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Sunday Evening, Feb. 17 1901 Berkeley, Cal. Dear Mama: This is Sunday afternoon and except for a little practicing, I
haven't done anything all day but rest, which has been a decided change from what I have been doing all the rest of the week.
This last week has been the liveliest and busiest one since I have been down here, but I've been having a perfectly beautiful
time and intend to study this next week mostly, so don't think I'm getting too giddy.... Yesterday afternoon I went over
to the City with Tallulah Le Conte and Margaret Henderson and saw Viola Allen in The Palace of the King and enjoyed it very
much. She acts wonderfully and it is a delightful little play. In spite of the rain every seat in the house was taken, and
there were a great many people who had to stand. Friday evening I went over to Dr. Ritter's for dinner and had a very nice
time. Mr. and Mrs. Keeler were there and a Mr. Barret who goes to college and I think boards there. Prof. Ritter has just
returned from a trip to Washington and other parts of the east so he talked about his trip, and the Keelers told about their
long one. Later Friday evening Edna and I went to Oakland and heard Hoffman and enjoyed the music so much that we didn't mind
at all the fact that the rain just poured both while we were going and coming. Hoffman plays some kinds of music nearly as
well as Paderewski (how do you spell it?) but when he plays very loud he pounds too much, but altogether it was glorious.
I enclose a program and have marked the ones I liked best... Tuesday evening was the party and Tuesday afternoon the sorority
tea which I told you about before. The house looked very pretty decorated with violets and smila and there were a great many
people here although it rained most of the time. I don't know what we would have done if it had been clear for the four hundred
people who came simply packed the house. I poured chocolate and handed round cakes to most of them so I was very much aware
of the largeness of the number. I wish you could have been here and seen it all. The next time we have anything of the kind
you just must come. 04387