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Helen Fox Angell letters to Bess Peebles Fox, July 1944-April 1945

1944-12-31 Helen Fox to Bess Peebles Fox Page 4

Mrs. Goddard was thrilled with the muffin mix.  I think I'll take her some cake mix next time I go.  Jay and I are invited to a dance her son is giving at the country club the twelfth, and we'll probably have tea with her first.  She gave the Red Cross girl together about two dozen little mince pies, a box of home made candy, a large fruit cake and a plum pudding.  That really meant some figuring for her.
We had the nicest day today.  We had a meeting, the five of us, as we had to rearrange things and plan to take over Helen C's work.  I guess she's gone for good.  Nellie is going on a months leave back home in February too.  We talked about two hours and then Nellie made hard sauce and we heated Mrs. G.'s pudding and ate it all.  It was the first time we'd had alone in the office by the fire since we came.  Then we all went to the hall, swept it, moved the furniture and put up some decorations for tonight's party.  We have more fun with Joyce, who gets her tongue twisted frequently.  When we stuck the holly in the pudding and lighted the brandy she sang "Deck the Hall with browes of folly!"
We get plenty of paper from R.C. to decorate the whole hospital.  It looked lovely.  We get patients by the droves.  From here they are sent home or back to replacement centers.  That trench foot is a bad deal, too.  So's the German push.
Time to stop now.
Love,
Helen

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Mrs. Goddard was thrilled with the muffin mix. I think I'll take her some cake mix next time I go. Jay and I are invited to a dance her son is giving at the country club the twelfth, and we'll probably have tea with her first. She gave the Red Cross girl together about two dozen little mince pies, a box of home made candy, a large fruit cake and a plum pudding. That really meant some figuring for her. We had the nicest day today. We had a meeting, the five of us, as we had to rearrange things and plan to take over Helen C's work. I guess she's gone for good. Nellie is going on a months leave back home in February too. We talked about two hours and then Nellie made hard sauce and we heated Mrs. G.'s pudding and ate it all. It was the first time we'd had alone in the office by the fire since we came. Then we all went to the hall, swept it, moved the furniture and put up some decorations for tonight's party. We have more fun with Joyce, who gets her tongue twisted frequently. When we stuck the holly in the pudding and lighted the brandy she sang "Deck the Hall with browes of folly!" We get plenty of paper from R.C. to decorate the whole hospital. It looked lovely. We get patients by the droves. From here they are sent home or back to replacement centers. That trench foot is a bad deal, too. So's the German push. Time to stop now. Love, Helen