June 15, 1933 - Thursday

The trunks didn’t come until late afternoon so we stayed pretty close to the house until they came. I went to the market this morning and got a few things to eat. George came in tonight.

Addressed to GLH at ROTC Camp, Vancouver WA

June 15

Dearest George,

It was such a thrill to see you yesterday, George, that I get all excited just thinking about it today.

So much has happened since I wrote those first lines. I had just started this letter when the trunks came, then I got dinner, and after dinner Alice Wedemeyer came over and now she wants to go on an errand and June and I said we would go with her but I wanted to send a little note to you anyway. Nothing has happened so it couldn’t have been much more than a note even if I hadn’t been interrupted.

Well, darling, I will write again tomorrow and I love you, dear.

Annie

Letter postmarked - Portland Oregon

Addressed to GLH at ROTC Camp Vancouver, WA

From AE Powell, 1719 NE Knott Portland Oregon

George dearest,

The craziest thing just happened. I mean I just did the dumbest thing. I started out with your letter to mail but I didn’t have any stamps so I was going to get some and then mail it. Well, that’s just what I did except I forgot to put the stamps on the letter after I got them. Do you think there is much hope for me? I seem to be getting worse and worse. So I came home and am writing you another letter in case you don’t get that and if you do get it and have to pay 3 cents on it maybe getting two letters will help make up for it. I don’t much care if you don’t get the other letter because it was such a poor excuse for a letter. But if you do get them both please excuse the repetition.  I mean well.

This afternoon about four our trunks finally came. We had been waiting for them all afternoon. The Bowmans were out, thank heavens. So that they couldn’t see the big lot of junk that was coming into their lovely house. We have some of the big old trunks up in the attic. Our camphor wood chest is in the front room looking beautiful. We unpacked a little and straightened up a little before dinner. I got dinner unassisted and it was pronounced very good. Just as we were finishing Alice Wedemeyer came over to call on us and we had a visit. I thought it was very nice of her to come. She had an errand to do and I wanted to mail your letter and take some films over to a drug store and get some stamps so June and I said we would go with her. That’s when I behaved so strangely with the letters and stamps.

When we got back from our walk Beth Payne was here and she took June off for a ride. And I came up and am writing to you to make amends. Alice said that the Alpha Phi picture is this Saturday but I don’t think I care enough about it to give up seeing my darling. O, sweetheart I wish I could see you every night but I can’t so I want to make the most of Saturday and Sunday.

Tomorrow we are going downtown. We have a few things to get and it will give us something to do.

Shall we stay up late and talk Saturday night and sleep late Sunday morning? You won’t have any old street car to catch late at night. Did you have to wait long for one last night? Was it an awful ride home?

Please excuse the scratches, dear, I am particularly sleepy tonight.

I love you, darling.  Ann