Clinton, Mass
March 26, 1907Dear Lucy,
Your letter has been chasing me around from one place to another but I have finally gotten it and only hope I'm not too late in answering. I came home a week earlier than I expected to so it was forwarded to Amherst and then back again.
As to joining the Alumnae Chapter of the College Settlement Association, this year I do not feel that it is best. There are so many demands on my pocket-book and so many which seem more pressing that I do not think I can help along that line this year. Perhaps (and I hope that) another year I may be able to.
Yours in love of 1905,
Ethel Thissell