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The Right Honorable Sir David Ormsby Gore, K·C·M.G.,
British Ambassador to the United States, and Lady Ormsby Gore (right)
(Left) Mr. Paul Scott Ranlxine, M.B., and Mrs. Peter Mennell
Wendover, Kentucky, Sunday, May 6, I962
See Field Notes
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FRONTIER NURSING SERVICE QUARTERLY BULLETIN '
Published Quarterly by the Frontier Nursing Service, Inc., Lexington, Ky.
Subscription Price $1.00 a. Year
Edit0r’s Oiiice: \Vend0ver, Kentucky
VOLUME 37 SPRING, 1962 NUMBER 4  
"Entered as second class matter June 30, 1926, at the Post Office at Lexington, Ky.,
under Act of March 3, 1879." .
Copyright, 1962, Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. _

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{ CONTENTS
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  ARTICLE AUTHOR PAGE
in A Courier Writes Home Susan Perry 3
x   A Letter to Mary Breckinridge 14
  American Association of
{ Nurse-Midwives 38
  ! Beyond the Mountains 39
Congratulations, Girls! 25
Fan Mail to Kate Ireland 29
Field Notes 43
` Hyden Hospital and Health Center A Photo graph Inside back cover
I In Memoriam 35
Ode to FNS or Frontier Frolics (Verse) Patricia Ware 15
Old Courier News 19
Old Staff News 30
‘ Our Mail Bag 18
The Sorghum Baby (Illus.) Molly Lee 11
Z Urgent Needs 5
We1ls—Worthy and Worthless (Illus.) A glues Lewis 26
  When the Roses Bloom (Verse) Hojjmimg 2
I BRIEF BITS
A Spring Tonic 17
" Credit for Three Cover Pictures 47
A Flattering Titles Book of Job 34
" _ From Wise Giving National Iii formation Bureau 34
 _ j. "Further Investigation Unnecessary" The Tlzousandstiicks 40
I  ( Good Business Toronto Globe and Mail 47
How To Get a Baby! M. T. 25
 ‘ Plenty Deep Enough 41
5 The Lightning Bug 17
 1 Three Millionth Patent Granted Frances P. Bolton 41
In Volunteer Workers 24
: I White Elephant 42

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WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM  
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Spring a balm discloses A
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Thro' lhe winler`s gloom,
Thou shall lhrusl il lrom lhee, N
When lhe roses bloom. I
ln lhe lime ol roses, Q
Weary hearl, rejoice! i
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Ere lhe summer closes  
Comes lhe longed-lor Voice.  
Lel nol clealh appall lhee,  
For, beyoncl lhe lomb, 1
Goo! l·limsell shall call lhee, i
When lhe roses bloom.
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International Copyright Secured, Printed in U.S.A. , w-
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who liave kindly given their permission for us to
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{ A COURIER WRITES HOME
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*3* SUSAN PERRY, Nlew England Courier
` Summer 1961
¤ July 8. We had a nifty Fourth of July here. The entire staff
_ came here to Wendover about 5:00 p.m. The main theme was
$1 Concord and Lexington. The swinging bridge was "The Rude
  Bridge That Arched the Flood." Marty Woodworth had painted
  some elegant signs. One in Pig Alley read: "slacken hame rein."
A   The Stars and Stripes was flown side by side with the Union Jack.
‘ li We sang both British and American National Anthems. Brownie
ll read "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." Two lanterns were
  hung on the flagpole beside the Post Office, and Paul Revere
  (me-Sue) spread the alarm through Wendover on one of the
  — horses. It was really great fun and unique due to the presence of
  the British, who are absolutely terrific fun. (So are the Ameri-
; i cans!)
  July 12. Hotel Lafayette, Lexington—Hdqtrs. for the follow-
  ing Service Clubs: Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Optimist (that’s me—
{ ' says Sue).
{ Bron and I have just ducked in here for a night and then we
lp drive back to Wendover sometime tomorrow afternoon. We
i brought two patients down this morning and both have been
: admitted to a hospital. One was a little girl of 6 who has osteo-
  mylitis. It is feared her leg may have to be amputated. Her
  ( parents came with her. It is a very poor family: no money. The
  _ other patient is a boy of about 15 who was accidentally shot in
' " the arm last year, while hunting. He carries it in a sling and will
  be operated on next Friday in the hope of replacing a dead nerve
[ with a live (nerve). The girl’s parents were very good singers,
F Q so they kept; Bron and me entertained while we each drove (at
` ` different times of course! I).
lp   July 16. We returned to Hyden from Lexington about 6 p.m.
, on Thursday after doing some sightseeing through Berea College
 U with Mary Ann Quarles.
  Friday was a day on which no one accomplished what they
 -, had planned to do for various reasons. At Wendover, Bess the
 yp mule had colic so we had to tend to her all afternoon and early
 gp evening. The supreme cure (when all else failed) was a dose of
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2 ounces of oil of turpentine and 2 ounces of milk. At the Hyden W
Hospital they had a bad automobile accident. By some miracle v_
the couple involved in the mishap was not seriously injured. A
They attempted to drive up the exit road, an incredibly steep C
road. The woman was due to deliver twins in 2 weeks, and her
husband has a heart condition. Their car slipped backwards, fell jj
over a steep incline and fell down a 60° slope and down 75 feet.  
The occupants were carried up on stretchers and they salvaged  l
the motor, but left the body of the car in the bottom of the ravine.  Y
July 21 Oh, has it ever been hot today. Actually this summer pi
has been the coolest in years down here. Also, great news itch-  .
wise: mosquitoes are 99% non-existent!  A
I have had the most wonderful day today! I have been down 2
in Manchester, Ky. at a Crippled Children’s Clinic. A doctor, an  Y
assistant and a physiotherapist came down to examine the  
crippled children of Clay and Leslie Counties. There were some  ,
60 children at the clinic—the best behaved I ever hope to see!  
They waited for a good 5 to 6 hours—they were fed too—without  _
any ado. Betty Lester, the social Worker and I transported the  f
children. Miss Lester drove the Ford station wagon and Mary ,
Woodmansey drove the truck down (each was loaded with chil-  
dren and parents) and I had the fun of driving it back (a beau-  
tifully balanced Ford truck).  `
Mary and I were very fortunate and privileged to be able to  
watch the doctor as he examined each child. It was fascinating,  ,
tremendously exciting. There were children of all ages with vari-  
ous ai‘Hicti0ns. One boy, badly deformed, had a broad smile on  e
his face when told he might have some of his photographs printed  
in a magazine published by Cardinal Hill ( a convalescent and ji?
crippled children’s hospital in Lexington). The doctor was abso-  
lutely marvelous with the kids and somehow he had time to talk {  
with his patients on subjects of interest and importance to them.
The children are so wonderfully uncomplaining and enthusiastic ;}
(some, shy and self-conscious too) that they certainly deserve A 
every bit of attention that can be given to them.  -
Everybody is thriving down here. I cannot believe you will  
be here a week from today. Never have I ever known any 6 weeks T` 
to go by so fast. I honestly do not know where they went, but  i
I do wish I could recapture them.  
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._ URGENT NEEDS
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A Again, our mountains at Hyden Hospital and Wendover have
I "crawled" and it has been necessary to repair, without delay, the
,J damage done to wells, pipe lines, cisterns, retaining walls, and
  buildings. In meeting the costs, listed below, we have had to "rob
l Peter to pay Paul." We shall be more grateful than words can
X begin to express for large or small gifts towards reimbursing
E Peter!
F HYDEN HOSPITAL PLANT
. This consists of a number of buildings located on 37 acres
j of mountain land. The principal buildings are the Hospital; Joy
Q House (residence of the Medical Director); Margaret Voorhies
  Haggin Quarters for Nurses; Mardi Cottage (quarters for the
T Frontier Graduate School of Midwifery) Q St. Christopher’s
. Chapel; an oak barn; employees’ cottages; and smaller buildings.
i Some of the most urgent needs for this boundary are listed
Q below:
‘ 1. WATER SYSTEM—WELLS: (See "Wells—Wor-
i thy and Worthless.")
3 Old Well-1959:
  Sulphur Stream Near Top: sealed off (required
1 rig from Hazard) _____________________________________________r______ $ 105,00
Salt Stream at Bottom: sealed off ......................______ 302,35
il Jet Pump, Drop Pipe and Installation: ____,__,____________ 813_77
  Total ,.,....._.__.____.,,___. $1,221.12
° , New Well——1962:
N Site: cleared for rig to be set ................_._,_______,___,,_,, 31,50
Drilling Well: 125 feet at $2.00 a foot ____________,__,______ 25000
  Well Seal: ................,..,..,_______________________,_,________________ 8_00
 V Well Casing: 5 feet at $2.00 a foot ._.___________,_______ 10,00
 Q (We hope that 125 people each will want to
,_  give a foot of the well—namely, $2.00.)
 i Submersible Pump and installation; ________________________ 84023
  Total ».......»..........».... $1,139.73
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2. HEATING SYSTEM: cleaning and repairing 41 (
steam radiators (1928 vintage) : installing return 1
line to increase eiiiciency of system—materials .1’·
and labor quoted at .,........_......i.....,,..i.,...................... $3,823.50 _”
3. HOSPITAL RE-ROOFED: asphalt shingles, nails,  
1abor—estimated ......................................................... 1,500.00 W
4. PATIENTS’ PORCH AND OUTSIDE STAIRWAY: W
replaced with 2" lumber, steamed and pressure
treated with creosote—materials and labor—esti- ‘
mated ............................................................................ 600.00 i
5. FETAL DOLL: teaching aid for Frontier Graduate v_
School ............................. - ........................................ 40.00
6. TAPE RECORDER-—REPAIRED: used to bring
obstetrical seminars to students .............................. 28.99
7. HOSPITAL BEDS—GATCH TYPE: we need 2— `
one costs ....................................................................... 130.00 i
8. PORTABLE THERMOTIC LOW SUCTION `
DRAINAGE PUMP: quoted at ................................ 150.00 .
9. BEDSIDE TABLES-METAL: 6 needed; 1 costs .... 41.05 Y
10. HOSPITAL OVER-BED TABLES: needed for 5
heart patients—2 needed; 1 costs .........._...,.......,..... 51.50
11. MOBILE BED PAN STERILIZER: for two bed
pans—quoted at ................. . ............................._.......... 150.00 i
12. EMESIS BASINS———STAIN LESS STEEL: 6 needed
one costs .................................................................______ 4.35 ¢
13. ELECTRIC FANS: for patients—8 needed; one  
costs ..........................................................................____ 16.70 j
14. BED LAMPS: clamp—on type—6 needed; one costs.. 9.64 (
15. HEAVY DUTY WHITE DUCK: (army surplus) for i
curtains around beds in wards—306 yards @ 7c .... 21.42 ,  
16. HAND SAW: ........... .. .............. . ..............................._________ 8,00 `1
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HAGGIN QUARTERS FOR NURSES J
1, Kitchen Sink—Fauccts: replaced ................._.. . ......___._. $ 19.95  
2. Hand Basin: replaced—fixture and labor ............__._.. 73.43  ·’
3. Bathroom-third iloor: walls patched; and wall .· 
covering put behind tubs to protect plasterboard  
from shower water——materials and labor ___________.__ 66.40  2
4. 2—Circulating Pumps with Motors: for boiler .......... 141.42  .

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( 5. Coal-fired Water Heater: 1 new section and labor .... $ 103.62
V, 6. Electric Range: repair parts and labor ........................ 52.82
in 7. Entrance Porch-steps: replaced——lumber and labor 79.19
* 8. 3 Bedrooms-Painted: paint and labor ........................ 34.92
  9. Bedspreads: we need 1 dozen; one costs .................... 3.95
V MARDI COTTAGE
1. Shower Room—Basement: (8 people now share one
bathroom) materials, fixtures, and labor—esti-
Q mated _._.________.__..o...............o.......................................... $ 500.00
._ 2. Refrige1·ator—Second-hand: in excellent condition:
(local firm loaned it to us for nearly a year before
. we bought it) ............................................................... 125.00
3. Electric Range: repair parts and labor ........................ 44.25
` 4. Slip Cover for Day Bed: material .............................. 14.75
g 5. Thermos Jug: used by student nurse—midwives when
* out on district ............r....... _ ...................................... 6.00
1 JOY HOUSE
. The repairs and replacements at our Medical Director’s
Residence were met by the Helen Newberry Joy Fund.
  wENDovER
7 1. "CRAWLING MOUNTAIN":
;» Lower Log Cabin: (the oldest building in the Fron-
  tier Nursing Service): Building raised, leveled,
— put on rock foundation, termite-proofed; doors
  and windows made to open and close; culvert and
Q. open cement drains put in to carry water from
  the hillside away from the building, et cetera-
‘ { materials and labor .................................................... $ 500.00
ie _ Retaining Wall to Road Back of Big House: col-
lapsed during winter——truck unloading coal came
L} very near turning over and into the kitchen-
{  cement and labor ............__._..........____.r..._.____________________ 525,00
 l Tool Shed: (built in 1925 by "Major" Breckinridge) :
L  raised; a new foundation and a new roof—ma—
Y  terials and labor ..........................._._r_...___.._________________ 275,00
* Lower Cistern: large crack repaired; outside wall
 _` braced with rock and cement—cement and labor 28.75

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2. Kitchen Sinks, Counter Tops, Cabinets: 2 stainless 1
steel sinks and counter top with 4" back splash; »
wooden cupboards underneath, quotation .............. $1,000.00  
Note: The sinks now in use have holes in the 4
cast iron which have to be patched with liquid Q;
steel every few days; and the metal cabinets `
have rusted right through. We would like stain-
less steel which would last forever. A
3. Employees’ Dining Room—Extended: needed to
make room for serving the large number of peo- i
ple we have during the summer—materials and t
labor—estimated ._...................................................._.. 1,500.00 j
4. Big H0use—Small, Used Stoker Installed: installa- 2
tion materials and labor _.._........................................ 90.00 i
5. Big House Kitchen—Wi11dow Fa11: ..........................r... 30.61
6. Garden House Addition—(given by a trustee):
furniture for two bedrooms .
Chest of Drawers: 2 needed; one costs .............. 29.49 *
Mirrors: 2 needed; one costs .._........ . .................... 9.60
Beds-Hollywood Type: (with coil springs and  
felt mattress) 2 needed; one costs .................. 52.30 i
Window Shades: 6 needed; one costs .................. 4.50
Bedside Tables--With Drawers: 2 needed; one ,
costs ......................................................._.............. 13.20 Jl
Desks: 2 needed; one costs ............_____.__..__._..___.__ 27.95 7
7. Garden House Attic Shelves: to keep household sup- .
plies and equipment accessible—lumber and labor 109.38
8. Mule Barn Stall: partition removed to make larger ‘
stall—labor ......____........_______ , _____._,_..______________________________ 17,12  
9. Electric Drill-%": .......___..___ , ____._________.__________________________ 39,00 U1
10. Carpenter’s Level—42": _______ _ .________________________________________ 11,36  
11. Shoeing Knife: ......______._._________________________________________________ 5,25 A
BEECH FORK NURSING CENTER  
Jessie Preston Draper Memorial  
1. Cow Stall: flooring and sills replaced—lumber and <
labor .............................................................................. $ 36.74 “
2. Tin Can Hole: with wooden top and hatch do0r— .
. roofing and labor ___,.__________.____________.________________,___________ 35,00 ‘

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. 3. Paint: for 3 bedrooms and bathroom-—estimated .... $ 25.00
  4. Dishes: replacements .,.................................................... 10.00
·· 5. Draft Stabilizer: for heating stove in Clinic Waiting
_ i Room _________________V___________________________________________________________ 4,50
  6. Battery Lantern: for use at Stinnett Clinic when
power fails (safer than candles) .............................. 5.00
. BRUTUS NURSING CENTER
Belle Barrett Hughitt Memorial
l 1. Horse Barn and All 0ut»buildings: creosoted; barn
. stall floors built up-—estimated ................................ $ 125.00
i 2. Road from Pullgate to Barn: made safe for large
f truck delivering hay and coal—gravel and labor 138.91
3. Chicken House: repaired—lumber and labor ............ 41.72
4. Tin Can Hole: with wooden top and hatch door—
_ roofing and labor—estimated ................................... 35.00
. 5. Washing Machine: .......................................................... 159.95
6. 2 Kitchen Tables: new tops—materials and labor ...... 20.00
  7. Dishes: replacements ............. . ........................................ 15.90
J 8. Bedside Table: with drawers ........................................ 13.20
9. Aluminum Extension Ladder: 32’ ................................ 54.00
? 10. Gooseneck Lamp: for clinic desk ......___..........__..._.___.__ 2.75
FLAT CREEK NURSING CENTER
h Caroline Butler Atwood Memorial
‘ 1. Kitchen Sink with Double Bowls and Metal Cabinets:
  to replace 33-year old sink (single bowl) ................ $ 300.00
  2. Chest of Drawers: for nurse’s bedroom _.._.____________.____ 29.49
1 3. Bedside Tables: 2—with drawers; one costs .._...___._.__ 13,20
wl 4. Cooker-Canner: for sterilizing syringes and mid-
I wifery packs ........__.,..__..___...________________________________________ 22,70
.  5. Horse Barn-Repairs: roof, feed room, and stalls-
~ labor .............................................................................. 62.50
 q 6. Aluminum Extension Ladder-32/:_ _____ _ _____.___,.____________ 5400
( 7: Stainless Steel Knives, Forks, Spoons: service for 8 12.00
l 8. Paint: for 2 bedrooms, clinic, and waiting room; 6
` gallons needed; one costs __________________________________________ 454

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RED BIRD NURSING CENTER  
Clara Ford I.
1. Patients’ Lavatory; Toilet: (cracked in sub-zero »`
weather) —replaced—fixture and installation ....., $ 41.35 Q
2. Horse Barn—Whitewashed: inside and out (4 stalls, i
runway and tack room)—lime and labor ................ 42.10 ji.
3. Kitchen Range: parts ("1ingers" and coil spring) `
and labor ..........._...._............._........._...._.._...................._ 23.18 {
4. Filing Cabinet-?. drawers: for records ...................... 13.65 >
5. Bed; Hollywood Type: legs and coil springs .............. 29.86
6. Dirt Shovel: ........_..............._... . ......_.._...._....._................... 3.75 _
7. Paint; for 2 Bedrooms: 3 gallons needed; 1 costs ...... 4.54
8. Living Room Grate: for Fireplace: .............................. 12.95
This list would be longer but for the kindness of
Mr. Floyd Bowling of our Red Bird Committee .
who has been good enough to do a lot of repairs at
the Center as a courtesy. .
WOLF CREEK NURSING CENTER .
Margaret Durbin Harper Memorial
1. Drainage in Front of Garage: culvert pipe, cement,
and labor—estimate .................................................... $ 100.00 »
2. Vacuum Cleaner: ...................____..___________________________________ 40,00
3. Curtain Material: 25 yards ............................................ 12.50 ¥
4. Bedside Lamps: 2 needed; one costs ......................... .. 3.95 {
CONFLUENCE NURSING CENTER _
"Possum Bend"—F1·ances Bolton
This center was at Confluence for 32 years. It was evacu—  
ated in 1960 under orders of the United States Government. The Q
site is now an access area for the Buckhorn Dam Reservoir and l
the buildings have all been torn down by the Government. The ».
new Frances Bolton Nursing Center has not yet been relocated.  
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Q THE SORGHUM BABY
by
fg MOLLY LEE, R.N., s.c.M. j
  Not far from Hyden, up one of the branches off the road to
W Hazard, lies a little homestead, tucked away in the folds of the
converging wooded hills. There you will find in the end of the
¥ summer, a local industry, not too often seen any more—the mak-
  ing of sorghum molasses from home grown sugar cane. It is one
— of the old crafts still seen occasionally, like soap making from
1 hog grease and lye.
` It was at sorghum making time, that we went up this hollow
` to visit a mother soon to have her baby. Like many of our
healthly young mothers, she was preparing to give birth to her
baby at home. Our visit was to assist her in making preparations
for the happy event, where the new baby could be immediately
‘ shared with his brothers and sisters. A kinswoman was coming
to care for the family, after the baby was born. The baby clothes
were neatly packed away in the cedar chest. It was now a ques-
tion of waiting until "the apple was ripe enough to fall."
The husband, a miner and a hill farmer in his spare time,
kept a mule, hogs, chickens and a milk cow. Just about this time,
i he sustained a very nasty injury, by one of those freak accidents
which sometimes happen. When milking the cow one night, she
—, suddenly swung her head around and caught him in the eye, with
, her horn. Nothing could be done to save it and now he was wear-
i ing dark glasses and supposedly resting in bed. However, the
cane had been cut and it was time to get to work on the sorghum
  making. With help from his neighbors he set up the cane press
  and dug the pit for the bed of a huge log fire for boiling the juice.
V 1 Some days later we carried out our weekly pre-natal exami-
  nation, made a few suggestions for setting up the bedroom for
  home delivery, then accompanied by the mother, walked up the
hill to see the men at work.
y It was quite an education. The cane had been cut and
 A stripped of its leaves and tassles and piled in orderly heaps near
‘ the press. Two mules were being used, one to spell the other off.
Their job was to pull the long bar, from the centre of the press,
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stantly alert to the proximity of the pole, while feeding in the  
cane, in order not to be suddenly decapitated. _`
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The juice ran out as a thin green sticky iiuid and was col-
lected in a large tub and carried by hand downhill to a long metal T
boiler, now lying over a white hot {ire of logs, in the great pit.
All day long the cycle went on, juice being continuously ‘
added to the boiling liquid, strained through a bag. Then the
scum was removed with a long handled sieve, made from a wash s
pan bored with holes, and the finished syrup dipped up at the end .
of each day.
A hot job in this humid September heat, that the men were '
glad of the shade cast by the roof thrown up over the site of ,
operation. The heat from the fire shimmered like phantasmagoria  
and was reflected back from the metal roof and utensils. _
The men sweated from their labours, until the cool of eve-
ning and early dark gave then respite. Three days it took to run “
all the cane through the mill, then the grande finale—the stir off,
when neighbors gather together to celebrate the end of another ‘
year’s labour of plowing, planting, tending and gathering of yet
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We were invited back to taste at the stir off and came at edge
~ of dark to find the celebrations almost over.
The liquid had thickened all the time while boiling, the scum
was scooped off with the sieve and packed into barrels for mule
and hogs to enjoy and now rich brown molasses was dipped up
into containers. Some of these had been stored for the night
under the empty hood of a deserted truck. The men whittled
down some corn stalks, letting us taste the inside sweet pulp.
Then using these like a lollipop, we dipped into the warm molasses
and sucked the sweetness off, like children with taffee apples.
What a lot of the simple pleasures of life have already been
lost to this generation. To us from "Outside," it was an experi-
. I ence to be cherished for a lifetime and a great privilege to share.
We drove back down the hollow in the open jeep, in bright moon-
; light, to the echo of "Come back again!"
Come back again we did, to deliver a baby daughter, early
next morning before the sun had topped the hill! The cock
crowed out his glad news and the world awakened to welcome an-
, other soul to share its wonders.

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A LETTER TO MARY BRECKINRIDGE _ *
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY  
of the  V
COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA  i
in the A
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY  
My dear Mrs. Breckinridge,  
At the Annual Meeting of the National Society of the Colo- I 
nial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky which  .
was held in Frankfort last Friday our President, Mrs. J. Carter .
Stewart, announced that you had been a member of the Society  _
for fifty years.  
I am sorry that you were not present to receive the con-
gratulations and hear the applause which so aptly expressed the ~ 
feelings of all the members.  I
We are proud indeed that the Colonial Dames has had such .
an outstanding and truly world famous member for so many 5
years.  p
May I also extend my personal congra