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Feb. 4 Monday noon

[dearest] love:

I came up to Rochester on the train last night- and didn't sleep too well, but have spent several hours in bed in the hotel this morning, and also have written my speech. I shall soon have lunch with Leermakers[?], Maury, Albert Noyes, and others, and then go the University. Tonight I shall stay with Maury, and spend tomorrow at Eastman, returning tomorrow night to New York.

Henry took Louie and me to lunch yesterday. He thinks that Feb. 1 would be suitable for arriving at Oxford, and he says that Eastman House is about as good and comfortable a house as there is in Oxford. He introduced me to Fosdick of the Rockefeller Fn, (also to Waldemar Kaempffert), who asked me to see him on Wednesday. Henry suggested that I talk over the whole scheme with Fosdick. (F. & K. were at the Century Club.)

Then I went to a movie, while waiting till train time. "The Imposter", with Jean Gabin- very good. Also the Marx Brothers in "Horsefeathers"- do you remember it? Its really funny. Groucho's song "I'm against it" keeps running through my head. "Whatever it is, I'm against it," "Ever since I commenced it- I'm against it."

This trip is just half over- whoopee!

Your own

Paddy.