Sara Pryor Chuning to Edna Chuning Spennetta 4/19/1959

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Dearest folks: - Here I am at 6 A.M. wide awake and thinking of Ruth and I both attending the U.D.C. meeting at Mrs. Harris's Wednesday. This meeting was to honor the Real Daughters and there were six of us present. They pinned a flower on each and we sat in a row for pictures. Each of us read a paper about our fathers and were served cake and coffee. The cake was so pretty and had "Real Daughters" across the top. We did not wear the ribbons. I asked where and by whom our ribbons were made. Mrs. Springer, one of our members, made our. She used wide red ribbon and bought those pretty letters to form the words. She said she could not find any more of those kind of letters. A man from one of the papers took pictures. I don not know if pictures will be in paper or not.

It is cloudy again this morning and cold. There was sprinkle rain in some sections past two days. Paper stated we had driest March for more than years.

Everett was over at Bobbie's two days in succession fixing her plumbing. Adrian will soon be through in Washington and will be stationed somewhere in the east; possibly Maine and Bobbie and children will join him when school is out. He might be sent to Germany later. She is sorry to have to leave her nice home and to go so far away from family and was hoping he would be sent here. He has about eight more years to serve of his 20 years.

I am having so much trouble with my left ear again. Well: one cannot live for 90 years with out having some trouble. I am lucky that I am in as good condition so should not complain.

I am so happy that Betty is getting along as well as she is. If she cannot get someone to do her work she will have to stay with you and you will not have room for me. I have been looking forward to coming up at my usual time but of course I cannot if Betty needs to be with you. It just came to me that you might not be able to have me, so let me know right away. Betty comes first - of course.

You must have gone to the U.D.C. yesterday. How is everyone up there? Love to every one of you from all down here. Lots of love,

Mama

P.S. Still an hour until I can get up. Am reading a book by Nathan Leopold all about his prison life. Is interesting title "LIfe, Plus 99 years". Book is Ann's. David bought it.