From A Maine Woman Goes South, letters transcribed by Jean F. Hankins in 2003. This installment contains 1 letters. Historical dates appear with each letter; the article retains the original collection’s publication date.
Nellie Pottle to Estelle Pottle, Mary Lou Hall [Colby College], Waterville, Maine, September 26, 1926
Source: PDF page 146; printed page 140.
Postmark: Atlanta Heading: September 26, 1926.
Dear 'Stelle,
We were pretty glad to get your letter. Remember that you were going to write to us every day.
Wasn't Helen Kyle a pretty bride? Have you heard anything about Vina's wedding?
How is Bobby? Did she bring back much to fix up the room?
We went out to Emory yesterday afternoon. That is surely a wonderful place to go to school. The buildings are all made of Georgia marble. Some of them are real white and others have streaks of color in them. We got back into town just in time to run into the Tech- Oglethorpe parade. One car I saw was full of Freshmen with shaven heads. I saw a lot of Oglethorpe Chi Omegas.
We went to the Howard in the evening. The prelude was awful good - Circus Week. There were some awful cute acrobatic stunts. Then they had some trained ponies who would do most everything-among other things dance as nicely as could be. The dances of the chorus girls, and their costumes were awfully cute. That was a whole show in itself but then they had "The Lone Wolf Returns," too, a pretty good picture.
Ma is pretty well bitten up by mosquitoes. They seem to love the Pottle family and have forsaken me for her this year. Ma has gotten quite a bit to keep her busy now. The girls like her awfully well. One of them was talking with Mildred Pratt about her the other day and said, "Noaw Miss Pratt, you know she understands us. The rest of the hall teachers are old maids, but she has young girls of her own and she understands us."
How do you like the new Dean? It must seem funny without Miss Runnals. Would you get her address for me if you could.
Have you been down to see the Marriner baby yet? We are anxious to hear about her.
How are the prospects for rushing? Work good and hard to get some girls who will be leaders in different things.
Have you got a new winter hat yet? I haven't.
Lots of love, Nellie Sam
Source and transcription
Original complete PDF, transcribed by Jean F. Hankins, 2003. Original spelling, bracketed notes, and omissions marked with dots are retained. This web edition was extracted from the scanned transcription; consult the PDF when an exact reading is important.