Edith is at the Cedar Falls, Iowa, Teachers College and her mother writes to her of friends and events in Muscatine and Davenport. Muscatine June 20th 1909 Dear Edith, Your post card and letter were gladly received as also the news that you arrived all right and were enjoying yourself. I invested in new paper and pen so as to be ready for writing to both you and Fred (Edith's brother) this afternoon when I knew I would feel lonesome. Now they are in good condition the ink seems pale, you will need glasses to read this I fear. It does not seem as though I have done much of anything since you left-I felt pretty well tired out. Friday was spent at the church as the society had an all day meeting. In the evening of that day the ladies came to see me. Mrs. Day, Durkee, and Lillibridges. Yesterday Sarah Hawley and her mother were here a while in the afternoon, she was at the church for dinner on Friday, too so you see she is getting quite spry. Carl is spending today in Davenport as I expect you know. I have received several letters since you left, one from Fred. I will give you his new address 6330 Greenwood Ave. He says he and Jo (Ella's cousin Josephine Sanders) have fine rooms and wanted me to tell you to write him or drop a post card and you should have a box of butter chocolates. I had too quite a long letter from Mrs. Jameson which I must answer right away for she is so homesick, she says little Hugh and she cry a great deal over it. They have had quite a little attention shown them there but s! till they have not yet become reconciled, the living is much higher and the house does not suit. Her health is not much improved from what it was here and Ruth has whooping cough, so she is not through with all her troubles yet. You knew dident you that the Y.M.C.A. has called Mr. Mitchell back here again to take Mr. Jamesons place. Then too I had a letter from Carrie, (Ella's sister, Caroline Elizabeth Sanders) instead of going farther west she is coming east, will reach here Wednesday or Thursday and said she would stay a few weeks with me while you are away. Of course I will be glad to see her but it means I will not get to go anywhere this summer. I was planning to live very economically while you were away and save something perhaps for a trip somewhere. Carrie says that Jo has been trying to persuade her to come back east and wants her to come to Chicago and she will try to get some thing for her to do. This is a lovely day although rather warm. I had your Sunday school class and will likely have to keep it while you are away. It is a fine class and ought to have a regular teacher to keep it together and influence them for good, they were almost all present and one new one besides. Mrs. Kent fell down the high terrace at their home and has injured herself quite severely. Mrs. Barr's funeral took place today. I will enclose a clipping in regard to our excursion which has just been decided upon. The Methodists have one this week, the Congregationalists next week but the crowd will wait for the Baptists. Lovingly, Mother Written in margin at top of first page: A couple of pair of those tan hose are good if I can dye them a good color will send them if you wish. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES