November 14, 1923, El Paso to Northhampton, Massachusetts

The Owl Club

El Paso

El Paso Texas

November, ?, 1923

Dear Helen :-

I am going to warn you before you read this that this letter is going to be full of bunk as I feel rather bunky brite any way. Don't read too many thrilling Saturday Evening Post Stories they are not good for the lessons I hear.

Next Friday  is the Bush Growers Convention at School. We are going to meet at noon in the corridors and shave and believe me some of us need it for we have been doing without for almost a week now. this is a hit at the girls, for they presist in making their toilet in the halls by the use of vanities. (which everyone knows should be abolished). Any way when they pull out their vanity cases next Friday we are going to tack our mirrors on the wall, lather up, pull out our razors and get to work. Dale Payne has us all beat in the amount of brush grown so far for you can't see Dale he is screened so well. ¿Comprende? I sure wish you could be here to see us make this lasting impression upon the school for believe me it is one that they will never forget. (and maybe we won't either) But really now don't you think girls ought to do away with vanities lipstick and the like?

Have you heard from Henry much? I heard he sent you a pennant, now how do you suppose I found out for he didn't write me. By the way How is MLH comming in her bicycle (censored till after the War) riding. Heres hoping she don't have many falls. 

We had our armistice day parade here last Saturday and the cadet core had to perform, Yours Truly sneaked out for reasons unknown and watched the Parade and it seemed to me as if they did very nicely. I saw Mrs. Inarid and Betty and watched it with them and they told me all the gossip etc (and so forth)

You kno I sure am getting rusty. I don't know what Im doing so I guess I'll have to close before I say something I shouldn't so be good to your self + don't forget to write to J-turner

Tee Hee Just think "