All hail! Pen can never portray the satisfaction that you afforded me at the grand meeting in Chicago, of the National Christian Scientist Association. Your public and private expressions of love and loyalty were very touching. They moved me to speechless thanks.
Chicago is a miracle of the Occident. The Palmer House, where we stayed, is magnificent and orderly. The servants are well-mannered, and the fare appetizing. The floral offerings sent to my apartments were superb, especially the large book of rare flowers, and the crescent with a star.
The reception, in the spacious rooms of the Palmer House, was like all else, purely Western in its cordiality and largeness. I did not hold interviews with all with whom I desired them, solely because so many people and circumstances demanded my attention, that my personality was not big enough to fill the order; but rest assured that my heart met every demand faithfully.
