“She [Sonia] visited Lovecraft in Providence on 4-5 September, staying at the Crown Hotel.” — S.T. Joshi, I Am Providence.

“Having entertained Lovecraft and his aunt for lunch at the Crown Hotel, Sonia suggested inviting several leading amateurs [to town]…” — L. Sprague deCamp, Lovecraft: A Biography.

One wonders if Sonia treated Lovecraft to a ‘Deep One’ ice-cream sundae at the Hotel’s ‘Deep Sea Cocktail Lounge’, in lieu of something alcoholic… though perhaps it wasn’t opened until the 1930s…