Templeton, Mass.,
April 28, 1907.Dear Sister:-
I am not happy. Those tormented hens persist in going over to call on the Parker's and I persist in driving them back and I am so lame I can hardly go. Yesterday when I went up to the rehearsal at the chapel Mr. Miles hadn't been over so I found Helen & told her & we sent for that gentleman. To take up the time Helen & I played ball. Then later Helen, Dorothy, Philip, Winthrop, Harold & I played. After the rehearsal I had to go up to Willie Rice's and I got Helen to go too & Philip & Harold went too & we played ball all the way up and back. The consequence is, I like to stay in one position pretty well.
The rehearsal went off fairly well. Marion was away so I had to play. We expect to have the fearful & wonderful affair Friday night. Wed. when we tried to teach the children the step we simply couldn't. They couldn't catch on Finally we tried it having them just skip & they do that pretty well so as long as we haven't any more time we are going to let it go at that. Marion got the ribbons yesterday. She got cheese cloth for the sashes & I think that is just as well. At present our program is thusly, the May pole dance & crowning of the queen & king; cousin Bessie is going to read; Harold & Charlie Scollay are going to sing; Leland & Margaret are going to sing; Marion Mason of Baldwinville is going to sing; and possibly Harold Cobleigh is going to play on his violin. Do you think that is worth a quarter? Oh, I forgot. Bessie is going to read "The May Queen". Dorothy & I were fighting over which should read it & I knew that Bessie wanted to have something to do so Dorothy & I were real generous and let her do it.
Dorothy has a new piano. It came yesterday. Mrs. Greenwood told me to bring some music at the next L.A.H. meeting so I could play. Won't that be charming? If the girls knew what was going to happen I am sure they would all - stay away. Don't you think it looks as if this next week would be a busy one for me. There is a rehearsal to-morrow P.M. Tues. is the Union. Wed. a rehearsal and as it is May night probably Ruth & I will have to have some fun. Thurs. is the annual meeting of the Ladies Social Circle & the Sunday School & I want to go. Fri. P.M. is a rehearsal & Fri. evening It. Sat. L.A.H. & Sun. night Vesper service, so I may not be in existence to tell you the story next week. Mr. Skerrye is going to preach the sermon to the Grand Army this year.
Bessie had Mr. & Mrs. Keyworth, Edward and Charlie Dewey up to church & she wanted them to sit with us so Auntie sat with the Lords. There was room enough for Edward to perform well. Bessie & I looked up just in time to see his father grab his cap off of his head and put it over beside of me. Philip sat there calm as anything & watched Edward. Wilbert sat with Mrs. Greenwood.
I saw Leonard out driving with the Doctor Thursday. We saw Mr. & Mrs. Smith go down later. Katherine Baily [sic] told me they expected to have Leonard home the last of last week.
The united family send thanks for the may-flowers. They are lovely & came all right. I saw Alice & she said she had seen you.
I have had my picture taken about forty thousand time[s] this week. We are studying photography somewhat in Chem. & Mr. McNamara takes pictures of the class & shows us what to do with them to develop them. I think he intends to take a picture out of doors of the class & have us develop it & if it comes out good to keep it as a souvenir. Won't that be great?
Annie is home. Nora Woodbury Brooks said that she told her that she had indigestion & the Doctor told her to go home & stay there; that they had been feeding her too high where she had been working. I saw her to-day & she looks badly. She was all in black. I hope her beloved Doctor hasn't gone back on her.
I can't think of anything more, that is important so I will tell you whose colors are whose in the May pole dance. That thing is a subject I can always talk on. Inez & Donald have green, Marcus & Cornelia Eldridge orange, Berdille & Winthrop blue, Maude Thompson & Harold pink, Wilbert & Laura Thompson yellow & Madeline & Philip red. As I think of them now I don't think the colors are going to be right in the order in which the children stand but I suppose that it doesn't matter if the colors do swear.
Auntie had a postal from Cousin Esther yesterday. She said that the Doctors were going to have an examination yesterday of Cousin Emma. Her side is not as sore & painful as it was.
Auntie says to tell you if you had gone to Athol Fri. instead of Sat. you would have seen her. She got her hat. It is awful cute. Now be good & don't fight with Mr. T.
With love,
Molly.