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D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                   Winter Park, [Florida] where she\n                  is president of the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida and\n                  teaches at \n                   Rollins college ; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                   Percy [MacKaye] , \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Mary Aldis , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   [Irving] Bacheller and his wife, \n                   Fred Lewis Pattee and \n                   [Hamilton] Holt . ]","[Comments on \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] election of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                   Poetry Society [of Florida] ,\n                  teaching at \n                   Rollins College ; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                   Winter Park ] area: \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   Irving Bacheller , \n                   Robert Herrick as well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                   Europe from which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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expresses hope that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLizette Woodworth Reese\u003c/persname\u003eand\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Brown\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Barker\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eVachel Lindsey\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOlive Dargan\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003egroup will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eHoughton\u003c/corpname\u003ewishes to publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e]\n                  dinner; 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states plans to marry \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003eand divide the\n                  year between \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkshires\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets missing the events of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Anne Hempstead] Branch\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park, [Florida]\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere she\n                  is president of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  teaches at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins college\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy [MacKaye]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Aldis\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Irving] Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFred Lewis Pattee\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003eelection of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of Florida]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e] area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eIrving Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003eas well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnimated Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePonce de Leon\u003c/persname\u003ePrize contest in\n                  the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e, the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Leona ?] Speyer\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Widdenmer\u003c/persname\u003e; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003e[Winter Park], Florida\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n                  the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eMacKaye\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eRice\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Morse Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eBacheller\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOswald Garrison Villard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLincoln Steffins\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRaymond Robbins\u003c/persname\u003e, Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eInstitute of Statesmanship\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/corpname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  talk on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c/persname\u003eand the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Guiterman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLeonora [Speyer ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph] Auslander\u003c/persname\u003e, or a member\n                  of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses affairs of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003e[Poetry] Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrace Conkling\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Marian Nevins] MacDowell\u003c/persname\u003eas\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Haven Schauffler\u003c/persname\u003eor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Morton\u003c/persname\u003eas potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eKent, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGrafton, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, through\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lifted Cap\u003c/bibref\u003e, will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Parker\u003c/persname\u003e; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eand her\n                  longing to go to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen travel resumes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes her summer in the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGreen Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington, [Vermont]\u003c/geogname\u003eand her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eMr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Frost\u003c/persname\u003eto give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eHanover, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia [University]\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eIndianapolis\u003c/geogname\u003e, the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Siegfried] Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Yone] Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003es and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003eto attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBiltmore\u003c/corpname\u003ewith \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003e' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John Livingston] Lowes\u003c/persname\u003ewill\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTransformation\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Miracle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnsung\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wall\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBear Island\u003c/geogname\u003eon \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003eand at the MacDowell estate in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003ePeterboro, [New Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003ewith\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton [Scollard]\u003c/persname\u003e's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e, teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e, and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eMacMillan Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady from Tripoli\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[August] Strindberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Road to [Castaly ?]\u003c/bibref\u003e\".]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Masefield\u003c/persname\u003eluncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJosephine Peabody\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSara Teasdale\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarriet Monroe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Hagedorn\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMark [Arms ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Frederick Ridgely] Torrence\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Charles Hanson] Towne\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Bliss] Carman\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMontclair, [New Jersey]\u003c/geogname\u003ein\n                  postscript.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnaesthesia\u003c/bibref\u003e\" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eExile\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Flute of Krishna\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eProtest\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBeauty Secret\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMadison Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMildred McNeil Sweeney\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Cale Young] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Browne\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eupon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e; states\n                  intention of sending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003epoets and poems to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThird Book of Modern Verse\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich she\n                  considers her best.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages him to come to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003efrom which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Accompanies preceding poems, indicating they are\n                  \"passing moods -that will not pass.\"]","[Expresses regret at missing his visit; invites\n                  him to join her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \n                   C. D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                   Winter Park, [Florida] where she\n                  is president of the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida and\n                  teaches at \n                   Rollins college ; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                   Percy [MacKaye] , \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Mary Aldis , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   [Irving] Bacheller and his wife, \n                   Fred Lewis Pattee and \n                   [Hamilton] Holt . ]","[Comments on \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] election of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                   Poetry Society [of Florida] ,\n                  teaching at \n                   Rollins College ; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                   Winter Park ] area: \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   Irving Bacheller , \n                   Robert Herrick as well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; 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D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                   Winter Park, [Florida] where she\n                  is president of the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida and\n                  teaches at \n                   Rollins college ; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                   Percy [MacKaye] , \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Mary Aldis , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   [Irving] Bacheller and his wife, \n                   Fred Lewis Pattee and \n                   [Hamilton] Holt . ]","[Comments on \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] election of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                   Poetry Society [of Florida] ,\n                  teaching at \n                   Rollins College ; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                   Winter Park ] area: \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   Irving Bacheller , \n                   Robert Herrick as well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                   Europe from which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Poetry Society [of\n                  America]","Houghton","Poetry Society of America","Poetry Society [of America]","Poetry Society of Florida","Rollins college","Poetry Society [of Florida]","Rollins College","P[oetry] S[ociety of America]","Institute of Statesmanship","Dartmouth","[Poetry] Society [of America]","Brooklyn Institute","Columbia [University]","Biltmore","MacMillan Co.","P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica]","Columbia","Poetry Society of America Committee on\n                     Awards and Fellowships","MacKaye","Rice","Bacheller","Jessie Belle Rittenhouse","Curtis Hidden Page","C. D. 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D. Gilchrist\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eRutland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBennington, Vermont\u003c/geogname\u003eand a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes travels in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eRome\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorence\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eVenice\u003c/geogname\u003eand the lakes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLizette Woodworth Reese\u003c/persname\u003eand\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Brown\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Barker\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eVachel Lindsey\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOlive Dargan\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003egroup will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eHoughton\u003c/corpname\u003ewishes to publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e]\n                  dinner; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Lee] Masters\u003c/persname\u003eto\n                  speak.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner attended by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eYone Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJoyce Kilmer\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Madison] Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Armstrong\u003c/persname\u003e, who will be\n                  attending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/geogname\u003e, her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCarmel\u003c/geogname\u003e, completing \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse\u003c/bibref\u003eand plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003eand divide the\n                  year between \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkshires\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets missing the events of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Anne Hempstead] Branch\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park, [Florida]\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere she\n                  is president of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  teaches at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins college\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy [MacKaye]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Aldis\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Irving] Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFred Lewis Pattee\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003eelection of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of Florida]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e] area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eIrving Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003eas well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnimated Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePonce de Leon\u003c/persname\u003ePrize contest in\n                  the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e, the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Leona ?] Speyer\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Widdenmer\u003c/persname\u003e; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003e[Winter Park], Florida\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n                  the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eMacKaye\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eRice\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Morse Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eBacheller\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOswald Garrison Villard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLincoln Steffins\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRaymond Robbins\u003c/persname\u003e, Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eInstitute of Statesmanship\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/corpname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  talk on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c/persname\u003eand the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Guiterman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLeonora [Speyer ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph] Auslander\u003c/persname\u003e, or a member\n                  of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses affairs of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003e[Poetry] Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrace Conkling\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Marian Nevins] MacDowell\u003c/persname\u003eas\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Haven Schauffler\u003c/persname\u003eor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Morton\u003c/persname\u003eas potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eKent, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGrafton, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, through\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lifted Cap\u003c/bibref\u003e, will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Parker\u003c/persname\u003e; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eand her\n                  longing to go to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen travel resumes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes her summer in the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGreen Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington, [Vermont]\u003c/geogname\u003eand her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eMr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Frost\u003c/persname\u003eto give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eHanover, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia [University]\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eIndianapolis\u003c/geogname\u003e, the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Siegfried] Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Yone] Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003es and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003eto attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBiltmore\u003c/corpname\u003ewith \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003e' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John Livingston] Lowes\u003c/persname\u003ewill\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTransformation\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Miracle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnsung\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wall\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBear Island\u003c/geogname\u003eon \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003eand at the MacDowell estate in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003ePeterboro, [New Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003ewith\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton [Scollard]\u003c/persname\u003e's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e, teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e, and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eMacMillan Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady from Tripoli\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[August] Strindberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Road to [Castaly ?]\u003c/bibref\u003e\".]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Masefield\u003c/persname\u003eluncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJosephine Peabody\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSara Teasdale\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarriet Monroe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Hagedorn\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMark [Arms ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Frederick Ridgely] Torrence\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Charles Hanson] Towne\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Bliss] Carman\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMontclair, [New Jersey]\u003c/geogname\u003ein\n                  postscript.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnaesthesia\u003c/bibref\u003e\" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eExile\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Flute of Krishna\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eProtest\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBeauty Secret\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMadison Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMildred McNeil Sweeney\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Cale Young] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Browne\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eupon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e; states\n                  intention of sending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003epoets and poems to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThird Book of Modern Verse\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich she\n                  considers her best.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages him to come to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003efrom which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Accompanies preceding poems, indicating they are\n                  \"passing moods -that will not pass.\"]","[Expresses regret at missing his visit; invites\n                  him to join her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \n                   C. D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                   Winter Park, [Florida] where she\n                  is president of the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida and\n                  teaches at \n                   Rollins college ; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                   Percy [MacKaye] , \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Mary Aldis , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   [Irving] Bacheller and his wife, \n                   Fred Lewis Pattee and \n                   [Hamilton] Holt . ]","[Comments on \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] election of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                   Poetry Society [of Florida] ,\n                  teaching at \n                   Rollins College ; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                   Winter Park ] area: \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   Irving Bacheller , \n                   Robert Herrick as well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; 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mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]"],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#25","timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:22:45.700Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00667","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00667","_root_":"viu_viu00667","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00667","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00667.xml","title_ssm":["Jesse Belle Rittenhouse Collection \n         1902-1932"],"title_tesim":["Jesse Belle Rittenhouse Collection \n         1902-1932"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["8449"],"text":["8449","Jesse Belle Rittenhouse Collection \n         1902-1932","ca. 50 items","Collection is open to research.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","[Accompanies preceding poems, indicating they are\n                  \"passing moods -that will not pass.\"]","[Expresses regret at missing his visit; 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Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; 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sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; 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Gilchrist\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eRutland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBennington, Vermont\u003c/geogname\u003eand a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes travels in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eRome\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorence\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eVenice\u003c/geogname\u003eand the lakes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLizette Woodworth Reese\u003c/persname\u003eand\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Brown\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Barker\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eVachel Lindsey\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOlive Dargan\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003egroup will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eHoughton\u003c/corpname\u003ewishes to publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e]\n                  dinner; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Lee] Masters\u003c/persname\u003eto\n                  speak.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner attended by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eYone Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJoyce Kilmer\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Madison] Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Armstrong\u003c/persname\u003e, who will be\n                  attending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/geogname\u003e, her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCarmel\u003c/geogname\u003e, completing \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse\u003c/bibref\u003eand plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003eand divide the\n                  year between \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkshires\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets missing the events of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Anne Hempstead] Branch\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park, [Florida]\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere she\n                  is president of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  teaches at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins college\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy [MacKaye]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Aldis\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Irving] Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFred Lewis Pattee\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003eelection of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of Florida]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e] area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eIrving Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003eas well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnimated Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePonce de Leon\u003c/persname\u003ePrize contest in\n                  the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e, the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Leona ?] Speyer\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Widdenmer\u003c/persname\u003e; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003e[Winter Park], Florida\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n                  the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eMacKaye\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eRice\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Morse Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eBacheller\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOswald Garrison Villard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLincoln Steffins\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRaymond Robbins\u003c/persname\u003e, Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eInstitute of Statesmanship\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/corpname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  talk on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c/persname\u003eand the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Guiterman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLeonora [Speyer ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph] Auslander\u003c/persname\u003e, or a member\n                  of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses affairs of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003e[Poetry] Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrace Conkling\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Marian Nevins] MacDowell\u003c/persname\u003eas\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Haven Schauffler\u003c/persname\u003eor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Morton\u003c/persname\u003eas potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eKent, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGrafton, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, through\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lifted Cap\u003c/bibref\u003e, will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Parker\u003c/persname\u003e; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eand her\n                  longing to go to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen travel resumes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes her summer in the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGreen Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington, [Vermont]\u003c/geogname\u003eand her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eMr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Frost\u003c/persname\u003eto give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eHanover, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia [University]\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eIndianapolis\u003c/geogname\u003e, the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Siegfried] Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Yone] Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003es and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003eto attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBiltmore\u003c/corpname\u003ewith \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003e' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John Livingston] Lowes\u003c/persname\u003ewill\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTransformation\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Miracle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnsung\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wall\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBear Island\u003c/geogname\u003eon \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003eand at the MacDowell estate in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003ePeterboro, [New Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003ewith\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton [Scollard]\u003c/persname\u003e's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e, teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e, and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eMacMillan Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady from Tripoli\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[August] Strindberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Road to [Castaly ?]\u003c/bibref\u003e\".]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Masefield\u003c/persname\u003eluncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJosephine Peabody\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSara Teasdale\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarriet Monroe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Hagedorn\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMark [Arms ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Frederick Ridgely] Torrence\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Charles Hanson] Towne\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Bliss] Carman\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMontclair, [New Jersey]\u003c/geogname\u003ein\n                  postscript.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnaesthesia\u003c/bibref\u003e\" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eExile\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Flute of Krishna\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eProtest\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBeauty Secret\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMadison Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMildred McNeil Sweeney\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Cale Young] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Browne\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eupon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e; states\n                  intention of sending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003epoets and poems to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThird Book of Modern Verse\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich she\n                  considers her best.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages him to come to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003efrom which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Accompanies preceding poems, indicating they are\n                  \"passing moods -that will not pass.\"]","[Expresses regret at missing his visit; invites\n                  him to join her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \n                   C. D. 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hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; 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sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; 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praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; 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D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                   Winter Park, [Florida] where she\n                  is president of the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida and\n                  teaches at \n                   Rollins college ; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                   Percy [MacKaye] , \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Mary Aldis , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   [Irving] Bacheller and his wife, \n                   Fred Lewis Pattee and \n                   [Hamilton] Holt . ]","[Comments on \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] election of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                   Poetry Society [of Florida] ,\n                  teaching at \n                   Rollins College ; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                   Winter Park ] area: \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   Alice Hegan Rice , \n                   Irving Bacheller , \n                   Robert Herrick as well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                   Animated Magazine . ]","[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                   Ponce de Leon Prize contest in\n                  the \n                   Poetry Society of Florida , the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                   [Leona ?] Speyer and \n                   Margaret Widdenmer ; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety of America] and\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                   New York . ]","[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                   [Winter Park], Florida ; mentions\n                  the \n                   MacKaye s, \n                   Rice s, \n                   Robert Herrick , \n                   Robert Morse Lovett , the \n                   Bacheller s, \n                   Albert Shaw , \n                   Oswald Garrison Villard , \n                   Lincoln Steffins , \n                   Raymond Robbins , Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt , as well as the \n                   Institute of Statesmanship ,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                   Dartmouth ; comments on \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi 's\n                  talk on \n                   Emily Dickinson and the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)","[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                   Arthur Guiterman ; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                   Leonora [Speyer ?] , \n                   [Joseph] Auslander , or a member\n                  of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] as\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                   Rollins College students.]","[Discusses affairs of the \n                   [Poetry] Society [of America] ,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                   Grace Conkling ; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Marian Nevins] MacDowell as\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                   Robert Haven Schauffler or \n                   David Morton as potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]","[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]","[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                   Kent, Connecticut ; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                   Grafton, Massachusetts , through\n                  the \n                   White Mountains to \n                   New York City ; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                   The Lifted Cap , will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]","[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                   Elsa Parker ; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                   Brooklyn Institute and her\n                  longing to go to \n                   Italy when travel resumes.]","[Describes her summer in the \n                   Green Mountains near \n                   Arlington, [Vermont] and her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] Mr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                   Robert Frost to give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                   Hanover, Connecticut ; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                   Columbia [University] , \n                   Indianapolis , the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)","[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   [Siegfried] Sassoon , \n                   [Yone] Noguchi , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] , \n                   Lawrence Housman , the \n                   [John] Drinkwater s and \n                   Cecil Roberts to attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                   Biltmore with \n                   John Drinkwater and \n                   Gilbert [Cannon ?] ; comments on \n                   Cecil Roberts ' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                   [John Livingston] Lowes will\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                   Transformation , \" \" \n                   The Miracle , \" \" \n                   Unsung , \" and \" \n                   The Wall \"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]","[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                   Bear Island on \n                   Lake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire] and at the MacDowell estate in \n                   Peterboro, [New Hampshire] with\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)","[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                   Clinton [Scollard] 's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                   Winter Park , teaching at \n                   Rollins College , and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                   MacMillan Co. ; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]","[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                   Lady from Tripoli \" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                   [August] Strindberg ; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                   The Road to [Castaly ?] \".]","[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                   [John] Masefield luncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]","[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Clinton Scollard , \n                   Percy MacKaye , \n                   Josephine Peabody , \n                   Sara Teasdale , \n                   Harriet Monroe , \n                   Herman Hagedorn , \n                   Cale Young Rice , \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice , \n                   [Martha Dickinson] Bianchi , \n                   Mark [Arms ?] , \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   [Frederick Ridgely] Torrence , \n                   [Charles Hanson] Towne , \n                   [Edwin Arlington] Robinson , and \n                   [William Bliss] Carman . ]","[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                   Brooklyn Institute , her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                   New York ; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                   Montclair, [New Jersey] in\n                  postscript.]","[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                   Anaesthesia \" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                   Exile , \" \" \n                   The Flute of Krishna , \" \" \n                   Protest , \" and \" \n                   Beauty Secret \"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] ;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                   Richard Burton , \n                   Madison Cawein , \n                   Mildred McNeil Sweeney , \n                   [Cale Young] Rice and \n                   [Alice Hagen] Rice and \n                   Maurice Browne . ]","[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]","[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                   Florida . ]","[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] upon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                   Rollins College students, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                   [Hamilton] Holt ; states\n                  intention of sending \n                   Florida poets and poems to the \n                   P[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica] ;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                   Third Book of Modern Verse which she\n                  considers her best.]","[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                   Columbia and \n                   Brooklyn Institute ; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]","[Encourages him to come to \n                   Winter Park ; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                   Europe from which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Lee] Masters\u003c/persname\u003eto\n                  speak.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003edinner attended by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eYone Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJoyce Kilmer\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Madison] Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Armstrong\u003c/persname\u003e, who will be\n                  attending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/geogname\u003e, her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCarmel\u003c/geogname\u003e, completing \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse\u003c/bibref\u003eand plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003eand divide the\n                  year between \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkshires\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets missing the events of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Anne Hempstead] Branch\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; describes\n                  her literary life in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park, [Florida]\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere she\n                  is president of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  teaches at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins college\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions other\n                  writers in the area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy [MacKaye]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Aldis\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Irving] Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFred Lewis Pattee\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of\n                  America]\u003c/corpname\u003eelection of trustees; describes\n                  her activities as President of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of Florida]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e; states her\n                  intention to attend spring meetings [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e];\n                  mentions other writers living in the [ \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e] area: \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Hegan Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eIrving Bacheller\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003eas well as noted\n                  people in other fields; sends a program of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnimated Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that he act as a judge in the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePonce de Leon\u003c/persname\u003ePrize contest in\n                  the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e, the\n                  other judges being Lady \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Leona ?] Speyer\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Widdenmer\u003c/persname\u003e; describes\n                  the contest and method of judging; states her\n                  intention of attending the April meeting of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n                  her sense of anticipation at being in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes weather, social and intellectual life\n                  of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003e[Winter Park], Florida\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n                  the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eMacKaye\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eRice\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Morse Lovett\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cfamname\u003eBacheller\u003c/famname\u003es, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eOswald Garrison Villard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLincoln Steffins\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRaymond Robbins\u003c/persname\u003e, Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eInstitute of Statesmanship\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  which has brought Professor Bruce of \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eDartmouth\u003c/corpname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  talk on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c/persname\u003eand the discovery\n                  of new Dickinson poems.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that he will serve as judge\n                  [of a poetry contest]; explains the balloting\n                  procedure; states he is to receive poems from \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Guiterman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests he\n                  select a third judge; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLeonora [Speyer ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph] Auslander\u003c/persname\u003e, or a member\n                  of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n                  possibilities; describes the poems a well done in\n                  general; writes that the best of them are by \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses affairs of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003e[Poetry] Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n                  the selection of chairman and secretary of the awards\n                  committee; indicates her vote will go to Witter and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrace Conkling\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions the\n                  possibility of awarding 2 medals; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Marian Nevins] MacDowell\u003c/persname\u003eas\n                  possible recipients; suggests \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Haven Schauffler\u003c/persname\u003eor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Morton\u003c/persname\u003eas potential\n                  candidates for president but urges Page to continue\n                  that office if possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on her surprise and delight at receiving\n                  a silver tea service from her friends; expresses her\n                  intention of writing personal thanks to the hundred\n                  contributors; states the poor health of her\n                  mother-in- law will prevent travel abroad this\n                  season; describes [Mrs. Scollard] as a brilliant\n                  woman, knowledgeable about politics, unlike herself\n                  who declares \"the world is full of things more\n                  beautiful.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes injuries sustained from being thrown\n                  from a horse drawn trap and her subsequent\n                  convalescence; expresses hope that he will visit her\n                  home in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eKent, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  alternate routes to her cottage; mentions her plans\n                  to travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGrafton, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, through\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; states a new\n                  collection of her poems, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lifted Cap\u003c/bibref\u003e, will be published in\n                  autumn, including a group of poems written to\n                  Page.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Scolds him for not sending her a picture of\n                  himself in uniform as he had to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Parker\u003c/persname\u003e; inquires about his\n                  life in the army; describes a recent illness, plans\n                  to travel and lecture in the West and South; mentions\n                  talks at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eand her\n                  longing to go to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen travel resumes.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes her summer in the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGreen Mountains\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eArlington, [Vermont]\u003c/geogname\u003eand her trip\n                  with another member of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eMr.\n                  Gilchrist and his wife, to bring \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Frost\u003c/persname\u003eto give a reading to\n                  a group of \"summer folk\"; states that on the way they\n                  stopped in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eHanover, Connecticut\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes\n                  her trip to Page's home and her discovery that it had\n                  been sold; extolls the beauty of the area and her\n                  love of the mountains; describes her mother's\n                  recovery from serious illness, her own renewed vigor\n                  and upcoming lectures at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia [University]\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eIndianapolis\u003c/geogname\u003e, the West and\n                  South.] (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses her mother's poor health, the upcoming\n                  poets' party; expects \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Butler] Yeats\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Siegfried] Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Yone] Noguchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLawrence Housman\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003es and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003eto attend in\n                  addition to the \"usual\" American group; describes her\n                  participation in a luncheon at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBiltmore\u003c/corpname\u003ewith \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Drinkwater\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGilbert [Cannon ?]\u003c/persname\u003e; comments on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCecil Roberts\u003c/persname\u003e' endearing\n                  qualities; mentions that Professor \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John Livingston] Lowes\u003c/persname\u003ewill\n                  speak at the annual dinner [of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  outlines her lecture tour of the West and South;\n                  indicates she is sending several poems [\" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTransformation\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Miracle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnsung\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wall\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] inspired by Page's\n                  departure and describes the circumstances in which\n                  she wrote them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.\n                  Taft, at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBear Island\u003c/geogname\u003eon \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLake Winnipesakee, [New\n                  Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003eand at the MacDowell estate in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003ePeterboro, [New Hampshire]\u003c/geogname\u003ewith\n                  its lovely studios and living facilities.]\n                  (Incomplete)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed card of thanks for Page's expression of\n                  sympathy; includes handwritten note describing \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton [Scollard]\u003c/persname\u003e's apparent\n                  good health and the shock of his death; describes her\n                  activities in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e, teaching at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003e, and editing\n                  Clinton's poems for \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eMacMillan Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e; mentions Page's\n                  rare book venture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates she is sending a \"brief lyric\" she\n                  finds charming; praises his poem \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady from Tripoli\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and encourages\n                  him to write more; comments on her reading of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[August] Strindberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  sending for \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Road to [Castaly ?]\u003c/bibref\u003e\".]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"Harriet,\" whose dinner conflicted with\n                  another one given by the [ \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c/corpname\u003e?];\n                  mentions plans for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Masefield\u003c/persname\u003eluncheon and her\n                  hope Page will be present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses pleasure that Page will be present at\n                  the \"poets' evening\" and dinner; comments on his\n                  retreat \"among the pines\" and her hopes of having the\n                  opportunity during his visit of hearing some of his\n                  work; lists those expected to attend the poets' night\n                  as \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eClinton Scollard\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003ePercy MacKaye\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJosephine Peabody\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSara Teasdale\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarriet Monroe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Hagedorn\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCale Young Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Martha Dickinson] Bianchi\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMark [Arms ?]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Thomas\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Frederick Ridgely] Torrence\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Charles Hanson] Towne\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Edwin Arlington] Robinson\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[William Bliss] Carman\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph; comments on her mother's\n                  illness, her lecture tour, an upcoming month of work\n                  at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, her hope\n                  Page will be coming to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; praises his poem and\n                  urges him to write more; mentions a lecture in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMontclair, [New Jersey]\u003c/geogname\u003ein\n                  postscript.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses gratitude for Page's help in judging\n                  poems competing for prize; mentions \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnaesthesia\u003c/bibref\u003e\" the winner of the\n                  competition, \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eExile\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Flute of Krishna\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eProtest\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" and \" \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBeauty Secret\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; expresses her\n                  willingness to speak on the history of the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  gives details on its founding; mentions Mrs. Markham,\n                  Miss Haste, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Burton\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMadison Cawein\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMildred McNeil Sweeney\u003c/persname\u003e, \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Cale Young] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Alice Hagen] Rice\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Browne\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings and the hope that work\n                  is going well; notes good notices on the [Ronsard\n                  ?].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends Christmas greetings; comments on plans to\n                  spend the winter in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments Page on his talk to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePoetry Society [of America]\u003c/corpname\u003eupon\n                  taking office; expresses confidence in his\n                  leadership; describes working with \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eRollins College\u003c/corpname\u003estudents, to\n                  assist Dr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Hamilton] Holt\u003c/persname\u003e; states\n                  intention of sending \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorida\u003c/geogname\u003epoets and poems to the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eP[oetry] S[ociety] of A[merica]\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n                  expresses hope that Page will like her \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThird Book of Modern Verse\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich she\n                  considers her best.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to her poets' party; comments on\n                  lectures given at \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eBrooklyn Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e; expresses\n                  anticipation of seeing Page and hearing of his\n                  work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages him to come to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWinter Park\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions summer\n                  spent in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003efrom which she \"just\n                  escaped in time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Accompanies preceding poems, indicating they are\n                  \"passing moods -that will not pass.\"]","[Expresses regret at missing his visit; invites\n                  him to join her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \n                   C. D. Gilchrist in \n                   Arlington ; describes her\n                  itinerary in coming weeks including lectures at \n                   Rutland and \n                   Bennington, Vermont and a Western\n                  lecture tour beginning in February.]","[Describes travels in \n                   Italy to \n                   Rome , \n                   Florence , \n                   Venice and the lakes.]","[Comments on his Christmas greeting, her trip to \n                   Europe and the many demands on\n                  her time since returning; invites him to her annual\n                  poets' party; expresses hope that \n                   Lizette Woodworth Reese and\n                  several others will be present and invites him to an\n                  Arts Club dinner.]","[Announces the dates for her poets' party and the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner; requests his presence at\n                  both; state her expectation that \n                   Alice Brown , \n                   Elsa Barker , \n                   Vachel Lindsey , \n                   Olive Dargan and the \n                   New York group will attend;\n                  expresses appreciation for the evening spent\n                  together; hopes she will have the opportunity to\n                  discuss with him a book \n                   Houghton wishes to publish.]","[Invites him to her poets' party and [ \n                   Poetry Society of America ]\n                  dinner; expects \n                   [Robert] Frost and \n                   [Edgar Lee] Masters to\n                  speak.]","[Comments on letters received from him during his\n                  travels; outlines her lecture tour; describes the\n                  overwhelming hospitality she receives at every stop\n                  and the difficulty of writing poetry under such\n                  circumstances; expresses desire to lecture less and\n                  write more; describes the \n                   Poetry Society [of\n                  America] dinner attended by \n                   Lawrence Housman , \n                   Siegfried Sassoon , \n                   [William Butler] Yeats , \n                   Gilbert [Cannon] , \n                   Yone Noguchi ; comments on the\n                  ghostly presence of those no longer there: \n                   Edith Thomas , \n                   Joyce Kilmer , and \n                   [Madison] Cawein . ]","[Thanks him for the inscribed book of Japanese\n                  poetry; expresses her admiration for it; mentions a\n                  young cousin, \n                   Arthur Armstrong , who will be\n                  attending \n                   Dartmouth , her living\n                  accommodations with her mother at \n                   Carmel , completing \n                   The Little Book of Modern British\n                  Verse and plans for beginning \"Pioneering for\n                  Poetry\"; states plans to marry \n                   Clinton Scollard and divide the\n                  year between \n                   California and the \n                   Berkshires . ]","[Regrets missing the events of the \n                   Poetry Society [of America] and \n                   [Anne Hempstead] Branch 's\n                  reception due to her mother's poor health; 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