Early March 1921
Tuesday 9:30 AM.
Dear mother.
It was so hot Sunday that I didn't get much done, so the Sunday letter went to Elizabeth and I thought she would send it on. Has it been awfully hot up there? Saturday, Sunday and Monday have been lots worse than August down here, but it's cooler today.
Miss Orvis and I took the trolley over to Vinland Saturday PM.-to see
the county and see what Vinland was like. It was the funniest place. The streets were full of funny looking people and lined with horses and wagons (haven't seen so many horses in a long time) And old cars that have driven in from all over the Country round. Went to church twice Sunday and last night the five of us went to the public Installation of the new Baptist minister. I like him very much. He is real young and wide awake and his wife is also young and very attractive.
I certainly am awfully sorry about Gaxxx But that's the way it goes. I've written to B and Judy about her and don't know anything more I can do now. Possibly the fact that she was particularly recommended was overlooked in some way. I hope it turns out differently. I only wish she could have visited me this spring. It might have helped.
I got your Monday AM letter this Tuesday AM at 8:30. That's good time, alright. I take it that you're up at the Briggs winter home at last. Aren't you swell going to Sherburne Inn? Wish I'd been along.
Miss Orvis and I are going up to Philadelphia to spend Saturday this week. I'm real anxious to go and see the sights of the big city. I'm going to get my scarf but don't know that I will have much else to do in the shopping line. Bought a pair of white oxfords here Saturday.
Why doesn't my watch come? I'm going to get one down here if he doesn't send one pretty soon. Did I have any of my graduation money in that three legged dish on your desk? I can't remember whether I left it in there or took it with me in my pocketbook to Syracuse and then down here. I mean what was left after the $27.50 I paid Dr. Porter.
I've got it straight now. I never did get so mixed on anything as I have been over ever since I got that money. I remember I used it for my scarf at Syracuse as I used my scarf money in Utica and then you paid it back. Anything you'd like in Philadelphia?
Has Dad heard yet if the convention is to be in Atlantic City? I'll be peeved if they don't.
Did I ever use to write such crazy letters as Elizabeth writes? I don't believe I ever did.
I'm writing this letter in school and this is all the paper I have, but guess it's better than nothing.
Lots of love,
Marion
Editor's notes
This letter is one of five or six I found together, with no envelope, written from one of the three girls. The were all written in early March, 1921.
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John has excellent handwriting. However, in some instances, I cant decipher it. If I can't, I simply mark the spot with "xxx"s to signify thank the word isn't decipherable.
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