Mr. Lanham waited at the Atlanta depot until 2 a.m. for his father’s train from Rome to arrive — it is always late! — so Papa missed his connection to New York. He went to the Terminal Hotel for a couple of hours’ sleep and Mr. Lanham joined his family at the Henry Grady Hotel.
“We all got up early and went over to the station to see him off at 8 o’clock…
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