SundayDear Bessie:-
Your birthday has come again. My! how quickly the years have passed. You are a young lady and it only seemed, that it was yesterday when you were a wee baby.
How are all of you? I hope very well. I have meant to write your mother but I seem to keep awfully busy all the time. Give her my very best love.
I hope Bessie that you will all have a lovely Xmas.
I am going to be with my sister who is quite ill in Newark in the Presbyterian Hospital - she fell and hurt herself so badly they had to take her to the hospital yesterday and operate on her, but she is getting along quite nicely & we hope she will be all right very soon.
How is school?
I hope to see you one of these days -
Have a nice Xmas and a much better birthday because that day is your very own.
The little check is for you to get some little thing which you might like. [no longer with the letter]
My very best wishes for you all for Xmas
Lovingly
Aunt Emma