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Thursday, December 25, 1902 Christmas day - went to Lake Forest to dine with Mrs Bullard. This is an ideal Christmas day plenty of snow. a bright sun - cold and crisp. all of us well. the christmas tree is a beauty filled with toys and candles it stands in a metal base, inside the box, is a music box the tree revolves around while the music played. it is a very pleasing sight. it was placed in the middle of the table. Mattie, Octave, and Adele, went to the City to lunch with Mrs Bouk hanging on the mantle peice was a stocking filled with good things for each one. At five O'clock, Mr Badger & I took the Carriage, went to the train for Lake Forest - to dine with Mr & Mrs Bland Bullard. at six Mr & Mrs Shreve Badger came to dinner, we numbered eighteen - had a glorious evening - at nine O'clock Mr & Mrs T.W. Harvey, Mr Harvey Jr, Mrs Ed unclear Elbert and Paul called.