gold which he wanted me to take as an advance against any expense which I might incur meeting or helping his children. I told him I did not want to do that but promised I would keep a careful statement of expenses which I would submit to him. It would, of course, take some two months to be reimbursed in this way and I am wondering if you would feel like making an advance upon my presenting statements of the expense I have incurred. Please be very frank in this matter for I can of course handle the expense in another way if this should not seem to be the best way to you. You can probably understand that on a Y.MC.A. secretary’s salary there is not much margin for extra expenses like this.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy Andover, Mass.
This is merely to supplement my letter of last night which I took to the station myself hoping it would reach you this morning, and to enclose the letter of explanation to Mary. Please read this over and withhold it if you think advisable and make such explanation as you feel would best satisfy Mary and help her not to regard me as rather an intruder into her plans.
We both understand, I think, the difficulties of making such arrangements at long distance and without a personal chat. This comes at a very difficult time for me with our Fall work just opening and engagements pressing in.
In looking over time tables it seemed to me that everything considered, it would be best for Mary to come from Massachusetts to Syracuse and then make the trip from there over the Lackawanna by way of Binghamton, or motor from Cortland to Elmira. My sister Esther is quite free and is only too happy to help out in this very important beginning of Mary’s college course so I hope you will not feel that any demand you may make upon her will be too much.
I too am eager for Mary to know my mother and sisters and feel that in these months ahead such an acquaintance may be of very real help to her.
I have just called up our traffic an on this matter of connections and he agrees that to take a through car from Boston to Syracuse is the quickest and most convenient way, having, of course, the advantage of the motor car trip either from Syracuse or from Binghamton to Elmira.
There is just one other matter that somewhat embarrasses me, but having Mr. Sun’s word in the matter I feel less hesitation in referring to my expenses in regard to Mary. Mr. Sun, just before I left Tientsin, had gotten some American gold which he wanted me to take as an advance against any expense which I might incur meeting or helping his children. I told him I did not want to do that but promised I would keep a careful statement of expenses which I would submit to him. It would, of course, take some two months to be reimbursed in this way and I am wondering if you would feel like making an advance upon my presenting statements of the expense I have incurred. Please be very frank in this matter for I can of course handle the expense in another way if this should not seem to be the best way to you. You can probably understand that on a Y.MC.A. secretary’s salary there is not much margin for extra expenses like this.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy Andover, Mass.
Creator
Arthur G. Robinson
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 18, 1926
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Language
English
Type
Correspondence