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Conger Reynolds correspondence, January 1918
1918-01-24 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 4
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that my mother had become very interested in the working of a certain member of the Secret Service. The girls began to stare fixedly at Mama then and one or two glanced in my direction. Stocky went on to tell of our trip to Washington and suddenly, with no warning she conducted me to the center of the room and introduced me as the wife of Lieut. Conger Reynolds. Then chaos! I told the girls, very truthfully, that their love for me was a very essential part of my happiness and then they gave you fifteen "Rahs." Mrs. Stockard announced a reception in the Parlor after vespers and then in came a girl with the birthday cake. They sang their little song which always accompanies birthday cake, and when it ended last year "Happy birthday, Miss Goodenough, Happy birthday to you," this time they all
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that my mother had become very interested in the working of a certain member of the Secret Service. The girls began to stare fixedly at Mama then and one or two glanced in my direction. Stocky went on to tell of our trip to Washington and suddenly, with no warning she conducted me to the center of the room and introduced me as the wife of Lieut. Conger Reynolds. Then chaos! I told the girls, very truthfully, that their love for me was a very essential part of my happiness and then they gave you fifteen "Rahs." Mrs. Stockard announced a reception in the Parlor after vespers and then in came a girl with the birthday cake. They sang their little song which always accompanies birthday cake, and when it ended last year "Happy birthday, Miss Goodenough, Happy birthday to you," this time they all
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