Box 3
Pittsboro, Miss


Miss Martha Smith
1255 East Moreland
Memphis, Tenn.


PITTSBORO
MAR 16
4 PM
1944
MISS


Thursday night -


Dear Molly-
This is just a note and I'm sending
you a sample of Baby Sister's shirt so you


can know what shade of blue to get for her
blouse material. You know some shades of 
blue would clash with this dull shade of
rose. We are not in any hurry for the
goods just so we get it made for Easter - 
I think some kind of sheer cotton material


would be alright for the blouse if the color 
could be found but rayon would do too. Anyway
you'll know what is best. The dress is a 
little pleated suspender skirt and bolers.
I have it finished - I have just finished
an awfully cute white wool and Rayon


basket weave two pc. dress for Leshia Byars.
It looked like it was ready made when I 
pressed it today. I have notified them all
that I'm not going to sew for anybody except


myself after this month. Etoyle keeps
piling it on me so I'm afraid I won't 
get it all made in my allotted time. 
I got my quilt home that miss Lizzie


pieced for me. It's made from wool serapo and
briar stitched all over. I think its pretty - May
likes it so well she's going to get her to make 
her one-
Wallace Crawford came in today but he didn't 


bring his bride. Her mother got real sick and
had to have a major operation so she will come
on later maybe.
I'm ordering me a Vogue quarterly from


Goldsmiths. I thought I might get me a 
pattern somewhere. I get tired of McCall's
they all look alike.
I'm sorry you went to the trouble of getting
me the trimming as I wrote you I got some
in Jaxon. Yours is the prettiest and I can use it
all as I only got 3 yds because it cosst so


much. How much did that cost, you get? I'll
pay you for it. I'll trim my dress with the piece
you got and my gown with that I bought-
Well, I'll close till Sunday.
I haven't heard 
from Sonny in a week.
Are you ready for the wedding and have
you gotten another Dietitian at the hospital?
Lots of love
Mother
Don't worry about
hurrying about Baby Sis cloth -


2219 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida
March 13, 1944


Dear Mom,
Here it is Monday morning again, and for a wonder we don't 
have much to do yet. It isn't often that I get a chance to write
a letter during office hours.
Yesterday we went to the beach. Betty, Loretta, and I.
Charlie (Loretta's beau) took us. We got over there about eleven
o'clock and stayed in the sun until three. It was luck that we
came home early because it rained just about the time we got home.
We ate hot dogs, potato chips, and drank soda pop and beer. Betty
and I had our picture made for a quarter. It was pretty awful look-
ing but we thought it was funny. Of course, we looked at and dis-
cussed every body there. In fact we did everything except go swimming. 
We talked about that, but as Charlie said, "If I go in the water 
I'll get wet and that it too much trouble."


Last night I went to bed real early. It had been a pretty
long day because we had all washed, ironed, and cleaned our rooms,
cooked and eaten breakfast before we went to the beach. So you
see we didn't take advantage of the day off to sleep late.
We got a rather long interesting letter from Sonny Boy this
week. He said that he got the letter that I sent to the wrong
APO Number, so I guess he got yours o.k. too. I send him a V
mail letter pretty often, but I dont seem to be able to find
much to write about. 


I have finally got my check off for my income tax. It 
was good to get that off my mind. The tax amounted to $73.00
but I postponed about $14.00 of it.
I got another letter from Joe in New Guinea (or did I write
you about it). He wrote a long letter and said that he had 
bought me a grass skirt but that the medical authorities wouldn't
let him send it to me.


Elizabeth Tucker is in South America now. I'll be glad when 
she gets back. We didn't see her very often, but she called us
up pretty often and came by once in a while. I want to hear 
about her travels. I imagine she is having an interesting time.
She was to go to Trinidad and from there to Carracas.
The tourists seem to be leaving. I'm glad too. You can
really tell a difference as the places to eat aren't nearly so 
crowded. They don't have any business loafing during war time
and it is very disgusting to see them.


Love
Bernice