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.