“The Welsh church here is having a Festival of Song tomorrow afternoon and night, with an old country style tea between the services. They sent me a card announcement. So I guess I will be busy tomorrow. I think I shall enjoy hearing a lot of good Welsh singing.” jbr
October 1935
With this new project, I am typing in each letter written to my grandmother thru the 1930’s. My great grandfather was in San Francisco, and my grandmother and family, including my father, were still settled in Missouri. He was an itinerate preacher at some point, a victim of the work force during the Depression. But, he dreamt large in the field of Literature. My grandmother was a teacher, so his exchanges are fascinating.
With this
#1 is fine but this one really grabs me and draws me in with the quoted words presented early.