Sunday night

October 6, 1941 [from postmark]

Dear Mavis,

We have been receiving your cards and so glad you are having such a nice trip. You want to know what folks thought of the wedding. Well everyone thought it grand. Velma Walser said it was the prettiest wedding she had ever seen, and so many have told me it was pretty and that you looked so pretty and Ruel so handsome. Velma fell for the best man. She said if she wasn't married she would go for him. She thought him good looking; others thought him good looking, too. Your picture in the paper was good. I sent Elwyn one. I went to the Tribune office yesterday and they gave me several copies. I am going to send Vivien Bates one. Ruby L., Vernon, Quintine and Evelyn, Mac and Dulcie went to Charlotte thinking they would see Ray when he got on the bus, but I suppose he left before they got there. They came back to Concord and waited until the paper came off the press so they could bring it home. Mr and Mrs Harkey ate supper and I don't know who all did eat. Ruby and Marilu came just after you left and stayed a while. Someone told Ruby she looked nice enough to be a bride and Marilu cried and said "Mother I don't want you to get married". Aunt Annie Sapp brought a nice bag of fruit for you to take along. I had set it down with your things but you failed to take it. I wish we had planned supper after the wedding, but I didn't think how it would be. I had plenty fixed if it had been arranged properly on the table and if I would have washed the dishes after we finished supper. Uncle Jim's stayed until Sunday afternoon. Ruby and Aunt Annie came over after dinner Sunday, so we didn't have any time to get lonesome. It was lonesome during the week and we missed you terribly.

Howard and Ruth came awhile this evening. She said she hoped she didn't feel bad because you hadn't sent them a card. Their address is Kannapolis. I told them probably you had sent one and it was sent somewhee else. Douglas's was sent to Badin before it came here. Jo received hers and Aunt Cora received hers. Buren's came here. There is a package here from Mr and Mrs Smoot Lyles for you. It is pillow cases, very expensive ones. I will send it soon as I have time to wrap it.

I saw Martha Sapp in town yesterday and she showed me the pictures she took; every one is so good. She is sending them to you; perhaps you will get them before you get this. She is going to give me the negatives and I will have some made. The large ones of you were not finished yesterday. Muriel is going to get tehm Wednesay. I thought the wedding was grand as I sat there I tried to visulize myself standing on the same spot and taking the same vows so many years ago, and I was grateful that I had been spared to witness your marriage and that it could be so beautiful.

You looked beautiful and sweet and I knew you were just as sweet as you looked. For who better than I could know the inner beauty of your soul. I shall always be thankful for such a lovely daughter and wish you and Ruel all the happiness in the world. Tell him I am proud to have him for a son-in-law. It seemed we hardly saw him while here. I hope he can stay longer when he comes again. I know he will be busy when he gets back home.

They went back and cleaned up the church that night. It didn't take them long. You will be busy writing notes of thanks. Don't leave any one out. Everyone surely was nice.

Lots of love to you and Ruel,

Mother