December 7, 1917 - (continued) Chinese girl of 18 who sang the latest American songs and a few Chinese ones, but she spoke little Chinese as she had never seen China. She was a good fellow and as free and happy with us as could be. We finally went to a Chop Suey restaurant, where she danced one step with us and ate Chop Suey. She is no more Chinese in manners than I am. She is a ladies maid in the St. Francis Hotel. On the way back, we passed through the Barbery Coast and reached the hotel at 2am, at which time all resorts must close. December 8, 1994 Gertrude and the Merriams took the 5pm train for Washington via S.P. In the evening I went to a dance pavilion with Walters, who arrived yesterday with Cole from Japan. December 9, 1917 Sunday night Harvey Hall gave a dinner to Miss Alexander, Miss Kellogg, 2 of Miss Alexander's cousins and a professor from Japan. Louise Kellogg has become white- haired and older in appearance and Miss Alexander is also white-haired, but otherwise as of yore. These two old friends are farming near Suisun on the Sacramento River, where their farm is below sea level, but kept dry by a dike. They raise pigs, durham cattle, chickens and beans. 77