United States Senate WASHINGTON, D. C. June 21, 1940 My dear Mother: Probably I will not get a chance to write you in long hand today. I intend to attend Military Affairs Committee this morning, which has a most provoking problem for me, namely: whether I shall endorse the appointment of Mr. Stimson as Secretary of War. This is puzzling because of my intention to second the nomination of Mr. Taft for President, and the peculiar political angle this appointment has taken. Between now and 10:30 I must unbend the angle, if I can. At 3 I return to the hotel to finish packing, and at four start for Brattleboro for the Gibson funeral. I shall return to Philadelphia on Sunday, where you can reach me by mail at Rooms 1529-1530 Bellevue Stratford Hotel. After the Convention we will go to Vermont, and I shall stay there even though I have to play hooky. I have a sense of warning that we must look out for our health a little bit if we can do so. There is nothing the matter with me, but I know that a little rest is important. Best love. Warren, Mrs. C.G.Austin, St. Albans, Vermont.