Letter from Kathleen to Mama Margaret: 8/21/1916
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A letter from Will's wife Kathleen, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to her new mother-in-law, probably in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
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This is one of three thank-you letters that Kathleen dutifully wrote all on the same day: one to Alma, one to Eva, and one to Mama Margaret. The ones to Eva and to Mama Margaret are quite similar, but the one to Alma is a little different - possibly because Mama Margaret and Alma would both have been in South Hadley, and possibly because Alma had just been on a visit to Will and Kathleen.
The three letters are:
The three letters are:
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2201, Nelson Ave,
Mt. Auburn,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 21
My dear Mother,
I am afraid you must think me ungracious for not having written before this to thank you for the beautiful silver, which we use every day with so much pleasure. Alma has seen it, so she can tell you about it + there is no need for me to do so. I like the design so much, more + more as time goes on.
Margaret is always very pleased to receive your cards. She is very well - was holding a church service this morning including the “sing lady.” She has to learn the Beatitudes for Sunday School and is getting on very well with them and enjoys it all very much.
Will really must take some photographs of her when he has an opportunity. My people in Savannah are also clamoring for photographs, so I hope the opportunity will soon come.
I am still hunting a maid. We put in some advertisements this weekend. One girl came, but she would not do, and this morning we had a letter from some automatic dishwasher Company, suggesting one of their machines as an economical + satisfactory substitute for a maid!
On Friday we went to a baseball game + saw Cincinnati beaten by Philadelphia. Margaret was intensely interested in the catchers whom she called “the funny men,” + as usual wanted to know the why + the wherefore of everything.
I expect you have heard all about the house + Cincinnati from Alma who must be with you by this time. I like her very much.
Thank you again very much indeed for your lovely gift. It was very good of you. With love from us all
Kathleen
Mt. Auburn,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 21
My dear Mother,
I am afraid you must think me ungracious for not having written before this to thank you for the beautiful silver, which we use every day with so much pleasure. Alma has seen it, so she can tell you about it + there is no need for me to do so. I like the design so much, more + more as time goes on.
Margaret is always very pleased to receive your cards. She is very well - was holding a church service this morning including the “sing lady.” She has to learn the Beatitudes for Sunday School and is getting on very well with them and enjoys it all very much.
Will really must take some photographs of her when he has an opportunity. My people in Savannah are also clamoring for photographs, so I hope the opportunity will soon come.
I am still hunting a maid. We put in some advertisements this weekend. One girl came, but she would not do, and this morning we had a letter from some automatic dishwasher Company, suggesting one of their machines as an economical + satisfactory substitute for a maid!
On Friday we went to a baseball game + saw Cincinnati beaten by Philadelphia. Margaret was intensely interested in the catchers whom she called “the funny men,” + as usual wanted to know the why + the wherefore of everything.
I expect you have heard all about the house + Cincinnati from Alma who must be with you by this time. I like her very much.
Thank you again very much indeed for your lovely gift. It was very good of you. With love from us all
Kathleen
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1.
2201, Nelson Ave,
Mt. Auburn,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 21
There's no year in the date, but it must be 1916.
2.
I am afraid you must think me ungracious for not having written before this to thank you for the beautiful silver, which we use every day with so much pleasure.
There's more about the silver in the letter to Alma.
3.
Alma has seen it, so she can tell you about it + there is no need for me to do so.
and later
I expect you have heard all about the house + Cincinnati from Alma who must be with you by this time. I like her very much.
Evidently Alma, who wouldn't have been able to attend the short-notice wedding of Will and Kathleen in Savannah in June, came to visit them in Cincinnati in July and/or August. I think Kathleen liked being outdoors, so I imagine that would have been something nice for Alma and Kathleen to do together.
4.
I am still hunting a maid. We put in some advertisements this weekend. One girl came, but she would not do, and this morning we had a letter from some automatic dishwasher Company, suggesting one of their machines as an economical + satisfactory substitute for a maid!
I assume the unsatisfactory candidate for the maid was the one who turned out to be Catholic. Kathleen told Eva about that in a letter dated 8/13/1916, which I haven't yet uploaded.
5.
On Friday we went to a baseball game + saw Cincinnati beaten by Philadelphia.
As noted in Kathleen's letter to Eva:
Baseball-reference.com reports that on August 18, 1916, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0.
Attendance: 3,000
Venue: Redland Field
Game Duration: 1:37
Day Game, on grass
WP: Pete Alexander (23-8) • LP: Pete Schneider (8-15)
2201, Nelson Ave,
Mt. Auburn,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 21
There's no year in the date, but it must be 1916.
2.
I am afraid you must think me ungracious for not having written before this to thank you for the beautiful silver, which we use every day with so much pleasure.
There's more about the silver in the letter to Alma.
3.
Alma has seen it, so she can tell you about it + there is no need for me to do so.
and later
I expect you have heard all about the house + Cincinnati from Alma who must be with you by this time. I like her very much.
Evidently Alma, who wouldn't have been able to attend the short-notice wedding of Will and Kathleen in Savannah in June, came to visit them in Cincinnati in July and/or August. I think Kathleen liked being outdoors, so I imagine that would have been something nice for Alma and Kathleen to do together.
4.
I am still hunting a maid. We put in some advertisements this weekend. One girl came, but she would not do, and this morning we had a letter from some automatic dishwasher Company, suggesting one of their machines as an economical + satisfactory substitute for a maid!
I assume the unsatisfactory candidate for the maid was the one who turned out to be Catholic. Kathleen told Eva about that in a letter dated 8/13/1916, which I haven't yet uploaded.
5.
On Friday we went to a baseball game + saw Cincinnati beaten by Philadelphia.
As noted in Kathleen's letter to Eva:
Baseball-reference.com reports that on August 18, 1916, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0.
Attendance: 3,000
Venue: Redland Field
Game Duration: 1:37
Day Game, on grass
WP: Pete Alexander (23-8) • LP: Pete Schneider (8-15)
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- KATHLEEN: DOCUMENTS ----- Outgoing
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