Letter from Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 14, 1923
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Letter from Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 14, 1923
Subject
Letter from Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 14, 1923
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My dear Dr. Stearns,
I have just received your letter of December 12th.
I am sorry to say it was due entirely to my bad memory when I wrote to Mary Sun that I said two of her brothers. At the moment I thought there was only one brother at Andover besides Arthur in Boston. I shall be glad to have all three brothers come and also have Quincey Sheh if he does not mind a little crowding. One girl at Elmira College and two boys at Cook Academy for whom I act as guardian are coming to spend their Christmas with us. I have also invited Mr. M.T. Liang’s daughter and son to come and they have accepted my invitation. As to Mary Sun and her three brothers and Quincey Sheh, please tell them that they may come when they like and stay as long as they like. I want them to feel perfectly free to accept or decline. Mr. Sun was a very intimate friend of my wife’s father and besides, I know him myself personally very well. Our wish is to do everything we can for his children, so during any of the holidays if they wish to come to us just let us know. Should I find that my house is full with other guests I will let them know.
I hope I have made the situation quite clear to you. They can come any day after Christmas or they can come for Easter. We shall be glad to have them anytime and always.
With warm personal regards and with compliments of the Season,
Sincerely yours,
I have just received your letter of December 12th.
I am sorry to say it was due entirely to my bad memory when I wrote to Mary Sun that I said two of her brothers. At the moment I thought there was only one brother at Andover besides Arthur in Boston. I shall be glad to have all three brothers come and also have Quincey Sheh if he does not mind a little crowding. One girl at Elmira College and two boys at Cook Academy for whom I act as guardian are coming to spend their Christmas with us. I have also invited Mr. M.T. Liang’s daughter and son to come and they have accepted my invitation. As to Mary Sun and her three brothers and Quincey Sheh, please tell them that they may come when they like and stay as long as they like. I want them to feel perfectly free to accept or decline. Mr. Sun was a very intimate friend of my wife’s father and besides, I know him myself personally very well. Our wish is to do everything we can for his children, so during any of the holidays if they wish to come to us just let us know. Should I find that my house is full with other guests I will let them know.
I hope I have made the situation quite clear to you. They can come any day after Christmas or they can come for Easter. We shall be glad to have them anytime and always.
With warm personal regards and with compliments of the Season,
Sincerely yours,
Creator
Sao-Ke Alfred Sze
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
December 14, 1923
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence