Nice Pipple

Volume Twenty-Four 

Vol. 24, No. 1 [Dan] 

October 26, 1946 

Dear Irene and fellow members: 

The business before the house is the re-routing of the chain and I give you the new line as follows: 
Old New 
Dan Dan 
Helen Irene 
Irene Gene 
Sadie Shan 
Gene Kay 
Pauline Rose 
Kay Sadie 
Gee Gee 
Rose Helen 
Shan Pauline 
Dan Dan 

Under this new routing, please remove you old letter just the same as you have always done in the past. Hope everyone likes it. It is not as easy as you might suppose to figure out. Next, I mailed each of you a postcard today giving the official 1946 Christmas exchange. 

Next, you will receive a statement of your respective share of the cost of three cemetery markers which have been installed at Gethsemane for Mother, Dad and Joe. 

Rose mentioned some of the headaches we have had this month and I won’t dwell upon them further, except to say that Mr. Chandler is still in the hospital at Winchester, recuperating from what turned out to be a serious attack of pneumonia complicated by an intestinal block and a touch of angina pectoris. Except for his rugged constitution (he is 72) he never would have pulled through, and as it is, the road back will be a long hard pull. Eloise and our children are still down there helping take care of things. Annelle, Eloise’ sister, flew in from Tulsa a week ago to lend a hand. 

Enjoyed your contribution to the chain, Larry. We think the Voss family are nice pipple too. 

The letter would be incomplete without a salute to our sister Kay and our new in law. Welcome to the outer chain brother Bishop! You have always been just like one of the family anyway and we’re proud and happy at the event. Congratulations to you both! When you celebrate your Silver anniversary, Helen and Fred will be celebrating their Gold one—and we’ll all gather in Lima and tie one on. But don’t wait until then to come see us. 

Well, Iny, I’m glad to be writing to you—just don’t expect any French. My forte is Spanish—but we can still get along like neighbors. Hope none of you have held your breath waiting for the movies I have of the reunion. You shall receive them, as we lawyers say, in “due course.” Don’s pictures are very good. My bid is written on back of each one. Here’s wishing you all plenty of meat, eggs, butter and soap. Especially you damned Democrats! 

Love, Dan