Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" by Various
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Faithfully yours, J.C. CROLY. Letter to the Society of American Women in London November, 1901. To the Society of American women in London: On the eve of my departure for America, I desire to express to the Society of American Women something of what I feel sure I owe it individually and collectively since its initial gathering in the beginning of March. My visit to England has been made under extremely trying and painful circumstances. I had expected no participation in any social functions. I had communicated with only a very few near and dear friends. Formal intercourse with comparative strangers seemed impossible. But there was nothing strange in the atmosphere of the American Society. It provided at once an atmosphere in which one could breathe freely, so kindly and so cordial were its tone and spirit. It formed at once a social centre in which the best elements |
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