On this last day of the year 1919 I want to write the foreword if I may call it so, of the journal I am to start. I am in Milton with my sister Georgia spending my furlough year. I left Korea the middle of August. The Korea trouble¹ was then going on & still is, and I am impatiently waiting the time to come when I can return. Two weeks with Georgia in Main[e] in Sept. then two weeks here. On my way to Cincinnati Br[anch], I stopped in N.Y. and enjoyed meeting old friends again. Miss Hulbert² took me in and gave me a taste of Columbia Teacher’s classes & Mrs. Chaffin³ the classes at Dr. White’s Bible School.⁴ Miss Estey who was sick in Korea & came home with me was in N.Y. for Branch Annual. I met Mrs. Jones again and many of the N.Y. Br. people. I visited Mr. & Mrs. Rex in Penn. then Mrs. Pierce in Washington. Saw Marcella⁵ at the Training School.⁶ On to Cincinnati Br. Oct. 18 and was with Miss Hillman. Saw Brownie⁷ and Miss Renick. Stopped off at Dayton & saw Lottie Case’s happy family, Charlotte, John, Elizabeth. At Bellefontaine I met many old friends, was beautifully entertained at Mary’s. Her new daughter-in-law’s name is Virginia. Martha has a nice family. Came back to Boston for General [illegible] last of October 27–Nov. 4,—Stayed by at home quietly till 12th of Dec. when I went to New York with Miss Estey for her operation. It was delayed. I stayed with Miss Hulbert [at] Edgewater and attended some of the lectures at Columbia & Union Theological. Also with Mrs. Chaffin, Dr. White’s. Visited Mrs. Lamprey at Sea Cliff. She has 3 dear girls—Nellie Ruth 4, Mary 3, Gladys 2. Went to Philadelphia & was entertained by Dr. Jaisohn’s⁸ family. Stephanie is married to Warren Hardican & has a dear little boy Philip Jaisohn Hardican. The second girl they call Wee Wee. She is in high school, senior year. They live in a beautiful country home at Sicane, Pa.—I stopped at the hospital to see Miss Estey and called on Mrs. Campbell⁹ at 697 W. End Ave. (Phone 5887) and had a delightful visit. Went back to Boston for Christmas and had a happy time with Homer, Georgia, Myra, John & dear little Billie. Spent the next week in bed with a sore throat & fever.