Dear Classmates,

Like Nancy, I am courageous to date my letter but I hope I have the forgiveness of you all.

Robin's visit has given me a great deal of pleasure and has been an inspiration too. It is wonderful how much some of the girls accomplish and I am impressed again with the beautiful altruistic spirit which lies back of it all.

My letter will be brief for I have no interesting and wonderful deeds to record. When I remarked to Frances that I didn't know what to write for Robin she said 'Well don't write about me' and I replied that she was quite correct for neither she nor I could furnish material for interesting reading. My life-skill consists of doing to the best of my ability those duties that revolve upon a Mother and a homemaker. These duties are many and added to them are many church interests and activities which take up all my time. Some club work and a few social affairs vary the program, for I still believe that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy? Now that Frances is growing older, I find the normal desire for social life arising in her. The other day she informed me she wanted to have one of those parties when the people stayed until one or two o' clock. This, of course, was strongly vetoed. She is a normal healthy girl, doing well in her school work, and a great companion to us all.

Since Robin's last visit I too have had my first experience with Death. My dear Mother went to her Heavenly Home on Sept 1st 1923 and a new life began for me. As Mollie has said 'The background of life seems so different' I never get accustomed to the change and preparation. How I do miss her and Frances too, for they were such devoted companions. Their relation reminds me so much of Helen's little boy and his grandmother.

The loss was extremely hard on my Father and ever since I have been trying to do all for him my Mother would have done and make the closing years of his life happy and comfortable. They had had a happy married life of forty years.

Before I close I must mention a lovely little visit I had from Alice and her daughter Margaret last fall. They were on their way to VA where Margaret entered college, and thanks to the Sesqui they came this round about way. And stopped off. It was such a happy time. Margaret is one fine girl - a type of which my parent might justly be proud. But how could she be otherwise with such an able woman for her mother and for her father a man of equal merit. I know him too.

I hope I may be with you at the next reunion, you will not have to resort to a telephone call.

With love, and sympathy to all who have lost loved ones and best wishes that life will deal to each and all of you only its best I am
Cordially yours,

P.S. I was going to say at the beginning of my letter that like Nancy again this past winter has been the busiest I ever lived- so many outside demands on your time and strength so that is the reason Robin was held up in his journey.
OMP

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