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
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