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LSONThe year that Buchanan was elected presidentThomas Woodrow Wilsonwas born to a presbyterian minister's daughterin the manse at Staunton in the val ey of Virginia; it was the old Scotch-Irish stock; the father was a pres-byteri Of course selfservice, independ-ence, individualism is the word I gave the boys in the be-ginning. Armistice night Joe was in St. Might write a poem about that and send it to her.

She started painting and writing little verses about choirs of angels and little poor children at Christmastime. The antiquated cor-ridors of the hotel were crowded with Americans coming and going. She stayed al day in the blank misery of the narrow rooms. I hear you are a very dreadful young lady, Mary, my-542-dear, said the judge, blandly, ladling some cream of every soup into her plate.