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    "ocrText": "2\nMiss Harriette Sheldon Douglas.\nThey were more or less to be expected during the reconstruction period. How\never, I believe you were quite right in some of your views, for I do not believe\nthat the Red Cross has been any better for certain changes that took place at\nthat time. On the contrary much confusion and embarrassment has existed, but\nwhy talk of disagreeable things when there are so many pleasant things in the\nworld.\nMiss Butler is on her vacation, having left Monday night, immediately\nafter my return. After two weeks of intense heat, which I fortunately missed,\nwe have had a week of steady rain, which is most unusual last night being so cold\nthat I was glad to have extra covers. I hope sometime when you come back to\nWashington you will stop with me. I have a guest room, which is usually vacant.\nI know that the staff at National Headquarters, who remember you so pleasantly,\nwould send messages and greetings if they only knew I was writing. Mrs. Baker\nhas not been particularly well and is off duty at present. Miss Fox enjoyed her\nvisit abroad and had a beautiful time, and I assume Miss Butler is enjoying every\nminute that she is spending at her brother's home at Waterfor Conn. I am sfraid,\nhowever, that she has met unpleasant weather, which is rather trying when you have\nonly a short vacation.\nDo write whenever you can, as I enjoy hearing from you. As always,\nI am,\nSincerely yours,"
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