10/23-28/78
Dearest Family –I would much rather write individual letters to you all but somehow the week goes by so quickly and rather than be so late do hope that you will accept a carbon copy this time again.
Dad left for New York Tuesday morning and is due back Thursday evening so hopefully he will be able to add a note if I don't get this finished by then or perhaps Friday. Mary Virginia is busy working on the Haunting of the Church in preparation for the three nights that it will be open this weekend. With that and band practice plus all her other activities she was getting well worn out and enough run down that she was regurgitating this morning (or as Grandma would colloquially put it – urping). She stayed home from school but was feeling much better – I offered to go down to the shop to get the truck to take her to school. She stayed out all day and was back at the church this evening so hopefully she will be able to go back to East Clinton tomorrow. I'm sure she hated missing the Health test that she was to have had this morning too.
Glad to hear that your job is going well, Roberta, and am sure that you will make plenty of contacts for the personnel agency (or employment agency is no doubt more correct?). Is it possible they could use your contact but not let you know? I know they sign a contract but bet they hate to see the equivalent of the first month's salary going out. Or if fired?
We were really glad to get the pictures you sent, Catherine, but sure hated it that I got the one of you three so far off center – and it would have been so good otherwise. Grandma wanted one of the three generations – Wendy, Catherine and me so gave her the better one – cuter of Wendy but we have the good other ones. Thought the one of her (G'ma and Aunty Mary and Wendy real good). Grandma shared the letters she had gotten from her three oldest granddaughters. Marianne had written to get her to get $1 worth of toys for each of the 12 invited to Robert Reed's birthday party coming soon. At least she takes Dad's suggestion of giving Wells' merchandise that he is always advocating.
Last Saturday was the breakfast for Buz Lukens and it went very well. Flo Brumley who is his county chairperson was able to send almost $800 to help his campaign – something that he sorely needs to combat the well-financed Democrat's till of his opposition. Dad and Mary Virginia went to the college and got Masa, the Japanese student who we are acting his host family. Buz was able to show off his ability to speak Japanese (his wife from there) and also heard him speaking to MV in Russian.
From there we went eventually down to Serpent Mound where we had a picnic – and it didn't rain as it usually has the last 2 or 3 times we went. The weather was really beautiful and the leaves at their prettiest. Also stopped at Paint Creek which they are developing near Greenfield. Masa was to have stayed overnight with us but had studying so he is to come back this weekend.
Sunday evening there was a potluck supper at the college for the international students and their families and had a big group plus guests – Kathleen Outcalt among them. The students were given pumpkins to decorate and they seemed to have fun making jack-o-lanterns.
We had been trying to contact Masa for over a week but no one ver answers the phone at his dormitory – wonder what happens if an emergency arises and no way to contact the student(s). Masa asked during the conversation (before we knew of the upcoming potluck) if Halloween would be observed at the college and no school Also "What is a jack-o-lantern?" He is not at all bashful and has already made alot of friends at school both foreign students and others. If he should be willing to pay his own transportation plus a bit more might there be room at Christmas? I am hoping that he will get an invitation some place but he expressed an interest in seeing Arizona. Dad thinks this will really complicate things but thought I'd mention it. He has been invited to Blanchester for Thanksgiving.
Monday night there was a tour of the new part of the hospital (Clinton Memorial) for the guild members and it was real interesting.
[Love, etc. . . .]
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