Mother to Chris Aug. 1938
SENATOR Mrs. S.H. SMITH
PITTSBORO, MISS.
Miss Christine Smith
C/O Hamby Hotel
Dyersburg Miss
Try Tenn


AUG
9
P.M.
1938
MISS.


OFFICE OF
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON
HOWARD DYER
COMMISSIONER
JOE B. KEITH
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
Tuesday
Dear Chris,
I had intended writing you 
without fail Sunday, but I had to 
be sick and in bed most all day
and front of yesterday- Am getting 
better and have been making
pear preseves today.
I believe Martha wrote you
everything that has happened and 
I'm sure you got it.
Bernice is getting her clothes
together prepartory for leaving
Sunday week. She will go back to
Liberty.
When Dad was home over the 
week-end we were looking over
your schedule and found you
were to be at Savannah on the


19th & 20th - Ode says its only 40 or 50
miles from Corinth where he has work.
He said for me to go with him and
stay that week-end in Corinth and 
we could drive to Savannah and spend
Sunday with you. It could be so 
easy but as usual I have to give
up my place for somebody else. That 
darned old picnic of Aunt Allies
is on the 20th and of course the 
house will be full of company
and it would be a crime and
an unheard of thing for Pauline
to leave home at such a time. It 
makes me so mad - perhaps my last
chance to be that close to you.
Personally, I am very much opposed
to the picnic. It's just a lot of 
hard work and expense and I never
enjoy it - I'd rather stay home all day
by myself than go. I have slaved
and worked myself to death all
summer and now I'm fed up 
on it.


OFFICE OF
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON
HOWARD DYER
COMMISSIONER
JOE B. KEITH
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
We are enjoying the gum very much and 
Sonny Boy treats all his friends. We
give some to everybody that comes in 
I told Sonny Boy I wasn't going to 
let him open one box till Xmas - so
maybe he won't waste it. 
Elizabeth Ellard
spent yesterday afternoon. She is very
friendly but of course no company
whatever-
Foss is making application for a 
T.V.A job and had to have a picture
so He and the girls drove to Grenada
Sat. after Daddy came in and had 
them made. Bernice had some made too 
thinking if she took civil service
exams, she'd have some. They had to pay
$150 for 6 each and they are horrible-
Bernice is trying to learn to drive 
but not making much headway-


Martha and I have been thinking we'd
fix your blue chiffon dress up and send
it to you. So will try to do so. 
I was glad Sneed went to see you. I 
am sure you were glad to see him-
I'd like to see him and hear
from you thru him-
I have no news so Martha is 
ready to go to town-
I'll write again before long. 
I hope you keep well .Write me 
somethong about your work- how 
many hours you work etc. Do
you stand out side in these towns
you're working in now?
Lots of love from all
Mother