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Telegram: Mrs. W. F. MacDowell [McDowell] to John Franklin Goucher, June 9, 1917

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Telegram: Mrs. W. F. MacDowell [McDowell] to John Franklin Goucher, June 9, 1917

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Identifier	gojg295
Title	Telegram: Mrs. W. F. MacDowell [McDowell] to John Franklin Goucher, June 9, 1917
Creator	McDowell, William Fraser, Mrs. (McDowell, Clotilda Lyon), 1858-1930
Subject	Goucher, John Franklin, 1845-1922--Correspondence Methodist Church (U.S.)--History Methodist Church--Clergy--Correspondence Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops
Description	Telegram dated June 9, 1917 from Mrs. W. F. (Clotilda Lyon) McDowell (not MacDowell as printed in telegram), wife of American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church William Fraser McDowell, to John Franklin Goucher expressing regrets and an explanation for her husband's cancellation of a speaking engagement at Goucher College.
Holding Institution	Baltimore-Washington Conference Archives, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland
Collection	Baltimore-Washington Conference Archives, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, John Franklin Goucher Collection
Date	1917-06-09
Date Digital	2015-02-27
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 17 x 21 cm.
Coverage (Time Period)	1911-1920
Access Rights	Images are to be used for educational purposes only, and are not to be reproduced without permission from the Baltimore-Washington Conference Archives, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Some images may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. For more information, please contact: Baltimore-Washington Conference Archives, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2200 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 at <http://lovelylanemuseum.com> or archives-history@bwcumc.org or call 410-889-4458.
Transcript	[printed letterhead] Form 1201 [printed text center] THE WESTERN UNION [logo with printed text] WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT [printed table left] CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Day Message Day Letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a day message. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. [printed table right] CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Day Message Day Letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a day message. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. RECEIVED AT EQUITABLE BUILDING, BALTIMORE, MD. ALWAYS OPEN [typed text] 73W JX 48 NL PIKES 104AM FY WASHINGTON DC JUNE 9TH 1917 PIKES 104 AM DR G DR G 2 MIN 945AM. MAILED AT ONCE DR J F GOUCHER PIKESVILLE BALTIMORE MD THE BISHOP MUST ATTEND AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF CHATLAINCY COMMITTEE IN PHILADELPHIA MONDAY THE ONLY AVAILABLE DATE FOR WEEKS HE HAS SENT LETTER OF REGRET AND GREETING TO COLLEGE FOR YOU IS VERY SORRY HE CANNOT BE PRESENT LOVE TO ALL THE FAMILY MANY BLESSED RETURNS OF THURSDAY MRS W F MACDOWELL 1029PM

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