8-29-1940 Evelyn to Mr. Orville J. Pace

8-29-1940 Evelyn to Mr. Orville J. Pace

Envelope:

Mr. Orville J. Pace

409 Herbert St.

Cedartown, Ga.

Back:

Mrs. Orville J. Pace

McLemoresville, Tenn.

Postmark: 8-29-1940 McLemoresville, TENN.

Thursday Morning

My dear Orville,

Your letter and package made the day much more pleasant yesterday your first letter was missent to McMimiville Tenn – but rec’d it the next day. I must say you are doing nicely about writing – and your letters are always so much more clever than mine that it makes me ashamed to write. But I do want to take every opportunity to let you know I am missing you dreadfully and that I love you ever so much.

Mama is going over to Trezevant for an all day P.T.A. meeting today. I am going to cook dinner Papa & Carolyn will both be here.

I hadn’t been in the car since you left until last night – we all went to Milan to see “All This And Heaven Too” – it was exceptionally good. Mary & Elsie went with us.

I too hope you win – now that you are entered in the tournament – (but just like Papa’s political attempts) I wish you had “not chosen” to enter (run) I thought you told the man before we left you would not. Now I suppose you will pull yourself back down from your build up here.

Thanks so much for the crystal – In addition to talking you for it when I get home I will try to prepare something good to serve in them.

Now that Emily’s baby is here I can say (with exactly the same confidence that Mrs. Pace knew that I was going to have twins) that I knew all the time it would be a girl. I am so glad that she made it fine and am sure they are fully satisfied with a girl. I do hope she won’t name her Mignon. I remember how Emily thought it was terrible when I told her Nancy’s girl weighed 9 lbs. Emily was just as large as Nancy except she was taller. I had thought I would have written her by now but have just neglected it. I am glad you sent flowers.

I think I gave you a list in one of my letters for the bills you were to pay but if you haven’t it is O.K. as long as you leave the money in the bank for I can write them on the first – except you had better pay your Exchange dues – Next pay day I intend for you to pay most every thing in cash to avoid the check situation – but will send you the list.

Have you seen Rhoda – you had better have her come and wash for you Saturday or Mon – if she hasn’t already done so.

I have every good intention of writing Lester Holt also – but don’t know just when I’ll get around to it – not that I have anything special to do but sleep late & then there isn’t much time to write before mail time. In the afternoon I sew on the quilt I am piecing and hate to quit to write – in other words I just like to sew better than

Rebecca has just come & Mama is trying to get off so guess I had better close –

I Love You.

Evelyn