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Creator: Kiliani (Taylor), Lillian
Date: November 17, 1948
Text: November 17, 1944 Miss Natalie Kiliani 320 East 57th Street New York 22, New York My dear Natalie: I was greatly interested to read the letters which you have sent me from your grandmother, Lillian Taylor. I am going to pass these on to Miss Raymond who will read them with great delight. I am sure, and then place them in the library with our alumnae collection. We are pleased to have letters of our alumnae of early days which give us the reactions of young people to college life at different...
Show moreNovember 17, 1944 Miss Natalie Kiliani 320 East 57th Street New York 22, New York My dear Natalie: I was greatly interested to read the letters which you have sent me from your grandmother, Lillian Taylor. I am going to pass these on to Miss Raymond who will read them with great delight. I am sure, and then place them in the library with our alumnae collection. We are pleased to have letters of our alumnae of early days which give us the reactions of young people to college life at different periods of Vassar's existence. With my cordial greetings, I am Sincerely yours, CMT/BQ
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Creator: Kiliani (Taylor), Lillian
Date: November 15, 1944
Text: Dean Mildred Thompson Vassar College Pougkeepsie, NY Dear Miss Thompson: THis letter is being addressed to you since I am not sure just which person or group would be most interested in receiving the enclosures. Enclosed are three letters of my grandmother's, Lillian Taylor, (later Mrs. Otto Kiliani). The first is dated April 27, 1873, from Baden, in Germany, and mentions that she has heard of Vassar and hopes to go there. The other two are dated Feb. 4, 1877 and OCt. 21, 1877...
Show moreDean Mildred Thompson Vassar College Pougkeepsie, NY Dear Miss Thompson: THis letter is being addressed to you since I am not sure just which person or group would be most interested in receiving the enclosures. Enclosed are three letters of my grandmother's, Lillian Taylor, (later Mrs. Otto Kiliani). The first is dated April 27, 1873, from Baden, in Germany, and mentions that she has heard of Vassar and hopes to go there. The other two are dated Feb. 4, 1877 and OCt. 21, 1877 respectively and make some mention of classes and extracurricular life at Vassar. THese are being sent to you with the thought that they may be of interest to the college if so make whatever use of them you choose. Sincerely, Natalie Kiliani, 1937
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Creator: [unknown], Gert
Descriptor(s): Bielat, Isabel
Date: 13 Feb 1918
Text: Wed. A.M. Feb. 13, 1918. Vassar College. (what’s left of it!) Dearest Fambly: - Well, talk about excitement! We’ve sure had it during the last twelve hours. The back of Main has burned! Tuesday & Thursday nights we are allowed to go to other halls for dinner, and I happened to be Helen Coddington’s guest in Strong (that’s the nearest dormitory to Main). After dinner all the girls were standing around the hall waiting for someone to play for them to dance. All of a sudden all the girls...
Show moreWed. A.M. Feb. 13, 1918. Vassar College. (what’s left of it!) Dearest Fambly: - Well, talk about excitement! We’ve sure had it during the last twelve hours. The back of Main has burned! Tuesday & Thursday nights we are allowed to go to other halls for dinner, and I happened to be Helen Coddington’s guest in Strong (that’s the nearest dormitory to Main). After dinner all the girls were standing around the hall waiting for someone to play for them to dance. All of a sudden all the girls tore in one mass toward the south door (facing Main) and it was said they all decided to go over to Main to dance in “J” (the room on 2nd floor which is used for dancing). Then it turned to excitement and rumors of “Fire in Main” began to fly, and the girls were crying “No, don’t go there; it will cause too much congestion. They don’t want you to go!!” Helen & I tore up to fourth floor and looked out the end hall window - (Oh dear! there are 5 girls in here & we’re all talking at once! I’ll have to wait.) Wed. P.M. Mercy! everything’s so different. But I must continue my story and get this in the mail in a few minutes. When we got to the hall window in Strong we could see the flames from the back part of Main - about the Assembly Hall as nearly as we could figure. Engines came shrieking up and sirens blew till it was almost deafening. In less than no time all Arlington and the greater part of the population of Pokeepsie were forming a semi-circle around the north & back sides of Main. Helen and I went out too.It was very mild, and only a gentle breeze blowing - thank goodness! Everything was terribly slushy all around but no one seemed to notice how he was wading around. We watched from the north side for awhile then stood on the steps to the Infirmary. For awhhile we thought the men might just as well have been turning streams of kerosene on the flames for all the effect it had. We watched the roof of the Assembly Hall cave in and everyone stood there stricken when several of the firemen called: “Chief! Chief! man buried under there!” I don’t know what happened then, but we have heard since that about five men were carried away in ambulances. While watching from the infirmary Eleanor Emerson ([Marge’s?] sister) and one or two of her roommates who live on the fourth floor 2. far from the middle came over and this is what she had to say about it. She said that at a little while after five she was riding up in the elevator and called out: “4th” for the elevator boy to stop, but two men in the “L” said, “go on straight up to 5th, don’t stop!” Then she heard them say some more about where they had smelled smoke. A maid had told me before that when they were eating their dinner at 5 o’clock they smelled smoke & sent some men to find out the cause, but they didn’t see anything, so they concluded it must be from the funny smell they sometimes smelled from the burning of the coal. Then Eleanor went on to say that just as they were finishing their desert in the dining room the fire bell rang. (She and the girls in the back of the dining room didn’t hear it on account of all the noise from the girls talking.) But all the girls put up their hands (a sign for silence) and then they all rose in silence and started marching out of the dining room. The girls though it was just a fire drill, and those who hadn’t heard the bell expected to hear them start singing some national anthem to celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday (the only sign of recognition it might receive here!) But everyone calmly walked out and then began the fun. We tried to help the stream of girls carrying valuable books, papers, furniture, clothing - everything.They got ‘most everything out of the book store and treasury and doctor’s office and post office. The rooms of Strong were flooded with girls’ stuff and detectives and others went thru the girls’ rooms in the north transverse, throwing everything out the windows. They did them up in rugs and sheets and carted them to a distance. The gym was finally opened to drop things at Rocky. While the Infirm was filled to overflowing. Still the fire raged and the crowd was riveted to the sopr. There were two other fires in Po. we heard of & one of the firemen said, “Thank God, there comes engine no. _, now we can fight it!” The roof of Assembly Hall went first then [thru?] the fourth floor and then third. You could hear the dishes on the tables clatter as things fell in on them. Then back of the Assembly hall there are several turrets and lots of maids’ rooms and they all went. I don’t know whether they got much out of the grocery store or not but if they didn’t everything probably ruined with water, for all this morning they were still playing big streams and there was about two feet of water standing anywhere - where there was a floor left. 3. All the Main girls had to report to Strong to “sign up” and from there they were appointed to different rooms around campus for the night. Eleanor Emerson slept with Marge & we had another girl on our extra cot. We eat meals in relays & the poor maids are worked overtime. I never saw such efficiency tho! for when we returned from watching fire (we were sent home!) about 9 o’clock - here our extra cot had been made up with clean sheets all ready waiting. The maids did it, I suppose. And at the doors down stairs girls stood hearing everyone sign up whether or not every bit of bed space was being used in their room. - During the night, after we finally did get asleep a wind came up and being a bit excited anyway, we all thought how lucky it hadn’t come earlier - Still in our [semi?]-conscious state & mingled with terrifying dreams we had visions of the flames sweeping the whole building. This morning we had no first hour class but the whole college met in chapel. Prexy spoke to us for a few min. & told us that last night he was in N.Y. when someone telephoned him saying: “Main is in flames!” He took the train immediately and felt like pushing to get here, and said he heaved a sigh of relief when from the station the sky was not all lighted up. He congratulated us many times over & expressed his amazement (!) at our efficiency - said we had already done things when he thought of them. One [of] the faculty also gave us a little talk and told us some of the many funny - absolutely crazy - things that had happened. Then the Students Pres. gave out some instructions and we adjourned. I didn’t miss any classes as I didn’t have any until 4th hour - But of course no one had any work done. The post office is now in the gym! Main girls get their mail from Students` Building & the other girls have their mai come to their rooms. We’ll probably have guests for all night for a couple of nights longer, then they’ll ^let those living in the wings (which were untouched) go in. We were quite disappointed this morning to find no headlines in the N.Y. Times but it had gone to press too early. We heard that there was an extra in N.Y. saying: “Main Building of Vassar College swept by flames - 50 killed!” You can imagine the jam in Strong sending telegrams (That’s where the Messenger Room is now). Parents are pouring in, but they find all their children safe and sound. 2:; ."‘ 1 4. It was a beautiful sight and I wouldn’t have missed it for worlds. Since I have started this lengthy epistle, I have rec’d a big letter from you, Mother, and a nice big one from Daddy. I’ve taken so long and written so much. I don’t see how I can comment on everything now. There are so many funny things we’ve heard which keep coming to my mind to tell you, but I mustn’t take the time. I’m wondering if Chicago will take any notice of it in the papers. Soldiers with muskets patrolled the quadrangle a good part of the night & then - when we were trying to get to sleep we heard a bugle call repeated over & over again, so I suppose they were going then. We heard that all were searched before being allowed to leave the grounds & after a certain time in the morning they wouldn’t let any more on campus to see it, so that some girls off-campus had a hard time getting back. Mr Emerson is going to be in Po. for a few hours Friday & I’m almost as excited and glad as if he were my father. It’s funny, but for several days I’ve been pining for something exciting & different to happen! Believe me! we got it & it really is fun to have the regular routine so upset. The wires are all disconnected so the bells can’t be rung, so men have to ring the huge bell on top of Main to indicate the times for classes to begin &c. The heating system is affected somehow, so that certain buildings whose big [mains?] run thru Main will probably be heatless (Thank goodness for the mild weather!) The [mains?] are flooded. Which reminds me, the enclosed clipping is for Daddy; I meant to send it some time ago. I think he’ll see the significance. Also I’ve been noting the scarcity of fire hydrants around campus & I bet this would be a swell time for Daddy to do some business here. Also I’ve planned to spend spring vacation with Daddy in N.Y (he working [in?] a business trip). I need so many clothes I can’t get here - shoes especially. Please I need the toe-slip badly. Thank you both heaps again for the nice letters - yours was beautifully fat Mother - let them come as often as possible. I’ll answer them individually soon. Good-bye, dears & Happy Valentine’s Day [crossed out] [Th?]day - Love - Gert.
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Creator: Schmitt, Dorothy (Prentiss)
Date: 1918
Text: Well, Mother, Father's telegram and your letter just received. Thank you for both. I sent one last night because I thought it might be in the papers and you know how they exaggerate. It was a bad fire, about $300,000 loss. One whole wing is gone. It started last night about half past five, and they reported a peculiar smell but as they were cooking steaks, it wasn't investigated. It was a defective flue. While the girls were at dinner about six, or a little after, the fire bell rang...
Show moreWell, Mother, Father's telegram and your letter just received. Thank you for both. I sent one last night because I thought it might be in the papers and you know how they exaggerate. It was a bad fire, about $300,000 loss. One whole wing is gone. It started last night about half past five, and they reported a peculiar smell but as they were cooking steaks, it wasn't investigated. It was a defective flue. While the girls were at dinner about six, or a little after, the fire bell rang and every ^one got out of the building immediately. I was reading to one of the girls about quarter of seven, and noticing that the chapel bell hadn't rung, looked out of the window. Everybody was running & so we put on our coats and tore. We smelled the smoke before we got out of the building. It was burning fiercely then, a big red glare. The fire was in the east wing where the assembly hall, dinning room, maids rooms etc. were. The maids lost everything. About nine they got the fire in control and I wish you could have seen the men working. I watched two men walk along inside the burning rooms and brake the windows to get the draft away from the rest of the building. They climbed back and it wasn't 5 seconds later that that floor fell in! The girls stood in lines & handed things along from Main to Rocky and got a good deal out. Clothes were thrown by men to girls below who carried them first anywhere near. No girls were allowed in the building and of course no unauthorized men.Poughkeepsie swarmed there, however. It was a few minutes before the Poughkeepsie fire engines got there because there were two small fires in town that night. Of course no girl was allowed to return to the building and as it holds four hundred it was quite a task to house them elsewhere but it was handled wonderfully. Glad came here and another girl, too, but I could place her in a room near by. There was no panic through it all and quite a lot of organization. In Davison we got to bed pretty early but heard parts of Main crashing down all through the night. I just talked to Motty who lives in Strong and she said that they made coffee for the men until five this morning. Did I say that no damage by fire was done to the students part of the building, where the rooms were, although there is a good deal thru water. Glad's ^things however escaped unhurt as she is in one of the side wings. Today has been quite unusual. We had classes but we have spent all free time carrying clothes & for two hours this afternoon carried books & paper back into the bookstore. One thing that was quite cute. Caroline Brewer, who stayed with me last night had charge of a gate to look over everybody who went out ^last night. If there were any suspicious ones, she stopped them, searched, and really found quite a lot of stuff. She is such a sort of timid, fluffy haired girl, that it is hard to picture her accosting a rough-neck and searching him! This certainly is a confused account of the fire but I feel just that way myself. It is going to make quite a change in our life here butalthough several men were hurt, no [crossed out: one] girl was injured or killed. Have 2 quises tomorrow besides a lot of other work & simply must start it. Heaps of love, Do (Dorothy (Prentiss) Schmitt, '20 , [Feb. 13, 1918]
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Creator: Ware, Hazel A.
Date: 6 Oct 1917
Text: 116 W. 129th St. New York My dear Marjorie: -- I went to call on your mother the other afternoon and she told me about your starting in at college -- I really meant to [have?] me in to see you before you left, but the days slipped by and no opportunity seemed to offer until last Wednesday - It is too bad that you are off campus, but still I have heard more than one girl say that she was really glad she was not on campus Freshman year for she felt that she became better acquainted with the...
Show more116 W. 129th St. New York My dear Marjorie: -- I went to call on your mother the other afternoon and she told me about your starting in at college -- I really meant to [have?] me in to see you before you left, but the days slipped by and no opportunity seemed to offer until last Wednesday - It is too bad that you are off campus, but still I have heard more than one girl say that she was really glad she was not on campus Freshman year for she felt that she became better acquainted with the girls in the college where she lived than she could have become with the girls in one of the dormitories. Now a week seems just about the same as [...] to me -- I was so shocked this summer to hear of your father’s death -- It doesn’t seem possible even now. Not many changes are being made in the school organization - I have a perfectly enormous Latin I class - 33 - None of the eighth grade people are taking Biology this year but are all starting in [with?] the languages and some of them are pretty decent - I have two sections of History this year, one Roman and one greek - I suppose I have 43 or 44 in that including both classes. [Virgil?] remains small and select numbering five in their year Caesar is larger than usual and Cicero a little smaller than usual - I really wasn’t so very sorry to get back to work - This has been a hard summer for all of us, I guess - Rosalind, my sister was sick much of the time and we took turns staying home with her, as she couldn’t go out for five or six weeks -- Your mother tells me you are beginning to worry about your work. Don’t do it -- Just prepare what you are told to do and your marks will look out for themselves - Don’t stay up all night and don’t worry. I feel like a grandmother giving you all this advice, but you see I know what it is to start in at college and try to do well enough not to disgrace my family, for you see when I started I hadn’t any idea that I had brains enough to go through without being conditioned at all -- But I did, and you see that is what comes [of?] just going ahead, doing the best you can, go- ing to bed early and taking plenty of exercise. By the way, go over and see Mrs. Law - she lives in the first cottage of that road that goes across to the Lake. [Diagram: Mrs. Law Lake Mrs. [Flagler?] Main road] You tell her that Hazel Ware sent you and I think she’ll be nice to you - Mr. Law is the chief engineer at the college and a very nice man and I often used to [run?] over to their cottage. You try it sometime and see if you don’t like it -- Well, it is getting late and I must go to bed - You need not answer this letter if you are pressed for time. I’ll [run?] in and see your mother and Georgia once in a while, and get the news about you from them. I’m perfectly sure that you’ll get along all right and I told them so the day when I saw them. Now take a little time to play -- Don’t work all the time -- Sincerely your friend Hazel A. Ware October sixth, 1917 Miss Marjorie McAndrew Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York [Mr?] Glynn's Cottagemailed Dec. 6 from M. [...]. H.
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Creator: Aunt Florence
Date: Apr 1917
Text: [ca. Apr. 1917] Dear Marjorie It has been fine today, so mild and springlike. Expect you have had a storm with cold weather as we have. I have been having vacation [now?] for a few days. Have enjoyed it very much. It’s so nice not to have to rise at a certain moment and to be off at just the precise time. You have been back from your vacation long enough so that you have forgotten you have had one. [...] had a very interesting [...]atri[o?]tie meeting here Sunday afternoon. I never expect to...
Show more[ca. Apr. 1917] Dear Marjorie It has been fine today, so mild and springlike. Expect you have had a storm with cold weather as we have. I have been having vacation [now?] for a few days. Have enjoyed it very much. It’s so nice not to have to rise at a certain moment and to be off at just the precise time. You have been back from your vacation long enough so that you have forgotten you have had one. [...] had a very interesting [...]atri[o?]tie meeting here Sunday afternoon. I never expect to attend anything like it again. There is a division of the Naval Militia here and they defeated Sunday afternoon at 6:19 - It’s not too much to say that there were 10,000 people out to see them off - It really [was?] most thrilling. I am hoping that the [war?] will soon be [over?] and brought [to a?] successful [conclusion?] before we need to send many men abroad - I shall try to help in the [work?] that they do here in the [way?] of sewing, too. I don’t know whether they will [work?] under the Red Cross or not. What are the girls at Vassar doing? I saw some reference to it in the papers. How are things going with you? Do you have to work very hard? Are the spring athletics in full [crossed out: swing?] What out of door sports do you engage in? I take it from Georgia’s letter written soon after her return from Washington that she did not altogether enjoy her trip. I understand that Aunt Helen sent you five dollars in the fall Whether it was ^just before you went to Vassar or just after, I do not know. I believe I advised you sometime to write her. Now. I think the only thing for you to do is to writ[e?] Aunt Helen telling her that you have heard me say recently that I thought it strange you did not acknowledge the receipt of a gift sent in the fall. That will enable you to say that you regret not receiving the letter and you hope she will pardon you when she knows you did not receive [crossed out] it. I should then tell her as much about my work and life [...] as I thought would interest her. I hope you acknowledged your Christmas gift -- [Of course?], Aunt Helen is very much interested in Vassar, and its too bad ^for you to get in [wrong?] at the start. Its the only thing to do to write and apologize as gracefully as you can - I hope you will do it at once - I have been wanting to write about this for several days. Mrs. Lewis has been here for a day or so and I have had a nice visit with her. I don’t know why the time slips away so quickly. Grandmother and I go to [...tville?] to-morrow to stay over Sunday - [...] expect to open the house, have a plumber to turn on the water, etc. Grandmother will return with me for a short stay, but will be back in [...tville? permanently by May 1st. I am hoping it will be a nice day for the trip Do you hear often from your mother and [H...lbert?]? I trust they are all well - Why don’t you once in a while send a card to Jessie [Fl...ie?]? That would be easy and a graceful thing to do. Take care of yourself. Write as soon as you can. With much love Affectionately Aunt Florence [... Apr. 11] Miss Marjorie McAndrew 100 Lathrop Hall Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York
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Creator: Humphrey, Agnes and Emily
Date: 7 Mar 1917
Text: Miss Agnes and Emily Humphrey acknowledge [crossed out: s] with grateful appreciation your expression of kindly sympathy Miss Marjorie McAndrew 100 Lathrop Vassar College Poughkeepsie N.Y.

Creator: Aunt
Date: 25 Feb 1917
Text: Miss Marjorie McAndrew 100 Lathrop House Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York. Dunkirk N.Y - Feb. 25, '17 My dear Marjorie, It's been quite a long time since I have written you, and I do not mean to [have?] it that way. But the days slip away so rapidly when one is lazy or busy or both I suppose you know all about the results of exams - I hope you did well. You must have had a nice time over at Mrs. [Lenty's?] and am gladyou could go. I have seen Hilda and Mrs. [...in...?] both...
Show moreMiss Marjorie McAndrew 100 Lathrop House Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York. Dunkirk N.Y - Feb. 25, '17 My dear Marjorie, It's been quite a long time since I have written you, and I do not mean to [have?] it that way. But the days slip away so rapidly when one is lazy or busy or both I suppose you know all about the results of exams - I hope you did well. You must have had a nice time over at Mrs. [Lenty's?] and am gladyou could go. I have seen Hilda and Mrs. [...in...?] both since I wrote you so they told me somewhat more about their visit at the college and with you. As I read your letter, I conclude that the Junior Prom must have been last evening - You must tell me all about it as much as you can. Do you have interesting men of promise to preach on Sunday at the chapel? or do you have the usual service? So much of the time, the gas hasn’t been of sufficient pressure to heat the oven, so your cake is a long time in materializing. Someday, I hope to get it off to you. [We?] have had some extreme cold weather and much [snow?] since I wrote you. Just now it’s rather mild and the snow has melted so that it’s very icy [on?] the side walks - I am wondering if you have been down here since you wrote me. I had a letter from Georgia saying Mr. [Saunders?] had invited her to be his guest over Inauguration. He also invited me, but I could not accept as it meant to strenuous a trip for me. Am sorry it does not come a month later then I could manage it very nicely. [We?] are busy as ever in school. There are so many ^out side affairs. [We?] had a debate last night with [Lilow Creek?], a basket ball game with [J...town?] Friday night. To-morrow and Tues-eve we have “Les Miserable” in [...] pictures at school. I believe I wrote you about having a letter from Marjorie Fletcher. she seems very happy. Do they allow the Freshmen at College to go to the hops at West Point or is it confined to the older girls? Are you having to work as hard or harder than you did the first semester? I have been reading “In the Courts of Memory” which consists of letters written to a mother & aunt by a woman who lived in Paris from 1855 to 1875 during that most interesting period of French history. Its very charming. Do the girls play “bridges” much? Do you go out skating? I shall hope to hear from you soon. Grandmother joins me in sending lots of love Affectionately yours Aunt Florence
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Creator: Grandmother
Date: 14 Jan 1917
Text: Dunkirk Jan 14th 1917 My Dear Grandchild, It Sunday evening I thought it about time I answered. The Colender whisk is very nice. I have it hung in my room. it is a very pretty one I had a number of nice presents It was a [quite?] Chrismas. and [Ha…] was sick so she could not go out to dinner. [...] was [...] [...] [...et]. [...] Mrs H-- I went had a fine dinner quite a number [this?] .[be...s] her on familay I am glad you like the work in College and are having a good time. [...e] to hear you...
Show moreDunkirk Jan 14th 1917 My Dear Grandchild, It Sunday evening I thought it about time I answered. The Colender whisk is very nice. I have it hung in my room. it is a very pretty one I had a number of nice presents It was a [quite?] Chrismas. and [Ha…] was sick so she could not go out to dinner. [...] was [...] [...] [...et]. [...] Mrs H-- I went had a fine dinner quite a number [this?] .[be...s] her on familay I am glad you like the work in College and are having a good time. [...e] to hear you passed the Ex. --- and you like your room mate. you will put the mony in something you need in your r- room. you will have to have a number of things. I suppose if the girls have furnish themselves, I do not think to envy girls from Dunkirk or Fredonia at Vassar at the present time. We had [...on…] from [Lewis?] [Giles?] this evening. They are well, but it is storming there hard. I herd yesterday that Mrs Ed [Bea?] [was?] very sick chil [no…?] she could live yesterday but was some better to-day (you remember her she was D...a Dix. she has two little girls it seems too bad if she can not get well. I think it nice you got the prize at the Sunday School. is cross heavy enough. & ware on a chain on the neck. I never herd you say before of any one liveing in In--- that deaf or dumb before. must be new comers. I can not tell of any news in [F…] I was over a week yesterday but did not hear of [any?]. we was up [G…] Giles [to?] dinner. went in the house I [couldn’t?] see if every thing was all right, and get a few things I wonder how Georgia is she was not well the last I herd from your Mother. I suppose [Hu...lbert?] is on [earth?] I have not herd a word from him since he come back after he was in [Forestville?] I thank you again for Christmas present which I enjoy so much. Loveingly your Grandmother [Hu...lbart?] Miss Marjorie McAndrew 100 Lathrop Hall Vassar College Poughkeepsie New York
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Creator: Hunter, Margaret
Date: 5 Dec 1916
Text: Dear Marjorie, I received your letter. I have not had a chance to write. I suppose you think I will never write but I will write. I saw you mother this after-noon and she gave me you address. I suppose you are studying hard. the same here. Do not hurry for I have lots of time to [live?] yet. I am going to come up some day when you come up home for Christmas. Your Friend Margaret Hunter Miss M. McAndrew Vassar College Poughkeepsie N.Y. 100 Lathrop Hall Mailed Dec. 6 from M. [...] H.

Creator: Aunt Florence
Date: 28 Sep 1916
Text: Dunkirk New York Sept 28 - 1916 - My dear Marjorie Your letter came this morning and I am writing you so that you may receive it on Sat - the 30th at least. I was sorry not to have the jacket laundered, but did not think of it in time. It also slipped my mind in regard to the laundry bag or I should certainly have had a more satisfactory one for you. It will [however?] serve its purpose of course. The little silk bag is not quite finished, but I will get it off to you in a few days...
Show moreDunkirk New York Sept 28 - 1916 - My dear Marjorie Your letter came this morning and I am writing you so that you may receive it on Sat - the 30th at least. I was sorry not to have the jacket laundered, but did not think of it in time. It also slipped my mind in regard to the laundry bag or I should certainly have had a more satisfactory one for you. It will [however?] serve its purpose of course. The little silk bag is not quite finished, but I will get it off to you in a few days Grandmother has done most of the real work on it, so you know to whom to express your appreciation. Will just Vassar College be sufficient for your address or will your letters require the name of the Hall as well? I have been over to Mrs- [Nelson’s?]: she is progressing with the blue dress. I doubt if she will have it ready to send to-morrow. In case she does not, do you prefer it sent directly to you or to [Mamaroneck?] I think it will look very well. [...] will plan on the [..ile?] as soon as possible. You will learn to be very [...ple...at…?] with your letter-writing and not think that you can delay it till some future date. In fact, you must conserve your energy and concentrate upon each thing, so as to make ^time for an opportunity to enjoy the various activities. I really feel that the ^first few weeks will be the hardest. Until you learn their [...p] and methods. You must be very brave if things aren’t just as you would like them, and you must attribute the best motives to everyone. I am enclosing the draft for the amount I said I would send you at this time. I shall think of you and pray that you may be fortunately located and greeted with much [love?] Affectionately Aunt Florence Have [...] one [drop?] a line as to [when?] [...] shall send the blue dress Miss Marjorie McAndrew 134 Prospect Ave [Mamaroneck?] New York
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Creator: Frantz, Edna (Bachman)
Date: 14 Feb 1916
Text: 129 Main, V.C. Feb. 14, 1916 - Rosemarie Boyle, you’re nothing less than an angel! Your beautiful valentine present just arrived and I can’t wait to say “Thank-you”. I won’t be fit to live with I know - I’ll be so conceited, for I have firmly determined to walk down the corridor with the pink bath towel conspicuously draped over my arm, a dozen times a day. We’ve been so busy that I scarcely realized it was Valentine’s day. I do believe Seniors crowd every single thing they’ve ever wanted to...
Show more129 Main, V.C. Feb. 14, 1916 - Rosemarie Boyle, you’re nothing less than an angel! Your beautiful valentine present just arrived and I can’t wait to say “Thank-you”. I won’t be fit to live with I know - I’ll be so conceited, for I have firmly determined to walk down the corridor with the pink bath towel conspicuously draped over my arm, a dozen times a day. We’ve been so busy that I scarcely realized it was Valentine’s day. I do believe Seniors crowd every single thing they’ve ever wanted to do into the last semester - It’s awfully inconvenient because just as soon as you decide to stop a minute to “bat,” your inconsiderate room-mate is working like mad. Dot Stabler gave her recital two weeks ago and until it was over spent all her spare minutes at the piano. I believe the last time I wrote I talked about going to West Point the following week. Well, I went and as usual had a beautiful time. I took Dorothy Copeland, a very attractive Sophomore, with me. It was her first visit and I found an immense amount of satisfaction in seeing how impressed she was. When we arrived at the hotel and the cadets began to appear she clutched my arm frantically every half-minute to remind me how fine they looked in their uniforms. Mr. Crane, the man I went with brought his friend to take care of Dorothy. They were so amused because she looked puzzled everytime she heard some new word, for the Army “speaks no language but its own.” We went to a basket-ball game that afternoon, saw a boxing bout, and two wrestling matches. During the intermissions we danced. They had the hop in the evening. Sunday morning we woke up at six with the Sunrise Gun. We were so peeved for of course we could not get to sleep again. We went to chapel Sunday morning and sat in the front. I’m afraid Dorothy was not feeling very religious, she was too busy trying to discover from the braid on some man’s uniform, in what class he was.We met the cadets in “Peacock Alley” after chapel. Mr. Crane and I went to the North Barracks visitor’s room, but Dorothy wanted to see everything so she walked. Another girl from college joined us at the hotel and we had dinner together, the three girls and the three cadets. The remainder of the afternoon we took care of their chaperone from college -- and in the evening we left. We’ve had a lot of fun since I’ve been back. “Fortuna” (her real name is Lucile Cook) and I have skated often. We go down to Spring Lake in Arlington late in the afternoon and stop for waffles or chocolate on our way home. The Juniors had their prom this last week-end and the rest of us were green with envy, so we decided to have a party too. Marian Stabler, Dot’s Sophomore sister, lives in North. Friday night the Juniors had informal dancing in all the halls so Marian had a brilliant idea. One of her friends has a room on first floor. The music could be heard plainly from Mildred’s room so they decided to move all the furniture, issue invitations as husband and wife, and give a dance for me, their debutante niece. One of the girls was a very attractive bachelor, so it was a piece of match-making, you see. We dressed up in our best, half the girls as men -- and had a beautiful time. We had real dance-orders and refreshments. Saturday Ruth Molter, the otherroom-mate, had a guest here. She was the most interesting person, a professional toe-dancer. Her name is Margaret [Severne?] and she is training with the same master as [Lepokova?] of the Russian Ballet. Perhaps you have read about the “L’oiseau de feu” dance, that the ballet has made a sensation with. Margaret does the dance and as she came right up here from her lesson in New York she had her costume with her. She also had a pretty little green one with her, which she wore when she danced for us. She’s only fourteen but the most sensible child I have ever seen. She is not at all spoiled or “stagey” -- and is very artistic. Saturday afternoon our class mascot, little Bobby Tonks, gave a birthday party and invited the whole Senior Class. One of the features was the moving pictures of the “Three Bears”. Prof. Tonks announced what was to happen for the benefit of the children who were there. “Now if you keep quiet, children,” he said, “you’ll see the three bears on this screen.” And little Jimmy Johnson, son of the poet, Burges Johnson shouted out, “Where you gonna get ‘em?” Fortuna and I sewed like mad for two days this week making costumes for a Masquerade Ball, which the officers are giving at West Point this week. We are going to be chorus girls, with fluffy tarleton skirts. Fortuna’s dress is scarlet and mine is light green with a tight-fitting black velvet bodice and a little green tarleton hat. I’m very much thrilled about it as I never have been to an officers’ hop. It will be such fun seeing real Army social life, though I’m sure it will be no more fun than the cadet hops are. I have an essay to write, a German one, this hour so I had better start drafting. Thank-you many times forthe beautiful towel. Give my love to your Mother --- and I send love to you, Devotedly, Edna B.
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Creator: Frantz, Edna (Bachman)
Date: 30 Jan 1916
Text: 1-30-16 129 Main, Vassar - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Dear Rosemarie --- Examinations ended yesterday and I am giving myself over to the almost unknown luxury of a perfectly free Sunday in which to write to my friends. It’s such a relief to have exams over though I mustconfess that having them ahead of us has not interfered seriously with everyone’s good time. The cold weather this month has been a source of joy to us. Of course we’ve skated, had our Ice Carnival, and not being satisfied with one are...
Show more1-30-16 129 Main, Vassar - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Dear Rosemarie --- Examinations ended yesterday and I am giving myself over to the almost unknown luxury of a perfectly free Sunday in which to write to my friends. It’s such a relief to have exams over though I mustconfess that having them ahead of us has not interfered seriously with everyone’s good time. The cold weather this month has been a source of joy to us. Of course we’ve skated, had our Ice Carnival, and not being satisfied with one are living in hopes that it will freeze again and we can have another. It’s always a very impressive affair. Big bonfires were built around the lake and hundreds of Japanese lanterns strung up. We had a band come out from Poughkeepsie. All the skaters wore white and colored scarfs of the class color. We skated according to classes. The grand march was very effective and the figures worked out very well. Just two weeks ago I went down to Brooklyn to visit Mabel Hertz. We went to the theatre twice and saw Wallace Eddinger and Martha Hedman in “The Boomerang” and Otis Skinner in “Cork o’ the Walk”. They are both veryclever plays. The next morning I met one of my college friends “Fortuna,” in New York and we went up to West Point for the day. The place looks as bleak and dreary as an army post can be expected to look in the winter-time. It may be that the barracks and riding-hall, built of gray stone, fit in with a gray landscape and make the whole place look lifeless. There’s something very inspiringabout it, though -- at every season. Next week I am going down to the Point to a [hop?]. A number of college girls are going and are counting the days. One of my room-mates, Dorothy Stabler - has a young sister, Marian - in the Sophomore Class. Marian has a New Yorkgirl writing her this week-end - who is fortunately blessed with a very fertile brain. This afternoon she worked out a lovely play called - “The Serpent in the House” and we acted it. I haven’t had such fun for days. We got quite hilarious over it and attracted the attention of our neighbors who demanded admittance as audience but we barred them out. To-morrow a new semester begins. I wish I could forget that it’s the last one. Good-night, Rosemarie. Give my love to your Mother -- As always, affectionately Teddy B-- January 30, 1916.
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Creator: Strickney, Helen
Date: 1916
Text: Dear Marjorie, Have decided not to go down to White Plains for [crossed out: the] [crossed out: week-end] Thanksgiving as I am going down to New York this week-end for the Army-Navy game, and was up at Syracuse last week for the Colgate game. To be truthful, my finances are getting low. Sorry. Helen Strickney.

Creator: Frantz, Edna (Bachman)
Date: 02 Jun 1915
Text: 308 Davison, Vassar. June 2, 1915. Dear Rosemarie, Your card came yesterday and I am following your suggestion as you see. It really is shameful the way I’ve neglected everyone this spring, but then I never have flitted about so much as I have since Spring vacation. This is examination week and I still have two to take. I just returned from Junior Week at Colgate University last Sunday. Lucile Cook, another Junior, went with me and stayed at the same fraternity house. “Cookie” and I left last...
Show more308 Davison, Vassar. June 2, 1915. Dear Rosemarie, Your card came yesterday and I am following your suggestion as you see. It really is shameful the way I’ve neglected everyone this spring, but then I never have flitted about so much as I have since Spring vacation. This is examination week and I still have two to take. I just returned from Junior Week at Colgate University last Sunday. Lucile Cook, another Junior, went with me and stayed at the same fraternity house. “Cookie” and I left last Wednesday and met our friends in Utica. We arrived in Hamilton just before dinner. Both of us had been �2. to Phi Gamma Delta house-parties before, so we felt awfully glad to get back with our old friends. That night the Dramatic Club gave “The Fortune Hunter”. Cookie’s man was the hero. It was perfectly splendid. After the party we watched the “Frosh” bury their Algebras, then went back to the house to dance. Thursday morning we went to chapel and to classes. In the afternoon Colgate played Syracuse. During the game I received a telegram from college, bearing the cheerful news that I had won a music scholarship for next year. After the game the Freshmen gave a circus, featuring Charlie chaplin. It was really very amusing. In the evening the Musical Clubs gave an excellent concert. We visited the Dekes and Phi Psi’s that night and danced until four.3. Friday Colgate played Middlebury (soon to be my third “Alma Mater”-) In the evening the Junior Dance began. It was the prettiest dance I’ve ever been to. The gym was arranged and decorated to look like an Oriental temple. Incense was burned before the dance started. [Zita’s?] orchestra furnished the music. During a number of the dances the lights were turned out and colored lights thrown on the dancers. You can imagine how lovely the effect was. During one dance the men carried little spotlights and Japanese umbrellas. The prom lasted until five and then we danced at the house until nine. Saturday there was an inter-fraternity dance which lasted until twelve, then we all sat around the fire in the dining room. 4. “Cookie” and I had to leave Sunday as we had examinations on Monday so we missed the Phi Gam picnic at Lake Morain. All Spring I’ve been going away visiting and having company. Several weeks ago I was in Troy. We motored to Saratoga Springs, went to the theatre, had a card-party and a dinner party. It was a very gay week-end. I had the Troy girls visit me in May over Founder’s Week-end - Third Hall play “Medea” was given and was a big success. Field-Day gave 1916 a chance to show her colors. We won the track banner and also the Song Contest cup. Sophomore Tree Ceremonies were very beautiful. Druid worship and dances from the Orient were the features. 5. One week-end we went to Slabsides to visit John Burroughs, the great naturalist. Two weeks ago a big party of us went on a mountain-climbing expedition in the Catskills. I’m afraid it’s going to be hard to ever settle down again after all this “batting” around. I expect to be home some time next week and want to see a lot of you as in two weeks I’ll be leaving again for Vermont. Lots of love to you, Teddy.
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Creator: Frantz, Edna (Bachman)
Date: 17 Feb 1915
Text: mailed 2-17-15 Tuesday --- Rosemarie, you were just a dear to send me the darling little Valentine cakes. They came Saturday morning. We are all too tired to move after our gay weekend. The prom went off without a hitch and everyone had a wonderful time. Friday night the choir and Euterpe club (a men’s musical society from Poughkeepsie) gave a joint concert. The eight-part music was very effective. Friday morning the Glee Club gave a concert. It was as cute as could be -- with clever songs...
Show moremailed 2-17-15 Tuesday --- Rosemarie, you were just a dear to send me the darling little Valentine cakes. They came Saturday morning. We are all too tired to move after our gay weekend. The prom went off without a hitch and everyone had a wonderful time. Friday night the choir and Euterpe club (a men’s musical society from Poughkeepsie) gave a joint concert. The eight-part music was very effective. Friday morning the Glee Club gave a concert. It was as cute as could be -- with clever songs for the prom men sung to the tune of all the popular songs. At noon there was a Valentine dinner at the College Inn. The prom began atfour and was a dinner dance. There was informal dancing from four to five. At five there was a grand march and the prom proper began. The cotillion favors were [canes] with streamers for the men and colored bows for the girls. Dinner was served in the balcony. The decorations were simple - trellises of greensmilax -- but were very effective. The dance was in Students Building -- a wonderful place to have a dance -- on account of the committee rooms which were turned into boxes. I never heard a better orchestra. Peggy, Gertrude, and I had an exceptionally good time because we had heard so much about each other’s partners -- and all felt like old friends.Last week Peggy, Gertrude, Constance (Peggy’s Sophomore sister) and I went to New York for a day. Peggy went down to buy her prom dress. We shopped all morning - It was a beautiful day, sunshiny and warm -- and the dressed up crowds on Fifth Avenue -- the spring suits and hatsall made it seem just like Easter. We visited ever so many shops and Peggy tried on dozens of dresses. She bought the most becoming little gown, made over the same model as the one Mrs. Castle dances in, in “Watch Your Step.” We had lunch at a very attractive tea-room on Fifth Avenue, the Merry Elizabeth, and then went to Tiffany’s and Van Tine’s. Dot had gone home for the week-end, so we all met in the afternoon and went to the theatre together. We saw “Under Cover”. Thrills! My dear, I was so excited I hung on to my seat with both hands. It was perfectly great. William Courtenay and Lillian [Cahill?] have the leads. It’s almost lunch time so I must stop and fix my hair. Thank-you again just loads for your sweet ^(it was sweet) Valentine - Give my love to your Mother - write to me soon, Loads of love from, Teddy.
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Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: 31 January 1915

Creator: Duncan, Doris (Bullard)
Date: 2 Dec 1914
Text: Dear Mrs Culver, I hope you will excuse me for not writing a proper little “Bread and Butter” note, but somehow when I think of the dandy time I had Sunday night, I just want to say plain thank you, for that seems to express one’s feelings a lot better than a great long string of words. Please thank Dr Culver for me, for carrying my suitcase all the way to the station. It was as heavy as lead and I felt awfully guilty about it.It was lots of fun meeting Teddy (I hope that doesn’t sound too...
Show moreDear Mrs Culver, I hope you will excuse me for not writing a proper little “Bread and Butter” note, but somehow when I think of the dandy time I had Sunday night, I just want to say plain thank you, for that seems to express one’s feelings a lot better than a great long string of words. Please thank Dr Culver for me, for carrying my suitcase all the way to the station. It was as heavy as lead and I felt awfully guilty about it.It was lots of fun meeting Teddy (I hope that doesn’t sound too familiar but I hear it so often from Mary.) College is grinding away the same as ever and tests are following upon tests with lightning speed. (so it seems anyway.) The other night we had quite a little excitement on campus. Everybody had gotten nicely seated and was looking expectantly towards Billy Hill on his lofty seat, when they discovered that the lofty seat was empty and Billy hadn’t arrived as yet. The organ played on and on, but Billy didn’t come, and of course everybody was tittering. There was one poor lone man in the whole place, a guest, a father or uncle of one of thegirls and would you believe it, but they prodded that unhappy man up to face the giggling crowd. It was an awful ordeal but he went through it very well, although he did get fearfully mixed up, and to this day, nobody knows why Billy didn’t show up. There are rumors that we have a president at last, and they are fixing up the house for him, but probably it isn’t true. Mary just opened the food-chest door and the most awful odor came out. She keeps some unhealthy brand of cheese secreted there. At least I insist that it is unhealthy but Mary defends it strenuously, However she can’t account for the peculiar phenomenon, that every night exactly at [crossed out: twelve]I meant to say [underlined: nine] that food chest door jiggles. I lay it to the cheese, but Mary insists on something occult. Dear Mrs Culver, I want to thank you again, and ever so much for all your kindness to me. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated it. Hoping that you are well and that you will soon come down to Vassar, I am Sincerely yours Doris G Bullard. Thursday December second, P.S. I have a very poor joke for Dr Culver After the War: St Peter, “I’ve got a full house” The Devil, “You lose, I’ve got four kings!” P.S.S. Would you please remember me to Lee? DGB Mrs E M Culver 36 Eagle Street Albany NY
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Creator: Tilden, Mary (Mayo)
Date: circa 11 June 1914

Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 27 May [1914]
Text: Wed night May 27 Dear Mamma. I will begin by answering your letter. I did not say anything to Marjorie [Pa...t?] about the M’s. I will [crossed out: I had] bring the Fr. Dict. home if I have room. It was terribly hot again to-day as I told you. We had ice-tea for lunch yesterday & to-day. While I was having my German tutor lesson this afternoon. [crossed out: Whe] We had a regular wind storm. and rain but no thunder and after that it cooled off a little. When I got back from that I wrote...
Show moreWed night May 27 Dear Mamma. I will begin by answering your letter. I did not say anything to Marjorie [Pa...t?] about the M’s. I will [crossed out: I had] bring the Fr. Dict. home if I have room. It was terribly hot again to-day as I told you. We had ice-tea for lunch yesterday & to-day. While I was having my German tutor lesson this afternoon. [crossed out: Whe] We had a regular wind storm. and rain but no thunder and after that it cooled off a little. When I got back from that I wrote an English theme a description of the serenade which we gave Mon. night to the Sophs. I will mail it to you, you might be interested. All the girls in College have received the funniest advertisements for “Piedmont’ red cedar chests”. I will mail you the letter I got there were circulars & a postal inclosed. I think I shall put your name on the postal and mail it to them. You read the letter its awfully funny. After lunch to-day I moved my room round and put the bed in front of the window & the tea table & other table & chair where the bed was. I did it so I could get a breeze these hot nights. I will sleep with my head at the window. I wore my white dress to dinner to night as lots of the girls dress these hot days & it is so simple. Coming home from chapel Lydia Babbot & Dorothy Hand her roommate, admired it. Lydia said she liked that thing round the skirt because it was so simple and pretty. I took the [bone?] in this part of the color [sp:collar?] out [diagram] as it made one side go down & the other up. It was not your fault for you put it in beautifully but it is the way it sets on my neck. It goes better now. What do you think M. C. May 27 2. has gone to the infirmary again! Its appendicitis this time at least they think it is. Not the bad kind that you have to get an operation for but the kind where you have pains in your side. She has had them for a week but only E & Pete knew & she just went to the doctors. to-night. Its funny the way some people always have something the matter with them - I have been wearing my diaphanous nightie crochet lace [crossed out: for] last night [&?] I also put it on to-night. Then Elizabeth came & told M.S. & I there was to be a serenade the the seniors so as she was undressed to we decide to go in our [...s] with rain coats but as it was to hot for all that I had the brilliant idea to put a dress over our nighties. I put on my pink satine with lace. You can imagine how it look over the diaphanous nightie (Just as if I had nothing under it at. all. At the last minuet we were seized with a fit of modesty & put on our [crossed out: green] coats (I wore my green) When we serenaded the seniors made a mistake & gave a cheer for the sophomores. Of course M.S. & I met a man as we came out of North. After the serenade we sang on the steps of Strong Hall & several Junoirs came out to sing with us. They all had on [...s?] & nighties with coats over them & the girl who led had on pajamas. The sang one of their songs which is about coming to singing after dinner & the words are “We had not time to eat a thing” & they changed it to “We had not time to put on a thing & then they all stopped singing and began to gigle. Did I tell you that I think the rain drowned all the bugs as there are very few to bother me to-night. I only squashed one a June bug & killed 3 one beetle on my arm & a few little bugs. Well I must go to bed now as I have written you a lot of news. Such a lot of things have happened to-day. Just little things but you like to hear about them dont you dear? My German tutor & I managed to have 2 extra lesson on [Th?] & one next week before my exam. So her total will be $7.50. Well now Good night Darling. Love from your chum Goo. Thurs. May 28 Dear Mamma over I got your letter this aM. I was glad to hear the reception was not so nice and you were so swell. When I get home we might go to [h?]. [T?]. & look at dresses to get idea and then fix my pink satine a little. I dont mean to make it over but just put a few touches oon. So it will look like those all lace waists do. We might do the same to your green crepe de Chenil Its quite warm to-day but there is a nice breeze so I dont feel the heat, I have on my striped dress with the [...] color to-day. I am going to wear all my nice clothes this last week and make a big splurge. Of course I will be careful of them. Well I am feeling particularly happy as I have had my last German class. and will have my last French & English classes this A. M. & Lat. & Math. to morrow. My math exam comes first Mon A. M. 10:30. Fr. Mon. P.M. Lat Tues A. M. 10.30. Eng Wed A.M. 10:30. and Ger Thurs. P.M. 2:30 to 4:30. Then I will have to have a taxi to catch the 4:44. I will try to find someone else taking the German exam who wants to catch that train. Well dear a week from to-day & I will be home. So good bye till to-morrow. Love from your little Goo Serenade
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 13 May [1914]
Text: May. 13 Wed. night Dear Mamma. Just think this is the last billet doux which I will write before I come home. So I wont make it very long. I am just reading over your to-day letter again. I have been thinking about the satin slippers I think the white will do all right for that [jam?] at the [prom?]. If you think the bows look badly you might put on the pale pink ones Mary gave me for Christmas. They are in a little box in my middle bureau drawer. If you cant find them or dont like them dont...
Show moreMay. 13 Wed. night Dear Mamma. Just think this is the last billet doux which I will write before I come home. So I wont make it very long. I am just reading over your to-day letter again. I have been thinking about the satin slippers I think the white will do all right for that [jam?] at the [prom?]. If you think the bows look badly you might put on the pale pink ones Mary gave me for Christmas. They are in a little box in my middle bureau drawer. If you cant find them or dont like them dont put them on. I like white slippers best tho. I [canned?] the 5th mouse to-night. [Theresa?] [Lesha?] has a [gu…g?][sp:guinea?] [pig?] for a pet in her room. It runs around loose. She says it will catch mice. The examination schedule is posted; & mine come as follows. [crossed out: Jun 1] Jun 1. Mon. math. & Fr. Jun 2 Tues. Lat. Jun 3 Wed. Eng. Jun 4 Thurs [Se…?]. 2:30-4:30 [Worse?] luck as I can at best first rush to the 4:44 but maybe a lot of girls will plan to take the boat the next morning. This is the when I come home in June I mean. Of course this Friday (May 15) I will take the 3:54 arrive 5:55 & the 6:35 from Hoboken I will look for Dad at Hoboboken as usual. This afternoon I was up in Ethel [Roses?] room talking & I forgot about my german tutor lesson, but my tutor said it 2. was all right & so I had it this evening. This afternoon I did my next Tuesday’s Latin. E. is going to spend the week end with M. C. & they are going down on the same train I do.. Well dear Good night from your loving chum Goo. Thurs. A. M. Dear Mamma I got your letter this A. M. I am glad Don is not in that old debate. I have a vague idea that they [save?] the front seats at the Prom. for alumni. so if they do we could get [them?] -- as I am one. Put out my white lace dress for me Dear. I will bring the black satin slippers ^& stockings with me anyway as it wont do any harm to have them. I have an idea for the girdle on my white dress. I have seen some like it here. Its the latest style. [diagram] back only I dont remember how we finished the belt if we had this kind of a girdle it would have to be finished off neatly in back. One advantage in this girdle its no trouble to make just tie the bow. We can talk it over when I get home to-night. Good bye till I see you soon Love from your little Goo.
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Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 2 March 1914

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 19 January 1914

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 14 January 1914

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 15 December 1913

Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 11 Dec 1913
Text: Dec. 11 1913 10 P.M. & a little after Dear Mamma You see I am writing earlier to-night & I have my lessons all done. I want to get in bed by 10:30. This AM I added that post-script to your letter in an awful rush I hope you could read it. I liked the pictures [crossed out: yo] quite well but I did not have much time to look at them. Let me tell you a funny thing I did. I wanted to send them by special delivery and I rushed in the P.O. & plunked down a quarter and asked the girl...
Show moreDec. 11 1913 10 P.M. & a little after Dear Mamma You see I am writing earlier to-night & I have my lessons all done. I want to get in bed by 10:30. This AM I added that post-script to your letter in an awful rush I hope you could read it. I liked the pictures [crossed out: yo] quite well but I did not have much time to look at them. Let me tell you a funny thing I did. I wanted to send them by special delivery and I rushed in the P.O. & plunked down a quarter and asked the girl for the stamps she pushed out 12 cents change and as she was getting the stamps I said wont you please put them on for me I am in an awful rush (you see I had to get to a class) so I grabbed the change and ran. When I got home I found that I had taken the quarter too so instead of paying 13¢ I had received 12¢. But I will take it back to-morrow as if I did not the girl would remember it probably. I hope she mailed the pictures alright after my doing that way but I guess she did. After I mailed them I made an [a...ful?] discovery. The big pictures (where the face is big) are $7 or $4a doz. & the little ones $2.50 so if you have chosen a big one & think it very good I might have 3 prints of it done and then have 9 or 12 of the small one which is the best. If I get very much perplexed as to what to do I might telephone you changes collect so if I do at about noon Sat. why tell whoever answers the phone to say its allright if Central asks if you want to pay the charges. Of course if I can’t get you why it wont cost anything & I can try again. Dont bother to make Don or Dad stay home for it as it is not so very important & if I should try to get you & Central should tell you [...] why dont bother to try & get me as I may have already decided about the pictures by that time. if I should call up it would more likely be at 12:45 or 1. This morning in the free period which I had I turned my room around just the way we plan^ned it. [bu...an?] by door [diagram] tea table [crossed out: … ch.] wicker chair food table desk book case radiator bureau 9. mission [...] chair bed 10. closet. The bed is great there because the cushions [lean?] up against the walls so nice & where it was before you could not lean up 2. against the window & there was a draft. This after noon I did Latin prose for next Tuesday. Its written so I wont forget it. Its really the lesson for Fri & Tues. all in one. Then “Margie” Cobb I went went to take her wash to “[Schloshes?]” & she treated me to an ice cream sundae & sandwiches at the flag shop. I might get some flags and some of those cute little pins there for Xmas presents & change them I you think it would be all right & then pay the 1st og Jan. If you are hard up for Xmas money I dont think I will have any to spare from my allowance for Xmas presents, except materials for little bows I am trying to make. (I only put 3 roses on them). After chapel I did my math. and then Margie & I went swimming at 9 o’clock we [undressed?] put on nighties bathRobes & coats & went to the gym then we [did not?] home to get dressed again. Dont think it is frivolous to go swimming in the evening as I have to do 3 hrs. excersise a week (dancing & class drill) & that counts for 1. although we only stay in about 20 min.I got your letter this a.m. tho. I forgot to mention having received it I was so taken up over the photos. We had a hard time to make out the list for the dance we either had to ask the whole college or limited the no. We asked 24 the first time & them we thought we should ask those other 2 freshmen Madeline Hunt & Hilda [Mamet?] & we asked [T.?] [Leshn?] because she only asked me to her tea after we had sent our invitations out. We did not ask Evelyn Heath because we dont go with her hardly at all & I asked Helen West once & she has to Room -- allowance Photos been to see me since & although she is very nice & we could not ask every one we asked E. Bird & M. [Cr...ell?] only because E. Bird goes with [Dorothy?] Hand all the time but D. Hand is going to be away & the others have not accepted yet. You see counting M. & I there are 30 people invited. We will have about 12 couples I guess Well I guess that explains the invitation list to you dear. Now I must say good night and go get in my little bed in its new corner. I have been [crossed out: with?] writing this in Margie’s room while she does her hair. [Margie?] did not get wet. Well good night dear with love from your little chum Goo.
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 9 Dec 1913
Text: 214 North Dec. 9 1913 Dear Don, (My Brother) That was a fine long letter of yours. I am glad to hear about the Montclair theater announcements. I would like to see “Within the Law”. When is that coming. I expect to get my proofs for my pictures to-morrow and if I do I will mail them right home and you & Mamma & Dad must decide which one you like best & which second etc. and tell me why and send them right back the same day you get them in the evening. They are $2.50 for a doz. ...
Show more214 North Dec. 9 1913 Dear Don, (My Brother) That was a fine long letter of yours. I am glad to hear about the Montclair theater announcements. I would like to see “Within the Law”. When is that coming. I expect to get my proofs for my pictures to-morrow and if I do I will mail them right home and you & Mamma & Dad must decide which one you like best & which second etc. and tell me why and send them right back the same day you get them in the evening. They are $2.50 for a doz. & 50¢ extra if you have two proofs finished. For more than 1 doz. it is at the same rate $2.50 per. How many do you think I will need? ^About 1 doz. I guess. One for the family, you all, then Mary Robinson, Florence, Helen [Rutman?], Kath. Benidict, and some of our relations. They will make very cheap & easy Xmas present. I hope they are good. If they are not I don’t have to take them or pay for them tho. The last thing you [crossed out: asked] told me was to “keep up in my studies” when you left at the train. So perhaps you will be interested to know that my math. teacher told me I was doing much better work in class and for to-morrow we have the “devils coffin” which has a figure like this and I got it all [thru?] my head but one step. [Diagram] My English teacher told [...] that a composition I wrote on my idea of a hero was very well worked out & very good. I studied this afternoon by my new schedule and went out to dinner with Florence Nichols in Josselyn. She had a string of paper dolls on her wall with the heads cut off some. You remember the kind Mamma [crossed out: you] used to make us by folding a paper over and over and cutting the shapes out. She said they were the days Photos -- “Devils Coffin” before we went home Christmas and she cuts a head off each day. Lots of girls have them and I made one over in her room after dinner. To-night being ice cream night we had chocolate ice-cream. We have been having [...] corn beef & cabbage & ham & parsnips. Well to-night I had dancing and afterwards owing to the “devils coffin” I was kept up quite late. But now I will turn in and say - Good night. Dont mind if my letter is not as long as yours. I will write you another soon.
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Date: 8 Dec 1913
Text: Mon. 1 40 Dec. 8. 1913 Goo dear Your nice long letter came this A. M. Glad you had such a good time. You didn’t say what you wore! & what will you wear at your dance? Perhaps I’ll send a cake & it would help out Don has a long letter written & I am going to send ½ sheet so that is why it is so [finely?] written You had not fold me before, that Pussy wrote you & you made no comment on Mrs. B’s phone message. Suppose you had no more time as your letter was a long one. Had you...
Show moreMon. 1 40 Dec. 8. 1913 Goo dear Your nice long letter came this A. M. Glad you had such a good time. You didn’t say what you wore! & what will you wear at your dance? Perhaps I’ll send a cake & it would help out Don has a long letter written & I am going to send ½ sheet so that is why it is so [finely?] written You had not fold me before, that Pussy wrote you & you made no comment on Mrs. B’s phone message. Suppose you had no more time as your letter was a long one. Had you invited J. Lesher & any of those swells, as you called them to your dance. Am later to get the list. And as you say you are doing no other entertaining you can pay your debts in that way. I have been busy all A. M. putting new paper on dining room corner closet shelves. So many things were dusty and needed washing. Now take your medy regularly & keep up to the schedule. I think Miss Palmer is [very?] kind to help you as she has & all the others for that matter. Sent you a long letter yesterday. Am going to send ornaments & collar on my cape this P. M. The days have grown so short there is not much afternoon. Love & kisses Mamma. It was nice of Miss L to ask you to serve. Did she borrow any thing from you?
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Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 8 December 1913

Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 7 Dec [1913]
Text: Sunday evening Dec. 7 10:30 P.M Dearest Mamma I am just ready for bed and tho I just wrote you a little while ago I cant help writing again so you will get it Tuesday. I hope the last part of my Sunday letter was not awfully disconnected because I wrote it when 2 girls were talking and I am fraid I made some bad mistakes I should have read it over before I sent it. But after this I want you always to promise to telephone me when you are worryed about me & then I wont worry for fear you...
Show moreSunday evening Dec. 7 10:30 P.M Dearest Mamma I am just ready for bed and tho I just wrote you a little while ago I cant help writing again so you will get it Tuesday. I hope the last part of my Sunday letter was not awfully disconnected because I wrote it when 2 girls were talking and I am fraid I made some bad mistakes I should have read it over before I sent it. But after this I want you always to promise to telephone me when you are worryed about me & then I wont worry for fear you are worrying & you wont worry [...thes?]. I did not go to the teatime but went to see my faculty adviser Miss [Shaver?] I stayed about an hour & a half and had an awfully nice talk. She said she asked my French teacher about me and she said I was doing all right and my work was satisfactory & she expected me to pass the exam all right. I am glad she thinks I am bright because I really am tho I dont show it in class. But Miss [Shaver?] says Mlle. [Vemony?] (Fr. teacher) has a special method of guessing how much girls know and she thinks I know something. So I am glad about that. I came home and went to see Marion [Peterson?] with E. & R. & them stopped in to see Mar. Cobb. at 10 I did not stay as I wanted to get to bed early. I have not answered Pussy’s letter yet but I will when I get a chance. She told me about her dress and how the house was just “loaded” with flowers and how K. Arthur, Helen [D...fr…?], Helen [Von?] [...leck?], Helen Harrison and some others helped out at Wed. the 3rd & how the “older” set would help Wed. the 10th and she expected to see you there & she wished I had been home to help. Well I will mail you the letter if I can ans. it . But I am going to crawl in to-night. Dont say not to write you [but?] to write her because I would not miss writing you for any thing. Because2. I love you so and you are the dearest mamma. And dont you worry about my lessons because I dont. I am so cheerful I dont know what to make of myself. So I want some nice cheerful letters from you saying how you enjoyed Mrs. B’s “[...ry?]-sandwitches” and telling me about the little things home and planning for Christmas. Love from your little Goo. Mon 8 A.M. I forgot to tell you that when we were telling ghost stories and burglar stories last Sat. night, I told that story of Daddy’s about the bank robbers in Yonkers. There were 3 Yonkers girls there and they got [very?] excited. When I said there were moving picture men all round. They said I had got one over on them. Well the bell has rung for classes but I may add to this when I get your letter later. Goo. Dear Mamma I got your lovely long letter this A.M. the hair pins will do all right thank you so much for them. I have only had time to [crossed out: anywhere?] read your letter [th…?] [b...idly?] and I will answere it more to-night. If you go to N.Y. you had better take Don with you [...t?] we can do a lot of shopping in these 6 days before Xmas. Love from Goo.
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Date: 7 Dec 1913
Text: 39 Gates Ave. Montclair N.J. Dec. 7, 1913 Dear Goo, In response to your request to have me write a letter I am doing it now because this is the first good opportunity I have had to write you. After we left you at the Grand Central we walked all the way down to 23rd st. I wanted to go down Broadway but [Paret?] and Walworth insisted upon 5th avenue. We went that way and believe me on Sunday nights 5th avenue is the lonliest and gloomiest place I ever struck. However I’ll ditch the...
Show more39 Gates Ave. Montclair N.J. Dec. 7, 1913 Dear Goo, In response to your request to have me write a letter I am doing it now because this is the first good opportunity I have had to write you. After we left you at the Grand Central we walked all the way down to 23rd st. I wanted to go down Broadway but [Paret?] and Walworth insisted upon 5th avenue. We went that way and believe me on Sunday nights 5th avenue is the lonliest and gloomiest place I ever struck. However I’ll ditch the uninteresting stuff and give you a few items of interest. Did you know that you were intimately acquainted with a moving picture actor, in fact danced with one numerous times last winter? Last Tuesday when I was up at the club swimming, I got talking with Allen Brown. I asked him if he was going out for the hockey team this year. He said he would like to but that all the games were played on Saturdays when he went to New York. I asked him what his job was and he answered by asking if I knew of the General Film Company a corporation which exhibits movies everywhere. I said yes and he went on to tell how he went in to their studio every Saturday and took parts [crossed out: in] small or minor parts in different plays. He said there were lots of other young fellows there and that they were payed by the hour, making three or four dollars per day. He said it was swell fun, lots of skirts and all that sort of thing. Of course all the acting is done in the studio or just around town. How does that strike you? If you should ever speak to him about it, break it easy, ‘cause I don’t know whether its an embarrassing subject to him or not. Don’t horn it around too much anyhow. Knight was elected for next years foot-ball team captain, he deserves it too. Seymor Hill was the only fellow from the High School team that the Newark Papers picked for the All New Jersey team. The M’s were given to all the fellows on the team last Wednesday. I don’t want to talk about the second team letters because there was ^so much darn frat graft in giving them and a lot of low down work from Mr. [Halkin?]. I’ll just cite one case. - Gardner Platt of Delta Pheta also cronie of Mr Halkin and rather fat and slow for a football player received an M2. He played in one of the three games, same number as I did, and attended about half the practices. A. [Dub...ssen?] who played in all three of the games and only missed 2 or 3 practices, did not get a letter.- M2. Moral - Join a regular fraternity and let Halkin know it if you want a real square deal. We lost our first Basket Ball game to Paterson High last Friday by the score of 15-11. Sloke & Starret couldn’t play on account of studies or something or other so you can imagine the result. The game was scheduled for home but for some reason they had to play it up at Paterson. He all went up in the automobile bus which leaves here from the end of the Valley road line. Just previous to leaving the municipal building, where we started, Larry [Levitt?] asked me to be scorer at the Basket Ball games, as I did the trip at the expense of the athletic association. We had a swell trip over, the bus is just like a trolley car inside,- only a little smaller. When we got their we had to walk half a mile to the basket ball court, which moved to be nothing less than a dance hall with baskets stuck up at either end. Another surprise awaited us when we went down stairs to the place where the teams got dressed. The dressing room was a bar room, an adjunct to the dance hall which was still fairly well stocked with beer bottles. The players hung their clothes on the backs of the chairs and on the tables,- say that was a pretty hard place for a fellow to keep from breaking training rules.The Paterson bums were a rotten bunch, the game had hardly been started when there was a free fight for a minute after a certain Paterson guy got fresh with Otto Rose,- he is some scrapper. I don’t know how it ended but we had to pull several players and fellows apart. We had the bus nearly to ourselves going home so we had a novel time - roughouse, singing and cheering. I got home about [crossed out: seven] eight and went to the [crossed out: theatre that] Hospital fair that night and Saturday afternoon also. I’ll just speak of the two times as one. I had a good time [making?] conversation with the [Hawleins] girls, Bessie Oliver and everybody in general; saw the movie shows there three times,- it was real good. In the two times I was there, I spent 50¢ only; there was so much to see that you don’t have to wave the [kopecks?] unless you feel like it. Some fellows go there and separate themselves from the mazuma at the rate of 10¢ a minute and at that don’t get any more fun out of it than I do. I saw Stoddard Smith up there, he must be getting along pretty good at Stevens Prep., he has already been rushed for two of the Stevens College fraternities and some of them are national frats too. Daddy and I went out to the theatre Saturday night. It was a pretty bum show except for one act and one of the movie films. Daddy said the latter was worth the price of the show alone, it was good alright -- “In the Midst of the Jungle.” You would have to see the play to appreciate it but I will say this much. - It was about a girl who was lost in the woods of South Africa for three years and finally found. A lion or tiger was shot about every 2 minutes and in the last [crossed out: film] reel, a pet leopard of this girl, which she raised in the jungle from a pup, has a fight with a hyena, it was a thriller and the leopard finally killed him, [crossed out: and] the Hyena ^not the hero. What do you think is coming to the Montclair Theatre? They threw an announcement on my screen [crossed out: saying] giving a list of the coming attractions, they include “Within the Law,” “Bought and paid for,” and “the Red Widow”. They will certainly have some while you are home at Xmas so you oughtasee some of them, it’l be great won’t it? I sent [yourmy?] letter to Eleanor Edmonds and got a reply on Wednesday. It was written on a correspondence card and in it she thanked me profusely for the pictures. She said [Hen?] had asked her to come here again sometime in the near future. Well theres one thing in the football season which I can be thankfull for - I collected $10.50 from the Herald for the games and stuff up here in November. I also got back $3.50 from the “Bulletin” for football expenses. Since it is 10:45 and I began this letter at 9 I will close jetzt & sogleich. Mit viel Küssens Von deiner Bruder With love From Don P.S. Wir werden ein Weinachtfest [sp:Weihnachtsfest] des Deutchen [sp:Deutschen] Klubs von der Hoch Schule haben am 16th of December, ein play, der refreshments, und terpsichorean reflection.
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Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 1 December 1913

Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 30 Nov [1913]
Text: The Train [h...ing?] on the Hudson Nov 30. Dearest Family, I want to begin my letter home now so I can go to bed early & I know when I get back I will run round to see all the girls. We just had the best time in N. J. and Don was a perfect peach. I was so proud of him. He did just right about the money. All the girls [divyed?] up with Walworth who [...aid?] for the checks. and Marjorie’s Brother looked after him. I am sitting with [A...le?], [M…?]. Lois Hollway and Esther [Rensenhoff?] ...
Show moreThe Train [h...ing?] on the Hudson Nov 30. Dearest Family, I want to begin my letter home now so I can go to bed early & I know when I get back I will run round to see all the girls. We just had the best time in N. J. and Don was a perfect peach. I was so proud of him. He did just right about the money. All the girls [divyed?] up with Walworth who [...aid?] for the checks. and Marjorie’s Brother looked after him. I am sitting with [A...le?], [M…?]. Lois Hollway and Esther [Rensenhoff?] (the girl whom Don admired so.) I was so glad Don came in with me. We got nicely settled when they put 2 extra cars on about 10. min. after we left Grand Central. Jack Miller came & sat with me for a few min. and talked about german & Thanksgiving vacation. She visited two different girls. I was going to take that other bathing suit of Don’s back but I forgot about it but I don’t need it as I have two which I think is sufficient. I could not help telling the girls on the train that I had a new dress as they were telling about theirs. Adele said she thought the dress I had on at Marjories was lovely and asked if it was new. I said yes and that it was made at home. I just told her that & only Lois and she heard. Well we are getting to Poughkeepsie and I will finish when I get back to college. 214 North. Dear Darling Mamma I am back safe. I am so excited over everything that I dont know what the predominant emotion is. I had such a good time home, and such an exciting time & such fun coming up on the train and when I got to college I saw Elizabeth [crossed out: and them] in the hall coming in. We all had to sign in a book to show we were back before 10. o'clock. Then I went in Luella's room & saw her. Mildred [Hunt?] was with her.2. Then I went back again to get my room key and when I came back Luella was off with Grace Brian a Jr. I talked with E. & Mildred Hunt a few min. & showed them my [tam?] Luella has already bought one but I have not seen it yet. Then I went up to [M…] Cobb’s room & we talked over our vacations. Then she came down with me to borrow my hair curlers (not curling irons) and she liked my tam ever so much. I did not show anyone my dress. I will keep it a surprise. Then I got undressed & put on a warm nightie, the white one which you wore, dear, when you were here. I first wore it because it is so [crossed out] nice to think you had it on. I really [...] am going to wear the new ones mostly but I began with this because it had you in it. I washed my neck with alchol & brushed my teeth and rubbed [stu...f?] on my pimples they seem all gone in my [mirror?] & I seem to look much better than I did before I went away. Perhaps my mirror is complimentary and that is why I did not see the pimples before. Well I must say goodnight to my dear Mamma Dad & Don I have all your dear pictures on the desk before me and I love you all so & I am going to try to make you [crossed out: proud fond of me] proud of me. (I wrote the wrong word [...] then was afraid you could not read it.) Good night and love and kisses from your little Goo. Monday A M P.O. I did not keep my good resolution to get up early but I wore my beautiful dress. I was late to breakfast so there was no one to admire it but I saw [M…?] Cobb after & she admired it greatly. I feel so swell. I got along alright in my tutor lesson and [as?] well as usual in other lessons. I must go to English now. Lots of love to my dear mama from Goo
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 23 Nov 1913
Text: Nov 23 1913 10:50 P.M Dear Darling Mamma I feel as if I ought to write you tonight & finish my Sunday letter which I sent off in such a rush. Then too, you will get this Tuesday and it may be the last letter I write before I come home, just think of it. I did not tell you about a little trouble I had because I wanted to wait to see if it would not clean up & it did. Perhaps you noticed I did not mention Luella much in my last letter. Well we had a little quarrel over a Harvard & a...
Show moreNov 23 1913 10:50 P.M Dear Darling Mamma I feel as if I ought to write you tonight & finish my Sunday letter which I sent off in such a rush. Then too, you will get this Tuesday and it may be the last letter I write before I come home, just think of it. I did not tell you about a little trouble I had because I wanted to wait to see if it would not clean up & it did. Perhaps you noticed I did not mention Luella much in my last letter. Well we had a little quarrel over a Harvard & a Yale banner. or at least she got mad. All the girls hung banners out of their windows on the day of the Harvard-Yale game and I helped another girl put a Yale banner between her window & the girl next door she was mad because she is for Harvard & [crossed out] quite often she gets real mad at other people for little things they do & she got mad at me. I feltbadly because I only meant it for a joke and I told her so but she was so peeved because she wanted to put a Harvard banner there. We scarcely spoke to each other until to-night & to make it worse somebody took her Harvard banner & has it now, but she knows I did not because I was with Elizabeth all the afternoon. But to-night I went in her room and she was all right again. She said she was going to make a fuss about whoever took the banner but she didnot say a thing about [crossed out: my part] my hanging out the Yale one. And she was just as pleasant and nice as usual. So it came out all right & I am glad I waited to tell you so now you wont have 24 hrs. of worry. The talk-to-night was so good & interesting. After it Margaret Cobb & I went to see Miss [Ballard?] my English teacher. We stayed all the evening & had the best time. We both have a crush on Miss Ballard. We talked about dreams & she told us all the different kinds of dreams she has and we discovered we all have the same kind of dreams.2. Margaret Cobb is real nice and I like her very much she is just like I am I guess. She is a Freshman & has a [...h?] and is not in with any special crowd although she knows lots of nice girls. Off course I go round with Elizabeth & Luella & even when L. was mad & I went with Margaret Cobb, Elizabeth came round a lot & went to chapel & the lecture with Margaret & I so I we all get to-gether we will be a crowd & then I will be in one. Margaret C. comes to get me to go places with her even more than I go to her so I feel as if she were running after me & not me after her. you know how I mean. Well I have told you all about it now and I will kiss you good-night after our little good-night talk. Smack kück love Goo P.S. Rosa [Sharp?] came to see me to-day as you will see by the enclosed note. Last night the sophomores in Raymond had a dance in the corridor on the 2nd floor. Half of the girls were dressed as men. Rosa made a stunning West Point cadet. I was over looking on for a little while with some other Fresh men after the bonfire. Love Goo. Good night again. I just counted up & I have 51 dear letters from you & a telegram. I will bring them home Thurs. if I have room or if not then Christmas. You remember you said to but I love them so I like to keep them. Go. Mon. I just got your letter. I am so glad about the [ma…?] game & that you had such a [...] time. As this may be my last letter. I will say that I will take a special train leaving at 3:50 and which will [Yale Harvard] arrive before 3:54 [which?] arrives at 5:55 & which I took before. [...] So it will probably get in a little before 6 o’clock. The will be lots of other girls and [if] the time of the arrival of the train is uncertain Dad had better meet me in [Hoboken?]. I will try to get the 6:35 from Hoboken. and I will look for Dad on 1st car before the [smoker?]. If I dont see him I will just go on. & if it [...] late & I miss the 6:35 tell him not to wait. In haste Go.
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 23 Nov 1913
Text: Sunday Nov. 23 - 1913 5:30 P.M Dearest Mamma I have so much to tell you and so little time to tell it in only ½ hr. before supper and then a little while after supper, as this must be mailed at 7:30 & I want to go to the Christians meeting with Margaret Cobb at 7:00. I will begin last Friday. I got blue again in the afternoon as I happened to be talking to Miss Palmer & when she asked me how I was getting along & I started to tell her I got so blue I cried but she cheered me up...
Show moreSunday Nov. 23 - 1913 5:30 P.M Dearest Mamma I have so much to tell you and so little time to tell it in only ½ hr. before supper and then a little while after supper, as this must be mailed at 7:30 & I want to go to the Christians meeting with Margaret Cobb at 7:00. I will begin last Friday. I got blue again in the afternoon as I happened to be talking to Miss Palmer & when she asked me how I was getting along & I started to tell her I got so blue I cried but she cheered me up and then I did some geom. and then went to the senior-junior hockey game. It was very exciting. It was a tie though. There is a ^separate grand stand (a little one) for each of the classes you remember those little portable ones you saw on the athletic circle. All the Seniors & Sophs [crossed out: in …] [on?] one side and Jr. & Fresh. on the other as they are sister classes. Sen. & Sophs. wore red & Jr. & fresh. green the class colors of the Sen. & Jr. It looked so pretty on the green field & I was quite in it with my green coat & stockingsLots of girls wore green silk petticoats on the outside. After the game I went over to see Adele & Marjory for a few minutes, and bought a geom. book from Marjory to be paid for in the future 50¢ for after buying an English book 35¢ stamps & note book & 10¢ [di…?]. I am again reduced to 50¢. I have 3.50 for ticket set aside in an envelope tho. I went out to dinner with Dorothy Smith a Freshman who is going to spend Thks. in Mtclair with Anna & Helen [Ro...?] I had a real jolly time. That night M. Cobb & I studied in my room not helping each other you understand but just together. Then we made ourselves a cup of tea but there were only two crackers left. It was real cozy tho. Margaret Cobb is a Freshman on the 3rd floor of North & I have [Chummed?] with her a lot this week end at least she has [chummed?] with me too. Sat. a.m. I intended to study & I did do all my Latin for Tues. Then I heard the cheering for the Freshman-Soph hockey 2. game and could not resist it. When I arrived in my beautiful blue stockings & blue tie which is our class color (Yale blue & white) the score was 8-1 in favor of the Freshmen. ^[crossed out: & they] ^[...ion?] After the game the Fresh. & Jr, marched & sang in the “dancing line & carried the teams on their shoulders to the Jr. class tree. Then tied our class banner around the tree & put the team around it & cheered them all. Then I got your nice letter. & then a lot of us went to a farm house & got an old wagon and dragged it back to college to pull the team around in after lunch. They decorated it in blue & white and tied a long double rope to the shafts. Then all the class took hold of the ropes some Juniors marched between & we went around to the different halls and collected the girls on the team & cheered & sang all the while. & marched all round campus. After that I came home & studied in M. Cobbs room till 5:30 & then I had a german tutor lesson of a half hour but when I got there my tutor said she had been delayed & Dorothy Smith ^Senior happened to be there getting hooked up. She is Eleanor [Halkin’s?] cousin. She told me Mr. Porter had died. My tutor said she would give me 15 min. lesson then & ¾ of an hour on Mon. to make it = to 2 half hour lessons. After chapel we had an “appointment with the Juniors which was a secret only we were told to wear rough clothes. We met outside chapel and torches were lighted and sparklers were passed round to all the people in the crowd & we began to march. We went up “Sunset Hill” which is over behind the chapel. I forgot to take you there but I had only been there once myself & it will be nice to go next time you come. Well the line looked a mile long and most of the Juniors were dressed as gipseys in read [sp:red] and freen and had tamboreens [sp:tambourines] and a drum. And we all sang. It was the most wonderful sight. The effect was 3. rather weird with the drum & the gipsies. When we got to sunset hill an enormous bonfire was lighted and we made a big circle around it and the front rows of girls sat down & others stood up and we all sang and cheered about an hour. A man kept the fire up by throwing boxes on it. Then we all marched back again. Then I studied but did not get all my lessons done I spent six hours on my german. I had to do a story that I should have done [crossed out: yesterday.] the lesson before and a lot of new [storys?] but the last one seemed easier so mabe I am gaining in it. I had to study to day but it was only reading [Fr.?] & german. The swimming pool is open but I have not had time to go in yet. I wanted to get all my studying done before I wrote you so thats why I left it so late and this letter is so rushed. I studied in M Cobbs room & wrote this letter there. I am finishing it in Main & I must say good-bye & go to Christians. It is a lecture. Margaret C & Elizabeth are saving a seat for me. I am just so excited about coming home & seeing you all. I am going to bring my best black satin slippers and perhaps a nice dress. I will bring some laundry but it will be all right to have it done the week after as I do not need it. Well lots of love to my dear Mamma & Daddy & Don. Goo. Hockey Game 1913
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 20 Nov 1913
Text: Nov. 20 1913. Thurs. evening. Dear Darling Mamma. I sewed the button on my petticoat it did finely. There was a class meeting this afternoon and I intended to study Latin all the rest of the time but after lunch it was so warm and lovely out that Luella & I went out on the lake & took our Latin books to study. Some girls had an alcohol parade right after lunch. The had some banners which said “Down with King Alcohol” and they marched all around the campus singing. We are marching we...
Show moreNov. 20 1913. Thurs. evening. Dear Darling Mamma. I sewed the button on my petticoat it did finely. There was a class meeting this afternoon and I intended to study Latin all the rest of the time but after lunch it was so warm and lovely out that Luella & I went out on the lake & took our Latin books to study. Some girls had an alcohol parade right after lunch. The had some banners which said “Down with King Alcohol” and they marched all around the campus singing. We are marching we are marching Our Brave little band On the Right side of temperance We will now take our stand It [m…?] the use of alcohol for chafing dishes. Then Luella and I rowed round the Lake for [crossed out: a little] about 1 ½ hr. & we did all our Latin as we had a very short lesson. Then we went to the Jr-Sr. Hockey game. It was very [...ing?] & a tie. There was no cheering allowed until near the end of the game because there were still classes going on in the afternoon. So the cheerleaders would stand up & go thru the motions & the girls would whisper the cheers. It sounded so funny. Then between the halfs we whispered songs. Then I took my sewing to the class meeting but did not get much done. We are trying to decide on a class mascot The comittee wanted something original & they found a little pickininee baby (a real live one) & his mother brought him to the class meeting for us to inspect. The baby was very cute & well dressed. But we did not like the idea of having a colored man for our mascot when we came back for our 25th year reunion. So we have not decided yet. This evening I did my geometry. So all my lessons for Fri. are done. I began to write [Henrietta?] this evening but I did not get very far when the chapel bell rang. I do hope Freddie gets a job. I don’t know whether I told you or not but I am going to have [crossed out] two lessons Temperance a week in German ½ hr. Each instead of one, one hr. lesson which will help me more, I mean the new way will help me more. Tonight Margaret Cobb came in to get me to boil her some hot water to take her medicine with. She is a real nice girl. I have not worryed a bit since yesterday afternoon which I wrote about. & I have had a nice time to-day & got my lessons all done. So Have I been a good girl to-day. Good-night Mamma Dear. I love you Good-night. Fri A.M. I just got your letter. I may bring my german home to do but I dont want to study at all over [Thanksg…?] as german come Tues & then not again til Mon after [Thangs.?]. I [crossed out: dont] think I can get it all done. This is another perfect day up here so you probably have it [fine?] for Mrs. J. Don’s [report?] is staggering. Love from Goo
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Creator: Vance, Gertrude (Pratt)
Date: 17 Nov [1913]
Text: Nov. 17 AM Dear Daddy I was glad to hear that the [pump?] is working fine. I am writing this in French class as I have no other time left this A.M. before the 12 o’clock mail. I got Mamma’s letter this AM. saying she went in to see Mrs. W. Yesterday afternoon I called on four of my teachers & only one was home, my Latin teacher, she met Miss Gilbert our Latin teacher at High School, in [...ty] a year ago. I also went to see Charlotte Eton and had a pleasant walk with her. Last night I had...
Show moreNov. 17 AM Dear Daddy I was glad to hear that the [pump?] is working fine. I am writing this in French class as I have no other time left this A.M. before the 12 o’clock mail. I got Mamma’s letter this AM. saying she went in to see Mrs. W. Yesterday afternoon I called on four of my teachers & only one was home, my Latin teacher, she met Miss Gilbert our Latin teacher at High School, in [...ty] a year ago. I also went to see Charlotte Eton and had a pleasant walk with her. Last night I had a great time having supper in Elizabeth’s and Luella’s room. We [crossed out: had] ate almost a whole cold chicken, with cranberry sauce & chow chow! Then we finished E’s birthday cake with tea. We are not going to have chapel Sunday evening any more so we have more time for a quite social evening as Prexy says. After we washed our supper dishes. I read the Cosmopolitan with Margaret Cobb. Tell Mamma that Rosa [Shar?] the girl who did not come to my party when she was here wrote me a nice little note explaining that she had so much work to do that night that she could not come Well I must rush to class now as I am finishing to this in the P.O. I am crazy to get home & have a great time with you at [...] Thanksgiving. Love from your little [...].
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Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 27 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: 14 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 13 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 9 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 8 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 7 October 1913

Creator: Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden)
Date: circa 6 October 1913

Creator: Frantz, Edna (Bachman)
Date: 05 Oct 1913
Text: 10-5-13 308 Davison, Vassar, Poughkeepsie N.Y. Dear Rosemarie, At last I am what may be called fairly settled. It took so long to get my room in order, but now that it is all arranged I am crazy about it. I’m so glad I selected rose for a color scheme. We have a fine crowd of girls in Davidson this year. I was rather disappointed when I found that some of the girls I was quite intimate with last year had not come back. A number of 1914 girls are getting married this month and several...
Show more10-5-13 308 Davison, Vassar, Poughkeepsie N.Y. Dear Rosemarie, At last I am what may be called fairly settled. It took so long to get my room in order, but now that it is all arranged I am crazy about it. I’m so glad I selected rose for a color scheme. We have a fine crowd of girls in Davidson this year. I was rather disappointed when I found that some of the girls I was quite intimate with last year had not come back. A number of 1914 girls are getting married this month and several engagements have been announced. The leading lady in Prunella is to be married next Saturday. Her mother is head physician here. Last Saturday we had our first big social event, an out-door reception for the Freshmen. I took two very cute Pittsburgh girls. Sunday afternoon we walked to Lover’s Leap, a point on the east bank of the Hudson, from which there is a wonderful view. To-day is such a lovely one, that we are going again.This week we had our first concert. A bass soloist and a pianist were here. They were both splendid. I am quite thrilled about Sophomore party. It is to take place October 18 and will be given for the Freshmen. They are to have a play and I have a part in a chorus. Yesterday was the Senior Party reception. Seniors give bids to the Sophomores.I went with Shummie. I never saw such dressiness in all my life. Some of the girls have the handsomest new creations that just take your breath away. The parlor is much more beautiful than last year and everyone was wild about it then. Shummie is much more adorable than she everwas. Last Sunday she had a solo in chapel. It was very good. I was with her Saturday in Music Hall while she practised. Other things that have happened are about the same as last year, tramps dinner invitations, dancing and college and step singing. It gives me an awfully good, contented sort of a feeling to be doing those things again. I have played some field-hockey this fall and am very fond of it. Jo Worsham is visiting here now and it’s so good to see someone of last year’s girls back for a week. The girls are ready for the walk so I’ll have to was. Last Sunday she had a solo in chapel. It was very good. I was with her Saturday in Music Hall while she practised. Other things that have happened are about the same as last year, tramps, dinner invitations, dancing and college and step singing. It gives me an awfully good, contented sort of a feeling to be doing those things again. I have played some field-hockey this fall and am very fond of it. Jo Worsham is visiting here now and it’s so good to see someone of last year’s girls back for a week. The girls are ready for the walk so I’ll have tostop. Grace lives down on second floor so all she needs to do when she wants me is shout up the stairs which I expect her to do in just a minute. Lovingly, Edna. October 5, 1913.
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