Dear Girls, -

Frances Doherty has sent me the Robin, and I have twice enjoyed the conversations contained in it. I am much impressed by the useful, busy, contented lives that I find reflected here. Everyone seems to have found pleasure in work and an interest in several kinds of play.

As for me, I believe I have been listed some where as one 'who lives retired and likes it.' Two years ago, after thirty-five years of teaching, I retired and came back to my native town in North Jersey to keep house for my sister. Like the rest of you, I am enjoying my work and have so many interests on the side that I have little leisure. Twenty-five of my teaching years were spent in Atlantic City, and I return there often as to my second home.

This is a busy little town with plenty of pleasant social life. Much of this centers around the church and the Woman's Club. I am interested in both, and find plenty of outlet for my energies there. Perhaps I see some of you at state meetings, but we do not recognize one another. This month I have attended a very interesting conference at Princeton on the Cause and Cure of War, and an equally interesting Little Theatre Tournament, in which our club entered a play, at Clifton, near Paterson.

When I have enough money, I travel. Last spring I spent a fortnight in Virginia, touring the state during Garden Week, seeing many lovely gardens and fine old houses, and then visiting a friend in Waynesboro. I love Virginia. It has an 'atmosphere' such as I have found in no other part of our country.

This past winter I spent a month in making a long-planned-for visit to Mexico. It was my first winter trip. The gods were good, and gave us six perfect days for our voyage to Vera Cruz. I spent a week in Yucatan, revelling in the Maya ruins at Chichenitza and at Uxmal, and two days in Mexico City annd its environs. The railway journey from Vera Cruz to Mexico City was a thrilling and beautiful experience. If you have read Claire Quincer's article in the last 'Alumnae Quarterly,' you have heard much of what I saw, and some that I didn't see.

Our little town is set in among the hills. I never tire of watching their changeful changelessness from the windows of our little house, or from the windows of a little old car in which I drive around the county.

We are on and near several important main highways of the state. Perhaps some of your wanderings may bring you our way. If so, please remember that we enjoy visitors ever more than we do travelling.

Sincerely yours,

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