The Henson Journals

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Monday, May 10th, 1909.

Dr Huntingdon shewed us over his fine group of buildings. We attended the morning service of the crèche: where the children mostly Italians had a sweet aspect: we visited the choir–school (15 boarders) & the lunch rooms for work girls. Then he motored us round New York shewing us with evident & pardonable pride the cathedral now in building, & the noble river–side with the 'Palisades' across the water. The millionaires' houses were more modest than I had expected. He accompanied me to the station & so sent us on our way to Newhaven, where we lunched with the Stokes. I delivered my final lecture to a full audience, & bade a courteous farewell to the Professors. Stokes & Williston Walker saw us off at the station.

We dined on the train; on our arrival at Boston we were met by a member of the Episcopalian Club and driven first to Bishop Lawrence's, house & then to the meeting of the club. Here I made a speech which was very well received, & then shook hands with a crowd of congress–folk and others.

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