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I figure this News went out to Maggie, Bill, and Roger.  Anybody else?  I don't know.  I love to imagine the Fernbank residents having fun putting it together.
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(PAGE 1)

1945
THE FERNBANK NEWS
Volume 19, Number 1.  Page 1.  Woods Hole, Mass.
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WOODS HOLE ACCEPTS JAP SURRENDER
FERNBANK CONFIRMS MOMENTOUS NEWS

(Column 1)

Arrivals
Col. W. P. Stokey and Mrs. Eva Evans, accompanied by their charming cats, Juliet and Joel, and kitten, Tony (age 2 weeks), arrived at Fernbank May 18th, after a short stay in Mansfield, Mass., with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Robinson and Mr. Chessie Bowlegs Stokey.

Miss Fredda Reed brought her sister Mary (Mrs Joseph Thomas of Chicago), Miss Alma Stokey and Alma Grace to Woods Hole by car May 29th arriving at 9:30 PM preceded on arrival by a telegram which read "LOSING HERE EVERY MONTH TODAY HOPE TO HAVE DINNER ON THE WAY. - ALAM."  It is left to the reader to guess what was sent, just as the recipients did.  They returned to S. H. via Boston, June 4th (cont'd on page 2, col. 1.)

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NEWS FROM OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE

Sgt. Albert S. Bruchas, USAAF, who is stationed at Tonopah, Nevada, has received the Good Conduct Medal, which he plans to wear as soon as he locates his Boy Scout pin.  We regret to report that Sgt. Bruchas is now sleeping on only one mattress.  His second was confiscated during an inspection which took place while he was confined to the infirmary and unable to defend himself.

Lt. Comdr. William F. Stokey, navigator of the USS Card (CVE 11) has been seen sporting a natty green uniform, which has won him the title of "synthetic airedale."  He and Lt. Roger P. Stokey, executive officer of the USS Swanson (DD 443) were last seen in Coronado, Cal., with Capt. "Pop" Shaw and an unidentified Commodore in tow.

We regretfully report that Lt. Roger Stokey is being sued by the Homoja Housing Corporation of San Francisco for wilful destruction of a refrigerator in Homoja Hut O-22-B, Hunter's Pt., Cal.
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COLONEL STOKEY SKEPTICAL
(Written exclusively for the Fernbank NEWS by its V-J Day Staff Correspondent)
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Woods Hole, Aug. 14.--Delayed--While a breathless world awaited patiently from without, rumors of purported Japanese peace offers drifted uninhibited into this hushed, little sea-side town which Militant Mars and the bombastic Oceanographic Institution long ago converted into a veritable Mill Pond of activity.

For nights the Stokeys were rendered prostrate and speechless.  For days they tiptoed airily about Fernbank with ear to radio and nose to news.  Had it happened? was the oft-repeated question.  Had the long-anticipated event at last occurred?- they asked each other in whispered tones.  Had President Truman retired for the night?

As the vigilant vigil continued, an uncensored message came through from the noted news analyst, Naval Lieutenant Roger P. (for Pessimistic Predictor) Stokey.  Said Lt. Stokey: "The war will last well into '46, at the very least."  NO word of contradiction came from that esteemed strategist, Lt.-Comdr. William F. (for Foolish Forecaster) Stokey.  So the Fernbank Stokeys leafed through the sorely depleted ration books and prepared to settle down for another nylon-less and Kleenex-less winter.

Then suddenly with the lightning speed of Mrs. Evans in pursuit of Joel, IT transpired.  The Stokeys, the Navy, Sgt. Bruchas, and Dugout Dug had licked old Tojo.

It was August 14 at seven p.m. and Fernbank had just begun to feast on an Indian Dinner when the radio announced: "Japan has thrown in the sponge."  With a spirited burst of enthusiasm the joyful diners lifted their voices in a resounding "Hurray" and tossed the dining-table into the air.  It landed in the living room close by the radio, where dinner continued
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Arrivals and Departures (cont'd)
Lt. Comdr. William F. Stokey spent two days in Woods Hole arriving June 1, preceded by a telegram which did not get the Family to the boat in time owing to their pessimistic attitude towards the schedule of the N.E. Steamship Line.  He was heard from once afterwards from N. Y. and points south, but shortly afterwards from "F. P. O., San Francisco."  Lt. Roger P. Stokey and Mrs. Stokey reported having seen him in San Diego.

Mrs. Eva Evans has made two excursions afield: to Boston, June 4 to 7, and to Ogunquit, Maine, July 31 to Aug. 4 to visit Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Meyer.

Miss Alma Stokey and Alma Grace went to Boston June 27th in the midst of a near-hurricane, and spent part of a day in last-minute preparations for camp.  Alma Grace left Boston at 9 AM June 28 for Little Sirecho Camp, Pike, N. H.  To those who have not seen the North Station dominated by the children (and parents, not to mention aunts) and counselors representing 10 or12 camps, obstructing the usually dominant commuters, it is recommended as one of the Sights of Boston, at the proper season.  Miss Stokey spent one night with the Misses Ethel and Frances Jackson, on Dartmouth St., and took part in the conclaves to decide what Miss Frances Jackson should wear to be married in on June 29th.  Miss Stokey returned to Woods Hole June 29th.

Dr. Fred Stokey, Miss Alma Stokey, and Alma Grace arrived in Woods Hole, June 16th in a car loaded to the last cc., carrying in addition to the usual summer wardrobe (alas, all Old Stuff) (Printer's note--what about that new bathing suit?) and scientific equipment, four new chairs for Fernbank.  Dr. Stokey returned to South Hadley, June 18th, having stayed over Sunday for the important social event of the 17th.

Mrs. Francesca Thivy arrived from Ann Arbor July 3rd, after a series of telegrams announcing her intended arrival and subsequent telegrams announcing continued packing and postponement of arrival.  She was preceded by packages which in number rival war-time shipments to the Pacific.
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Mrs. Roger P. Stokey, recently returned from the Pacific Coast arrived at Fernbank in time to celebrate one of the important events of the Social Season on July 27, returning to Halifax July 29th.  Her second arrival was Aug. 10 and she stayed until Aug. 18, departing with Miss Kathleen Stokey in tow.  They returned Aug. 20th and plan to stay until Aug. 26th.  Many Happy Returns to Fernbank, Say we.

Miss Clara Virginia Jones arrived at Fernbank Aug. 3rd and we hope she will stay as long as the schedule of the New Rochelle High School permits.

Miss Kathleen Stokey arrived Aug. 9th for her annual vacation.  We hope that the Associated Press in Washington survives until she returns to give it her attention.

Dr. Fred Stokey and Miss Beryl Atkinson arrived unexpectedly at Fernbank Friday, Aug. 17th, and found the family out spending the evening, no one returning until nearly 11.  Dr. Stokey had been given a 2-day supplement to his Wednesday and Thursday Victory holiday.  They left for South Hadley and Amherst on Sunday via Halifax.

Miss Eleanor Mason of the Women's Christian College, Madras, who arrived in New York early in August on the GRIPSHOLM, is expected in Woods Hole August 24th for a two-day visit.  Miss Gladys Green is acting as her hostess owing to the fact that Fernbank is not indefinitely extensible.

The Fernbank Household is looking forward to a visit from Mrs. Albert Bruchas of Alexandria, Va., late in Sept. and has the Glad Hand washed and manicured for the occasion.  We missed the visit of Sergeant Albert Bruchas this year, also Blondie.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffroy Atkinson of Amherst, and Mr. Rhyce of N.Y. were at the Plough Cottage for the week of July 22-29, taking a Good Rest, as the Editor found them Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. to Bid them Welcome to Woods Hole-----A.G.S.
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Wanted: Passage to India for one small tiger cat, of good parentage and upbringing.  Excellent tree-climber, wishes to attempt tropical trees.  Apply Col. W. P. Stokey.  Mrs. Francesca Thivy please take notice.
Advt.
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SPORTS NEWS

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Fernbank, August 23.-- An event of great interest to the neighborhood occured at 8:15 AM today, when Mrs. Eva S. Evans of this place heard a loud commotion (the Editor adds that subsequently everyone else heard it, but the Sports Editor, who was sound asleep at the time, begs to disagree) from the vicinity of Neuves Années.  Surmising that Mr. Joel Stokey was up to no good, she rushed outside and found that he had captured a large kingfisher of mouthful size and was proceeding toward Fernbank with his booty.  Mrs. Evans, assisted by an added secretion of adrenalin, floated lightly and discriminatingly over the zinnias in pursuit of the culprit.  Dumbfounded by this agile apparition, Mr. Stokey dropped his victim (which forthwith escaped with all haste) and led Mrs. Evans in a wild chase around the grounds of the Leonard cottage.  Discovering that she was gaining on him, Mr. Stokey then made for the higher ground of the Loeb Cottage (formerly known as the Saunders Cottage) with his Avenging Fate in hot pursuit.  He disappeared under the house, where, for an undisclosed reason, Mrs. Evans felt disinclined to follow him.  (Dr. Robert Loeb and Miss Betsy Loeb were interested spectators of this part of the chase.)

Mrs. Evans then abandoned the pursuit and returned to her kitchen.  "Besides," she said today in an exclusive interview with the Sports Editor of the Fernbank NEWS, "I knew that by then so much time had elapsed between the crime and the prospective punishment that Mr. Stokey would have forgotten why he was being spanked."

Breakfast-table discussion centered around whether (a) Mrs. Evans or Mr. Stokey was the more notable athlete, and (b) Mr. Stokey thought Mrs. Evans was annoyed with him for having caught the bird or for having allowed it to escape.   E.M.S.
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Fernbank, August 21.-- Dr. Alma G. Stokey, of Fernbank and the Marine Biological Laboratory, today received a letter from Miss Alma Grace Stokey, who is sojourning at Little Sirecho camp, Pike, N.H., in which Miss Stokey mentioned that she had received a prize ribbon in the camp's annual horse show.  She refused to dis-
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close the color of the ribbon, which is to be a surprize," but since at the last horse show in which she took part, in 1943, Miss Stokey was awarded first prize in the Beginners' Class, all members of the Fernbank Household take a most sanguine view toward her success in this show.  The Fernbank NEWS seizes this opportunity to wish the young equestrienne good luck and good riding!   E.M.S.
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BATHING BRIEFS

The delightful waters of Buzzards Bay have been enjoyed this summer by all residents of Fernbank, with the possible exception of Mrs. Juliet Stokey and her sons, Joel and Tony Provines.  Dr. Alma Stokey, strikingly attired in a South Seas swimming suit from Mack's which has earned her the nickname of the Tahitian Tillie the Toiler, has been seen almost daily de-rocking the Vagabond House path.  Miss Clara Virginia Jones of New Rochelle has made frequent invigorating excursions into the healthgiving water, nattily attired in either of her two costumes, one a navy blue wool from Saks Fifth Avenue, and the other a cleverly restyled ensemble, once plum, now fuchsia.  Miss Gladys Green of Vagabond House has modeled new and beautiful outfits from Malchman's, the Marshall Fields of Falmouth, and Mrs. Roger P. Stokey, on an extended leave of absence from the WHOI staff, has displayed a scanty white jersey number from the West Coast firm of I. Magnin.

Mrs. Stokey also swam in Quissett Harbor, owing to an acute shortage of skiffs at the Quissett Marine Railway, Charles L. Eldred, prop.  (Free advt.)  We are thankful to report that as yet there has been no bathing in Great Harbor, since any that took place would have been of a highly unpremeditated nature.  E.M.S.
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WANTED: Copywriter by C. V. Jones.

WANTED: Winter quarters in Woods Hole for Mrs. Roger P. Stokey and Honey.

WANTED: Ground-floor quarters in Alexandria for Miss Kathleen Stokey and Folly.
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SPORTS NEWS (Cont.d)

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MAH JONG MEMORABILIA

Thus far two evenings, Aug. 16 and Aug. 18, have been devoted to the Chinese national pastime.  Mrs. Francesca Thivy, Miss Clara Jones, Dr. Alma Stokey, and Mrs. Roger Stokey were the first contestants, with Mrs. Stokey and Miss Jones managing to hold a slight lead over their opponents.  On the second night Miss Beryl Atkinson was introduced to the game (she later described it most enthusiastically) and joined with Mrs. Thivy, Miss Jones, and Dr. Fred E. Stokey, in a spirited session in which Mrs. Thivy was the victor.   E.M.S.

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NAUTICAL NOTES AND KNOTS

SNAFU, the 18 foot sloop of which Miss Gladys Green, Mr. George S. Green, Dr. Alma G. Stokey, Col. William P. Stokey, and Mrs. Roger P. Stokey are the proud parents, has lived up to her name this summer.  Her 1945 misfortunes have been numerous, but fortunately minor.

The first difficulty encountered was in securing a mooring.  That finally put down by Mr. Oscar Hilton proved most unsatisfactory, since SNAFU broke loose in the first heavy wind and made an unauthorized trip to the beach.  We are glad to record that the mooring problem has at length been solved to the pleasure of all.  One trip was enjoyed by Miss Stokey, Mrs. Thivy, Mr. Green, the Hoffmans (guests of Mrs. Marvin), and Miss Green.  Miss Stokey has issued a statement to the effect that they went almost to Martha's Vineyard, and it was a perfect sail.

On the next sail, both of SNAFU's starboard stays gave way, on the far side of Naushon Is.  By skillful handling, Miss Green and Mr. Hoffman managed to beach the boat without losing the mast.  Luckily Capt. Veeder happened along and towed SNAFU and her passengers into the harbor.  Otherwise they might have spent the night on Naushon, a cold and hungry prospect at best.  SNAFU spent the next three weeks in Quissett Harbor, for new stays presented a large procurement problem to Mr. Eldred.

Miss Green, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Kay Stokey and Mrs. Stokey started out from Quissett in SNAFU on August 12.  With a marvelous wind, they made the cove in 

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(Column 2)
(Drawing of female with furled umbrella apparently flying over three flowers.  Definitely worth a look.  The caption says...)
Mrs. Evans in her high, wide and handsome pursuit of Mr. Joel Stokey.  Note her careful preservation of wildlife.
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WOODS HOLE CELEBRATES V-J DAY (cont'd from page 1)
haphazardly following renditions of the Star Spangled Banner and God Save the King.  (Standing Room Only for both performances.)

After dinner the gay throng hurried over to Vagabond House where they joined the Greens and other guests in celebrating the long-awaited event.  Later many of the hilarious group journeyed to Main St. to watch festivities so massive in scope that they made the Washington, D.C., and New York City celebrations look like a closed meeting of the Marching and Chowder club in an off season.  In short, the general consensus of unbiased opinion around these parts was: "Peace, it's wonderful."   K.S.
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COLONEL STOKEY SCORES AGAIN!

Fernbank, Aug. 23 --- A new expression was added tonight to the Fernbankers' already extensive vocabularies, when Col. Stokey was provoked beyond endurance by his sister, Mrs. Evans.  At the dinner table, the Col. asked her if there were any coffee, meaning (of course!) cold coffee.  Said she: "Yes, there is hot coffee."  Said he: "Oh, d-doodle."  (Mrs. Roger Stokey claims that he said "Oh d-doodle-bug," but he denies this.)  Col. Stokey finally confessed to the gathering that he had started to make an entirely different remark, but had restrained  himself in time.
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MOMENTS MUSICAL
(By the Old Maestro)

On August 17th Fernbank and Vagabond House were well represented at a musicale given by Mr. Stanley Sprenger and Miss Phyllis Wheeler of Philadelphia.  The Sprengers who have been having a Piano Camp for several summers bought the Eddy Estate in West Falmouth and opened their camp there this season.  For the benefit of the Organ Fund of the West Falmouth Methodist Church the recital was given.  Judging from the crowd and the price of the tickets, the organ fund was given a good boost.

The printed program gave only the piano selections to be played by Miss Wheeler and Mr. Sprenger, which were creditably performed.  But unfortunately Miss Wheeler also chose to appear as a singer, which she cannot claim to be.

When they recognized the fact that these numbers should not be on the printed program it would have been expected that they would have had the good judgment not to perform them at all.  But would-be singers and some not so "would-be" just must sing if they have cornered an audience.   E.S.E.
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Miss Anne Hanson and her aunt Miss Mary Baxter are occupying the Silva House this season.  Miss Anne is a girl of many talents.  Having completed the exhausting business of acquiring a Ph.D. in botany in April, she is recuperating by helping Miss Carey and Miss Oak with their gardens, fishing with Doc Hilton, and chauffering various people.   Finally after much persuasion she is resuming her piano practice.  After working on her repertoire she plays accompaniments for Mrs. Evans.  They may perform for the assembled Fernbank household when they have a program ready since Mrs. Evans is one of the "would-be" singers mentioned before.   E.S.E.
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FOR SALE (or to be given away): Algae.  See the Mill Pond.  Anyone wishing to lose friends and alienate people is advised to take some home with him today.  Advt.
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usually content to sit outside and wait for the family to go home.   W.P.S.

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FALLINGS
IN:
Tony Provines Stokey, twice into the Mill Pond.
Honey Stokey, twice into the farm brook.
Charles Taylor, not into the well at Halifax, through no fault of his own.
OUT:
T. Provines Stokey, from the pine tree.
Halifax Honey Stokey and Chessie Bowlegs Stokey.  Some degree of rapprochement has been reported.
DOWN:
Miss C. V. Jones, on August 14, in front of Vagabond House and in honor of the Japanese celebration.  Damage was slight, and was soon repaired by Dr. Dorothy Marvin, but Miss Jones was awarded the Purple Heart as a small token of the esteem of the gathering.
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CAT NOTES

Juliet prepared for the 1945 trip to Woods Hole by having a litter of five kittens during the night of May 4-5.  Two were kept, Tony, a dark tiger, and his brother, a lighter tiger, who was given to Lucille the maid although he was not yet weaned.

Juliet and Tony travelled in a small satchel and Joel in a larger one.  The journey was broken by a stop at the house of Chessie in Mansfield where a delightful time was had by all.  Deportment for all was 100%.  *******(censored)*******.  the next day the journey was resumed, the party arriving at Woods Hole with perfect deportment.

Juliet and Joel seemed to remember Woods Hole perfectly and have enjoyed being free to go outdoors and stay out except for meals.  Mrs. Thivy has become particularly attached to Tony and would like to take him to India but doubts its feasibility, especially since Mr. Green said he had thought that she had better sense than that.

Juliet recently proved her valor by turning on two cocker spaniels that rushed her and chasing one away.  (The Cat Editor is convinced that had Juliet been twins, she would have chased both of them away.)

There has been no fishing so far this year, so the cats have been dependent on the Jolly Roger.  Joel has made several excursions to Vagabond House.  He insists on inspecting the house carefully each time, including the upstairs, after which he is
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​NAUTICAL NOTES (Cont'd from preceding page)
front of Vagabond House without incident and in practically record time.

It was such a beautiful day that the sailors and Master Taylor had supper in SNAFU.  Miss Kay Stokey and Mrs. Roger Stokey had planned to spend the night in the boat, but were dissuaded by the fact that they would have to wade to bed.  That seemed a little rugged even to those two old salts.  Later on they decided to celebrate V-J night by sleeping in the boat, but it was too rough that night.  Unfortunately the saltiness of Miss Stokey and Mrs. Stokey extends only as far as the heart.  --The next day the same foursome sailed SNAFU through the Hole to the mooring, again without incident.

Since then we have sailed SNAFU many times and with great pleasure, and she has behaved like the perfect lady she really is.   E.M.S.
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THE WEATHER

ALL SORTS; coolish in June, winding up with a notable storm June 25-27, a nasty effort with a surfeit of rain and wind, particularly wind.  We feel that there was more fog than usual in July but cannot prove it by data.  It has not been as dry as the summer of 1944, and the M.B.L. grass is still greenish.  August, so far, is all right with the usual range of hot, humid, or heavenly days.   A.G.S.
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GARDEN GLEANINGS

The season opened late in May when Col. Stokey and Miss Reed took up the spade and hoe.  Miss Reed contributed a border of Portulaca than which there is nothing gayer in Woods Hole.  Marigolds and zinnias add to the blaze of color.  The Cosmos is beautiful in its delicate loppiness.  Two Cats Whiskers appeared mysteriously in the vegetable garden, but one went to ground, probably in combat, as the garden is a favorite stalking ground of the feline members of the family.  The garden had a good start but the wind of June 25-27 put a crimp in it.  The tomatoes were
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GARDEN GLEANINGS (cont'd from preceding column)
sulky after being prone for two days, but after meditation they reconsidered and headed for the sky.  Recently they have been beset by an appalling number of large green worms.  The head gardener has acquired merit both with the tomatoes and a neighbor lad by transferring the worms safe in a jar from the tomatoes to John Loeb.  The garden also has Kentucky wonder beans but they have looked moth-eaten ever since the June storm.  The two rows of Coriander -- important in Indian recipes -- are flourishing.

As for the native vegetation, it is a sad topic.  All the young pines are dead since the Sept. 1944 hurricane, and the old ones are dead or nearly so.  The ferns are so reduced in stature and comliness that the Name "Fernbank" is no more appropriate than is "Pine-Knot" to the neighboring estate.  We are thinking of offering a prize for a suitable name which will withstand hurricanes.  A.G.S.
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FERNBANK JOINS WITH VAGABOND HOUSE FOR ANNIVERSARY BANQUET---

Fernbank, June 17.---Miss Alma Stokey today celebrated her annual birthday.  Mrs. Evans provided a bountiful dinner for the household and their guests, Mr. Green and Miss Gladys Green.  Among the presents were a hand-made box of delicate design, containing a small flag for the message-house at the front door, and promissory notes for a "sad-iron" (which was on order from Falmouth), a slip (which was temporarily mislaid) and two pines to be delivered at proper time for planting, to replace pines lost in the salt-water deluge of Sept. 14, 1944.
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WANTED: Willing workers to scrape SNAFU.  No experience necessary.  Payment in sailing or lessons.  Permanent position guaranteed.  Do your bit to win the war against the worms!   Advt.
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Have you tried YHTAPMYS? or RETAWHSID?  Just spell them backwards.  Advt.
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PETITION TO CHANGE NAME:
I, Tony Provines Stokey, hereby request permission to change my name to Tony Thivy.  In return I shall willingly devour curry, kesari, and anything else set before me.  Whereto I have this day set my paw, this 23rd day of August, A.D. 1945.
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SOCIETY PAGE
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Folly Fernbank

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An event of social and culinary significance transpired Sunday, Aug. 19, at the historic and picturesque 130-year-old Packard Robinson farm, Soul's rest, in Halifax, Mass., when three members of the Packard-Robinson clan (Mr. and Mrs. Everett Robinson and Cyrus Packard, Esq.) entertained seven Stokeys (one née Robinson), two Greens (George and Gladys), two Taylors (Ruth and Charles), one Jones (Clara), one Thivy (Francesca of Madras, India), and one Atkinson (Beryl of Amherst, Mass.), at an old-fashioned, all-day, bang-up, corn-fed Victory celebration.

The peaceful, white clapboard, green shuttered, old farmhouse where the dashing seaman Lt. Roger Provines Stokey once slept (after an over-hearty Thanksgiving dinner) and the surrounding countryside (including bird-bath and gazing bowl) were transformed into a veritable riot of activity and merry-making as soon as the first carload of city slickers arrived fresh from the sophisticated environs of Woods Hole.

Heading the fashionable receiving line that hastily formed to greet the guests was the inimitable Halifax Honey Stokey, daughter of the distinguished Alexandria couple, Mrs. Bonnie Blondie Bruchas Roberdeaux and Pierre Roberdeaux of whose marriage - Dear Readers - you may read in another part of our paper.  Later in the day Honey, familiarly known to her many friends as the Farmer's Daughter or the Lass with the Delicate Air, posed with her neighbor, Rusty (the "Moose") Atwood, a good-looking Irish setter, for a number of pictures taken by camera enthusiasts.  Experts seen shooting the scenes included Miss Green, Mrs. Taylor, and Dr. Fred Stokey.  One of the choicest shots was of Mr. George Green swinging nonchalantly stand-up style, in an old-fashioned and somewhat creaky rope swing.

Shortly after his arrival Master Charles Taylor became so enamored of the old-time well that he nearly drowned 
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all the guests as he urged each to drink more and more buckets-full of the tasty aqua pura.  For the sake of the Sanitation Experts, it should be noted that Master Taylor carefully washed each glass after it was used -- in the same pail from which he poured the drinking water.

Now, Dear Reader, get a load of the dinner menu: Chicken salad (made of real CHICKEN), potato salad, baked beans (home-baked by that culinary queen, Mrs. Robinson), Boston brown bread (piping hot, home-made by Mrs. R., and unsurpassed), home-made rolls, and CORN (stacks of it, juicy and tender).

Mr. Robinson, incidentally, won the reputation of "The Butter Magnate" by urging guests to "take all the butter you want.  There's plenty of it."  In fact his generosity was such that it was whispered that he "must be a member of the Rationing Board."  And your Society Editor though laborious and painstaking sleuthing has been able to ascertain EXCLUSIVELY for the Fernbank NEWS that such, indeed, is the case.

After dessert of mince-pie, cheese and chocolate layer cake served with steaming hot coffee, the entire party collapsed like the well-fed-and-advertised contented Cows.

Following a reasonable siesta a fashionable and breath-taking game of croquet was played on the lawn of the 160-acre estate.  Spectators knitted furiously as they watched the fiercely fought contest.  The intense match ended with a flourish when the undefeated team of George Green and Edith Stokey soundly trounced their opponents, Clara Jones and Beryl Atkinson.

Next came an extended collecting trip through the vast woodlands surrounding the estate.  Miss Alma Gracey Stokey was seen doing a neat, toe-dance through a boggy mire in search of some myosotis and sphagnum.  While Dr. Francesca Thivy, renowned Indian botanist and cat specialist, joined in the collecting, Camerawoman Green snapped a luscious scarlet Cardinal flower and an unsurpassed cluster of Ind-
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ian Pipe nestled in brown pine needles.

Returning to the mansion the party was conducted on an extensive sightseeing tour through the ancestral home by Mr. Cyrus Packard.  One of the priceless antiques viewed by the guests was the historic sword carried by the late Ensign Harrison Packard during the late War between the States (for the benefit of our Southern readers) and later used by the then newly-wed Roger Stokeys to cut their wedding cake.  Master Charles Taylor remarked that "You could chop off someone's head with that." To which Guide Packard replied that you could, but "It might hurt some."

Late in the day Mr. Chessie B. Stokey put in a strictly limited appearance.

After a delectable evening repast the well-aired and well-upholstered, if not over-stuffed, guests returned to their respective domiciles.  Without a dissenting opinion they concurred that the day had been Repus.  (Which, when spelled backwards, is Super.)   K.S.
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TRAVEL TALK
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THE PATHFINDER

R.F.D., Aug. 19.--(By carrier pigeon)--To show appreciation of the Government's kindness in lifting the gas ration the entire party travelling to Halifax for the Victory celebration decided to withdraw their patronage from the Cape Cod Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and to proceed to Halifax by motor.  Miss Alma Stokey joined the Greens in their car and a few minutes later Dr. Fred Stokey set forth with the other inmates of Fernbank.  (The Society Editor and Staff Correspondent reports that according to reliable authorities guests in insane asylums should be termed patients, not inmates.)  Due to Dr. Fred's painstaking preliminary study of the map, his car never once deviated from the correct route and after an hour and a half of almost forgotten pleasure, reminiscent of pre-wardays, we arrived at our destination in excellent time for the very happy day that followed.  (See Society Page above.)   C.V.J.

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GLADYS GREEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH GAY PARTY AT FERNBANK

Special feasts have eves and this was proved by Miss Gladys Green's birthday --this year--for the Church Fair at Woods Hole was attended by most of the birthday celebrants.  It must be noted that only the ladies celebrated the eve, which recalled Indian traditions.  The latter were in evidence again at the birthday repast (the author modestly refrains from mentioning that she was the chief cook-Ed.) held at Fernbank on July 27th.  When the guests, Mr. and Miss Green, arrived, accompanied by Edie Stokey who had come from Mansfield for the celebration, leaving Honey behind, unfortunately the Indian Dinner was not ready, for the Vermicelli substitute in the "Kesari" had not cooked as it should have.  At this point A.G.S. who as the assistant cook in charge of Kesari disappeared for some minutes.  It was later deduced that during the interval she had written a verse telling her gift "Russia and the Peace" was delayed.  The birthday cake was a surprise to the celebrant-in-chief and the others for it was in the shape of "Kesari" decorated with candles and flowers.  Then the gifts were unwrapped.  Alma Grace's was a handkerchief; the flower embroidered in one corner was no doubt the real gift for the rest was a piece of old bedsheet.  Her greeting card, also handmade, and the gift had been sent a month earlier from camp, for as she explained to A.G.S., she was too busy having a good time and so was sending it ahead of the day.  When the gifts from "us cats" came up Col. Will was heard to say that it had been chosen because Eva was sure Gladys would pass it.  A.G.S. in swimming attire carried "Russia and the Peace" to Gladys unwrapped to Gladys on Monday following the birthday Friday.    F.T.

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MRS. THIVY GUEST OF HONOR
Mrs. Evans and Miss Stokey gave two teas in honor of Mrs. Thivy.  The tea on July 13 included the botanists of the neighborhood, and that of the 18th the unclassified guests.  A third tea was held on August 15th.  At the first and third the day was sufficiently pleasant to serve real tea, but at the second the day was so hot and humid that most of the tea was transmuted to fruit punch.   A.G.S.
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WEDDING BELLES AND
NUPTIAL NOTES

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BRUCHAS-Roberdeaux

Outstanding wedding of the Alexandria social season was the wedding of Miss Bonnie Blondie Bruchas, Belle of the Bruchas Clan, to Mr. Pierre Roberdeaux, Esq., in the 200-year-old residence of the bride's owner, Mrs. Albert S. Bruchas.   K.S.
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JACKSON-Brown
One of the surprises of the early summer was the marriage of Frances E. Jackson to Roger D. Brown of Medford, Mass.

When Mrs. Evans was visiting Ethel and Frances Jackson the first week in June there began to be whisperings about a certain Mr. Brown who was showing some interest in Frances.  It seemed a little premature for Ethel to be worrying over the possibility of having to give up their apartment in case Frances should marry.  But speedy courtships seem not to be confined to the Army and Navy.  Four weeks from their first "date" they were married at the First Unitarian Church in Boston.  Part of their honeymoon was spent on Cape Cod and Nantucket.  Mr. Brown won favor with Mrs. Evans (the cook) by declaring that the dinner served them at Fernbank was equal to those they had enjoyed at the Toll House and Coonamesset Hotel.   E.S.E.
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Musical ADDENDA

During the visit of Mr. Edward Loessel (the husband of Sally Johlin) to Woods Hole the Fernbank Household had the pleasure of hearing him play twice.  On July 7th, with the piano freshly tuned he played at Fernbank to an audience of 19 neatly packed into the livingroom.  His program, played entirely from memory, included the works of J.S. and P.E. Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Albeniz, and Rachmaninoff.  They also heard him play at Mrs. Hemmeter's and at the Johlin cottage.    A.G.S.

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INFANTIDINGS

On March 11 at the Stokey-Bruchas apartment in Alexandria, Va.: four offspring to Mrs. Blondie Bruchas Roberdeaux.  (See Weddings, above.)  Presiding at the All-Night ceremony were Mrs. Maggie Bruchas and Miss Kay Stokey.  The new arrivals were named Blondie's Taffy, Blondie's Honey, Blondie's Folly, and Napoleon Brandy.  Later the young heir, Master Brandy, was presented to his father Pierre's family, while Miss Honey flew to Boston with Mrs. Edith Stokey, and is now residing at Soul's Rest, Halifax, Mass., where she is leading Mr. Chessie Bowlegs Stokey a dog's life.  The Misses Taffy and Folly are continuing to reside with their family in Alexandria.   K.S.
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PICNIC SEASON SLOW TO OPEN

Only two picnics have been enjoyed at Gansett as we go to press.  The first took place July 28th, and was attended by the Greens, Mrs. Thivy, and four Stokeys, plus the Atkinsons (Senior members) and their guest, Mr. Rhyce of N.Y.  The evening was distinguished by lobster, gnats, and the superior stone-skipping displayed by Messrs. Atkinson and Rhyce.

The second took place on August 13, and was attended by the combined Green and Stokey households, to the extent of 11 people.  Lobster was again the piéce de resistance.  As before, the party repaired, following the picnic, to Vagabond House for records.   E.M.S.

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VITAL STATISTICS
Editor-in-Chief...Dr. Alma G. Stokey
Society Editor and Staff Correspondent...Kay Stokey
Sports Editor and Printer...Edie Stokey
Music Editor...Eva Stokey Evans
Cat Editor...Col. W. P. Stokey
Feature Writers...
   Clara V. Jones
   Francesca Thivy  
On Military Leave...Lt.Cdr.W.F. Stokey, Lt. R. P. Stokey
A.W.O.L....Mrs. Maggie Stokey Bruchas
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1.
I'm still working on uploading the Fernbank News to this website.
You can find all the available Fernbank News editions in: ​
​2.
People:
There are pages (family or non-family) for:
Will, a.k.a. Colonel W.P. Stokey, a.k.a. WPS, a.k.a. Cat Editor
Alma, a.k.a. Dr. Alma Stokey, a.k.a. AGS, a.k.a. Ed. for Editor-in-Chief
Fred, a.k.a. Dr. Fred E. Stokey
Eva, a.k.a. Eva Stokey Evans, a.k.a. E.S.E., a.k.a. Music Editor
Maggie, a.k.a. Mrs. Maggie Stokey Bruchas is in Next Generation
Bill, a.k.a. Lt. Cmdr. William F. Stokey is in Next Generation
Kay, a.k.a. Kay Stokey, a.k.a. K.S., a.k.a. Society Editor and Staff Correspondent, a.k.a. Folly Fernbank is in Next Generation
Roger, a.k.a. Lt. Roger P. Stokey is in Next Generation
Alma Grace Stokey is in Next Generation
Clara, a.k.a. Clara Virginia Jones, a.k.a. C.V.J., a.k.a. Feature Writer, has a Non-family page of her own.
Atkinsons - Geoffroy, Lenette, and their daughter Beryl, are in South Hadley Folks
Fredda Reed has a Non-family page of her own.  I need to mention her sister Mary in her page.
Mrs. Thivy, a.k.a. Francesa Thivy, a.k.a. F.T., a.k.a. Feature Writer, is in India Folks
Eleanor Mason is in India Folks.  So far I know nothing about her.
​Meyers, Loebs, Marvins, and Johlins & Loessels are in Woods Hole Folks
Gladys Green and her father, George Green, are in the Gladys Green and Erna Reichmann page.

Here are people who aren't in any people pages:
The cats: Juliet, Joel, and Tony Provines Stokey, all from Atlanta.  AG has confirmed that Tony must have been the Tony who was later Fred's cat in South Hadley.  Also I think that Chessie Bowlegs Stokey must have been a cat, but I never heard about him, so I can't say for sure.
The dogs: Maggie's dog Blondie, and her offspring Honey (a wedding present to Roger and Edie), Folly (who apparently went to Kay) and a couple of others.
Everett and Helen Robinson, and Edie Stokey: Edie was Roger's wife, and Everett and Helen were her parents.  Mr. Cyrus Packard was Helen's father; her mother died in 1944.  His full name was Cyrus Morton Packard.  He disliked the name Cyrus and he preferred to be known as C. Morton Packard.  At some point I should put these people somewhere.  I haven't yet made up my mind about how to do it, however.
Sgt. Albert Bruchas, Maggie's husband.
Dugout Dug - actually Dugout Doug, a.k.a. General Douglas MacArthur.  I believe that "Dugout Doug" was not a compliment.
Tojo - Hideki Tojo, prime minister of Japan from 1941 to1944.
Ethel and Frances Jackson, and Frances's new husband, Roger Brown.  Ethel deserves to be somewhere in a people page, but I can't figure out how Alma came to know her, so I dither about where to put her.
Mrs. Taylor and her young son Charles Taylor - their names are on Glady's tablecloth, but I never knew them.

For any other names, either I know nothing about them or I just neglected to notice them.

3.
WOODS HOLE ACCEPTS JAP SURRENDER
FERNBANK CONFIRMS MOMENTOUS NEWS

Seeing Woods Hole and Jap (note: I believe that Jap is now an offensive term, but this is a historical document) together on one line made me think of something I had read or heard somewhere.  I asked my brother Roger about it, and he found it in the book Woods Hole Reflections by Mary Lou Smith.  It was a note that was found by US troops in 1945 on the door of a marine biological station in Japan.  It said:

This is a marine biological station with her history of over sixty years.
If you are from the Eastern Coast, some of you might know Woods Hole or Mt Desert or Tortagus.
If you are from the West Coast, you may know Pacific Grove or Puget Sound Biological Station.
This place is a place like one of those.
Take care of this place and protect the possibility for the continuation of our peaceful research.
You can destroy the weapons and the war instruments.
But save the civil equipments for Japanese students.
When you are through with your job here
Notify to the University and let us come back to our scientific home.
The last one to go.

I hope the fact that the note was kept means that the US troops did indeed refrain from destroying the non-military equipment.

The mention of Pacific Grove reminded me that Alma wrote a letter from Pacific Grove in 1915: She didn't mention why she was in Pacific Grove, but Roger found the Hopkins Marine Station there, founded in 1892, so quite possibly she was visiting that.

4.
​Col. W. P. Stokey and Mrs. Eva Evans, accompanied by their charming cats, Juliet and Joel, and kitten, Tony (age 2 weeks), arrived at Fernbank May 18th, after a short stay in Mansfield, Mass., with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Robinson and Mr. Chessie Bowlegs Stokey.
We've got a society page note from the Atlanta Constitution about Will and Eva leaving Atlanta for the summer: May 18 was a Friday, and the note says that Will and Eva left on Wednesday.  If I remember correctly, two railroad lines met in Mansfield, so I think it would have been simple matter for Will and Eva to get off there rather than going all the way to Boston.

5.
We regretfully report that Lt. Roger Stokey is being sued by the Homoja Housing Corporation of San Francisco for wilful destruction of a refrigerator in Homoja Hut O-22-B, Hunter's Pt., Cal.​
​A Homoja Hut was a type of Quonset hut.  I've never heard anything about the refrigerator story.

6.
Lt. Comdr. William F. Stokey spent two days in Woods Hole arriving June 1, preceded by a telegram which did not get the Family to the boat in time owing to their pessimistic attitude towards the schedule of the N.E. Steamship Line.
The N.E. Steamship Line must have been the New England Steamship Company.

7.
Mrs. Roger P. Stokey, recently returned from the Pacific Coast arrived at Fernbank in time to celebrate one of the important events of the Social Season on July 27, returning to Halifax July 29th. 
Edie had gone out to California earlier in 1945 when Roger wrote her in a letter that he would be arriving in San Francisco.  She was there for a while (she may have gotten a job there, I can't remember), and she periodically got telephone calls from some Unknown Person telling her that her husband was OK.  (How did the Unknown Person know she was there?  I don't know.)  Then one day the Unknown Person called to say, "If you go up to the top of Coit Tower right now, you'll see your husband's ship coming in."  So she went to Coit Tower and saw Roger's ship coming in.

8.
​Miss Eleanor Mason of the Women's Christian College, Madras, who arrived in New York early in August on the GRIPSHOLM, is expected in Woods Hole August 24th for a two-day visit.
About the Gripsholm, Wikipedia says:
MS Gripsholm was an ocean liner, built in 1924 by Armstrong Whitworth in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, for the Swedish American Line for use in the Gothenburg-New York City run. She was of great historical importance as the first ship built for transatlantic express service as a diesel-powered motor vessel, rather than as a steamship.
and:
From 1942 to 1946, the United States Department of State chartered Gripsholm as an exchange and repatriation ship, carrying Japanese and German nationals to exchange points where she then picked up US and Canadian citizens (and British married to Americans or Canadians) to bring home to the USA and Canada.
So maybe Eleanor Mason was stuck in India during World War II the way Mrs. Thivy was stuck in the US?

​9.
Discovering that she was gaining on him, Mr. Stokey then made for the higher ground of the Loeb Cottage (formerly known as the Saunders Cottage) with his Avenging Fate in hot pursuit.
The Loebs lived across the street from Fernbank, so the ground would indeed have been higher.

10.
Mrs. Roger P. Stokey, on an extended leave of absence from the WHOI staff, has displayed a scanty white jersey number from the West Coast firm of I. Magnin.
I've got a picture of my mother in a white bathing suit.  It says it was taken in 1942, in which case it would not be the I Magnin bathing suit...but never mind.  Here is the picture, taken on Glady's beach.  Thank you to my brother-in-law Ron for having the picture already scanned and available when I asked about it.
Picture
Roger's wife Edie in 1942, before they were married, on Glady's beach.
11.
​Mrs. Evans in her high, wide and handsome pursuit of Mr. Joel Stokey.  Note her careful preservation of wildlife.
Drat, I don't think there's any way for me to find out who did this wonderful drawing.

12.
COLONEL STOKEY SCORES AGAIN!
It sounds as though Will was good at coming up with nifty words.  AG says that there were some little dogs living in the house next door to Fernbank, and that Will called them Yapshire terriers.

13.
​Juliet prepared for the 1945 trip to Woods Hole by having a litter of five kittens during the night of May 4-5.  Two were kept, Tony, a dark tiger, and his brother, a lighter tiger, who was given to Lucille the maid although he was not yet weaned.
"Two were kept": When I was growing up, it was usual to cull a litter of newborn kittens down to manageable size.  Is this still done?  I don't know.

14.
All the young pines are dead since the Sept. 1944 hurricane, and the old ones are dead or nearly so.
The planting of the short-lived young pines was recorded in the previous Fernbank News: There are now left four old pines, and four new pines as well as a few seedlings.

15.
promissory notes for a "sad-iron"
I think it was from a book called Good Luck, Mary Ann! by Agnes Louise Dean, that I learned that "sad" in "sad-iron" means heavy.  The sad-irons in the book were not electric, but rather heated - on a stove, maybe? - and I wonder if this sad-iron birthday present was electric or not.

16.
​An event of social and culinary significance transpired Sunday, Aug. 19, at the historic and picturesque 130-year-old Packard Robinson farm, Soul's rest, in Halifax, Mass.
Note that in May Will and Eva visited the Robinsons in Mansfield, but this event in August was in Halifax.  Soul's Rest was closed up during the winter, and the Robinsons would go home to Mansfield, where Everett Robinson taught in the high school.  The name Soul's Rest came from Packard ancestors whose surname was Soule.  Here's a picture of the farm.  (Again, Ron had the scan of the photo.)
Picture
Soul's Rest, the farm of Edie's family.
​17.
One of the choicest shots was of Mr. George Green swinging nonchalantly stand-up style, in an old-fashioned and somewhat creaky rope swing.
This may be the swing, with a very much younger Edie in it.  (Again, Ron had the scan of the photo.)
Picture
Young Edie at the farm. Maybe around 1929?
18.
One of the priceless antiques viewed by the guests was the historic sword carried by the late Ensign Harrison Packard during the late War between the States (for the benefit of our Southern readers) and later used by the then newly-wed Roger Stokeys to cut their wedding cake.
Here's the story of the sword, as far as I can remember.  (Ron has a video of my mother telling about it.  Eventually I'll get around to checking it.)
​When Admiral Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay in 1864, he knew that there were bombs in the water awaiting them - A.K.A., at the time, torpedoes.  So he sent out Ensign Packard (CM Packard's father) and (I assume) others in small boats to snag the torpedoes and tow them away from the path of the fleet.  And it was not until after that was done that Farragut said: "Damn the torpedoes!  Full speed ahead!"

The last I heard, Ensign Packard's sword was in the hands of my second cousin Jeff, but I don't know where it is now.

​19.
When the guests, Mr. and Miss Green, arrived, accompanied by Edie Stokey who had come from Mansfield for the celebration, leaving Honey behind, unfortunately the Indian Dinner was not ready, for the Vermicelli substitute in the "Kesari" had not cooked as it should have.
​I find in Wikipedia:
Kesari bath or kesari baat (Kannada: ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಾತ್) is a South Indian dessert. The classic ingredients used for its preparation are semolina, sugar, ghee (usually), water, and milk.
But why would there be a vermicelli substitute?  So maybe the kesari at Fernbank was something different.

20.
It was later deduced that during the interval she had written a verse telling her gift "Russia and the Peace" was delayed.
Amazon says:
""Russia and the Peace"" by Bernard Pares is a historical account of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, particularly focusing on the peace negotiations between the Soviet government and the Allied powers during World War I.
Why was Alma giving Glady such a serious book for her birthday?  No surprise, however, that Alma wrote a poem.

21.
Then the gifts were unwrapped.  Alma Grace's was a handkerchief; the flower embroidered in one corner was no doubt the real gift for the rest was a piece of old bedsheet.  Her greeting card, also handmade, and the gift had been sent a month earlier from camp, for as she explained to A.G.S., she was too busy having a good time and so was sending it ahead of the day.
This surprised me, because AG had told me how much she hated that camp.  I asked her about it, and she said there was just one year when she had a good time there, so 1945 must have been it.

22.
​A.G.S. in swimming attire carried "Russia and the Peace" to Gladys unwrapped to Gladys on Monday following the birthday Friday.
​I just love to imagine Aunt Alma in her bathing suit walking over to Vagabond House with the book.

23.
Here's a sequence of events, with no guarantee of perfection:
1944:
  • September 14 (Thursday):  Hurricane.
1945:
  • May 4-5 (Friday-Saturday): Juliet gives birth to kittens in Atlanta.
  • May 18 (Friday): Will and Eva arrive at Fernbank, with two cats (Juliet and Joel) and one kitten (Tony).
  • May 29 (Tuesday): Fredda Reed, her sister Mary, Alma, and AG arrive at Fernbank.
  • June 1-3 (Friday-Sunday): Bill spends two days in Woods Hole
  • June 4 (Monday): Fredda Reed,  her sister Mary, Alma, and AG return to South Hadley, and Eva goes to Boston
  • June 7 (Thursday): Eva returns from Boston
  • June 16 Saturday): Alma, Fred, and AG arrive at Fernbank.
  • June 17 (Sunday): Birthday party for Alma.
  • June 18 (Monday): Fred returns to South Hadley.
  • June 25-27 (Monday-Wednesday): Storm.
  • ​June 27 (Wednesday): Alma and AG go to Boston.
  • June 28 (Thursday): AG goes to Little Sirecho Camp in Pike, New Hampshire.
  • June 29 (Friday): Alma returns to Wood Hole.  Also Frances Jackson is married.
  • July 3 (Tuesday): Mrs. Thivy arrives from Ann Arbor.
  • July 22 (Sunday): Geoffroy and Lenette Atkinson arrive at Woods Hole, staying in Plough Cottage.
  • July 27 (Friday): Edie arrives at Fernbank, from the West Coast via Halifax.  Birthday party at Fernbank for Glady
  • July 28 (Saturday): Picnic at Gansett
  • July 29 (Sunday): Edie goes back to Halifax., and Geoffroy and Lenette Atkinson leave Woods Hole.
  • July 31 (Tuesday): Eva goes to visit the Meyers in Ogunquit, Maine.
  • August 3 (Friday): Clara arrives at Fernbank.
  • August 4 (Saturday): Eva returns from Maine
  • August 9 (Thursday): Kay arrives at Fernbank from Washington, DC
  • August 10 (Friday): Edie comes to Fernbank again.
  • August 12 (Sunday): Glady, Mrs. Taylor, Kay, and Edie sail the recently repaired sailboat SNAFU from Quissett Harbor to Vagabond House.
  • August 13 (Monday): Picnic at Gansett
  • August 14 (Tuesday): Victory over Japan is announced.  Fernbank residents go to Vagabond (where Clara falls down but survives) and then to downtown Woods Hole to celebrate.
  • August 16 (Thursday): Mrs. Thivy, Clara, Alma, and Edie play Mah Jongg.  Clara and Edie win.
  • August 17 (Friday): Fred arrives at Fernbank, with Beryl Atkinson.  Also, several Fernbank and Vagabond residents go to a musicale given by Stanley Sprenger and Phyllis Wheeler.
  • August 18 (Saturday): Edie and Kay go to Halifax.  Mrs. Thivy, Clara, Fred, and Beryl play Mah Jongg.  Mrs. Thivy wins.
  • August 19 (Sunday): Victory celebration at Halifax.  Then Fred and Beryl go back to South Hadley.
  • August 20 (Monday): Edie and Kay come back to Fernbank from Halifax.
  • August 21 (Tuesday): Letter from AG: she won a ribbon at her camp's horse show.
  • August 23 (Thursday): Eva chases the cat Joel.  Joel drops his prey but escapes.  Will narrowly avoids saying an word that would have shocked Eva.  And I think August 23 is the day that this Fernbank News came out.

FUTURE PLANS
  • August 24 (Friday): Eleanor Mason is expected at Vagabond.
  • August 26 (Sunday): Edie and Kay plan to return to Halifax.
  • Late September: a visit is hoped for from Maggie.
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