The following was provided by the seller and has not been verified: "Anne was the daughter of Brainard Warner Sr and Mary Parker Warner. At the time Anne wrote this diary she had two sisters and three brothers who were living: Bess (with who she lived), Mary Warner Cooke, Brainard Jr , Southard and Andrew Parker Warner (known as Parker). Her mother died in 1885 when Anne was 9. It looks like Mary Parker Warner died after childbirth. Brainard Warner Sr. remarried two years later in 1887 to Mary Philips. They had three children: Margaret, Albert and Hamilton. Brainard Warner Sr was a dynamic man who made a fortune in real estate , banking and land development in Washington D.C. and Maryland. He was the founder of Kensington Maryland. His company was responsible for the oversight of building over 1000 buildings and homes in the Washington DC area He was also the founder of the Washington Pubic library. Annes’s mother was Mary Jacobs Parker Warner who was descended from Edward Doty, a Pilgrim and indentured servant who sailed over on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact and helped to settle Plymouth Colony. So Anne grew up in a family that money and status. She had two brothers who served as consuls: Brainard Jr and Southard. Southard committed suicide while serving in Manchuria (China) in 1914. Neither Bess, the oldest child, nor Anne ever married. They lived together all of their lives until Bess’s death in 1942. They grew up in a house that their father built at 2100 Massachusetts avenue. As adults they eventually lived in an apartment at 1868 Columbia Road in Washington DC." "The diary runs from January 26th 1908 to April 5th 1908.. There are 150 pages devoted to the diary. There are additional pages in back with entries for: - A list of songs - A list of shops and their specialties in Florence, Milan, Nice, Paris, Venice and Hamburg. - A contact list of the people Anne met. These are a few: o Mr H Bendecke of Grand Forks. Vice Consul to Norway o Mr & Mrs Gulden Leipzig Saxony o Mrs Jane and Ida Seymour – Paris Also included is a very small envelope addressed “Italian addresses for the Misses Warner” Inside is a folded paper with Hotels listed by city. There are comments about some of the hotels." "Native women of Punta Del Garda, Burial customs in Genoa,Black and white house of San Lorenzo, 1st and 2nd class trolleys in Naples, Pompei and the buried city of Hercularium, Staying in an old monastery in Amalfi, Laurence sent them violets, Taking a carriage ride through Rome, Listening to the band on Pincian Hill, St Peters, Sistine Chapel, St Paul without the Walls, Circus Maximus, Cappucian Church with the bones of 4000 monks, Uffize gallery, Venice, gondola rides, St Mark’s cathedral, Bridge of Sighs, band concerts, chocolate,Milan , Verona, works by DaVinci, Monte Carlo , the quiet Casino, the public gardens, winning money at the casino, the Carnivale, people in costumes, la Belleterra the most beautiful woman in Europe, the “Battle of the flowers”, the slot machine, Paris , the Louvre, shopping, driving all over in a taximeter, the bastille, Pantheon, Champs Elysie, Venus Di Milo, Winged Victory, Notre Dame, Sorbonne,Versailles, Cologne, meeting up with her brother Southard, the Palace of the Kaiser, the Little Princess, the apartments of French royalty, Marie Antoinette, the Kaiser flying by in his green car with flags flying, Leipig, Anne so happy to be back she cried, meeting old friends,Hamburg, home. CONTENT : I tried to capture some of the interesting entries in the diary but there are many more. These entries are spread out over four months - from January to April 1908. Front Page: “Anna P Warner 2300 Massachusetts Avenue Washington DC From RPW January 24th 1908” “RPW” was Rebecca (Bess) P Warner, Anna’s older sister. Bess always called her Anne. Anne sailed on the steamer “Republic” from New York to Naples. She traveled with some friends. She and Carol had been at the Manhattan Hotel where they had lunch with Anne’s brother Brainard Jr Brainard and Parker,one of her other brothers, came to see them off at the dock. They ran into the Seymours who they knew from brown Hall Boston. Anne and another man attended Sunday services on board. Anne mentions all of the people who sat at their table for dinner. They had breakfast and went u on the hurricane deck. Anne walked and later sat on a deck chair and read. Anne was feeling pretty good but Mr Case was decidedly the best sailor. Anne walked, read and napped. Tea was served every day at 4:30 Anne walked with others, met some people from Ohio. There was more of a pitch to the seas. The Bohners had their steamer chairs on one side of her and Mr Bliven from Providence on the other side. Anne continued to meet new people on the steamer. Anne walked with Carol and then went to the hurricane deck. They went to the dining room for music. One couple sang for them. Anne met Mr Steele from Highland Park, Chicago. After dinner she walked a long while with Miss Seymour. Then they went with others for refreshments. Anne got up just in time to see San Miguel Island, the largest of the Azores. They ;landed and visited Punta Del Garda the largest city. The Azores belong to Portugal. Anne said the climate was wonderful and all sorts of tropical plants grew there. They saw hills, gardens, pastures and more. “Columbus stopped at Santa Maria at San Miguel in “Nina” in 1493 after terrible gales Anne said they left the Republic to go down the sides of the steamer to get to other landing boats. They went to Punta Del Garda and took carriages to the beautiful gardens. There were all sorts of tropical plants, ferns, flowers and more. The camillas and hibiscus were very fine. They stopped at one old cathedral and then walked to another chapel on the hill overlooking the harbor. Anne took pictures. The native women wore long flowing robes with hoods. She saw a conk drum by a sheep. The streets are narrow and paved with stone. The houses are low and white, pale pink or buff. The sidewalks are fancy with inlaid stones that look like mosaics. They returned to the boat and watched the island as they sailed away. Later they played shuffle board The Republic docked in Genoa. A number of 1st class passengers and about 200 3rd class passengers left the ship. Anne and others left the boat later and took a carriage with a guide. They went to the Church of the Annunciation. They drove by Campo Santo and one of the most remarkable cemeteries. Since 1818 there were more than 1,500,000 Catholics buried there. Rich people can buy a niche for $2000. Other crypts are beautifully carves and cost $10,000. When there wasn’t a carved statue there were framed pictures of the deceased hung over the door. Under the floor of the chapel are buried the famous men of Genoa. The poor people are buried in a large plot in the center. After two years the remains are removed and others take their place. They went to the Palace Durazzo with a beautiful staircase and paintings by Reubens and Tintoretto. They went to the port of San Lorenzo with homes of alternating black and white marble. The Chapel of St John the Baptist contains his relics. “”Only men are allowed to step inside the place as it was a woman who caused John to be beheaded” They went to the Rossazio gardens where they had a great view of Genoa and the harbor. Terraces, grottos,marble statues. Anne had dinner on the Republic. Then she went to an opera with some other people. The men put their hats on and stood up and stared at the audience between acts. They left Genoa and the Republic steamed along the west coast of Italy. They passed very close to the island of Elba where Napolean was banished in 1815. They could see Corsica in the distance They landed at Naples. They had gotten up early and saw Capri long before they came into harbor. They spent an hour saying Goodbye to each other and waiting for permission to leave the Republic. When they did go into the Customs House it seemed like pandemonium. Many were rustling wildly trying to find someone who spoke English. Anne found herself on a bus with Mrs Schull and Miss Schull. They went to the hotel Santa Lucia where they had beautiful rooms overlooking the Bay of Naples. Vesuvius was off to the left and Castle ‘Oro was straight in front. They had lunch and then went to the Villa Nationale. There’s a garden along the waterfront. The Acquarium was in the center. They walked though it and saw jelly fish, octopus and flower fish. They went back to the hotel. Then they went out and took a trolley. The trolley was divided into 2 sections – first and second class. They went back and had tea and then dinner. Anne started out with the guide Francis and several others on a 2 day trip. They drove in a “fine Clement machine”. (car). They went to Pompei and to the buried city of Hercularium. They passed a few miles from Vesuvius. They saw the Pompei Museum, and several temples. They had a beautiful ride through Nocera, La cara and the Valley of the Mills. They saw Salerno in the distance. They had an enormous luncheon at a vineyard. They went to Amalfi and stayed at an old monastery. They reached Naples after one of the finest days Anne felt she had spent. They stayed in the Santa Lucia hotel all day. Laurence sent them all a bunch of violets. Catherine, Carol and Anne had lunch together. They went shopping at Meralas for gloves. They went to another hotel for a tea party. Rome “Hotel Savoy” They left Naples and took the train to Rome. Anne took a carriage and went down Via Nationale. Across Ponti St Angelo, past St Peter’s and back by the new Castle of Justice and Piazzon del Popolo They took a carriage to Santa Marie Maggiore. One of the most beautiful churches in Rome with the tallest tower. It was said that on August 5th there was a miraculous snow storm and the Virgin Mary appropriated the site for a temple (in the 4th Century) Beautiful Borghese chapel. There was a statue to Pope Piux XI. He was supposed to be buried there but decided to be buried “with the poor at San Lorenzo” They drove to the American Church where Dr Wadsworth preaches. Dr Thurber preached to them instead. Afterwards Mrs Thurber introduced them to a lot of Americans. After lunch they walked to Pincian Hill and listened to the band.They watched the crowds of people coming there to the most popular spot in Rome on a Sunday afternoon. Later they had chocolate and a cake at Café Nozionale (Corso). They sat at a little table on the sidewalk. Then they went back to the Savoy in time to dress for 7 o’clock dinner. They went to the Museum of Modern Art. Then they spent 2 hours at St Peter’s and the Vatican. After lunch they went to the Coliseum, the Arch of Constantine and the Via Appia. In the evening they ll went to the Italian Royal Opera and saw “Otello” by Verdi. They went to see the Vatican Galleries. They stopped at the right colonnade of St Peters and there were brod stairs leading up that were designed by Bernini. They went into the Sistine chapel where the Cardinals elect a new Pope. Smoke is sent out when the new Pope is elected. The ceiling is covered with Frescoes by Michaelangelo. Only 3000 ducats paid for it. The “Last Judgement” is at the end of the chapel and was done when Michaelangelo was 60. It took 7 tears, Anne describes the many paintings they saw. They also saw the mosaic factory in the Vatican. One artist was working on a piece that was going to be sold for $2000. The Vatican contains 11,000 chambers, 20 courts and 8 grand staircases. The Pope goes out every pleasant day into the exterior gardens but never is allowed to go past the Vatican walls. “This makes him virtually a prisoner for life”. They went back to the Savoy for lunch. Then they left for ”St Paul’s Without the Walls” They took a train, crossed the Tiber River and through the Porta S Paolo. She mentions the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, 125’ high and 25’ wide. She also mentions the poet Keats. Anne says that St Paul was beheaded near the famous cathedral bearing his name. The first cathedral was built in the 4th century and some of the pillars and mosaics of that time are still present. There was a fire in 1854 and the cathedral had to be rebuilt. It’s said to contain “the bones of St Paul”. Anne goes into detail about the Cathedral. They returned and had chocolate at Café Nazionale They went to the Pantheon. She describes it in detail and says that a work by Raphael is there. They drove by pillars from the ancient temple of Neptune. “Stopped at Trevi Fountain and all threw in money to bring us back to Rome”. It’s a wonderful fountain cut out of rock built in 1735. They went on to the Roman Forum. They had a guide and spent two hours in the bewildering ruins listening to a guide speak in broken English. Later they had lunch at a Café on the Piazza Venuzia. Then they drove to the King;s Palace. At the Rospigliosi Castle they saw on the ceiling the famous Aurora, They saw ruins and the Palace of the Caesars. They saw where the Circus Maximus had been located. After walking around they drove over to St John Lateran where they saw the “musical doors” built in the 4th century. St John Lateran is supposed to contain the heads of St John and St Paul and a table where St Peter said mass. They had tea at the Methodist church. On their last day in Rome they went to the Cappucian church. There they saw the “grotesque” arrangement of the bones of 4000 Cappucian monks in the vaults under the building. On the way back to the Savoy she and carol stopped in almost every shop. Later they drove through the Borghese gardens. Florence “Grand Hotel de Ville” They left Rome on the train and found several passengers from the “Republic” besides themselves. In Florence their guide was Guido Zaccagmini. They went to the Baptistry of St John and saw the bronze gates which Michelangelo said were worthy to be the Gates to Paradise. They saw the Campanile of Giotto, the Cathedral Santa Maria, In the back of the church they passed a table where Dante sat. Anne saw Dante’s house and the church where he was married. They passed the spot where Savonarola was hung.and buried with 2 other monks in 1498. They spent an hour in the Uffize Gallery where they had some of the finest paintings in Europe. She and Carol went shopping. They had tea. After dinner they listened to the music. They took a carriage to San Lorenzo, a very old church. They saw the Medici chapel. Beneath the chapel are the tombs of the family. Designed by Michelangelo. “Day and Night’ “Twilight and Dawn” Works by Fra Angelico, one of the holiest of painters. They saw some other paintings by Raphael. They visited the apartment of the King and Queen of Italy in this palace. They went to Fiesole, a city older than Rome. They also saw Princess Louise, the former wife of King George of Saxony. They took the train to Venice. Had to take a long gondola ride to the hotel, the Hotel Royal Daniele. They saw the cathedral palace of the Doges, the clock tower and the Lion of St Mark on one side of St Mark’s Square. There were thousands of pigeons in the Square and they fed some. They took one of the many steam trains and traveled the full length. Under the old Realtor Bridge and past a castle that Richard Wagner lived in, the poet Browning lived and died in and where Byron lived for a while. After lunch they went to St Mark’s cathedral,the palace of the Doges, saw mosaics and murals. Anne mentioned seeing a box that they used for secret accusations, chamber of two, chamber of three, dungeons, “Bridge of Sighs”. Byron stayed in one dungeon to see how prisoners were treated. They took a gondola to St Maria Ale Frare, another church. They looked at a tomb designed by Titian, frescos,the Madonna by Bellini. They got back to the Square in time for a band concert. Then they had chocolate at Florios. Anne and others went “window wishing” for an hour (window shopping). They went to the Cuzzi Glass factory. Carol purchased a glass dish and M had hats pins made and presented to them. They then went to see Titian’s Assumption. He was only paid $100 for it. Anne writes about a number of famous paintings that they saw. After lunch Anne,Mr Case, Carol and Laurence walked to the Realto Bridge which was lined with “cheap shops – very picturesque” They took a gondola ride and then did a lot of shopping. They took a gondola to the train station and began their trip to Milan. They passed Verona where Juliet is buried. They saw Lake Garda, snow capped mountains, vineyards. They arrived in Milan and went to the Continental Hotel. They saw the Victor Emmanuel Gallery, the Milan Cathedral,. They went to see Leonardo DaVinci’s “Last Supper” but were too late. They did see some other works by DaVinci. They had dinner and were going to go to Alla Scalla opera. But they founf out that one of the main singers was ill. So they went to Theater del Verme They travelled to Nice through the mountains (44 tunnels followed by 98 more tunnels) Anne said the Italian Riviera was beautiful. They bought a lot of fruit along the way. They had dinner with friends at the Hotel Regina dining room and Anne said it was the best dinner she ever ate. Their room was large and beautiful. Anne could see mountains on the left and the Mediterranean on the right. They took the electric train to Monte Carlo. They passed over the ocean and went by beautiful villas whose gardens and walls were covered with flowers and plants. They passed Monaco. They arrived and passed through a public garden before entering “the greatest gambling house in the world”. They had to buy admission tickets. The first thing they noticed was the “immense quiet” of the place. There were hundreds playing but from the expressions on their faces Anne couldn’t tell if they were winning or losing. There was no excitement. They saw an actress who is considered the most beautiful woman in Europe. They watched the players for an hour and then went across the street to a café to eat. They walked down the promenade and then decided to try their luck at the Casino. Anne was lucky to win 40 francs and then another 40 francs so she was 80 francs ahead Later she and Carol went all over town trying to find “chocholate” They returned to Nice and all went to a play in the evening. The next day they went to the Hotel Anglais for a fine dinner. There were a couple of American girls next to them. They went back to the Regina Hotel where an orchestra was playing. They indulged in having breakfast served in their room. Anne had trouble getting herself understood in French. They wrote letters and then took a car to the promenade along the water front. They saw a lot of fancy costumes as the carnival was going on. The carnival lasted for 2 weeks “Mrs Schull and Katharine went with us first to Cook’s and then to “Royal” for lunch where we saw La Belleterra considered the most beautiful woman in Europe” After lunch they took the train back to Monte Carlo where they spent the rest of the day. Laurence and Katharine won. They had dinner at “Hotel de Paris” which is connected to the Casino by underground passages. They slept in. Catharine helped Carol wash her hair. In the afternoon Laurence took them on a beautiful automobile trip to Menton in “Berliet” They took the Carniche Road which winds around the mountain with great views of the Mediterranean and the towns there. At Menton they found another carnival and the streets were crowded with people. Mrs Schull gave a tea party for them at a Tea Room. Back in Nice some of the women went to see the “illumination and burning in effigy of the King of Carnival” The Schulls left for Rome. The rest of them went to a concert. In the afternoon they took a gaily decorated carriage with yellow and red flowers. They went and bought flowers and then went to compete in the “Battle of the Flowers” where they threw flowers at other people and had flowers thrown at them. It was part of the Carnival. It got “quite furious” until Mr Case got hit in the eye. Anne and Carol wnt shopping. When Anne went back to the hotel she had a “dry shampoo” They played tennis and later bridge. They went to Monte Carlo and had lunch at Ciros Restaurant. Later they were at the Casino and “watched others at the slot machine”. They left Nice for Paris by train passing through Marseilles, Avignon, Lyon and many other places. They passed vineyards, old olive trees. In Paris they stayed at the Hotel des Deux Mond They had a very regal room with rose furniture, heavy gold mirrors, humidors They met some women they knew who introduced them to more people. It was raining so they spent time in the picture gallery at the Louvre. The Louvre was only a short walk from their hotel. Mr Case engaged Mr Symonds to show them around, he was very entertaining. Anne and Carol went shopping. Carol tried on some nice hats. They went to Huiry’s for lunch in Rue St Augustine, They took a cab to Ben Mardu which was a huge department store. They looked at everything and bought some lingerie. When they came out of the store they tried to take a bus “..but we were not cordially received by the conductor” They took a cab to the Café de Paris but the driver told them they wouldn’t be served at that elegant place. Indeed they were directed to the American Tea Room a few doors down. In the evening they went to the Opera House. Anne bought some glasses at a shop across the street. Then Anne, Carol, Mr Case and Laurence walked up Rue de la Pais. “Afterwards Laurence got an automated taximeter and we went all over the city” past Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame, Concord Place and the Bastille. They stopped at the Pantheon where they saw the tombs of Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo and President Carnot. They drove out Champs Elysie to Bois du Bologne where they walked through the park. They went back to the hotel. Anne and Carol went out and bought some pastels. They dressed for dinner. Laurence gave them a fine dinner at “Margueys” Anne and Carol went out and bought handkerchiefs. They bought hats at “Montaille” They met Mr Case and Laurence for lunch. Then Anne and Carol went out and bought more lingerie. In the evening they went to the opera. They went to the Lafayette Gallery and to the Louvre to see the Venus De Milo. Winged Victory and a lot of fine statues. They took an auto bus to Luxemburg. Anne and Laurence walked in the gardens at Luxemburg. They saw many paintings and statuary in the gallery. Then they went to an exhibition in the evening. Laurence got a taximeter and they drove around to churches in Paris. They heard beautiful music at Notre Dame. Then they went to the Sorbonne where they saw the tomb of Cardinal Richielu who founded the church and university. They stopped at St Jacques but there was a service and they couldn’t walk around. They also went to the Palais Royale courtyard. They took a car to Versailles. Once they got to Versailles they had a guide who “spoke no English and very poor French” They saw the apartments of Louis XIV, XV and XVI. They saw the apartment of Marie Antoinette and the balcony from which she addressed the people. They saw a carriage that Napolean rode in. Also apartments used by Napolean and Josephine. They saw homes through the beautiful gardens. They left Paris and took the train to Cologne Germany. They went on to Berlin. Their baggage was inspected at Verniers, Belgium and Germany. They stayed at the Palast Hotel. They went to the cathedral and looked at the shops. The next day they went to the cathedral again. Then they boarded a train. They passed Dusseldorf, Essen. Southard (her younger brother ) met them at the Frederickish Bahnhoff. “By far the nicest sight I have seen in Europe was his face which I hadn’t seen for a year and a half” They had a fine dinner with an orchestra. “After the others went upstairs Southard and I sat for a long time over some delicious ? in the dining room” The next day they went to the Palace. They went to the museum and looked at some paintings. Then they went to the royal stables. There were about 300 horses and 500 carriages. They saw the new guard come into the palace. They couldn’t go into the palace because it was the anniversary of the revolution of 1848. They went to the Dom, a beautiful church across from the palace and where the Kaiser attended services frequently. They went to lunch with Mr Thackera the Consul General to Berlin. Anne walked back to the hotel with Southard and the others. They went to see “Seegfried” at the Opera House. Afterwards they all went to the Palast for delicious omelets and beer. Southard and Mr Case went to Metz to see where they grew trees from seed. Anne, Carol and Laurence went to the Royal Palace. They had to put on felt slippers so they wouldn’t scratch the floors. Anne thought the Palace was beautiful but that the interior was dark and gloomy. They saw the Room of the Black Eagle, Throne Room, Chapel, Banquet Hall and Picture gallery. They saw the Little Princess who was coming in just as they were leaving. The Kaiser’s automobile also flew by them but they didn’t see him. They went to see the Kaiser Frederick Museum. They went back to the hotel for lunch. Southard went to buy some lantern slides. They drove out to Charlotteburg and saw the tombs of several German kings and queens. Driving back they saw the Kaiser fly past in his green auto again with flags flying. Back at the hotel they dressed fro Mrs Thackeras tea. She was the wife of the US Consul General. They had a fine time and met a lot of people. Then they met Mr Case at the “Rheingold” for dinner. They went to see a variety. Then they went to Leipzig. (Anne, her sister Bess and broth Brainard Jr had lived in Leipzig in 1899-1900. At the time Brainard was the US. consul to Leipzig.) Frau Merhaut was waiting to greet them with some early flowers. Her sister had also sent a pretty bunch. “It seemed so good to get back to our old abode that I was quite reduced to tears. Southard has the place fixed up in wonderfully good taste” They had tea across the street, went shopping and returned to the consulate.They went to dinner with old friends. The next day Southard gave a performance with his dogs. Mr Case gave an automobile party. As they drove the car broke down with a tire puncture. They fixed the puncture. They were about home when they had another puncture. They had lunch when they got bck. Anne and Carol went to visit Frau Merhaut and her sister. Later Fraulein Merhaut had tea with them at their place. Later they met Mr and Mrs Gulden at the Hauffer for dinner. When they got back they stayed up late looking at Southard’s calendar. The net day they walked around Leipzig. They saw the new Raddt Hausse. Anne and Bess had seen the laying of the cornerstone in 1900;. They stopped at an Art Gallery. Later they got an automobile and went to see the Peace Monument on the field where the Battle of Leipig had been fought. In the afternoon Southard asked a number of people to come in and see them. They went to the opera in the evening. They went to Hamburg. They went to a dinner for Frau Fleischer Edel and she got a big ovation In Hamburg Anne, Carol and Southard went shopping. At dinner that evening Southard have Anne a fine jewel case. They rode to the train station to go to Kux Ha Feu. She and Southard had a scare when their horse tried to run away with them. They were going to a boat (“der Amerika”) and Southard came out on the tender with them. They only had time to go to their state rooms before Southard had to return to shore. “We watched him out of sight as our boat started up” They came to Southampton but didn’t go into dock. Tenders came out with passengers and baggage. They passed the isle of White and other ports on the English coast. After dinner Anne, Carol and Mr Bendecke played bridge. Anne received a letter from Bess and a telegram from Southard. Carol met a Mr Brown who had her as a student at Old Point when she was there. The seas grew tough and Anne didn’t care for lunch or dinner. The next day the seas were still rough. Anne got up, dressed and stayed on a lounge chair. Carol didn’t get up. Anne got the “Atlantic daily News” after lunch. The Amerika had a “lift’ (elevator and a gymnasium. The seas were very rough. Anne and Carol stayed in bed. Mr Bendecke sent a beautiful bunch of lilacs “to the invalids in 109” The next day the sea were high and rough and it was cold. Anne made it up on deck and had her lunch. A boat bound for England passed them. The seas were rough again. They all made it for dinner. Then they reviewed all of their purchases for the purpose of declarations. They had the captain’s Dinner. They served beautiful illuminated ice cream. Laurence sent them lovely lilies of the valley. In the evening there was a concert but neither Anne or Carol attended. They took pictures on the upper deck. They docked at Hoboken and had no trouble at the Customs. House. Mr B gave Anne and Carol bracelets. Anne went to the “Woodstock” at 43rd and Broadway. She met friends including her younger brother Parker. Parker went to Jersey City and Anne boarded a train for Washington DC. " "Anne was the 4th child born to Brainard H Warner Sr and Mary Jacobs Warner. She was born in 1876. She lived with her older sister Bess who would have been 36. Southard was 27 and Anne 32 in 1908. Southard was one of Anne’s younger brothers. He was in the US Diplomatic corps and served as a consul in a variety of countries. Six years later Southard would be dead. In 1914 he was serving in China. He was hospitalized in an institution and ended up committing suicide by shooting himself. So the diary entries about Southard are poignant. Anne loved him and wrote that by far the nicest sight she had seen in Europe was his face which she hadn't seen in a year and a half."