Notes
Mary Deare Andrews Longley's daughter, Gretchen Fisk Longley, was a survivor of the Titanic:
"Miss Gretchen Fiske Longley was born in Hudson, Columbia, New York on 1 September 1890. She was the only daughter of New York natives Levi Fiske Longley (b. 1850), a lawyer, and Mary Deare Andrews (b. 1850).
"Her mother died in 1892 and by the time of the 1900 census she and her father were living with her maternal grandparents Robert Emmet Andrews (1819-1901) and Matilda Scudder Fonda (1821-1911) and her extended family in Hudson, New York. She was living at the home of her aunt Cornelia Andrews by the time of the 1905 census, her father having died in 1902. She was educated in Boston Ladies' School.
"Gretchen boarded the Titanic in Southampton under ticket number 13502 which cost £77. She was travelling with her maternal aunts Cornelia Andrews and Anna Hogeboom. Miss Longley occupied cabin D-9. Gretchen opened a farewell letter when she arrived in her cabin; it was a good wish for every day of the voyage.
Good weather
Refreshments
Every desire
Tommies to burn
Chocolate ice cream
Heavenly evenings
Entire meals
No regrets
The curious note spells out "Gretchen".
"On the night of the sinking Gretchen had been in her stateroom at the time of the impact. The shock drew her out into the corridor twice out of curiosity but she found everything quiet with seemingly no cause for alarm. Her aunt Cornelia was nervous however and it was at her insistence that the trio made their way up to the boat deck.
"Gretchen and her aunts escaped in lifeboat 10. The lack of crewmen in the boat compelled Gretchen and other women, including at least one of the Fortunate ladies, to assist in rowing. Gretchen and her aunts eventually reached New York aboard the Carpathia."
(Source: Encyclopedia Titanica: http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/gretchen-fiske-longley.html)