Rev. Dr. William M. Nesbit
15 Frederick Street
Naugatuck, ConnecticutSat. Nov. 1 - 1941.
Dear little Girl: It is a cold - rainy day here - and I am so glad that Founder's Day was not yesterday for it was also cold and rainy. I got a close of the intestinal infection that has been going around - so I had to stay in bed yesterday. I am staying quiet to-day - Such a pain in my back - yesterday. I could hardly stand up - Luckily it does not affect my stomach - but some of the folks vomited for 3 days. Mrs. Booth was down with it Thursday - and telephoned yesterday - that she felt awful - I think it is due to infected water due to lack of rain. I took aspirin and soda all day yesterday - and it certainly did help the pain in my back - I knew what it was - when the B.M. had that smell - T-day - the smell is still the same - and the bowels still like water. I had hoped to escape it - I wonder if we lived in the city - whether we would have it. I have the solo - to-morrow - and also all the solo work in the anthem - but I don't think I will be able to go to Church at all. - You can't hurry this thing. Didn't I wish for you yesterday - You are such a great comfort to me - especially when I am sick. Last night, Brownie got up on my chest and licked my lips. He didn't leave me all day. I have just turned on the Radio - to hear if any more of the men on the Destroyer have been saved. Papa thinks - it is hardly likely that they were all saved - but I think perhaps they were all saved. The "convoys" - do not dare - send word - for 2 days or more in some cases. The Radio says just now that the Navy still has hopes - that more are saved - but that the Convoys do not use their radios -
toexcept in extreme emergency and sending word that they had picked up - men would not be an emergency. The Navy also says that there is a flotilla of submarines off Ice-land - and that our ships and planes are searching for them this morning.Papa is out making calls - and also having the Oakite drained out of his radiator. It is a powder - and Julian pours it into the water in the
dradiator. It has been in for 3 days - and now Julian drains out the solution - and the radiator is ready for the alcohol. Mrs. Carl Peterson had a baby-girl born. Thursday morning. Both baby and mother are doing fine - Things did not go so well - this last month - but they had a good doctor and he was very careful. They have named the baby - Elinor Ruth. Isn't that homely? Mr. Long called a meeting of the friends of the Church - last Monday - This included the officers - of the organizations and others. It was well attended - and a committee - consisting of officers of each society are to meet and polan - a fellowship supper - sometime in November - The Epworth League are to wait on table - the men are to do the dishes - and they are to have a speaker. They are going to try and have a get to-gether supper each month. It is a good idea - if it can be worked. The Fair tickets are ready and are to be begun to be distributed to-night at the John Wesley meeting. It is called a Pre-Christmas Bazaar. Papa is going to try and get Mr. Mowrey to take charge of them and if he will not - then Papa will ask Mr. Everett Barker or someone else. Everybody is working for the Fair - very well - so things have smoothed over - except with the Johnsons - and his little group - which has been shrinking gradually. Of course, as I wrote you, the Fidelity class had their dinner and Mr and Mrs Herb did not invite us[.]Well, did that make an excitement! Everybody thought that the Committee had forgotten us - until they found out it was not the Com. and that we had not been invited. It was very unwise on the Johnsons' part for some of their friends did not approve of it. Give some people rope enough and they will hang themselves.
I hope you received the package all right - and on time. We had quite a job getting the different things - due to the war - tried to get pistachio nuts - but they are 1.80 a pound - very scarce. Will close now - with lots and lots of love.
Mamma