Tuesday [21 June 1913]

Dear Husband:--

I thoroughly enjoyed the letters and the paper that I rec'd yesterday from you. I am so proud of you. The professional card in the paper looked good to me, also your cards. I suppose you have seen the DAILY distress by this time. I really think the editor, Mr. Swain, tries to do alright. It is when Pearl N. gets the news first. She does as she pleases about putting it in the paper. I'm glad Mr. H[arrison] sent the Herald here, as I was glad to see the write up about you both in it. I am glad he is getting along so nicely in Harrison, but it is terrible that he and the children have to be deprived of their wife and mother, as the little children will never find anyone that can fill a mother's place with them. Tho' I think their grand-parents would come the nearest.

Oh! I do hope you can come in August if Mr. H. sends the children with you. That would save him a trip here, besides the time he would lose away from his work, which I imagine must be heavy now.

Tell him that I said, as my little boy was a few years older than his little girls, that I thought it would be alright to send them all four alone, but to be sure and tag you with your name and destination. Also to put you in care of the conductor when you change at Neosho [?] Then for Mr. H to drop a line to Dr. C. E. Still, the mayor here, and ask him if it would be asking too much for him to meet you with his New Electric at the Wabash and see that you were all taken to the right place. Tell him if he will do this, that I will be very grateful.

I rec'd a letter from Margaret Linton Howerton yesterday. She doesn't think that she can come to the convention, as she has been suffering with acute neuritis, but said she wanted to come when it was cooler. I am so sorry she has been ill, but I know we would enjoy having her more in cool weather; and then if you come, we will have more time by ourselves, I hop. When will you know if you are sure coming?

I am glad you sent your list dear, but I couldn't make out the names of the towns in Nebraska. Was it Dorne or Dome? And the one in Wyo. was it Single? Honey, you always write plain, but the letters in those two were run together, and I am not familiar with the towns out there, so please write those 2 again, or print them for little baby, she hasn't learned how to read writing very good yet. of course we won't send out the announcements for quite a while, but I wanted to have the list ready.

Say, honey dear do you know one of your majestic friends, Dr. Heiny is just passing. I wish it was Dr. Lay.

I believe this is about all for the present. I'd assist you with your office if I was near you. I wish we would have two or three rooms where your office is for the year or so that you stay there. That way, one phone would do, and I would be there to answer if you were called when you were out of the office. Maybe we might mange this after Xmas.

With best love,
Clara