CHRISTMAS WITH INA 1932 (3)

This photo is of June (Junius) and Bertha Dobson on the left and Jack and Ina Dobson on the right. Jack and June were twins, Ida and Bertha sisters.

After Christmas, 1932, Ina wrote the following to Vance:

We had a very pleasant and jolly Xmas. The Boehms and June’s were here and the little boxes of treats were just the thing. We kept the tree till all got here. June was the last as he had to shave, much to Aunt’s disgust. She said he sat around and read instead of shaving, and she had Ruth [Aunt’s daughter] call him and tell him we were waiting on him, and then she called him up and told him he was holding everything up. We all got tickled over it. When June came in sight, Shirley lit the tree, and it was so very pretty. She had the rooms decorated very nicely, too, with boughs. After the gifts were distributed, I dragged the cask from Myrtle to the center and we unloaded it. It held two packages of fancy prunes, two packages of fancy raisins in cellophane, and a quantity of fine nuts and six packages [of something]. Imagine the crunching and munching and general messing of wrappings, etc. The moon was shining in brightly and lighting the tree and everything else in sight. One of Earle’s packages contained two fresh coconuts . . .

Your two huge packages came Saturday evening and were a source of great curiosity. You do think of the nicest things! They are lovely and the [magazine] rack is not bulky and will soon be full. Think you did a good job on the painting, especially the birds. [We still have and use this magazine rack my dad made.] Don’t just know where I’m going to put the table yet, but it is a darling little table and adds greatly to our possessions. . .

Well, we had a great Xmas, and it helps to pass the winter. People can do things like this if they want to. No use to let everything go because of hard times.