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I walked over to the Nenrys after lunch, had the doctor look 
over my teeth, and then spent the afternoon with Mrs. Henry; we 
went for a long walk, prowling among antique shops of the Avenida 
25 de Mayo , and ending up at the Ideal for a deliciou s tea. 
The Newberrys came in to see us at the hotel, she very pretty 
but not speaking English. At 8. 30 we went out to the Davises for 
a farewell dinner. The Dawsons, who are to be on the same ship 
with us, were also there, and the Tucks (he is Charge d 'Affaires } . 
It was, as always, a notable dinner, the piece de resistance this 
evening being suckling pig. 
June 8 - B. A. 
The Feast of Corpus Christi - and hence another holiday for 
the Argentines, 
We had lunch with Cinaghi and Grether at La Cabana, They 
brought their wives along, and we liked them, especially Mrs. 
Grether, who speaks quite good English. Dr. Marelii was also with 
us, and when he shook hands with me at parting he practically 
crushed my paw in hi s enormous one. (Note : It is still sore 
one month later}. 
Dr. Henry took me in the af ternoon to Benediction and to see 
the procession in the Plaza de Mayo . It was most impressive to see 
the huge crowds (Dr. II, estimated them at half a million }, kneeling 
in the streets, or standing to sing the Tantum Ergo. 
In the eveni ng Dr. and Mrs. Holmberg took the Davises and 
ourselves to Cafe Espagnole for dinner, and later to see Mis- 
tinguett. I had wondered, when dinner is always so late, when 
if ever, people went to the theatre . I found out tonight. About 
eleven o’clock we reached the theatre, Holmberg paid 20 peaso 
pesos (about 05. u 0 ) apiece x or seats, and we watched a rather 
indifferent vaudeville show f or an hour and a half. The star of 
the show was Mistinguett, and it was fun to sea her. Holmberg says 
she is seventy years old, but although her face is pretty haggard , 
she is amazingly supple, and dances and sings with plenty of pep. 
June 9 - B. A. 
Spent the morning packing. Bill had lunch with us at the 
hotel, but was somewhere between the zoo, the consulate and the 
ship all day. About four o’clock he telephoned that he would 
not be back, so I went down with the Shippens to the pier at 5.30. 
I had understood the animals were to be loaded at two o'clock, 
but five truckloads were still backed up on the pier when we got 
there. There had been some minor hitch in papers or permits, 
but things were finally smoothed out, and cages began to come 
over the side soon after we arrived. 
The Brazil is so much like the Uruguay that we felt at home 
at once. Our stateroom is not as pleasant as the ohe we had 
coming down, as it has no outside port - just one porthole look- 
ing out on the animal quarters on B deck. By sailing time 
