Steve left this morning at W. T. Helen, Mom, June and I went down to see him off. I hated to see him go. He said he would be down to the boat to meet us when we come in May. He gave us his address. As soon as I got home from school today I opened the package. It was a desk fountain pen and pencil, the most beautiful set. I just love it. Went swimming in afternoon.
Jane's Notes: Steve’s ship was the USS MacLeish. There is a black ribbon with the name of the ship in gold letters in the scrap book. According to Wikipedia the USS MacLeish (DD-220/AG-87) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919. She was with the Asiatic Fleet, arriving at Shanghai in June, 1925. Operating between ports in China and the Philippines, the destroyer patrolled and trained while protecting American interests. In 1925, while on this station, members of her crew joined a force which landed at Shanghai during the civil disorder following shooting of Chinese students by municipal police. MacLeish remained in Asiatic and Pacific waters until 1938, when she was decommissioned and entered the Reserve Fleet.
On This Day In History: The clip-on tie is designed and George Gershwin’s “An American In Paris” premieres in New York City.
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