It was now almost ten years since the great ship had sunk. Rose hardly thought that it was a time for celebration, but her friend Molly Brown had been busy arranging a reunion of the survivors of the sinking.
Molly Brown had been busy working on getting people that she knew were still in the area who had been on the Titanic. She had a list of survivors and had tried to contact all of them. 'Ten years. It had been so long since the sinking. She thought of all the people on the great ship that had drowned on that night. She had lost so many friends. Molly wanted to honor their memory and the best way to do that was by having a reunion.
She had the help of Madeleine Astor and the two had been very busy working on the reunion together. Madeleine now had a son . She had been pregnant when the ship had struck an iceberg. Getting all the information out had been hard. There were some passengers that Molly had not been able to find. But she had received letters from over eighty people who said that they would be attending the reunion. The reunion was going to be the first of many they both hoped.
The reunion was to be held at the Waldorf Astoria and they had managed to rent most of the rooms for the reunion. They already had a need for over seventy guests and they were sure that the list was going to get longer.
Molly had sent out the invitations to her friends Rose Jack and Ruth. She had been saddened to hear of Bill's passing, but heard that there was a new one In the family now. They now had a son and grandson Jack Jr. Molly looked forward to seeing and meeting him.
Back in California things were finally beginning to settle down . Ruth had moved to her new house and had hired a lady to come and help out around the house and drive her places. Ruth was not interested in driving a car, and this lady was a very good driver and a good friend and housekeeper. Ruth didn't mind doing housework anymore, but she now had no one to help her with the heavier things
Madge Ryan was looking for a job. There wasn't too much out there for women that paid enough to live on. She was a widow who had been married to her husband for over thirty five years when he had passed away. She had two boys who both wanted her to move in with them. But they had their own lives to lead and she wanted to have her own life. She had been reading the newspaper when she had read that a woman was looking for help in her private home.
The minute Madge walked in the door she knew that she was the woman for the job. The job was just what she was looking for. She would have her own room and a nice home in a new part of town. The house was not that large and there were no children. The lady was looking for someone who knew how to drive . Madge loved to drive and had learned a lot about doing minor repairs on automobiles too. She had gladly accepted the job offer and had been very happy with Ruth her new employer.
Ruth had come over to talk to Madge about a trip that she was planning with her daughter and son in law. "I will be gone for about three weeks. I would appreciate if you would agree to keep an eye on the house for me. I know that you would like to have a chance to spend some time with your grandchildren." Ruth had told her friend with a smile.
Madge had been happy to hear Ruth. She did want to get to spend some time with her grandchildren. She would stay at the house and keep it clean while Ruth was gone. Now, she was helping Ruth pack for the long trip. The ride was going to be seven days each way. It would be long and very tiring. But they were renting a private railway car and would ride in the lap of luxury.
Ruth knew that she was going to be gone at least a few weeks and she had to make arrangements. She was lucky that she and Jack were able to get the time off from their work. But work had been slow at the studio as of late. The nanny would also stay with them in New York. She would also work as a babysitter for him too. That way both Rose and Jack could go to the reunion together and not worry about little Jack. The nanny had been glad to get a chance to ride on a private train to New York and couldn't wait to go.
Jack smiled as he went into his son's room. Rose was busy packing his bags for the trip. She was such a good looking young woman he had been so lucky to get his memory back. They had now been married for four years now. Sometimes his memory was a little slow and perhaps when he met others who had been on the ship the night it sunk some more of his memories would return.
As Jack packed the car he Rose Jack Jr. and the nanny all headed out to the train. Ruth was going to be driven to the station by her maid and friend Madge. As Jack looked the car over he was glad for this. There was barely any room for all of them and their luggage in the car.
When they arrived at the station Ruth was already busy bringing in her things to the train. Everyone climbed on the train and Jack Jr. ran over to one of the windows. As they watched the train left the depot. They were on their way to New York. The journey had begun.
