May 23, 1968
Dearest Daughters,
Do appreciate the letters and cards we have been receiving for we do look forward to hearing from you often. This has been another busy week and we are looking for Joe and Melissa tomorrow evening; they will be staying with Grandma and Granddaddy and leaving Saturday afternoon.
Monday night was Twig meeting at Sarah Powell's in Wilmington and Tuesday was Mother's Club Guest Tea; I took Serena and Mary Virginia but the latter was a little bored with the program – three silent movies – more for older guests who like to reminisce but good for younger ones to see how movies have progressed. They had said Mary Virginia would enjoy the program so that is why I took here. It was held at the Friends Meeting House (Fairview). Mrs. Eltzroth told me that Linda is going to work in the elementary library this summer. Shirley Bernard gets home the day before Sharon's wedding & plans to work at Lake Cowan this summer. Patty is still looking for work as far as I know.
Mrs. Mires is going to teach in Wilmington next year according to tonight's paper. Quite a few of the teachers are leaving. Miss Jones to Bellbrook, Mrs. Vergne to East Clinton, Mrs. Adams (new baby) as well as Mrs. Kilgore who is moving to Columbus and hard to tell how many others.
We have really had the rain today and with more predicted; it has rained most everyday this month so if the farmers didn't get their crops in in April they are out of luck. Daddy has most everything planted that he had planned to plant by now except sweet potatoes.
Guess what? We went to a movie last night – just your Daddy and I and saw Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Glad you recommended it for us to see and now we are recommending it but not sure some of our friends are so broad minded. Interested in getting their reaction. Wilma may leave Kevin here while she and Dan go to see it. Did NOT recommend that they take him although I can think of movies that are much worse for young minds.
Rev. Beers has a new part time secretary – Marilyn VanZant – don't know how he happened to hire her or who is paying her but we have gotten a news letter this week and Daddy got a letter inviting him to some special planning meeting to discuss the goals for the new year.
Everyone is asking when you two will be getting home and glad to tell them it won't be too long now. Sorry to hear about the water in your watch, Roberta and we'll see what it needs when you get home. The jewelry store in Lynchburg was broken into last Monday or Tuesday. Someone has also been shooting at school buses over in the Lynchburg area.
Mrs. Chesnut called & asked that Serena start delivering the News Journal – she gave us such a lecture about how outrageous the delivery price was last March that I never thought she would ever take it. They have quite a few new customers. We'll have to call and increase the number tomorrow for we didn't even have one for ourselves tonight.
The school bought a Polaroid Camera and have been taking pictures with it – the Contemporary World Affairs class went to visit the Court House and the Historical Society on Tuesday and Wilma went along (as photographer, chaperone, etc.) and guess there will be a picture in the paper in a few days. They took one with most of them in the jury box but missed getting Susan McMillan or Terrell (one of them) so the one in front of the Historical Society will probably appear instead.
The volunteer firemen are having some country and western singing group to make money for them (they hope) tomorrow evening. Grandma got Joe and Melissa tickets as she thought that would be different from what they are used to hearing – no doubt about that, I imagine!
I am in the process of writing to Mrs. Kuntzman about what we will be taking to Lakeside in the way of food and other supplies. If you have any requests as to what you'd like, speak up soon. It won't be too long before we'll be leaving for there.
Mrs. Harry W. Carey's brother roomed in the same Ohio State dormitory that was damaged by fire yesterday morning where the girl died. He rooms on the 18th floor and the fire was on the 11th. Just the 9th graders are to march with the East Clinton band for the Memorial Day parade; it is to be held around 3PM. Remember how cold it was last year and what a full day, you had.
They rushed Gene Smith to the hospital Monday; they thought he had some kind of a heart attack or something. They are giving him tests to determine the damage. It happened at the funeral home in Blanchester.
There are nine seniors in this year's class that are to be honored in church Sunday and the MYF recognition dinner is that same evening.
John went to a skating party tonight with Bill Allen. They are moving to Martinsville area as soon as school is out – the Martinsville 4-H is sponsoring the party tonight.
Serena is planning a "Come as you are" party for next Wednesday night – the night before Memorial Day. She has invited fifteen or sixteen girls. Then Barbara Bernard is having a birthday - slumber party at her house the 31st – just two days later.
Anxious to know moe about your plans for this summer and sorry that I didn't think to give Daddy that envelope from AYH for it is really taking a long time in getting there. How is the bicycling coming? You will need to stiffen up those muscles if you have to ride very far this summer. Any plans for your bike as far as leaving it in Kalamazoo? Perhaps Dick's family might keep it for you. It was nice of her (his mother) to have you all out there for dinner. Their church was really informal but don't imagine they are so much when they aren't having a picnic afterwards.
Our address will be 167 Peach Street while we are at Lakeside.
All our very best love to you,
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