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<\/a>Trudel and Madge<\/p><\/div>\n
Leonard\u2019s sister looks very much like him. She is four years younger. We get along just great. Her husband, Raymon, is also a lawyer. The daughter, Edith, 15 \u00bd years old is a darling and their 12 year old son (Ramon) is very nice and well behaved.<\/p>\n
After my arrival we had a fabulous dinner and then I unpacked and retired early, and slept late the next day.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Edith Schwartz<\/p><\/div>\n
Madge and I talked all day together, whatever she was doing or wherever we were. In the evening, Friday night, Mrs. Schwartz, Ray\u2019s mother, and a cousin came to welcome me.<\/p>\n
Ray\u2019s ancestors were with the first Jews who settled here in the South and he is very proud of it although they all are Christian Scientists now. But he still goes with his mother to a synagogue on the holidays.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Raymon Schwartz<\/p><\/div>\n
Besides having some visitors on Saturday, we went in the afternoon to a bridge-tea at their country club. In the evening in evening dress to a formal dinner party. Sunday we dove to another small town to pick up Aunt Dora Sonn (at the train) from Miami, Florida. The first wife of her husband was a sister of Leonard\u2019s mother. Monday Aunt Dora and I went for a walk in the morning and in the afternoon we went shopping.<\/p>\n
Right now it is very warm. I am glad I brought some real lightweight summer dresses. Monday afternoon the three Welch\u2019s arrived. They drove here and brought along Aunt Flora, who is the most loved member of the family, also a sister of Leonard\u2019s mother who actually lives in Indianapolis. We had a nice, leisurely family evening.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Ramon Schwartz<\/p><\/div>\n
Next day we all piled into 2 cars and drove to Charleston SC, one of the oldest and very European towns in the south. First stop: Cypress Gardens. An enormous park with ancient cypress trees, a little creek running between gorgeous all color flowers. Much too beautiful to describe.<\/p>\n
Next stop: Magnolia Gardens. While the other place was very quiet and relaxing, this place is so bright and colorful and exciting. Giant azaleas, magnolias, Japanese trees, etc. Took a lot of pictures and Ray filmed.
In the evening we had 50 young boys and girls ages 15-16 here in the house for my niece Edith and her cousin Louis Welch, both are about the same age.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cypress Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n
Yesterday, we were visiting another beautiful garden, originated by a sculptor, with many of his and his wife\u2019s figures all through the place, with beautiful flowers and bushes and trees all around. Afterward, the 10 of us drove to a beach at the Atlantic Ocean.
Unfortunately we did not have enough time to go into the water.<\/p>\n
In the afternoon we visited the studio of a lady who does beautiful drawings and engravings. After showing us some of her best work, a very famous poetess read some of her poetry for us. It was very interesting and nice.<\/p>\n
Supper we had at Ray\u2019s mother and two more cousins came. Afterwards Ray showed us several homemade movies. To end the day I dressed up Ramon as a girl and myself with slacks and a man\u2019s hat, while Edith and Louis sang a song, partly English partly French, we two kind of acted it out. Of course since it was unrehearsed it was very funny.<\/p>\n