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[[letterhead]]Women's City Club
22 Jackson Place
Washington, D.C. [[/letterhead]]

asked to take charge which means engaging the music, arranging for refreshments, typing tickets + circulating them + engaging a solo dancer. I took the day on leave + Alvina went out in the woods with me to get five boughs to put behind the lights on the walls as decoration. Mama made me a new nile green chiffon dress. 35 couples came + we made $11.00 over expenses so I count it as a success. I invited Erwin for myself + got Mr. McNabb to take a girl who wanted to come but had no one to ask. 
 Each time Erwin goes out with me, we have him to dinner because he goes to school every night + doesn't have time to go home, then afterwards it is so late that the cars have stopped running to your place so we always have him stay overnight too. 
  The next day was Thanksgiving + Alvina gave us a most sumptuous repast with turkey and all the trimmings + pumpkin pie and Erwin furnished cider, after which we all went to a movie. 
  After Thanksgiving, comes Xmas + the days are surely rushing past. I have some leave before Xmas to get presents. We sent yours in Alvinas box. 
 Yesterday we had our first real wintery weather - the whole ground was covered with sleet. Alvina invited me out so I could go sleighing with the [[youngsters?]], but mama didn't want to go. 
  Rudolf wrote he won a 14 lb turkey + a $35. carving set for selling the most 

Transcription Notes:
jeni92127 (21 Aug 17) reviewed - Should be: Alvina invited "us" out; not "me"