Again I was disappointed when the pen did not come and I hoped for a letter too but none came - so I hope on for tomorrow. Perhaps you are not sending the pen, but in that case I wish you would let me know but I hope you have sent it. It would be such a help in taking care of the baby. She is growing fast now. Gets 8 ounces 6 times in 24 hours and has practically stopped throwing up - she will poke her rattles + so on too far down her throat + that makes her throw up sometimes.
Ruth starts work tomorrow + the school opens on Wed. I am going to send Margaret there as long as we are here. It will be better for her to be going to school. I have not much time to teach her here. She did some reading again today - has read up to page 60 in the new Reader - nearly half the book.
Are you going to the World’s Series? I will send you Mrs. Braden’s letter which you sent on to me. I have not a good deal to write. I am at home most of the time on account of the children. R & I took them all over to Mrs. Ken Mustin’s one day last week - they all thought Billy had grown very much indeed.
It seems as if a good deal of money is to be spent on improving the Savannah River. I wish you were going to do the spending!
Has Mr. Ross bought his Buick yet? Please give my kind regards to Mrs. Ross.
It is cooler here now, and pleasant.
Billy + Margaret went to Sunday school today. It is quite a long walk for Billy but he does not mind it.
I write in pencil as the ink here seems to be a war variety. I must buy some more tomorrow and then write some letters. I do hope you will find a house for us.
We got a nice baby carriage $10.00. It is a good deal like our big one, and in good condition. Can sell it again when I am through with it.
I have just remembered - there will be a bill from Shillito’s for $12.50 I think a sweater for Ruth + one for $16.50 from Pogue's a sweater R & I got for Mother. If you will pay them you can take the money out of my allowance!!
That is all there is to pay - everything else I bought I paid for on the spot.
If I don’t get a letter from you tomorrow I think I shall cry with disappointment.
Much love to my dearest boy. I wish you were here.
1. 510 Bolton St. East Savannah, Ga Sunday. September 18, 1919 was a Sunday.
2. Again I was disappointed when the pen did not come The pen saga continues.
3. Ruth starts work tomorrow + the school opens on Wed. Ruth taught at The Pape School in Savannah.
4. I will send you Mrs. Braden’s letter which you sent on to me. Here is the letter from Mrs. Braden, who was a next-door neighbor of the Stokeys in Canton. 1919-09-23 LETTER FROM MRS. BRADEN TO KATHLEEN
5. I have just remembered - there will be a bill from Shillito’s for $12.50 I think a sweater for Ruth + one for $16.50 from Pogue's a sweater R & I got for Mother. Wikipedia has both Shillito's and Pogues: John Shillito & Co. (commonly known as Shillito's) was Cincinnati's first department store. In 1817 John Shillito (November 1808-September 1879) arrived in Cincinnati (from Greensburg, Pennsylvania). The nine-year-old lad was soon working for the Cincinnati business Blatchley & Simpson. In 1830 he left to form a partnership with William McLaughlin, selling dry goods. A year later, McLaughlin left the company, and was replaced with Robert W. Burnett and James Pullen.
The H. & S. Pogue Company was a Cincinnati, Ohio based department store chain founded by two brothers, Henry and Samuel Pogue. They came from County Cavan, Northern Ireland, to Cincinnati and worked in their uncle's dry goods store. They later were able to buy him out and H. & S. Pogue Dry Goods Company was established in 1863 at 111 West Fifth Street. Brothers Thomas, Joseph, and William Pogue would eventually join the enterprise.