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ee grer o sa oo ee CEE WECNFIDENTIAL® 1660 Penneylvenia Avenue” ee easiington, D.C. TAUPrscey., _.., Joe dearest; “cow Ts. George Jessel sent me this and it ner amuse roul I uci) shall take out to show you the most exquisite bracelet watch = oe painted by e Chinanan ever 60 years olc who has now been _.” _-- _ vo - <. killed by the Jeps., A emell (Illegible) 1s a translation-of 2. . ) -atHat which ie ‘written on it, muc of wnich is amusing. Vademe ~ - Chiang gave it to me -tuis afternoon, She looked ill and in woe co. . pain after the strain of the 6peeches throat nerves play... -- | - sQueer tricks, = - DE EE LA De “I will write sore tomorror, ~Gooe right now. --Friday, “© . . February 19, We just had a birthday @inner for Eliner ¥ -rgenthau, . Jl@ of us ané me but I like parties with just you and Trud and. -- . =meb-:However, -we had some spirituals songs by four Howard - 9 “o.. ° “University boys and-then saw the pictures which Robert Sopkins U* “""$o0k “in-and around Casa Blanca. They were lovely in color and . . +i .c.s > well taken but I wes disappointed becavse there weré none of 7 - VEE Lotth | oo, ee : eo os 7 my os . 2 iy et Re coh: | Madame Chiang and Franklin had e wonderful press * conference this morning. She is very quick and when they ~~. “@skec her what China needed most end she hesiteted FUR said, — "Armaunition and war supplies and we will cet them there ss | - ‘fast as the Lord will let us" and the next question was "Will. - ‘you. comnent on how satisfactory the deliveries have been?® os She ¢ ame back with "I will leave that to the President and oo. only added "fhe Lord helps,.those who help themselves." Upon”. that bhe“preag.:conference ended. = is fink 3 She went to bed t111 4 Py. She arose and was given. ‘Chi-Omega ‘award ata 15 minute ceremony but it was moving ‘and “she made a charming speech. Recalling that yesterda Io. -_ quoted to her from a letter a young man in the army had written: °.- me saying thet personal ambitions could never seem to him =. 0S” “Important they rust emerge in a movement for the betterment of mankind she said that was what gave her courage, The men and . the women who would join in a movement so all over the world ae -;-,.We might move forward-together... You see, what yousaid made a o>. , Ceep impressltén*on her and struek en answerin spark, Great 9 22) | eople think alike I have heard, . 8 Sg ee ‘7~.>. She has been talking to FDR since 9120 so I mst go - , - and excuse her and lead her to bed. Z!ll come back then and 2 0o004-- finish, Later 11430 I have talked both and finally gotten then” “to. bed end FDR nas been given some white silk for shirts end I... 0 entbttomr ONFIDENTIAL - Perr.