Grandma - Oct. 9, 1941

And here is Grandma's letter of the same day:

Wednesday evening,

Dear Ted,

I thought you might get a letter Monday. I mailed one early Sunday afternoon from the letter drop in front of the post office where mail is collected more often than any place else and hoped it would reach you Monday but evidently not. Did you get 2 on Tuesday? I sort of hope not. I hope they spread out evenly. I think I have it regulated so they will. If I mail them about the same time every day, they ought to reach you every day regularly. See what I mean? I'm glad you didn't wait until you received my first letter before you wrote to me. I was afraid you might from what you said. You said you would keep on like you had - answering mine the day you got them and according to that you wouldn't have written until Tuesday. But honestly Ted, it's swell to come home after a rather trying day and relax and enjoy a letter from you. Please keep it up. I mean it. I promise you I'll do my part too.

Tonight mother, Mary Evelyn and I went to prayer meeting and really enjoyed it so much. I knew we would. I told you we were going to start and I mean it's only the start. We're going to keep it up. The Bible study was on the 5th chapter of Romans and we had a blessed time. There were 29 of us including the preacher and 4 or 5 children. That is pretty good but not good enough in comparison to our membership I don't believe. We have some sickness of course but probably most of them are lax like us. It really is a shame when you think about it.

We had prayer meeting in the basement tonight due to fall housecleaning in the auditorium. Besides cleaning the church we are having the floor sanded and revarnished and are getting new carpet for the aisles and front of the church. It's going to look beautiful. We're getting ready for our revival the first of November. I believe I told you we are going to have Rev. Meredith as evangelist, didn't I? For song leaders we are having Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wood from Michigan. They have been at our camp meeting several times and we certainly think a lot of them. They're grand. Have you ever heard them? It would be nice to have you here during our revival. I know you'd enjoy it, but that is pretty close to Thanksgiving and all so I know how it is for you.

You didn't really expect me to worry about the talk or whatever it is you are giving at the Young People's Convention, did you? Anyway I'm not. I think you're entirely capable and do not need my worry. Besides, I might lose 5 pounds and then what would you do? All kidding aside, I'm really glad you have the opportunity and I know you'll do just fine. My prayers will do more good than worry anyway.

Mary Evelyn wasn't really offended at your teasing. I think I reassured you of that in a former letter. In fact, she's just waiting for your return so she can get even with you and take more from you. I think she's going to start eating spinach and Wheaties, etc. to build up her muscles and resistance so watch out for her next time.

I really surprise myself as much as anybody by being able to fill up so much space every night but is' been pretty easy so far. I may run down eventually. We'll see.

I won't say good-night because it's probably day time when you read it but I'll just close.

Love,

Dolores

You owe Mary E. a very good beating up. She was reading this letter over my shoulder and that makes me very unhappy. It's very annoying really. Will you take care of her for me the next time you're down? It would be a big help to me because I can't do it.