A LETTER 70 OUH LOVES
Our dearest Huebands;
Come on, Iqt’a chit-chat. Suppose we don't comraent on V-E
Day. You know we feel the earae way you do. • Wo will be bo hap
py when the final V-Day comes so wo can all be together agalh-
which brings up the thought that, aside from wanting you home,
we want to give you back the world, 'Twas the concensus of opin
ion at the meeting of our wives not long ago that are tired,
& sick of doing vour work. You can have the offices, stores and
everything else. Just give us back our houses, stoves, cooking-
and YOU!
I believe the Service VJives broke all records in figiiring
the day the point system x^)'aB announced. According to our figur
es you all overseas would be coming homeon the next Tolane. On-
Mother's Cay, we honored your mothers with a tea at tne Communi
ty House. You've never seen or heard of such work as these
wives of yours did do. Margie’C?vark was big boss and got all
the Tjlana made. V/Hina Sexton v;as cateress and you've never
seen such beautiful and tasty sandwiches that she, Becky West,
Lou Cashwell, Eleanor Howard, Mai'v C. Leggett, Marise Conyers,
Katherine Miller, G-il Nicholson, (Tom Kick's X’/ife) did make
Alyce CJordon and Anne Willetts (Fountain) did a beautiful job of
decorating. They had magnolias, Pink roses, and all sorts of
spring flovrers and candles arranged artistically at the r:>rorDer
places, Mrs. Lillian Draper Stevens, .Eleanor Hoxmrd's mother,
and 2'irs. K. C. Bourne poured tea. Soft music was nlayed during
the afternoon by Marian G-rey CarstarVnen and Lou Cashwell- on a
victrola, of course. One of the best helpers was Stamps Hov/ard,
Jr., v;ho "toted" things, cut sandwiches and buttled for us. Lit
tle Eleanor helped serve. Jea]i Huosey, Irene Parker, Mui*r)hy
Mayo, Viola Babcock, and Karian Cooper were among those who help
ed"receive the guests, and guess how many came? Over 1^0. So,
you see!I
Already, sixnoe March, the Service Wives have comi^leted the
Crippled Children's Drive, heloed the ration board with filing
sugar aiDplications, lielped pack cloth&s for war relief, and had
a, tea for the war mothers. At r)resent we are working on the
mighty 7th War Loan Drive, Becky V/ast is acting ae booch chair-
m.an for the Service Wives. Hero is the trying task of keer^ing
booths at either-bank manned. Alyce (Gordon, Wiiina Sexton, Anne
V’illetts, G-il Nicholson, Jean Hussey liave been some of Becky's
best stand-bys and super saloamen. We 'see by the papers that
Lurline Harrell is top^ ranking officer in the xhird Army, vJhich
means she has sold $50^.00 worth of bonds during the drive so
far. Major Harrell,to youl
Tv/o of our menbers, Jean Hussey and G-.li Nicholson have Just
completed the Red Cross Staff Assistant's Corps training. We
hear Eleanor Hov/ard xvas a grand teacher. At least she iraoroved
over last time in that she softened up somewhat on the e'icam. Tv;o
other Service Wives tiave becom.0 members of the Red Cross Home-
Service Corps and are helping at the office-Mary C. Leggett and
Mary Lib Bryan. Eleanor ’Howard la an old Home Service gal. Alyas
Gordon, Alice Evans, Mary Vanice r-arnette, Mary C. Leggftt all
serve many and long hours as Nurses Bids. So you see we re Red
' Crossing quite a bit.
By th3 time this reaches you, Father's Day will be here. It
doesn't take a special day for you to be honored by the young
patriots you l.eft behind. Each day the gleami of nride in their
eyes as'they talk of you is proof enough of their constant devo
tion and adoration. There is no doubt in thoir little mindo th
at the armed forces is a one-man,affair with "M;v Daddy" 'that one
man. &oys, you do have a big job if you live ut) to the oiDinion
of you these offsprings have.
These Dads of youre have truly been the "Home Front". We do
grin at them a .lot- because- v;ell. they surely ba,ck up the chil
drens'e idea of the "one man force" that's winning the war. For
their loyalty, courage and faith, we salute them- X'irith love.
Now', goodnight for thio time. We'll be writing you!
Love,
The G-als you Harried.