1917-1920 



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WHERRY was at work upon these "chemical products 

 of growth" as 1916 passed into history. The new 

 year was to bring war for USA and other confusions. Early 

 in February his mother acknowledged "my 50th anniversary 

 presents from you both." She told of her plans: 



The silk is entirely too good for me; but I will obey Nellie's 

 command and have a good Russian dressmaker make it up for 

 me. I think she is Russian, Madame Savoilsky, and she does 

 good work. 



Description of other things in Ludhiana took more space. 

 There was to be a wedding in the compound and all hands had 

 been called on deck: 



Your papa is to perform the ceremony with Frank's help. 

 Margaret is to play the wedding march and Donald and 

 Franie are to be flower bearers. Willie is to help serve refresh- 

 ments. I, with Lillie's help, made the wedding cake and to-day 

 4 other ones & on Monday we will make 4 more . . . The day 

 before, your father is to marry a couple of native Christians 

 and in March Ebenezer Ahmod Shah is to marry Salome. Both 

 are well educated and well suited for one another. . . . 



From here the reader must guess for himself to which of 

 the several principals further reference was intended: 



The bride-to-be & groom are both in Ludhiana now as one of 

 them has to be here 4 days before the wedding — there is a lot 

 of red tape connected with a wedding here. Your papa used to 

 have a license to marry but it had run out and he had to get 

 a new one. Yesterday his Gov't permit came and has set the 

 parties' minds at ease. . . . 7th Well, the wedding came off 

 splendidly. The married couple went off in a Motor Car, no 

 one knows where! Our cakes were very good. The papers now 

 say that Am is going into the war. I only hope that none of 



