Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 21 May 1919

Letter from Edith Maryon

Edith Maryon to Rudolf Steiner

Villa Rosenau
Arlesheim near Basel, May 21, 1919

Dear and esteemed teacher,

I spent two days in Zurich. On Saturday at the Women's Congress. Dr. Boos sent me an urgent telegram saying that my presence in Zurich was urgently needed to discuss with the delegates. I found a lady who kindly promised to take papers with her, so I gave her two “Key Points etc.” and the letters and the translation of the first chapter of the book. It is to be hoped that they will arrive safely. (I hadn't received any news of the earlier letters.) It was extremely interesting for me to hear the speeches; they are sending a delegation to Paris to protest against the blockade and the peace terms. They can speak quite well and reasonably, but I fear that there will be very little to be gained from this.

A very nice letter has arrived from Collison – he is now in California. The appeal had been forwarded to him in New York and he made use of it there and also in England.

The four translations of the dramas are now being printed, and he hopes to send you copies by fall at the latest. Unfortunately – he continues – they are always so terribly expensive that I never have anything left to send to our dear teacher. The translation of “Social Question” should be sent to a Dr. Connor in Chicago, he says; but it has to wait until everything is finished and well worked through because it is extremely difficult!

In the studio, everything is progressing slowly. I long for correction and collaboration and hope that the time for this will come soon. I would be very happy to hear that lectures are only needed every other day, and not every day.

With warmest regards,

L. Edith C. Maryon