November 17, 1942

Dear John,

I guess you think I will never answer your letter. I’m real sorry I haven’t done so before now, although I really don’t have any excuse to offer.

How have you been making out these past weeks. Jack wrote and told us that you were being transferred to Kentucky on the twentieth of this month, he thought, and to the Tank Division. Why in the world did you ever get into that division? I had just as soon be in the Infantry; but I guess one is just as dangerous as the other. I am real glad to hear that you are going to Officers Candidate School. I know you will make good in that, and I hope you will like this almost as well as you did navigation, although I know you won’t, please try, because if you like a thing, you make out much better than if you don’t like it. I’ve really found that out.

I am making out fine on my new work. I am taking time out now to write to you, (hoping my boss doesn’t come in before I finish.)

I saw V.P.I. and Richmond play football last Saturday. V.P.I beat Richmond – 16-17. It wasn’t a real exciting game, though. The boys looked good as though they didn’t care whether they won or not.

Mother has gotten somewhat better in the past weeks, she still feels pretty low at times, but I guess it will just take time and a lot of rest.

Eunice is moving to Washington next week. I think that’s worrying Mother a lot. Mosby finally found a furnished apartment. Eunice is just going to shut her house up and have all the electricity and gas and etc. cut off. I’m real glad she got a place so that she can be with Mosby, but I sure do hate to see her go. Last week-end Mosby was home, and he was telling her about the place and she started to cry. He told her that he was so happy and she was so sad. She wants to be with him, but she sure doesn’t hate to leave home.

Beular McCalley gave her a little going away party last night. She certainly did get some nice presents, and we all had a nice time over there.

When you start to officers Candidate School, how long will you have to go? I am anxious to know, because I know you will have another furlough at the end of that time. (If nothing drastic happens during that time) I sure do miss you a lot even though I don’t write as often as I should. Please don’t you ever get as neglectful as I am.

Gosh was I surprised when I got home the other Halloween night! There I found the Sweetest Telegram. Thanks an awful lot for it. I really thought it was wonderful. I talked to your Mother the next day over the phone, and she told me that she received one from you too, s I told her that I also got one. She said that she didn’t imagine her’s would be anything like mine. I told her I didn’t think so either.

Well, sweety, I guess this will be all for now, but again I ask you to try to forgive me for waiting so long to write to you. Don’t treat me like that, and I promise you it won’t happen again-------HONEST!

Lots of Love

Evelyn

P.S. I know it isn’t right to write a friendly letter on typewriter, but you know the old saying – “When the boss is away, ‘Hoppy’ will play.”

P.S. #2 In case you didn’t know, Hoppy is my nickname.