fugust 50, 1941,

In clearing up some of my files which have been
listed for attention weeks and even months ago, I find your letter

When Mrs~ Hulten left ‘se last August I spent quite
iis Seed ahidbiaial Yee eoccemamans Her name was Miss Lauretta

berger. I impressed upon Miss Gerstenberger the thought that I wanted
to engage some one who would stay with me quite some time. Miss
Gerstenberger had worked for John Stutz, and had three years work in
the University in domestic science. She was one of the Eudora Gersten-
bergers. her that unless the young lady agreed to stay at
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lieved in the institution of marriage, but for the work hore I wanted
St casld coms ak fie am Gubdailad papteds She assured me
that she had no thought of getting married. Sho was married May Ist.
That made eight months for her.

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job he took it, of course, and with it changed the decisions of the
young lady.

in fairness to Miss Gerstenborger I might say that
her young gentleman friend was also in the draft but he went to
4nnapolis on the short course and got an ensign's job out of it, so
that changed her ideas. This defense program really is working
wonders} :

Now Mrs. Hulteen is with us at the present time and
she is writing this letter, but it is only for thirty days, although
I wish it were for as many years. Mrs. Hulteen is breaking in Polly
Gowans, who just graduated from the University with Phi Beta Kappa
honorse She i ee ee ee

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