1925 9 25 Olive Rose to Elbert Rose

I might change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  This letter is written from Albany, Albany County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter when she was 17-years old to her 'Dad', Elbert Rose.  'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler was her sister.  'Uncle Owen' is her maternal uncle, Owen Wickes More.  'Clif' was her brother, Clifton More Rose, and his wife was 'Lena' Mae Carrington Rose.  'Charlotte Grace' is their daughter.  I believe the second photograph was made about the time that Olive writes this letter, or not much later. 

Lena Mae Carrington and Clifton More Rose married in Oneonta, New York on 16 June 1924.

 Charlotte, Lena, and Clifton Rose with Olive Rose on far right.   

 68 North Lake Ave.
Albany, New York
Sept. 25, 1925

Dear Dad,

I am all settled here now and like it very much.  The place where I am is about three minutes walk from school.  We have an elderly woman, old maid, for a landlady.  There are three other girls here.  One is a Senior and the other two are Freshmen.  The board and room is $10.50.  I couldn't get it any cheaper.  We have the privilege

or pressing out a few things and of washing handkerchiefs and stockings.  The rest I will either have to send home or get someone to do.

I went down to see Dr. Worth, the eye doctor.  He said he would have to test my eyes again so I am going tomorrow to have drops put in.  Florence put the money Uncle Owen gave me in the bank and I paid for my first week's board.  I will have to put another

dollar with it to pay next week's board.  Don't forget to put money in for me on payday.

How's Charlotte Grace?  And Clif and Lena?  Tell them all to write and I want you to answer this too.  You have lots of time on Sunday.

I haven't made up my exams yet.  The school doctor said I could have ample time to make them up.  So I will pass them all anyway.

Well, I must close now and go to school.

Be sure to write and tell me how you are, and how your job is.

Lots of love
Olive

1925 8 22 Olive Rose to Elbert Rose

I will make minor changes, if necessary, as I transcribe.  This letter was written from Dolgeville, Fulton County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack, wrote this letter when she was not quite 17-years old, to her 'Dad', Elbert Rose. 'Flo' was her sister, Florence Alice Rose Lawler.

Although she doesn't mention my grandfather, he was from Dolgeville and I wonder if she might have met him at this time.  He was a Marine, stationed at Pearl Harbor, Territory Hawaii at this time, but could have been home on leave.  They were married in October 1926.

Dolgeville, New York
August 22, 1925

Dearest Dad,

Probably before you get this, Florence will have seen you and told you that last night or Friday night, Edna took me to where she was camping and then I came back again.  Edna is coming down Wednesday in her car and I stayed so that she would not have to come alone.

I have been having a very good time here.  We go for automobile rides and I have been swimming once.  One day, a lot of us girls went blackberrying.  We got about five quarts.  I hope the blackberries won't be all gone in Pine Hill when I get back to Oneonta because I think it would be real nice if we could get some.

Are we going to keep house?  You'll know when I get back, won't you?  Flo said you weren't working yet.  Gee, I hope you can get work.

I must close now.  Expect to be in Oneonta about 7 o'clock Wednesday night.

Lots of love,
Olive

1924 June - Olive and Beatrice Rose photo

On the left is my grandmother, Olive Letha Rose Schnack.  On the right is her sister, Beatrice May Rose Camp.  The photograph was taken to commemorate their graduation from Oneonta High School in June of 1924.  The photograph was made at Warnken Studio in Oneonta, New York.

1923 5 14 Olive Rose to Elbert Rose

I'll change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Oneonta, Otsego County, New York.  The address is the same as found on the 1925 New York State Census for Seward and Harriet (More) Burgett.  My grandmother's sister, Florence Alice Rose Lawler, lived with them in 1925, as did my great-grandmother, Alice Estelle Clayton More.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack, wrote this letter when she was 14-years old to her 'Dad', Elbert Rose.  'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler and 'B', or 'Beatrice' May Rose Camp, were her sisters.  'Clif' was their brother, Clifton Rose.

256 Main Street
Oneonta, New York
May 14, 1923

Dear Dad,

Why don't you write?  We believe that you have had a spell of forgetfulness.  Every one has written you a dun letter and now I am going to.

You know it cost $10 to move and then the rent and grocery bill had to be paid.  Florence does not get so much pay now since night school has closed.  Her money is all gone except $2 and today is May 14; over two weeks before payday.  You know you told me once you wouldn't be mad if, when you forgot, I wrote and asked for money.  Well, money is needed to carry us through the remainder of this month.

Saturday, I borrowed $10 and bought some very necessary 

clothes.  You are wondering what became of the $10 you left.  $2.80 went for a few underclothes and 75¢ for fixing shoes.  When the rings came, B had no money to pay for her's with so she had to take the rest of the $10.

Beatrice has one dress to wear to school.  A blue serge, which has been worn continuously for 3 years and is just about the case.  I know you don't want her or me to look awful.  If I went on to tell all the different things for which we need money, you would be scared to death.  Therefore, I will stop talking about money.

We have had quite a few letters from Clif lately.  He is getting along good.  I guess he is planning on coming to see us the last of June.

What are you going to do this summer?  We are going to work somewhere.  We don't know where.  We will have to earn something, for next year is graduation and

that costs an awful lot of money.  School is out the last week in June.  I hope I can start right in to work.

I am wondering why you don't write or come up.  Every Saturday we say, "I wouldn't be surprised if Dad should come walking in".  You don't so we look for you Sunday morning, but all in vain.  We don't see you.  You won't know me when you do come.  I am growing like a weed.

I saw Bill Peet and his wife and Leslie Eignor Sunday.  They were going to Utica.

I go fishing quite a lot and am getting to be a regular fisherman.

It is after 10 o'clock.  So, I will close.  Please send some money immediately and follow it by yourself.

Love, Olive

1919 5 26 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

This is the last letter that I have, as of now, dated 1919.  The next letter is dated 1923.  I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter when she was 10-years old to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp is their sister and 'Clifton' Rose, their brother.  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Grandma' is their maternal grandmother, Alice Estelle Clayton More.

Catskill Mountains
Pine Hill, N.Y.
May 26, 1919

Dear Florence,

Grandma received your letter some time ago.  Martha Hendricks came the other day and took the things out of the clothes room at the head of the stairs.  So, now we have a clothes room.  Papa doesn't intend to rent the whole house.

Beatrice is going to work at Mrs. Hezekiah Gossoo's this summer.

Papa says Mrs. Housman will give you $7.50 a week.  What place would you rather work?

Clifton has a working certificate that he goes dancing around with.  He is going to try some regents.

We haven't been to church or S.S. yet.

Beatrice has gone a visiting to the Shoemaker's and hasn't come back yet.  She can't go to school.  Please excuse the above.  I spoiled the pen.

Write soon
Olive

1919 4 27 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack wrote this letter, when she was 10-years old, to her sister 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp is their sister and  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Aunt Lin' is Elbert's sister, Malinda Rose Townsend.

I have included a photograph of the school my grandmother attended in Pine Hill and transcribed the words she had written on the reverse side about 1925-1926.  I believe she intended the words for her fiance'/husband, my grandfather, Walter Schnack.  'Dot' was his nickname for her.

Pine Hill, N.Y.
Apr. 27, 1919

Dear Florence,

We got to school all right that morning.  Elsie Smith went with us. We have to get a new English book.  We would have had to get a geography book but John Lasher had one.  We traded our Barnes with him.  We got a spelling book and arithmetic, second hand.

I don't like the school one bit.  Mr. DeSilva is lazy.  He doesn't explain anything.  We are way behind.  We won't pass sixth grade this June.  The exams are 13,14.  There are only fifteen (15) pupils upstairs.  I guess there isn't twenty five (25) in the whole school.  It is dirty.  Last year's calendar is hanging

up.

Friday, I almost froze it was so cold.  Friday afternoon, as we were eating dinner, I got up to get a drink of water and I heard a noise.  I asked Papa what it was and he said it was some kid rolling a cartwheel over the sidewalk.  It kept up till

it was time for us to go to school.

Then Papa put on his coat and came.  He saw a number of people going down toward the lake.  He went down but Beatrice and I were going on to school when we met some girls we knew and we went down, too.  When we got to

the lake, we saw smoke coming from a house.  After we went further, we saw blazes coming from the top of a house.  Do you know where "The Wayside Rest Poultry Farm" is?  Well, that was the house that was afire.  It is in from the road this side of the "New Mountain

Inn".  Papa was down, he helped fight the fire.  Two boys went in to the side where there wasn't any fire and broke out 2 window lights.  The men didn't succeed in putting the fire out until it was almost burned down.  An old lady lived there all alone.

Friday morning it was so cold our water froze up.

Papa & Beatrice walked over to Aunt Lin's today.

Beatrice says she will write next time.

Write Soon
Your Sister
Olive

Written on the reverse side:

This is where I went to school a long time ago.  It is also the place where we often camp & where I hope you & I may go sometime.  Dot.

Below that, most likely at a later date, she wrote Pine Hill.

1919 3 16 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The locations are Kingston and Pine Hill, both in Ulster County, New York.

This letter was written by 'Beatrice' May Rose Camp when she was 12-years old, to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack was their sister and 'Clifton' was their brother.  'Papa' was their father, Elbert Rose. 'Aunt Addie' was Elbert's sister Ada Rose Woolheater.  'Bessie' was her daughter who was married to James 'Jimmie' Winfield.  'Eva' was another of Ada's daughters.  'John Rose' and 'Ward Rose' were their cousins, sons of William Rose, a brother of Elbert's.  'Grandma' was their mother's mother, Alice Estelle Clayton More and 'Aunt Hattie' was Alice's daughter, Harriet More Burgett.

I don't have 'Aunt Lib', 'Aunt Melissa', 'Uncle Dewitt', or 'Uncle Billy' in my tree yet.  Please leave a comment if you can help me with identification.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Mar. 16, 1919

Dear Florence,

I have had a very hard time to get Papa to send you money but have succeeded.

I have a new dress.  It is plain blue with pique collar and cuffs and pocket.  It was $3.97.  I think that was very expensive but I couldn't get one any cheaper in the size that I had to have.  Mine is size 16.  Bessie got it for me. At first, she got one size 14 and the

length was just right but I couldn't wiggle in the waist.

Aunt Lib and Aunt Melissa and Uncle Dewitt were down here Friday and Aunt Lib said that she would come and see Aunt Addie when the girls went away.

I told you before that Papa was up to Pine Hill.  And when he was going up on the train, he met Aunt Melissa.  And, she was asking him where Bessie was and where Jimmie was and he

told her.  And, she said, "Bet they have parted" and then she went on to tell about Jimmie (all the mean things she could think of) and of course Papa let it go in one ear and out the other.  And, when she came to Kingston, she went into where Bessie is working and asked her what the matter was; why Jimmie and she were parted, and Bessie was astonished.  And then, Aunt Melissa told her that Papa had told her that

Bessie and Jimmie was parted.  And, Bessie told Eva and they were both mad at I and Olive and Papa.  And, when she came home, they told Aunt Addie and she said that she didn't believe it.  And, Bessie and Eva both said that they believed it.  And then, we told Papa and he told all about it and I don't think Bessie and Eva believed it.

We had an arithmetic test. Olive got 55% and I got 70%.  I think that isn't very good.  Bessie had stopped taking short-

hand and is working at McBrides drug store in town.  Her hours are from 9 to 12, from 2 to 6, and from 6 to ten; quite long hours.

John Rose was here this afternoon and he said that he was going to get married in a couple of months to Eva Barton.  She is a real nice girl.  She has John to Sunday School almost every Sunday.  We haven't missed a day since we started to go.

Did you know that I have a locket?

It is real nice.   It is real good.  I am going to make a picture of it so you can see how big it is.  It didn't draw very good.  One side is higher than the other.  Then, there is a long chain with it, too.

When Papa went to Pine Hill, he found your report card.  It had been there a long time so I will try and send it back to you.

I got a very nice folder from

Aunt Hattie and I haven't written to her.  I suppose she thinks I am awful.  Well, I don't blame her.  How is Grandma?

I think that we will go to Pine Hill Easter.  Papa wants to go for a week but, what I am thinking about is, where will we stay.  I don't like the idea of sponging around on the neighbors for a week.  Would you like to?

Well, how many times have your worn your new blue serge skirt?

Papa is talking of getting another job.  He doesn't like it very good where he is.  He isn't getting very good wages, in his mind.

But, I don't like the idea of him roaming around so much.  Do you wish he would hurry up and get settled?

And, Aunt Addie is talking of moving just as quick as she can find another house.  We are going to move.

When was the last time you heard from Clifton?  We haven't heard from him since

we sent him the money; only what Papa said about him.  They are having some more dancing up there.  We saw Uncle Billy down here one day.  Well, it was last Saturday, a week ago from yesterday.

You know that we have a new theatre down here with some style to it, too.  The name of the place is _____.  They have men all dressed up in a fancy costume to help the ladies out of the cars; those that come in a taxicab.

It was a week ago yesterday

that I was to the opera house and yesterday, for 10¢, a kids matinee.  Every Saturday there is one.

Ward Rose was here the other night from Schenectady with a Ford taxicab.  Eva and Jimmie and Aunt Addie were all ready to go to the movies; so he took them for a ride to the movies.  Wasn't he good?

Well, it is after nine o'clock so will have to close for tonight.

Write Soon.
Good Night
Your Sister
Beatrice Rose

  This clipping was not included in the letter.  It was published 2 May 1919 in the Kingston Daily Freeman newspaper.  I include it here simply because of the mention that John Rose intended to marry Eva Barton.

1919 3 7 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is not posted on this letter.

My grandmother, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack, wrote this letter when she was 10-years old to her sister 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  Their sister, 'Beatrice' May Rose Camp, wrote the second part of this letter.  'Papa' was their father, Elbert Rose.  His sisters were 'Aunt Addie', Ada Rose Woolheater, and 'Aunt Minnie', Minnie Rose Springer, and 'Aunt Lin', Malinda Rose Townsend.  His brother was 'Uncle Will', William Rose.   'Francis' Springer was Minnie's daughter.

More about the Palmer Method can be found by clicking on the link.
 

Mar. 7, 1919

Dear Florence,

We have a written review in Geography today and a written review in Spelling.

I am enclosing a writing paper.  I practice at home because I am not used to writing Palmer Method.  I wrote the latter in school but I am writing now at 12:15.  Florence, I will send the money now.  Will close but will write a postscript.

Your Sister
Olive Letha

Dear Florence,

I suppose you are wondering why you don't get a letter, but Sunday night he came here.  And, Aunt Addie and Aunt Minnie were down to Uncle Will's and so he had to go down, too.  And, we set up til nine o'clock waitng for him but he didn't come so we had to go to bed.  It is Tuesday night now and he got a letter from Aunt Lin.  So, we had a good excuse to have him

come over.  It was half past night before he got here and we had given up all hope.  If we ran to the top of the stairs once, we have a hundred times, watching for him.

I think that I told you before that Aunt Minnie was coming.  She brought Francis with her and if she isn't fat.  I can't lift her.  You know that we have three goldfish (I mean that we did have) and Francis kept playing with them til she killed one.  Papa told us that Uncle Will was over to Carter's yesterday and last night (of course he sleeps with Papa) Papa thought he was going to die; he could hardly breathe.  Aunt Lin doesn't think that she will be home before April.

Olive was speaking about the geography test.  I got 99%.  I think that was pretty good.

And, we had a writing lesson that was sent into the writing teacher.  And, always before, I had got unsatisfactory and today I got just one word.  And, that was slant and I was tickled to death.  Will write next time.

Beatrice

Say Florence, I am going to send you three cents to write to me with.  And, Papa wants to write when he sends the money.  

1919 3 4 Olive Rose to Florence Rose

I will correct some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The locations mentioned are Kingston, Ulster County, New York; Durham, Greene County, New York; and Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.

Although this letter is not signed, I believe it was written by my grandmother, Olive Letha Rose Schnack when she was 10-years old, to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Papa' is their father, Elbert Rose.  'Aunt Addie' is Elbert's sister, Ada Rose Woolheater.  Their maternal Grand 'Uncle Owen' was Owen Wickes More.   Their maternal Aunt 'Hattie' is Harriet More Burgett. 

I don't know who 'Julia' is or how she is related to the sisters.  If you have any thoughts about her, please leave a comment.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Mar. 4, 1919

Dear Florence,

We received your letter today.  Now Florence, I will tell you why I didn't write Sunday.  I went over to Carter's (almost) and when I came home, I sat down and was going to write.  And, I had a lot of trash written.  Then, I asked Beatrice to finish.  She said I had told all the news she would have written.  Now, that is the reason.

I have a plan.  It is that I write some on a letter every day and send it to you on Friday.  Now, isn't that a good plan?  I received a letter from Uncle Owen Saturday.  He wants us to come out to Durham next summer and hire one (1) of his houses, but I like your plan best.  Papa says if he can get all the the wages he wants, that is just some more, he will stay to Carter's.  But, I don't see how that would hinder us.  I don't know whether we are going to stay here all summer or not.  I am going to Pine Hill for my Easter vacation.  We had a fire drill this after-

noon and this afternoon I got a hundred percent (100%) in arithmetic, too.  A girl asked us to join the Girl Scouts but Papa said we couldn't.  Papa is going to send you some money.

They say here that Beatrice is getting fat so she was going to stop eating.  But, when dinner time came, we had such a good dinner, she ate.

Mar. 5, 1919

I got up before Aunt Addie did and studied my history lesson and geography.  I am getting along fine in school.  Uncle Owen said about my watch and being a teacher.

Mar. 6 & 7, 1919

When I go up to Pine Hill in April, I am going to get Hattie & Julia (the rag dolls).  Well, I will have to close for now.  I have to help with the dishes.

1919 2 22 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  Kingston, New York is in Ulster County.

'Beatrice' May Rose Camp was 12-years old when she wrote this letter to her sister, 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack was their sister and Clifton Rose their brother.  'Papa' was their father, Elbert Rose.  'Aunt Addie' was Elbert's sister, Ada Rose Woolheater. 'Bessie' Woolheater Winfield and Eva Woolheater were Ada's daughters.  'Odell' was their cousin, a son of their father's brother, William Rose.

I haven't discovered yet the identity of 'Aunt Cora.'  Please offer your suggestions in the comment field at the end.  Also if you know what an 'optic' was.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Feb. 22, 1919

Dear Florence,

I received the cards and was very glad to get them.  I have broken the rules already.  You know I was to write every Saturday and I didn't last Saturday.  I started one at night and finished it Wednesday.  But, it was written with pencil and I thought you would think that I was lazy.

It is two o'clock now and I have been busy ever

since I got up.

Bessie washed the dishes for breakfast and Olive and I dried them.  I dusted in the parlor and then cleaned the bath-room and then Bessie and I went out shopping on Broadway.

Papa wrote to Clifton last Sunday night and sent him a dollar.  I was to Sunday school last Sunday and the Sunday before.

Last Saturday, Papa took Olive and I up to Stelles (the store on the corner of Wall and John Sts.) and bought us each a new pair of shoes.

Mine are patent leather bottoms and button cloth tops.  And, Olive's are just plain leather.  They both cost $1.98 and Papa bought me a pair of arch supports and they cost $1.57 and the whole thing came to $5.51.  Bessie thought that Papa got a bargain.  They had a sale and that is how we happened to get them so cheap.

We are not going to get the optic anymore.  Ed Tompkins said that it wasn't appreciated.

I saw Abbey _alace.  I think it was Wednesday she said that George Moorey was down here.

I have seen her once before with Aunt Cora's sister.

Valentine's Day was Aunt Addie's Birthday and Eva gave her the loveliest cake.  We had a surprise party and we were all in the other room.  And, Eva and Bessie got every thing ready.  And, when we came out, there sat the cake and two plates of sandwiches, beef, and coffee.  And Oh!  That cake, it was just grand.  It was round and as big as a little dishpan.  And, we had ice cream bricks; all but Aunt Addie.  She had 

vanilla as she don't like chocolate or strawberry.

We had school Valentine's Day and from half past two to twenty minutes after three, we had exercises.  And, yesterday we had exercises from 2:30 to 3:20.  Oh, I just love to have exercises.

Bessie is taking a course in short hand at Spencer's College.  Olive got a card from Aunt Hattie and she said that she had sent me a card, but I didn't receive it.

You know, up to the ten cent store where Eva is working, they got some goldfish in and Eva bought three and the 

loveliest big bowl.

I think that I will try and get Papa to get me a pair of stockings as I need a pair awful much.  And, these old shoes are getting worn out.  And, the lining is wearing out and it makes holes in my stockings.

I told you before that Odell had a sore throat, didn't I?  Papa was here yesterday a little while and he told Aunt Addie that he took Uncle Will home Thursday night sick.  And, he could hardly breath.  And yesterday, Aunt Addie said that the doctor

said he would be alright in a few days.

I suppose you had a great time Valentine's Day.  I am sure I did over to school.  We made a Valentine's box and made Valentines to put in it.  I got one from the teacher, Miss Fitzgerald, and two or three from a girl school friend, Alice Hunter.

Well, I will close and write a longer letter next time as I can't think of anymore to say.

Goodbye
Beatrice

P.S.
You know the last letter

I wrote cost me six cents.  Sunday night, I put it in the mailbox and Monday noon I got it back without any stamp.  It is lucky that I said where it was from. 

1913 9 11 Beatrice Rose to Olive Rose

I thought I had a picture of Mrs. Elmendorf's house to include with the last post.  I didn't find it but came across another postcard...really just a birthday card, but I want to include it with my correspondence files.

The location is Pine Hill, Ulster County, New York.  'Beatrice' May Rose Camp was wishing a happy 5th birthday to her sister, 'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack.

Addressed to Miss Olive L. Rose in Pine Hill, N.Y.

Best Wishes
for Your Birthday
from
Sister Beatrice
Sept. 11, 1913

1919 2 8 Beatrice Rose to Florence Rose

I will change some spelling and some grammar as I transcribe.  The location is Kingston, Ulster County, New York.

'Beatrice' May Rose Camp wrote this letter when she was 12-years old to her sister 'Florence' Alice Rose Lawler.  'Olive' Letha Rose Schnack was their sister and 'Clifton' Rose, their brother.  'Papa' was their father, Elbert Rose.  'Bessie' Woolheater Winfield was the girls' cousin and 'Marjorie' was Bessie's daughter.  'Minnie' Rose Springer was Elbert's sister; as was  'Aunt Addie', Ada Rose Woolheater, who was the mother of Bessie.  'Ella' Baker More is the girls' maternal aunt.  I believe the 'they' referred to in the letter is Harriet More Burgett and Alice Clayton More who have traveled cross-country to California.

Please leave a comment should you wish to share a thought about this letter.

72 Clinton Ave.
Kingston, N.Y.
Feb. 8, 1919

Sat. morning

Dear Florence,

Did you ask me any questions?  I can't find your letter anywhere so I think that it must have been in the waste paper basket and was thrown out.

Well, I got a letter from Clifton today and he sent me his percents.  I will send it to you and let you see it.  And you know that George Moore is home and Lizzie Krum and Mildred White is home, too.

Olive sent him a 10¢ tablet, 5¢ pencil, an eraser that we had, 1¢ pen and a pen holder that we

had and a penny pad that Olive got just for fun.  He said he was very glad to get it.

He said he thought that we might have the influenza.  There are five people up there that have it.  Almost every house has got a sign on it for diphtheria.  There are 97 cases of influenza and over a hundred cases of diphtheria.

I passed everything but geography but I got promoted just the same.  You know that you can miss three subjects and pass just the same down here.  Can you up there?  Did Clifton tell you that he could dance?

Sat. afternoon, half past three

Well, I have been so busy today.  This morning, I started this letter and then Bessie came home and wanted me to help her.  And, I have been busy ever since.

Bessie and Marjorie came Sunday afternoon.  Marjorie is four years old.  She is just as cute as she can be.  And, sometimes when she gets cross, Bessie will whip her and it almost makes me cry.  She will look so pitiful toward me and then her mother.

You know the bedroom we

slept in?  We are in the other room now sleeping.  And, Bessie & Marjorie sleep in the other room.  And, we put our clothes in a drawer in the dresser out in the hall.  And, what we couldn't get in there, we put in the trunk.

We got a letter from Minnie Tuesday.

Florence, do you remember telling Aunt Lib when you were up there, about what we told you that Mrs. Elmendorf said, "About that, we would have another boss now".   Well, that made her mad and she wouldn't come back again.  She said, "I won't go down there again while

they live there with that old devil".  Minnie Donovan said that Augusta began teaching school Monday.

Oh say, I found your letter this morning while I was working.  It was in my trunk.

Yes, I forgive you for not answering my letter in so long a time because you wrote me such a long one when you did write.  And, I knew that you were having examinations so I forgive you.

Obed Cure and Fred Blodget were over to Carter's the week before last after Papa and they went out on a, I don't know what you

call it.

Yes, we went to the movies.  I have been almost every Saturday.  But, today I couldn't go.  But, if Olive had wanted to, I could have gone because Olive went downstairs and dusted for Mrs. Elmendorf.  And, she gave her 10¢.  Wasn't that nice?

Yes, I will do that if you want me to about writing every week; and, you can write whenever you have time, but let it be often.  Will you?

Say, why don't they write to us?  They said they would.  We can't write to them

because they don't know how long they will be in on place.  And, anyway, you didn't say what place they were at.

The weather has been fine here for a long time but today it has been trying to snow.  Not very much, though.  We have only had one snow storm this winter and there isn't a bit of frost on the ground.

I have tried to get Papa to get you some money but he won't.  He is as tight as he can be.  He won't ever send Clifton some.

Clifton is going to join the Boy Scouts, too.

Oh!  Say, you didn't say

anything about Aunt Ella's letter or whether you got the dye or not.  We sent it a long time ago.

Well!  I will go and get a pail of coal for Aunt Addie and then I will finish this.

I have got it.

I have got to write to Clifton and Minnie.  Minnie's letter came Tuesday morning and yours came Friday and Clifton's came today.  And, I have to write to Aunt Ella, too.

Well, I can't think of anymore to say this time.  I think it's long enough.

With Love
Your Sisters
Beatrice and Olive