Dear members of 'The Grandest Class at College'

When Robin arrived Saturday I had just come to a stopping place - In fact nature had forced the rest for I had an afternoon and not enough strength to do anything. I had called in help to prepare dinner for my son who was coming (from Georgia Tech where he is a freshman) to spend the weekend at home. And I did have such a good time reading your letters all at one setting and all undisturbed while waiting for my husband and daughter to return from Atlanta with our college boy. I had been too tired to join them on the trip.

My exhaustion was due to fatigue incident to the death of my husband's mother in whose home we have lived the past few years. She passed on four weeks ago and then *** at the end and since found a depleted store of energy because so much had been expended during her illness. So I can sympathize with those of you who have lost dear ones.

Both of my parents are still living, my father having just passed his 81st birthday. They were with us for a day in December on their way from Alabama to New York. In June 1927 their home was burned and the accommodations of a life time, they barely escaping with their lives. Since then they have visited among their children, two of whom live in New York and two in Brooklyn. Unfortunately I have not a home to share with them. I envy you who have that privilege.

As my letter is 'among the missing' in the last volume I do not know just when I wrote last or what I wrote. My daughter (who enjoys Robin too) says that Robin came when we were living at the hotel 1923-1926 - I am sorry so many other letters were lost for I missed the news from the silent ones.

I can hardly realize Mollie and Hattie have daughters married. Hattie and I always raced to see who could say 'Little Taylor' first when meeting and Mollie was the only girl in the class younger than I. Here's to the smallest and youngest members of 1903, they got there first.

I hope you hurry this volume around so it gets back before the grandmothers make their announcements for I will just die of jealousy then.

I am so far out of the way and stay so put that I never seen any of you gad-abouts but I do love to hear of your visits to the orient, or Mexico, or South A. and all around our own USA and I am so glad that such good fortune has come your way.

Alice Belt and her splendid husband did come to Rome last year to see their son who is attending Darlington School and called on us. Her boy Robert is very good looking and mighty fine.

I haven't been to a Reunion in such a long time and I'd love to be with you in 1930. I will have to wait to join you till my children are through college before I can do any tripping.

I have some busy days just ahead for I am to lead our Mission Study Class during Lent using 'The Roads to the City of God' for a text and also during March have a paper for our study club on Darwin, Huxley, and Spencer. Last month I had a paper for the AAUW on 'Is homemaking a full time job?' I agree with the Woman's Bureau that it is.

I would like to get an outside job if I could. Haven't any talent like Rosalie that I can put to use. So guess I'll go on dividing my time between home and church and community. I am still on the Board of Education having been reelected.

Here's hoping Mollie will soon be well and the rest of you stay so if you are -
Fondly-
Mary Taylor Reynolds