Mrs. 
SENATOR S. H. SMITH
PITTSBORO, MISS.
Miss Christine Smith
C/O Lynn Hotel
McKenzie, Tennessee


JUL
29
A.M.
1938
MISS.


OFFICE OF 
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON
HOWARD DYER
COMMISSIONER
JOE B. KEITH
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
Dear Chris,
How are you getting along?
I am knitting me a purse
with a spool and safty pin. It is 
real pretty. I'm gonna make Bernice
one.
I have gone to the revival
every night.
Bernice Martha, & Eliz. Ellard
& me & Bob Young went to
Bruce today & got a watermelon
& ate it on a real dusty road.
We want to go to the water-
melon carnival the 11th of Aug.
Did you see the
We went to a Ball game
here (Vardaman & Pitts.) the other


day-
Bernice & Martha have fixed
my hair page boy. It's real
pretty.
Love
May-


OFFICE OF
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON
HOWARD DYER
COMMISSIONER
JOE B. KEITH
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
Thursday night
Dear Chris,
It's bed time but I want to get
this letter off to you in the morning
mail. Foss and the girls have just
come in from church. I didn't go tonight
we've been going every night but have
so much work on hand that we don't 
get off ^for day services. Cecil is doing the 
preaching but very little interest is
being manifested. I suppose it's because
Bro Breland isn't able to be here and
they think anbody else is able to lead
them. Cecil preaches good sermons.
May C. seems to be having the time
of her life. Bernice & Martha have
been working on her hair and she
thinks it's perfectly beautiful. They went
with Bob to Bruce this afternoon
and they got a watermellon and got


out in the middle of the road and ate it. 
Joe Sheffield is the busiest man you've ever
seen. I think he considers Foss one of 
his campaigin managers. Yesterday morning
real early he came rushing in to talk
over his plans. She was absolutely filthy
and wet all over with presperation He 
rushed all over the house shaking hands
with everybody including Sonny Boy. I
thought May would kill herself laughing 
His platform is in this weeks paper
I'd send you the county papers if I 
knew you'd get them. I'll send them
anyway Sunday after Daddy has seen them-
Martha ordered her some $850 white
Peocock shoes from Goldsmith's for $600
They're pretty - real dressy linen pumps.
She has spent almost a day drawing
designs for Clelia some pillow cases.
Bernice & May went to see Elizabeth
Ellard this afternoon. They said they had
a good time.
Bernice got a free book from Book of
Month club. It's. The life of Andrew
Jackson and won 1938 Pulitzer prize
Its a real nice book.


OFFICE OF
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON
HOWARD DYER
COMMISSIONER
JOE B. KEITH
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
I surely am glad you had your teeth 
pulled. Maybe your arm and side won't 
hurt so much now.
We haven't anything much to eat now
Everything has given out in the garden
and I have a time planning meals-
Bob still doesn't have a job and hasn't
a nickle and owes everybody.
Daddy hasn't got his vacation yet. I'm
going to get off somewhere for a day or so
when he does - I'm simply worn out. I 
am so tired all the time that I'm
still tired when I get up mornings. 
I think I'm going to see Mrs.
Harden Sunday if it isn't too hot.
I went to Ivy's this afternoon. The 
church met there and several were there -
Etoyle talked so much till poor
Miss Hattie couldn't find a chance
to give her lecture, so we didn't 
have a lesson. Miss Hattie is


leaving Sunday for Miss State for a 
two weeks course that the Government
gives her. She has bought her lots
of dresses and has her trip all planned.
We may get a W.P.A. library here
and Ivy is trying to get the job
of running it. I hope she does as 
Victor isn't working now.
Christine, do you like your work? and 
is it as hard as teaching school? I
hope you are feeling well. You haven't
written how you are. Have you lost any
weight? I think you will feel lots
better when it gets cooler. I know I 
will-
Bernice is going to have Reese get
her a tailor made suit for fall. He
brought over samples. She selected a 
pretty navy blue firm woven wool. It's
powerfully good material. It will cost
her $2850- She isn't going to have 
him order till just before she goes 
to school. I suppose she'll have to go back
to Liberty. Nothing else has shown up. 
It's bedtime. I'll write you again.
Be a good girl and take care of yourself.
Much love 
Mother