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

1944-12-23 Helen Fox to Bess Peebles Fox Page 1

Mrs. Brodtman sends her
regards to you.  She's the 
kind mistress at Whitehall
December 23, 1944
Dear Mother,
Just a lull, and time for a note.  Tomorrow we are taking material for ward parties around in the morning, delivering I-can't-say-how-many presents to patients in the afternoon, but it would do the old home town about four and a half times, and singing carols in the evening.  Then Monday we are entertaining about sixty kids with the patients.  Monday night we relax and go to a party of our own, and Tuesday, Boxing Day over here, we are taking a complete rest.
Since I wrote Helen Ciancimino has been taken away to head a unit setting up in what was a Prisoner of War hospital and is now a General.  She is supposed to be gone a month, but we fear it may be permanent.  No-one is replacing her, so we've had to divide her wards and cover them as best we can.  Then Nellie is going home for a month's leave in February, if all goes well, so things should be interesting.  On the credit side, the new secretary is working out well.
I got such lovely gifts from the volunteers.  Mrs. Eastes gave me two eggs, which I had last night.  Mrs. Hume-Rothery gave me a lovely book on our town and the surrounding country from the viewpoint of legends, ruins, etc. and her little girl, Jennifer, baked me some "biscuits".  Mrs. Goddard made me a beautiful crocheted luncheon set - six glass doileys, 6 plate & a big one for center.  Where such a busy woman finds the time I don't know.  Mrs. Foulger gave me a little book; Dorothy

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Mrs. Brodtman sends her regards to you. She's the kind mistress at Whitehall December 23, 1944 Dear Mother, Just a lull, and time for a note. Tomorrow we are taking material for ward parties around in the morning, delivering I-can't-say-how-many presents to patients in the afternoon, but it would do the old home town about four and a half times, and singing carols in the evening. Then Monday we are entertaining about sixty kids with the patients. Monday night we relax and go to a party of our own, and Tuesday, Boxing Day over here, we are taking a complete rest. Since I wrote Helen Ciancimino has been taken away to head a unit setting up in what was a Prisoner of War hospital and is now a General. She is supposed to be gone a month, but we fear it may be permanent. No-one is replacing her, so we've had to divide her wards and cover them as best we can. Then Nellie is going home for a month's leave in February, if all goes well, so things should be interesting. On the credit side, the new secretary is working out well. I got such lovely gifts from the volunteers. Mrs. Eastes gave me two eggs, which I had last night. Mrs. Hume-Rothery gave me a lovely book on our town and the surrounding country from the viewpoint of legends, ruins, etc. and her little girl, Jennifer, baked me some "biscuits". Mrs. Goddard made me a beautiful crocheted luncheon set - six glass doileys, 6 plate & a big one for center. Where such a busy woman finds the time I don't know. Mrs. Foulger gave me a little book; Dorothy