Beamer, Hazel to Bessie Beamer

Sunday Dearest Family, It has taken me so long to find this chance to write you about my birthday which already seems ages ago. That I am not going to take a chance on having times to write each of you separately. Im going to [cha??] all of you to-gether. A [cha??a?d] thanks to mother & Sallie for their money order. There is a big shoe sale & I am going down to-morrow [i?] I [ca??] and buy a pair of silver slippers & stockings. I need these badly so [ni??e] every already worn out and there wearing them the rainy nights [?] danced did not add to their beauty. So you see you gave me just what I needed! And a thousand thanks to Wendy for the camisole and cakes. I am down to [?] camisoles and the girls at school wear such lovely [under??ches] I am glad to have something pretty too! As for the cake you can just imagine how we are enjoying that! You all were so sweet to remember me so beautifully and I certainly do appreciate it! As for my other presents Lester is out of a job & wrote so he only gave me a crazy pair of dice for my Mar-Jong set You remember Tah Chau cheered up my others. Speaking of Mar-Jong I sent down a cheap set let me know if it arrives. George gave me a beautiful little finger ring the kind that is the rage right now black onyx with a tiny diamond in the center. It is beautifully set and is so pretty with my black bracelet. Looks 3 like this: [?uero] Id better wait & show it to you next Xmas! Bob gave me six beautiful hand-embroidered handkerchiefs that his sister was good enough to make for me. Paul (you were right) sent me a huge photograph, a birthday letter, a telegram and a box of Whitmans, which I regret to say has never arrived. He said he had Inman (as Ingrams) order it from Philadelphia where it is made, to be sent here on my birthday. K gave me a book to write my diary in. I dont use that kind so I am going to send it on to Elizabeth for her birthday. Diaries & Nuele Bondi forgot it as they forgot Lois every year. But this is the first [?] in my life I havent received a card or something from Maurie. If [?] it is because she doesnt know my address I thought she did however. I had a lovely day. As George had the evening & Bah was [lea?ing] at mid-night for Baltimore [??her?]. He is so work for a month or so he had a date in the a.m. In fact he came over at 8:30 and had breakfast with K & me & [?] Day [?] until twelve, I skipped my class at Sarasoffs. I am in the Professional [?] now from 12 to 1 I am crazy about it for lots of reasons one being it gives me lots of sleep as I dont get up until ten oclock in the morning. However I did not skip my private lesson with [?aufritta] at four. Ida came & [co??ed] two chickens, peas, soup, rice, [?ell?] & a big chocolate cake. George, Bob, K & I had supper here. They wouldnt let me in the kitchen and they fixed the prettiest dinner. Lovely pink roses, candles on the cake & everything! Then George & I went to see a wonderful musical comedy. Certainly had a lovely day. It is the first I have spent with just friends since I lived with Kay. And right now I want to thank mother for that sweet card. I have never read one with such beautiful thoughts shall keep it always. Now I ease mothers mind about my sleeping apparel. I certainly [?] [f??t] sleep in my thin gowns when it si cold as the cold spells only last a few days I keep my one heavy gown for the for the purpose dont need any more! K laughs at the amount of [?own] I sleep under [?] I always could stand a lot. Had a long letter from Ray Hay the other day and it was one of the loveliest I have ever read. He really does say some awfully funny things. He says he hopes I will write him ever & anon [?cause] [often] now that I have found you often lo! these ([?eneral]) years of search I have placed you in my hope chest and put the key in my upper [?] pocket. I think I found another friend in old Kay. Must close as I have an appointment at five. Thank all of you again for your presents. With a heart full of love Hazel P.S. Be sure & let me know how much the lounge & the victrola cost. If Cracroft has never returned it, please jog his memory. H. Friday Dearest Mother, I think all of us are glad this week is almost over as we had a four-minute [?]-[da?y]. We are going to have two weeks off as they are going to have such a long picture they havent [?] for a ballet. They are going to have Rupert of Hentzau and I am crazy to see it. I am going to make the best of [?] [?] as I may not have any more off. If it is convenient for Dick I am going to spend most of next week in Atlantic City with her. Have had a great time this week. George & I celebrated [?] night then Penny took me and to the [e??te?t] place to dance [?] night and to-night I had dinner with Lester and he is waiting for me now. Dont know what we will do after the show. [Ha???] I am not going to stay up very late as I have to get up early and play tennis to-morrow morning. Im improving a lot at it. But Harmon arrives to-morrow to be here for several weeks he is coming here for me to-morrow night. Sunday I am going canoeing again thank God I say is quite [re??reulty]. There is nothing that does me as much good or that I love to do as much as that. Im awfully glad we are going to have a little [?]. Four a day for a solid month makes you a little tired. I am crazy to get away from New York if even for a day. 3 Val had lunch with me yesterday she always inquires about you. I am going and [?] spend a full day with her if I can squeeze it in. Had a long letter from K to-day and she told me all about seeing you all. Made me so homesick. She was saying before she left how lonesome she knew she would get and I told her that you all played bridge in the evening and I knew you would ask her. She seemed so pleased you will wont you? About Bill Jerger it has been always [??eamy] the way I have been thinking of him and old half forgotten memories lately. Especially on the 28th of June I shall never forget it. The 29th [?] [?] her a nate our more attempts to be friends. The last letter he wrote was two years ago when he said the hated me, it made me unhappy to have things end that way. However it has never bothered me much until lately. Then Thursday your letter came saying that he was going to be married soon. I knew something was happening and I believe in [mei???] telepathy and that he has been destroying all my old letters and pictures! I was sorry [?] tha tI had written [?] to-day I got a nice eight page letter from [?]. He did not mention getting married I wonder why he did not tell me? He seemed glad to hear and asked me to please write again soon. He is in St. Louis Missouri now. I did not think I would care when he got married and I did not care when I read your letter. I really dont know why I should I dont love him, and yet That is what they say about first love that it has one advantage above all others because it is usually disappointed and [?] keeps it alive forever. But to return to the present Had a wonderful tennis game this morning Bob arrives this afternoon I am going to Atlantic City Tuesday so I should be [?] happy. Loads of love. Hazel Mrs. E. H. Beamer Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 W 67th New York N. Y. Boston, Mass. Wednesday Dearest Family, How I wished, for every one of you yesterday! Billy and I took a sight- seeing trip. It started snowing at [?] (and by the way it hasnt stopped [?] [?] have had a regular blizzard) and there were only [?] people who wanted to go. So instead of sending one of their huge buses they sent us in a lovely [????ing]. We [?] to Lexington and Concord along the same road taken by the British on their march from Boston to Concord to seize the powder and the [?] road of Paul Reveres mid-night ride. Never have seen anything so thrilling and interesting in all my life. All along the road are tablets marking the spots of historical events. At Lexington they took us three the old Hancock [?] where John Hancock and Samuel Adams were sleeping when around by Paul Revere on April 19, 75. It is just as it was in that day. I bought [?] cards there which I will send [?]. We also saw the house of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Hawthorne, and Louisa May Alcott. Our trip ended at the old North bridge at Concord where the minute-men met the British. I had just seen America which is wonderful and has every one of these events in it so I just lived over every minute of it. The snow made it even more picturesque and romantic. Never have enjoyed anything as much! Billy & I have also been there [fan????e] old Chesnut street here with its lovely old Colonial houses & to the old state house on Beacon Hill. Some day I hope all of you can see all of these things too. I just revel in them! To return to the present I sent each of you a small box of candy just to let you know I was thinking of you. George gave me a lovely box when I left. He reminds me of Mother. He asked me to wire him when I arrived not that you are not able to take care of yourself but it just relieves that anxious feeling I get when you go travelling. Honestly not since the days of Bill [?erger] have I had such love & devotion given to me. I certainly dont deserve it. Have had a letter from him every day since Ive been here. The manager asked Billy and me to stay over next week and do an Irish jig but neither one of us want to stay. This has been just like a vacation and we have enjoyed it immensely but we are crazy to get back and really work a while. However I hope they have us back again. We are going out to lunch now so must close Loads of love for everybody, Hazel Boston Mass Mar 12 5 PM 1924 LETS GO! CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS ADDRESS YOUR MAIL TO STREET AND [?] Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia 230 Riverside Drive New York City Tele. Riverside 9480 230 Riverside Drive New York City Tele. Riverside 9480 Wednesday Dearest Mother, I havent had time to breathe since I came back from Boston. Billy & I had another grand trip this one was to Bunker Hill, Navy Yard (where we saw the old Constitution Charlestowne, Old North Church, House of Paul Revere, Faneuil Hall, Boston Harbor, famous Back Bay, the Fenway, across the Charles River to Longfellows [Ha??], Cambridge & Harvard where we stopped and saw the marvellous collection of glass flowers. They are so wonderful you can just smell them! We came back Saturday, of course George met us. I was so thrilled over all I had seen. I had to go and see America again. Enjoyed it more this time than before. Please dont miss it if it comes to Tville. I started back with all my classes Monday. Monday night Mr. Ryan took me to see 2 230 Riverside Drive New York City Tele. Riverside 9480 Lollipop & then to the Pennsylvania Grill to dance. One of the girls in my class Ada May Weeks is the star of Lollipop and she was perfectly darling. Met Edith [Leu??dge] down on Bway yesterday. First time Ive seen her in ages. Havent seen Mary yet she phoned while I was in Boston. Mother, dont think I forgot to send your wire until afternoon last Friday. The fact was I was dead broke until we were paid you see that was our last day. I was broke absolutely before we went to Boston you see Uncle B. doesnt think of anyone but himself, so Uncle [Ba??di] loaned me $50 to go to Boston with. Billy ran and so I loaned him $25. We were paid $75 and railroad fares. Fortunately our expenses for the week amounted to only $25. When I came back I thought I would do the right thing and offer Uncle [Ba??di] his fifty, [Dear??] never 3 230 Riverside Drive New York City Tele. Riverside 9480 takes the money I earned, but he did. It nearly broke my heart because I wanted to get you a nice birthday present, So I had just the fare left. Thats why the box I am sending you to-day isnt as [La?d??ou?] as I would loke tor it to be. I certainly miss Dearie it is just awful here without her. I get so lonesome I would just die if it wasnt for George. Dearie would be furious if she knew that not only was Uncle [B??d?] not giving me money but was taking what I earned too. Of all self-centered, selfish men he takes the cake! It is time for me to go to class so must close. Loads of love, Hazel New York, N.Y. Sta. Mar 19 12:30 PM 1924 ADDRESS YOUR MAIL TO STREET AND NUMBER Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave. Thomasville Georgia 230 Riverside Drive New York City Tele Riverside 9480 New York, N.Y. Feb 16 6 PM US Postage 2 Cents US Postage 2 Cents US Postage 2 Cents Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave. Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 W. 67th New York N. Y. Friday Dearest Family, I think you all are the sweetest things to send me all that lovely candy I couldn't have gotten a more wonderful Valentine! I dont know just why but it has never tasted so good. The grape-fruit candy went like hot cakes it was just grand. I took Owland Howland [?] of it to-day & he was crazy about it. He is in my class & we had loads of fun working and [?] to-gether. He is quite a noted actor and dancer on Broadway, and what do you think, he asked me to be his partner in his next show next season! It would be wonderful but of course I am not setting my heart on it that is one lesson I have learned thoroughly. It does mean one more good possibility however and inspires me to work like the dickens. Honestly I have never worked as hard or improved as much or loved my work as I have since my return. I shall never cease to be thankful for that trip home it just did wonders for me gave me a wonderful supply of vitality. 2 I am awfully glad Sallie liked her brief case. I wonder why the other package did not come, they were both sent at the same time. Certainly hope it isnt lost. By the way, please dont forget to send me your measurements. Since I have this wonderful wholesale place to go to I am going to send you some things just as soon as I get a job. Dearie is quite alright again, Mrs. Wheeler is about the same, it is terrible not to be able to die when the time comes. The [???f] is the [??test] thing I ever saw. We certainly will miss them when they go back West. Lois plans to leave about the 15th. The book Mrs. Wheeler gave me was Content in a Garden. The reason Paul asked when you had heard from me was because I did not write him for two weeks and he nearly had a fit! Never have gotten such a letter from him, sure did make me laugh. I did it on purpose just to find out if he would miss my letters he evidently did! The treatment Miss Wilde is giving me is just exercises for the upper part of my body, my arms especially. It is wonderful for me and she is so sweet. I certainly am a lucky girl. She is a great friend of the Keiths and then she happens to like me, so she if giving them to me free. Her contribution to my success, she says. Isnt that sweet? Had dinner with [B??] Ali the other day and he gave me the cutest little pin tray with a little old bandaged dog sitting up on it, and best of all he gave me a beautiful $12 fountain pen! Monday night Tom planned for a date couldnt give him one as Uncle [B??di], K, [F??ta??] & I played bridge. By the way Tom has bought a car and has promised to take me to ride! He said he had a friend who was very anxious to meet me Frederick [B???ls] saw of the president of the Northeastern Retail Lumbermans Association the concern for which Tom is working. This fellow 4 goes to Princeton & Tom said he was good looking a wonderful dancer & had loads of money. He said he had given him my number and would I please be nice to him if he called up. The very next day this boy phoned and asked me to go to the theater Wednesday night. He said he had two other Princeton men with him & could I get two more girls. I got K and Marion LaCour (one of the girls who was at the Strand with me.) We were so afraid they would be terrible looking but they certainly were not. They came in looking like a million dollars in fur coats [?]. Besides being good looking they were wonderful dancers and real gentlemen. We had a marvelous time! Went to see The Old Soak, an awfully good play, then up to a cabaret called The Plantation to dance. They had an old negro mammy there cooking real waffles! Had such a good time we didnt get home until 2:30. Then yesterday afternoon Fred Bower (the one I went with) 5 took me to the Biltmore to a tea-dance. They went back to Princeton to-day. Hope they come back soon! Let me tell you how very small the world is after all. One of the fellows Mr. or rather Pete Knight is from Tampa & says he knows Bruce Draper quite well. The other Kirk Rankin is from Nashville & we found lots of mutual friends. Fred Bowers is from Chicago so of course we couldnt rake up old friends as I have never been there. I am going to take the baby out for a walk this afternoon so Lois can go shopping. I am twice as scared as I would be if it was my first performance somewhere. Of course I feel awfully honored that she trusts me with him. Good bye dearest [f??]. Am going to a Valentine dance at Webb with Lester to-night. Sure am enjoying your Valentine. I am awfully happy these days anyway. Loads of love, Hazel. New York, N.Y. Sta Aug 19 9 PM 1923 Register or Insure Valuable Mail Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave. Thomasville Georgia Miss Hazel Beamer 33 West 67 Street New York, N. Y. A The Ambassador New York Sunday Dearest Mother Well, Dick has gone back to Atlantic City and left a very favorable impression with everyone here. She said if you were going to be with me this winter she was going to invite you and find out what I was doing she knew I would never write. I have started back at tennis again. Bob and I played Friday and Saturday evening and George and I early this morning. We are going canoeing at five oclock this afternoon. George is on his vacation now [?] for two weeks so we are going to celebrate. I have sent to [O?t???] for my golf clubs and we are going to play at the different Country Clubs around here. I would love to play on the Tville links again I think that is the most beautiful course in the world. Before I forget it, Dick and I went to see Marion Davies in Little Old New York and when it comes to Tville please dont any of you miss it, its splendid. I am anxious to know how Mr. Britton stood the trip home. It certainly is sad, I [?] am so sorry for Aunt Rosa. I am so thankful they are going to be in the same house. The apartment we are to have is the one where we used to hear the singing. They stayed near here on account of my coming home alone from the theater. It is so easy to get up and down from here. No, your coming up here this winter is not to be kept a secret. The only thing to prevent it would be if Dearies plans fall thru and then is little or no chance of that. I wrote K a long letter Friday about this winter. Am crazy to hear from her. We will have to have someone to help pay expenses and I certainly hope she can cause as I know she will be nicer than anyone else. K is not to be married this fall. Dinner is ready so must close. Had a good offer last week for vaudeville $150 per week but I do not want to travel just now. I also have a card from Mr. [Wayh??r?] telling me to come see him Wednesday about an immediate engagement. However I think my safest bet is to work hard at school and wait for the job that has been promised me the last of October. Let me know how Mr. Britton is getting along. Loads of love, Hazel Wednesday Dearest Mother, Have a rehearsal at three this afternoon but am going to try to write a letter home before I have to go. Had a wonderful time in Atlantic City. Never have decided to take a trip as suddenly as I did that one. Val asked if she could spend the night with me and of course I was glad to have her. I went to a rehearsal & got home about eleven she went to a play & then to dance and got in about 2:30. She said she & Mrs. Dade & her little married friend whom she calls Tib were going to Atlantic City at 10 in the morning and asked me to come along. So I got right up & packed asked Dearie at breakfast if I could go and we left at [t??]. The four of us shared a big room overlooking the ocean. We didnt do a thing and [?] & sleep & [?] & take chair rides on the board-walk. It was too cold to go in swimming so people were riding horse-back up & down the beach. I sure did envy them, couldnt 3 ride as my V had just come. They have the most beautiful board-walk there, it is as smooth as a ball-room floor. On one side are beautiful hotels & shops & on the other the ocean we left Monday at 2 oclock, all of us hated to come back. By the way I sent you two pounds of the Salt Water Taffy that it is [m?t??] for. Hope it reaches you alright. [Ha???] G. sent me the loveliest compact for powder. It is black enamel & has H. C. B. on it in gold letters. I admired the one she had Xmas and she said she would send me one but I thought she had forgotten about it. Nice of her wasnt it. Dearie bought me two more beautiful dresses yesterday. One a satin back [???to?] crepe, black with embroidery the other an exquisite pearl grey crepe-de-[ch??]. I am certainly getting to-gether a lovely outfit. Beu Ali has the most beautiful Packard roadster I ever saw in my life! Cost $6,800! He brings me home from rehearsals in it and [?] in as big a 5 place as New York everyone stops to look at it. [?] lose as it is time to go. George Sly is taking supper here to-night and we are going to a dance provided I dont have to rehearse. Everyone is very flattering about my going on the road, they all tell me that of course it is alright because I have common sense I can be trusted. Loads of love for everyone & plenty for your own dear self, Hazel Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave. Thomasville Georgia Saturday Dearest Mother, You certainly are sweet to write to me every day and you dont know how much your letters mean to me. I hope [We??]s hand is not going to give her any more trouble. I have just gotten your letter saying she had taken it out of the splint. I am awfully sorry it pains her so. I am awfully anxious to hear all about the Egyptian Fair. So hope you went and will write me about it. Had a letter from Paul to-day and he said he was having a terrible time trying to get all the fellows together to practice for the [?]. By the way he has written me three letters since I last wrote to him, he is improving isnt he? Thank you so much [about] for having the pictures printed for me. Jan had better send one to [L??] and Ill send [Ma??ie] one. I say that because you dont know how [?] I am now. We have started rehearsing again and as I am keeping up my school work I dont have much spare time. Billy [Tich??] [?] her sister [?] supper and played bridge with us last night. They are certainly nice girls. I wish Billy was in Distarry with me. Havent a bit of news and as I have to rehearse this afternoon and to-night weill close & rest a while. Loads of love for everyone & plenty for your own dear self. Your little girl, Hazel Sunday Dearest [Winn?], [?] but I long for my dear old sunny South to-day. Have been out all day in a terrible snow-storm, it is beautiful, but it isnt very comfortable to go around in as it blinds one. We had such a wonderful week-end everyone thought Spring had really come. I had a wonderful time at Vals. We went to a good show in Mt. Vernon Saturday night, then spent all day Sunday hanging around the house having a good time or riding around in the car. When Spring comes Val & I are going to play golf & ride horse-back to-gether. Then they are going to get rid of all their boarders. For Sunday supper there were fifteen there, including three or four of Dennys (Vals brother) friends who always [?rop?] [?]. Lester is living out there too. I came back Monday morning in time for school. Last night Dearie, Uncle [Ba?di] & I went to the Palace to see Ben Alis tableaux which are playing there for a week. The Palace is the very highest in Vaudeville. All the big stars who go into Vaudeville between shows always play there. Next week they are going down to Atlanta. They certainly are gorgeous and they got a wonderful hand (applause) I am enclosing part of the program and one write-up. You asked if I ever saw Francis Wright, [H???]s laid eyes all her and I [?] to start her because you know how she runs [fal??]. Mother asked what an autographed picture was. Do you remember the one Rudolph Valentine [?] [?] me with To Hazel the Will o the Wisp R. Valentine an it? Thats one just write on it that it is for one particular person from you, That makes it valuable & different from ones people can buy or cut out of paper [?]. Uncle [Ba?di] wants to give me a French lesson so must close. Lots of love, Hazel Lois left yesterday [*Letter found unopened 5/13/1982*] New York, N.Y. Sep 18 10:30 PM 1923 ELECTRICAL & IND EXPOSITION GRAND CENTRAL PA OCT. 17 TO 27.2 Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 W. 67th New York N. Y. Sunday Dearest Mother, Never have been as glad to get back to New York as I was last Friday. What do you think happened last Thursday night? [B??] Ali has engaged fine harpists and he wanted to hear them play, so he sent for the harps huge things in a truck and, the girls came up on the train. They arrived Thursday afternoon, played that night before am invited audiences and went back the next morning. Think of all the expense just to satisfy a whim. It certainly was beautiful though just imagine five big harps playing to-gether. I sent some pictures to you yesterday, couldnt afford to [?] an [??t?] set and I sent all the ones I was in. The greasy looking [g???] pictures is the [?] the fancy dress ball up there some time ago. You should see me, every one says my face looks like a full moon! Weigh 104! Almost my New Orleans record of 107! And I am so full of energy, Im celebrating now for keeping quiet so long! Saturday and Sunday George and I went canoeing. It is getting very cold now and [?] the [?] gold down we build a huge [?]. The coloring along the ruin gets more beautiful every week, the trees are the palisades are beginning to turn now. Last night Bob & I went down in the Village and had dinner and danced. It pays to stay away a while he & George have been trying [hum?l??s] both in saying nice things and being nice! To-night I am going to the Bicycle Races with George have never seen any so Im crazy to go. To-morrow night I am taking dinner out & going to a theater with Lester. Have dates thru next Wednesday but will write you about these later. Received Wendys letter yesterday about the paper and went right down & bought it. Will try to get it off to-morrow. I am afraid I didnt get just the shades or the kind you had before but I did the best I could. Ill keep my eyes open but that is the only kind Woolworth had. I received a note from [C???] [Bla???] yesterday and went right up to see her but they were all out. I left a note asking her to phone me which she did this morning. She is coming here to lunch Thursday. I am so glad Hattie is coming up too! Wont it be fun for all three of us to be up here to-gether!! Speaking of college. I know E. is delighted she can really go to Peabody. Lulu is mighty sweet to her poor relations isnt she? It is a pity the one rich member the family boasts of hasnt the same qualities. I have the loveliest new evening dress of black chiffon and heavy silver metal lace. It is lovely with the head band I wore with my blue [??l??t] last year. Did I write you about my gorgeous evening coat? Supper is ready so will have to close for this time. Loads of Love, Hazel. Friday Night Dearest Mother, Never in all my life have I been quite as happy as I am to-night! The greatest honor in the world has been given me I am to dance with Pavlova for two weeks! She has been touring India, Australia, France, England, etc. and is now going to dance here at the Manhattan Opera House for two weeks. Tarasoff selected two girls from his school to go dance for her. A girl from Denmark who has quite a reputation as a dancer and little insignificant me. When we arrived there were lots of girls from other schools there. She trial us all but and from the [?] bunch selected two, the Danish girl, Elma Hanson, and me! You can imagine how happy we were! Tarasoff will be proud that his girls were the ones selected too! Surely am thrilled! We start rehearsing at ten oclock to-morrow. [M???] be hard work because there will be a different ballet every night and we will just have a day to learn it in. Think of the marvellous training and experience we will get working with her. I watched her practising back-stage to-day and she certainly is marvellous! And so sweet and nice Im crazy about her. Of course I have been so excited I can hardly think of anything else. George & I saw Scaramouche last night. It is a wonderful movie dont miss it if it comes down home. Gilbert Rose took me out to dinner to-night but I made him bring me home early as I want to be fresh for to-morrow. Loads of Love, Hazel. New York, N.Y. Oct 6 10:30 AM 1923 Register Or Insure Valuable Mail Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia [?] [?] Sunday Night. Dearest Mother, Havent had a chance to write for quite a while. I have been spending all my spare time watching [Be?] Alis rehearsals. He is going to put on a set of tableaux, seven in all, to run in all the big movie theaters. This first one is about the [fa??ous] old medieval artist, Botticelli, How he meets this beautiful woman Simonetta, at a banquet is inspired, paints this wonderful masterpiece, then her death. It is all shown in about seven scenes only lasts about ten minutes. The dancer in this one is Muriel Stryker. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen never have seen such gorgeous silks and costumes! He is going to [?] me in one of them, probably the next. This first one often in Philadelphia to-morrow and Dearie & I are going over. We are to leave here at twelve, see the show, have dinner with Mr. Riding, a friend of Dearies, these cause [?] about eleven oclock. It is only 2 hours of Philadelphia. 2 You asked me how to spell the Princeton boys name it is Fred Bowers, I had a long letter from him the other day asking me for an autographed picture. What do you think, Capezio, the place where I buy my toe shoes, also asked for one to put up with the other celebrities they have there! Ran into Tom McIntosh yesterday aft. on the street. He treated me to a drink & we nearly talked our heads off. He is certainly crazy for me to fall in love with Fred Bowers. Says they [will] have beautiful house, cars & that Fred will never have to work they have so much money. However [?] of that would make a particle of difference to me if I didnt like him. It is nice to know a family like that in Chicago in case I ever play there. By the way you asked what dress I wore when I went out with those Princeton fellows. I wore my Velvet that night and my dress with the [?] [?] bertha & my new grey hat to tea the next afternoon. 3 Mrs. Mack and Mary came over & had [?] with us Thursday aft. Mary certainly did look sweet in a new outfit her mother had just bought for her. I am crazy about Mary she always has been and always will be my best old girl friend. Wish you would tell her some time how much I love her deep down in my heart. She & Hattie ate the two I really care for. Then Friday afternoon we gave K a little shower and Mary & Mary Cooper both came. It was a miscellaneous shower and she got lots of lovely things. She has been to calm & unexcited about her marriage that Lois & I thought we would start things, hence the shower. Mary Cooper looks like a settled only married lady. Mary M. said she (Mary C.) never need paint any more & wore rubbers everytime she stepped out. She is going to have a baby in June is going to Tville in April. Seems you know Mr. & Mrs. Mack are home & that Mary is going to 4 visit in Atlanta a while first. Mr. Dean gave a lovely party at the M. [Al??] last Tuesday night and sent the nicest young fellow around for me. I dont know how he spells his name but he pronounces it just like Sly. Walter Dugger has just phoned that he is coming up, so must close. Loads of love. Hazel Friday, Dearest Mother, I am so tired I can hardly sit up, have spent the entire afternoon washing and ironing and after dancing all morning my feet nearly kill me. I know Uncle [Ba?di] will want to give me a French lesson after supper last night after that I certainly am going straight to bed. I am going out to White Plains to-morrow to spend the week-end with Val. Lester told me to bring my skates but it has turned so much warmer I am sure all the ice will be too soft. I am sorry as I havent had a chance to go this year. Mrs. Wheeler is confined to her bed just living [?] sleeps most of the time and very seldom recognizes anyone or realizes where she is. She wants to die but doesnt seem able to. It is [?lling] very much on Dearie, such a constant strain. Lois is going home Monday. I have never seen anything grow like the baby has. She is the prettiest, sweetest little baby I have ever seen. We certainly will miss them. You asked me who the baby looked 3 like. I cant decide. Some features are like Lois & [?] like Clyde. He is still pretty young to really look like either of them. You spoke of Dr. McIntosh & [Ha???] Williams. I havent seen anything about them in the papers, wonder if I have missed it. I would certainly hate to. I was awfully sorry to read about Mr. [Fla??] house being burned. I think [Cla??ices] dream is the funniest thing I ever heard of. She sure [?] a bad [g??e?], I will probably be the last of the old crowd to go! You asked about K she is planning to come home to get married. She want a big Church wedding she is the last person on earth I thought would want that. I think they are going to get married some time this summer but they havent really decided yet. You asked also how Paul and I were getting along. We are getting along fine surprisingly well. He can certainly write a long newsy letter. 3 I am enclosing some pictures of Tuts tomb. They will probably be the last for some time as they are not going to remove anything else until October on account of not having anywhere to sort out & store the treasures. I am also enclosing a program of [Be?] Alis Tableaux in Philadelphia. Dearie & I had loads of fun there but we were pretty tired when we got back. Im not very crazy about Philadelphia. Have seen several good shows. Lester took me to the Palace Tuesday aft. & that night Dorothy [D?rsey] (one of the girls at school) & I had dinner down in Greenwich Village. She said she was going to take me to a [???ming] little place she had found and what do you suppose it was? The little Silhouette Shop where I broke my engagement to Bob. Poor little old Bob got a letter from him the other day saying that though I might forget ice year to come, he would always love me! Its a pity I cant fall in love with Bob 1 he would be such a nice steady person to marry. Lord knows after several years of this hectic profession if I ever marry it has got to be some steady person! Wednesday afternoon I went to see [Oli?] Howland in the musical comedy [Wiedflo??]. He is marvellous. I went back afterwards to congratulate him and he took me out and bought me a soda. Wednesday night Mr. Sly took me to a dance at the [All?tose] House and I had a wonderful time. I had such a grand rush it almost made me think it was a southern dance. Mr. Ryan, a man I met at Mr. Deans party, was there and [?] happened to have a Tango to-gether. And just listen everyone got off the floor and watched us do it he is the most marvellous dancer never will forget that Tango! Must close as it is supper time. Loads of love for everyone Hazel [?] yes I got an awfully sweet little green crepe de-[?] in-between dress at Mr. Watsons for $8.75! New York, N.Y. Sta. N Feb 25 11 PM 1923 REGISTER OR INSURE VALUABLE MAIL 1865 1923 United States POstage Harding 2 Cents 2 E. H. Beamer Thomasville Georgia From 33 W. 67th New York N. Y. [*Dinner is ready so must say good-bye. Loads of Love, Hazel.*] Friday Dearest Mother, Have a few spare moments so will write you a letter. I have to go to a rehearsal at night to-night, then at ten I am going to a dance with Lester. Have to rehearse again to-morrow morning and as I am going canoeing in teh aft. and we never get back until late. I know this is my last chance to write for a couple of days. On the postal I wrote I told you to be sure and let me know how much the express for the refrigerator was. Please be sure and do this it is my gift to you all and it will make me very unhappy if you pay that. Thank you so much for the graduating exercises program. I wonder how Elizabeth feels now that she is out of school. What is she going to do next year? I wish I was rich enough to send her to college! I know you all will hate to see them leave. About DuBarry. I think I wrote you about the quarrel Mr. Way [?] & Mr. Haggin had. They have broken up legally so of course DuBarry is closed. It was such a beautiful 2 thing and I had such a wonderful part it nearly breaks my heart but then it cant be helped. At least it gave me a chance to prove that I could do something. All the summer shows are cast so I will have to wait until fall to get into one. In the meantime I have been lucky enough to get work at the Strand (the same place I danced in February) for the next two weeks for sure and maybe all summer. I hope so because then I would be right here in N. Y. and could go on with my school work. We are playing with Main Street did you read the book? There are six of us in the dance four of us from Tarasoffs and Mr. & Mrs. Baurman, two Russians who dance at the Strand every week. The scene is in front of a store in a small town and we are in gingham dresses & sunbonnets. I have to wear a blonde curly wig dont know how Ill look in it! It is a simple little dance and will be lots of fun but I sure do hate to do it after the lovely solo I had in Dubarry [Ha????] it will be good experience and good money 3 and I am very thankful to get work at this time of year. Bob invited me down to the graduation dances at Virginia next week and Valerie Dade wants me to go to the finals at West Point with her. Needless to say I am crazy to do both but of course I cant. If [?] is a professional they have to be willing to sacrifice everything else and I am. What do you think? I got a letter from Dick the other day saying she was going to spend the whole summer in Atlantic City. So at last we will see each other again. If Dearie & Uncle Bondi go up to [Ont??] for a few days she could come up and stay with me and perhaps I can run down and spend a week with her. Isnt that lovely! Did I tell you that George is teaching me how to play a real game of tennis and I have already learned how to paddle so we are having the time of our lives. You would like him. I havent forgotten Paul I didnt invite him for a month but it was because I was so busy. When I did write he answered in the same aft! New York, N. Y. 5 Jun 6 9 PM 1923 Address Your Mail to Street and Number U. S. Postal Card One Cent Jefferson This side of card is for address Mrs. E. H. Beamer Thomasville Georgia Wednesday Dearest Mother, I am rehearsing again, am going to dance at the Strand for the next two weeks. Will write you all about it. I am so glad the refrigerator came. Be sure to let me know in your next letter how much the express cost [?] could not pay it at this end. Dont forget. It is so hot we are just roasting. Loads of love, Hazel Saturday Dearest Mother, I am awfully sorry to hear about Mr. Dillow. It certainly is surprising that he went first. Have just dropped Eileen a note of condolence. Have been so sleepy all day. Dan [Maha??y] took me to a wonderful musical comedy last night The Clinging Vine. I think it is the best I have ever seen. One of my little friends at school, Joyce White, has a good part in it and she is making a wonderful success. Then afterwards we went to the Biltmore to dance. This morning I had to get up early as Lois & I had an appointment with Mr. Watson, (Sids lawyer.) Lois bought a coat-suit & I bought a lovely black dress to save my life I cannot remember the material. It is in between an every day and a theater dress will be awfully useful. I ordered it from the Peggy Paige [wh????] house and as there is a strike out will not be able to get it for about a month. It costs $39.50. By the way, Mr. Watson has some lovely things at his place and sometime when I am working and have some money I may be able to pick up some things for you all. I am sorry to say I lost all those measurements you gave me. Will you send them all to me? I received two lovely handkerchiefs from Mamie, she did not forget after all. Had a long letter from Hugh [??ear?y] yesterday telling me all about his troubles that he and Helen had broken up. Dont repeat as coming from me. 5 This is rather a gloomy house-hold at present. Dearie is still quite sick with the grippe (in bed) Mrs. Wheeler just is lingering [?] [?]. K & Fulton are coming over to-night to play bridge with Uncle Bondi and me. Have just finished washing my costumes, handkerchiefs etc. and as the irons are ready will have to go Loads of Love, Hazel. Newark Feb 12 11:30 PM 1924 N. J. United States Postage Washington 2 Cents 2 Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia From Apt 37 23 [?] Tuesday Night Dearest Mother, Isnt this a grand write-up for little me!! The other day after the show this critic came up to see me. Said he didnt know when he had enjoyed dancing [?] had seen it twice and was coming again said There are some things one never gets tired of. I was surprised however to get such a nice write up in a big city paper! Mine Sallie Hansell asked me before I left to be sure & send her write ups, so will you please show her this one. There is no telling when Ill get such a nice one again. Ill send one to Nashville & Mamie just as soon as get some more copies. George is out in the snow to-night buying some more for me. I dont know when I have ever enjoyed working at a place more. I came here a perfect stranger & everyone I have seen has said something nice. The director & manager have said so many nice things about my work I cant remember them. Also they both said We want you back again in the near future. And mother, the singer said that everyone in the theater said I was the most perfect little lady that ever worked here & that they all had loads of respect for me. They certainly have treated me wonderfully too! George & I had supper at our favorite little place to-night. It is called the Tremont House and has real southern cooking and an old negro man to wait on you. It was once a grand old mansion facing the square. It is so nice & homey big easy chairs to sit in & eat & we can sit right at the window & look out into the street. It has been snowing all day & I cant tell you how lovely it was to look out across that little park covered with snow. The bright lights from the theaters on the other side threw the loveliest light on it. You bet it was pretty! As George had holiday to-day he came over at twelve with me & we had lunch here. A long wait from twelve to [?] with just supper between isnt it. Must close as it is most time for my last show. My toes are awfully sore to-night & Ill be glad when its over. As I am working thru Thursday, George is going down to Sterns to-morrow & [?lo?] them up about the [rug] lounge Loads of Love, Hazel New York, N. Y. Mar 12 10 PM CPU 1925 United States Postal Special Delivery At an United States Post Office 10 Ten cents 10 Fee claimed at Thomasville, Ga Mrs. E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 W. 67 st New York N. Y. Thomasville, GA. Mar 14 6 PM 1923 RLCD Monday Dearest Mother I am sending this Special so it will get there in time to be a birthday letter. Many, many happy returns & millions of hugs and kisses. How I wish I was there and could give them to you in person. I am sending you a dress for a birthday present. It is size 40 as you said but I am sure it will be too big. If so it can be taken up on the sides. I had it sent direct from Watsons, hope it reaches you Wednesday. Dearie has a birthday to-day, my new friend George Sly to-morrow & yours Wednesday. Three right in a row. Havent done much since I wrote last. Uncle Bondi & I have been playing bridge with Mr. & Mrs. Ridling & K & Fulton. Saturday night George Sly took me to a wonderful play Icebound. Afterwards we went to a place called [Murra??]. where we saw a [?] then had some refreshments and danced ourselves. He is an awfully nice fellow and I am so glad I have found him to play around with. 2 Breeze Ayer sent me the books to-day that he promised to lend me while I was at home Xmas; I am going to read it right away and send it back before anything happens to it. I am so glad Tville won the silver cup. Tell Elizabeth I certainly am proud of her. I meant to write her a letter of congratulation but I just havent had time and I am afraid I never will. So please tell her for me. I am back in my own room again. It has been all fixed over with new shades, candles etc. and it is so pretty. Certainly am glad to be here. As for the tableaux. Nazimora was advertising some future picture had nothing to do with the program. And mother please remember that I am not a model but a toe dancer & they always wear lots of clothes. Ben Teli is going to put on the second of the series in two weeks in Philadelphia and I am to try out for the dancing part in that, Wednesday night. Certainly hope I get it. I got a letter from 3 Bob yesterday inviting me down to Virginia for the Easter week festivities and Dearie says I can go if I am not working. Of course it would be loads of fun & I am crazy to go but I had [?] rather be working! Poor little Lucille UpChurch. I certainly am glad Im not in her shows! I dont know what has struck the younger generation! Must say good-bye as supper is ready. Will let you know about my job just as soon as I find out definitely [?]. I have ceased to count on anything any more. Loads of love to the dearest mother in the world Your little girl, Hazel Philadelphia, PA May 3 11:30 PM 1923 Penn [?] [St?] E. H. Beamer 236 Remington Ave. Thomasville Georgia Miss Hazel Beamer 33 West 67 Street New York, N. Y. Monday Night Dearest Mother, I am going to try and drop you a line between shows though I am so dead sleepy I can hardly hold my eyes open. Well, to begin with, I danced Saturday night for Helen Menken and my dance went great. Sunday morning we came to Phila. Ben Ali has been wonderful to me. He got a drawing-room for me to Phila so I could sleep. There he has his car here and takes me out to meals & home & sends for me he certainly has been considerate. Since Saturday night I have had one half hours sleep We rehearsed from 3 oclock Sunday afternoon to five Monday morning. Then we all went to Childs got have about six and I was so darn tired I could [hardly] not sleep. We had to report again early this morning and then spend this afternoon. Stay Thursday Dearest Mother. Havent had time to write since I started this Monday. I have caught up on my sleep and everything is going fine. Mother darling it seems that I am a great success. Have never had so many compliments in all my life. Everyone in the cast, Mr. Wayburn, everyone who has seen it, I have heard nothing but, million dollar smile, million dollar personality, marvellous stage presence, great future etc. And as for Ben Ali 2 He is so pleased it is particularly funny. He says I have the most wonderful future etc. etc. He has showered me with funny little necklaces, bracelets, candy etc. Really he has been wonderful to me, has taken me riding in his beautiful car, every meal at teh Ritz or Bellevue, Stratford (the sweetest hotels here), He has gone back to N. Y. and left his car here for me so I never have to walk a step and get plenty of fresh air. (He has a good chaffeur [chauffeur].) He is coming back Saturday and take me back thru the country Sunday. I am staying at the Hoods with Uncle Bondi, they are friends of his. I never realized before what a beautiful city Phila is. Wish I could see Mrs. Forbes niece. Lester came way over here to see the show, have never seen Walter and several folk I know in Phila. Mother dear, I have never been quite so happy as I am at making good over this first chance. It means that all of my dreams will come true. Ben Ali says I should be able to clear $7000 in two years. By the way, he knows all about my house and he asked me to find out about it and he would send his lawyer down & buy it then I could pay the lawyer a certain percent of my salary. That might be a good idea, but keep it to yourself. Please find out from whoever owns it just how much they will sell it for, find out how much the vacant lot next to it costs, find out how much Mrs. Caufield asks for her house and if she wants to sell any of the furniture. You might get all of this information from the real estate agent who is handling it, or better still from Mrs. Caufield herself. Please let me know about this. Of course nothing at all may come of it but it will not hurt to have the information. Please find out about this right away. Your letter about the [pa???st] was forwarded to me to-day, it certainly is interesting. Perhaps the paper is about the house! Well, my time is almost up, just one more show then I can go home. I am crazy about it, I get wonderful applause. This house holds 3,200 and most of the time they are standing up in the back. I go back to N. Y. Sunday. We lay off until Thursday then open in Newark N. J. for one week, then lay off a couple of days and play in New York at the Rivoli for a week. That is all I know about it. Yes, I am so happy over making good! Nobody knows what it means to me. Dont think I will ever have trouble getting a job again. Loads of Love for my dear family and am extra [p??ti?] for you Your little girl, Hazel. H. E. B. Monday Dearest Mother, Although I have only a few minutes I shall try and squeeze in a little note to you anyway. I have had a lovely week-end. Went to the Majestic Grill with Mr. Douglas Friday night to dance. Fred & I took Doc Munion & has wife to dinner Saturday night and yesterday Fred & I had a lovely day at the beach. It is the first time we have had a chance to go in several Sundays and we had a wonderful time. To-day there is a big celebration at Forest Hills about 20 min. from New York and some of Chalifs pupils are to dance. I am in an old English group dance. Mr. & Mrs. Keith have gone to Spring Lake N. J. for the day so Fred is coming to take lunch with me & go along to Forest Hills goodness knows what time we will get back. You were right, he is not going to Europe and I am awfully glad. I think the top fear of the McKimmons house must be a lovely place to live mother dear. I know Weene will enjoy the porch in rainy weather. Please write me all about it, how many rooms it has and what you are going to do for a kitchen and everything. Also what do you have to pay for it? So little William Titus ran away and got married too! It certainly seems to run in the family and it also seems to me H. E. B. that they have mighty poor taste. Must close as it is time to go downstairs and fix lunch. Will tell you about my measure and what I hope to do next winter in my next. Loads of Love, Hazel. New York, N. Y. 1921 15 May 27 8:30 PM Address Your Mail to Street and Number US Postage 1 cent Mrs. E. H. Beamer 209 Love St. Thomasville Ga. From H. Beamer [?3] W. 67 st. New York N. Y. H. E. B. Wednesday, I know without a doubt that I have the dearest, sweetest mother in all the world and how I do love her! We come back this a Thursday, We came back to New York yesterday afternoon but I havent had a chance to write any more as some friend of the family come in right after dinner. I have been out with Fred all afternoon and we are going to Coney Island to-night! Isnt that just grand Im excited to death as I havent ridden on all those funny, scary things for a year. Wish you were all going too. I am sorry to say we will have to be in by twelve as Uncle Bondi will have to wait up and let us in. You should see me since I came back I am so nice & fat everyone tells me how well I look. I am glad I got the rest as I really needed it. But as I was going to say I came home and focused on all those lovely letters with the nicest things in them which I will have to take up one [?]. I sent you Freds address any kind of cake or candy will do and you dont know how I do love you all for doing that for me. About my serge dress, no it is not too short, I just want the waist and sleeves lined or faced (just as you think best) just as they were. It has all worn off and they look so ragged. Sure 5. H. E. B. will be much obliged. I want it back as soon as possible as school starts Monday and I will need it to help out the other little serge I have. I think undoubtedly that Miss Nell sending me that handkerchief is the sweetest thing I ever heard of and I shall write her right away and thank her for it. Really no one will ever know just how much I did appreciate that, it is the little things like that that really make life a joy you know. I went by yesterday to pay [?sherry] for packing the desk and he paid he send it off Thursday morning. So it should be home by now. [*Important*] Mother darling, it sounded really too good to be true that you had bought me a lavendar organdie! I think it was just lovely of you and you dont know how glad I am! ANd you are going to make me a hat to match Mother you are just wonderful to me! My waist measure, not lapping is 27 in., from shoulder to waist 15 in. from waist to bottom of skirt, 31 in., Mr. Keith and I have been down town all morning trying to find some pretty chinty to make a skirt of[f] to wear with the green sweater she gave me. We couldnt find anything suitable in chinty but we did find some lovely silk [p??ger]. I am to have a skirt and little collars & cuffs made of it 9 H. E. B. and with my green hat I am sure it will make a cute suit. I took my hat around to get blacked and Mrs. K. is going to paint the green blocks over for me. I am sending you a sample of the [po?g?e]. It is to be plaited with the green showing. By the way I am wearing my dresses awfully short. Am going to have to turn out all the dresses you sent up as they are much too long. Lucy is going to give me some green linen and I am to have a green linen dress for school, wont that be grand! No, I am not going to get a taffeta I shall try to make Mrs. K. see that I need one (my other one has to be thrown away) and then perhaps she will give it to me. I am so glad K has been to see you. She certainly is a sweet girl and I love her lots. Have had two nice long letters from her, will try and write her this afternoon if I can. Thank you so much for the papers mother. I just found out to-day that Mrs. K. gets it every day so you can save your postage. Uncle Bondi was so funny it lunch to-day. He wanted to get rid of everything in sight that wasnt absolutely necessary, Such things as a lovely set of wine glasses especially signed by Mr. Tiffany and given to her by him when she married, a lovely old set of dishes that George Washington ate of off, an old wine glass H. E. B. from Napoleons table sets. Mrs. K. said she would not throw them away that she was going to save up all the things and give them to me when I got married. You see Lois doesnt want any of them as they will always be moving around so I will probably get most of them which will be quite wonderful dont you think? While I was up in [Ont??ra] I wrote Lulu and Mamie a long letter. Just wanted to let you know. Walter called up just a while ago, is in town for a few days and I am going somewhere with him Saturday. Fred and I are going to spend the day at the beach again Sunday. Yes, Fred is going to stay to summer school. You asked me if I was engaged to Fred. I have no ring or anything like that but we love each so much and I am quite sure if anything ever comes up between us I shall never marry anyone else. You know I love him so much it frightens me, I am so afraid something will come up and I will lose him. It is usually the way you know that the things we want most we are usually denied. His school is out about two weeks after mine and he is coming down to see me and meet you all, on his way home. It will be rather out of his way I admit. He can only stay a couple of days and please he may stay at the H. E. B. home, [???nt] he? Please dont think that everything there wont be just perfectly alright, for it will. The more I snuck around the more I realize that we have a dear little house and fit for any king to come in. Fred is poor you know and just as nice and simple and if he thought for one single minute we would put ourselves out he would not come. The dining room is the only room in the house that needs the least hit of attention. And I want you to promise me something. Please let me fix that, you dont know how much I want to. I have never done anything for the house and I do so want to do this. Even since I knew he was coming I have been saving every little bit I could and I will be bitterly disappointed if you dont let me use it. I cant [reu??r] just what it needs, but I think it needs to be [calamin??] and please let me know how much that will be. Then send me the measurements of the window and I am going to get some darling little curtains I saw and then everything will be quite all right. Then if anything should happen that he didnt cause, it wouldnt hurt one bit to have that done. Must say good-bye mother dear. Please let me know if you all object to Freds coming. With a heart-full of love to everyone of you, Hazel. -9- longer anyway, as she was quite young. I am awfully sorry to hear of poor little Busters death. Of course I remember him, he was quite a favorite. I am so proud of Tvilles keeping ahead of everyone in golf. I dont know what to do. Gee, but I will be glad to get back and play again, if I havent forgotten how by then. No, I havent seen Mr. Forbes, dont suppose she came to New York. I enjoyed [W??s] long, newsy letter so much the other day and will answer it real soon. I think Elizabeths little experience is quite amusing, couldnt help but laugh. And if she isnt laughing now about it I am sure she will later on. Mr. Mahler must have been having one of those days (I know so well) when the least little thing sent him flying out of balance. He certainly was secure and I guess perhaps he will take his time hereafter. Since last year I think I can appreciate for the first time what a hectic existence I must have lead all my teachers. I think they were perfect angels (I dont know whether I am spelling a [gor??tr???] figure or a heavenly one) not to have expelled me. I think you are a perfect dear to send Fred some cake and candy and I know he will appreciate it as much as I do. His address is Mr. Frederick Sevier 90 Livingston Hall 1116 Amsterdam Ave. New York, N. Y. Good-bye dear home-folks, a heart-full of love to you all Hazel. Friday Dearest Mother, So glad to hear from you to-day. All of the letters found their way up and you three certainly have been lovely about everything. I wish I could write more but so far have been busy every minute. However Ben Ali is going to paint a [Mi?] Shearn who is visiting up here. So I will have a rest during that time. Mother darling your letter about Ben Ali was so sweet and like you, but I could not help but smile, you dont know how safe things are. As far as my being alone, some-one is almost always in the studio. Dearie & Uncle Bondi usually go up in the morning with me for a while, then Candace Howard or some-one drops in for lunch and in the afternoon Mrs. Haggin brings some of her friends over. Besides there is the woman who does all the dirty work she is a nice kind old soul. Someone is always dropping in and besides if you knew 2 Ben Ali you wouldnt worry. He is a safely married man, has a lovely wife and three children. The new picture he is painting of me is a beauty. I am in my working clothes little blue blouse and pants, with a blue band around my head and toe slippers on. I am standing up on my toes with my arms out and head thrown back, and it looks just as if I had finished a whirl and stopped short. Never have seen so much action or such a [s???g] to a picture. He has also realized me and made me just beautiful in it. How I wish you all could see it! Everyone likes it much better than theater. The first is a dainty darling picture but this one is perfectly fascinating. For a change there are about ten young people up here just now. I went down to Jamesville with four boys and two girls last night. We had an awfully good time it was so nice to be with people my own age for a chance. One was a Columbia boy, two Harvard boys and 3 the other a business man, though young he is the president of the Aeroplane Motor Building Corporation. To-day it is pouring again, I am not going to pose but shall practise this afternoon. To-night the crowd I went with last night are going to Twilight Park, a little place near here, to dance and they have asked me to go along. Hope the rain wont keep us from going. I can hardly wait to see you mother dear, will try to let you know in my next letter the exact date. Of course I cant go down until Dearie can go with me and she cant go until Uncle Bondi comes back to [Ont??a], he is going down to New York for a while Monday. Then Ben Ali will have to figure out just how many more pictures he wants to paint of me and how long it will take him, so I wont leave him right in the middle of a picture. I am glad you liked the kodak pictures. It is Bob I am with 4 in the daisy field and sitting on the wall in our bathing suits. He has a nice face and is an awfully nice fellow. I am so glad he went to see Lulu, I asked him too but I was afraid that man, like he wouldnt do it. No, K didnt back out at the last minute, she is with Mrs. [H??t] now and poor kid, judging from the letters we get from her she is pretty lonesome. However Fulton Grant, a boy we met during out rambles last year, is really quite crazy about her I think and he has gone down to spend the fourth and several other days there. I am quite sure K likes him and thinks it would be ideal if they would get married. Please dont mention any of this to anybody because I am sure K wouldnt like it. You all should see the portrait, it is a beauty. Just between you & me, for Heavens Sake dont let this go 5 any farther. Dick Maynard is not a noted artist and the picture was refused at the Academy exhibition last spring. But please keep that under your hat because it probably gives them lots of pleasure to think otherwise, and who are we to spoil it. Too bad about [R?e], I agree with you that there must really be something wrong with her. Wish they would send her away somewhere. By the way, my V came on time and has departed in peace thank Heaven. Mother dear, I am so glad you are going to stop work to-day and rest up, I am sure you need it and that it will do you a world of good. Gee, I am terribly homesick to-day and would give anything to see all of you. Must close and write Bob a line. He has written me almost every day and I havent answered a one. Loads & loads of love for everyone and plenty for yourself Hazel. H. E. B. Saturday, Dearest Mother, I nearly fell over in a dead faint when I received a card from Zn Wimberly! I wonder what in the world struck him?! Yes, I sent the telegram to Hull from Savannah, he has never mentioned it but Frank did, so it evidently served its purpose. Had a letter from Hull to-day and also a regular epistle from Fred. He writes an exquisite letter, believe me the other fellows certainly suffer from comparison. K & I spent all yesterday morning hunting for a pretty silk scarf and blue hat to match my little sport coat but had no success. Mrs. K. ran across a right pretty blue & yellow scarf which she bought for me, but it isnt so terribly becoming. It will do until I can find a nice one though. Ashley Huitt posed for Mrs. K. yesterday aft. & I posed for K, had a regular art school here. We had a regular or rather real [Frueh???] to dinner. He belongs to the French Embassy her and is going with Marshal [F?ch] on his tour in America. He is very nice looking and only 15, but no foreigners for me. This morning we had the same art school and Ashleys brother Abraham Huitt, 19 or 20 came by. I liked him fine, magnetic personality and wonderful mind. Sails for England next Saturday where he is going to attend Cambridge. Mr. Huitt has [in??ted] some new kind of gasoline that is going to make [th??] worth too many millions to keep up with, just think of it! Loads of Love, Your little girl, Hazel. New York, N.Y. Sta. N 1926 Sep 15 10 PM Sesquicentennial [expos??] 1776 United States [Posta??] 2 Two Cents Mrs. E. H. Beamer 124 Love St. Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 West 67 St. New York N. Y. 230 Riverside Drive Telephone 0985 River New York City Wednesday Dearest Mother, Had a letter from Paul to-day and also under separate [c????] he sent [?y] a check book. I am awfully glad to have this because I thin I will deposit all of my money in the Tville bank. It will be easier to have it all in one [?ay]. When I answer his letter I am going to ask about his banking by mail service. However I wont need the [inf???ation] until I start work again. Will you be good enough to cash this check, you have to carry my bank-book down with you, and pay these bills. Be sure and have them receipted. And many, many thanks. Hope you all [?] safely moved & [?] of our nice things get hurt. How much was the [kals??????] & the moving? Hope it wasnt terribly expensive. I certainly hope Sallie is better, am so sorry she has not been feeling well. This is my first letter to the new address, Loads of love, Hazel. H. E. B. Friday, Dearest Mother, You should have seen me when I came out of the Ten Cent Store this morning! I had spent almost two hours there buying everything from Christmas seals to decorations for our tree. I ran across some cunning little 10?tins, of which I am sending a couple to you. They would make awfully nice little presents filled with candied nuts, salted peanuts or almost anything I am trying to do all my shopping before the terrible Xmas rush begins. You dont know how much I did appreciate the Thanksgiving cards it was so sweet of all of you. And Mrs. Keith appreciated hers too. The candy came about noon yesterday and I think it is the best yet, it goes like lightning. Never have enjoyed anything quite as much. It was also so sweet of you to send Dick a card and I know she appreciated it. Her address is 1831 Peters Ave. I think but to be on the safe side I send her letters to [c??der??] Newman Manual Training School. Saturday. Sorry I didnt have a chance to finish this yesterday. Let me [?] you about our Thanksgiving. I went to Church with Dearie, Gilbert Rose, Bradley Tomlin, Katherine & Mary all took dinner here, Uncle Bondi was in Washington. Of course Gilbert had to rush right off to the show but the rest of us went to a movie. Mary had to leave us after that as she had another engagement but K, Tommy & I went down to Gilberts studio on Washington Square and had a he is wonderful. I always feel like a midget beside him he is so tall, he must be 6 ? or 7 ft. I was up in last year neighborhood with K & we dropped in to say Hello to him. He said I had just come in the nick of time as he had two theater tickets and no one to go with him. Of course I was delighted. He made a big mash on Dearie by not only taking my word that I would go but called up Dearie and asked her permission. I knew Bob last year in such a Hail-fellow-well met- way that this formal side of him took me quite by surprise. We went in a taxi, he bought me a box of candy and we saw the best show I have ever seen in New York. David Warfield in The Return of Peter Grimn. David Warfield is a post-master, never have I seen such acting. He puts as much across to his audience with his silence [?] he does with his words. It is a very sad play and I wept bitterly all through it felt very much consoled when even Bob blew his nose once. I am not going to dance for Madame Guilbert until next Friday. Things were too much against my doing my best, I ate something that disagreed with me, my company came, so we thought it vest to post-pone it. I have a date with Walter Dugger to-night. He is in town for the week-end. Dont look forward to it with very much pleasure heaven. Loads of love for everyone, Your little girl, Hazel. P. S. Uncle Bondi says he does not think it is possible for anyone to progress in French any faster than I am, from him that is a great deal. H. E. B. Wednesday Night Dearest Mother, Havent very much news this time. I danced with six other girls and Edward Chalif at the Post-Graduate Hospital last night. Danced Pulcinella (my old stand-by) and my new one, The Foundalier. Afterward Mrs. Chalif came up & put her arm around me and congratulated me. I guess the next time I dance will be at Chalifs monthly recital in about two weeks. I have my last lesson with Madame Gilbert Friday and it nearly breaks my heart, it has already broken the pocket-book. K is going to spend the night with me, we are going to the Y for a swim right after supper. The water there is well-heated, if it wasnt you may rest assured you would never get me in it on a cold night. Yes I knew Dorothy Fidler was going to get married on the 16th. She wrote a long letter to K the other day telling her that she & her husband were going to have an apartment in the Miller house and Caroline is going to live with them. Mr. Riley and Albert are going to Aunt Eva Neel, whoever that may be. I am so glad Elizabeth did herself proud on Armistice Day. How I wish I could send her some of the lovely things I see up here for girls her size. I will be only too glad to write Billy of you will only give me his address. Please dont forget to do this. So you still have dear little Tah Chaw. I am so glad! Does he behave any better? Loads of Love, Hazel. Friday Night, Dearest Mother, Went to see Paulawas farewell performance last night and it was just as marvellous as ever. No one knows how much she has helped me. She has shown me just how the things I am taught at school should be done. By the way, Larry took some snap-shots of me in my Minuet Fantasy costume that I intended enclosing. But I have just finished a letter to Mamie and I sent them to her. I knew I would be writing you much sooner will send you a set in the next letter. They are terrible and dont show off the costume at all. Did I tell you that I have the loveliest pink silk kimona and Lois gave me a dear little pair of white silk pajamas she didnt want any longer? These are for when I spend H. E. B. some to him now because he used to always save his pennies to buy his mother a present, and now he has none. So he wants to know if I will share with him the pleasure of giving your Mother a present this Christmas. As her birthday was February 11th you (me) can take her place there. I think it is a lovely idea and I shall write immediately and tell him so. He has the money and no one to spend it on so let him give it to you, it may be useful! Went down early this morning with Mary to see her mother off. We had lunch here and then I went up to Columbia with her and saw her safely settled. I sure am glad she is going to be here, I shall always love Mary. Loads of love for everyone, Hazel. when I received [W??s] for $2.05. I received them at the same time and if I did not mention it I am sorry because it meant lot to me and I should have told you. I am much obliged for the clipping no Mrs. Keith does not get they paper any longer. Also I am glad to hear Mr. McKey is improving, I was so sorry to hear about that accident. As for Christmas, I really cannot think of a thing I want except money, so if you will just send me a dollar, I will just love it. I do want a Kodak book too, and I can get lovely ones here, so if you will send me the money I can buy them. I sent mothers little tins to-day, the little onious came a dinner, arent they cute? I packed in with old silk stockings just to fill up, hope they can be used. By the way, before I forget it, my company came exactly on time. Now comes some bad news. It nearly breaks my heart to offer to the God Career the sacrifice which I see I must. I am going to bob my hair! Please dont think that the craze has struck me and I want to be like everyone else up here. I dont, I never have, I love my hair and the thought of losing it nearly kills me. But as a dancer I have no use for long hair not a one has it. My head is very much against me in my work, it is not free and pretty when I dance it is untidy when I dance more than once it comes straggling down & hair-pins fly all over the floor! I know that you 4 New York, N. Y. 1922 Mar 24 10:30 PM Address Your Mail to Street and Number U.S. Postage 2 cents 2 Mrs. E. H. Beamer Thomasville Georgia From H. Beamer 33 W. 67 st. New York N. Y. Thursday, Dearest Mother, I want to finish this before I leave this afternoon if I can so you will get it Saturday. I dont believe I have written a letter home since Monday. Well, nothing very exciting happened Tuesday, I went to my morning class practised awfully hard in teh afternoon & had a very enjoyable date with [?] Seuers after dinner. But yesterday (Wed.) I had a lovely time! I spent all afternoon on the Battleship and I met the cutest little Junior officer, Ensign Rice. Believe me the nicest men in the world are officers on Battleships, every one of them is a prince & of courseDug is the best in my estimation. I am sure you would like him, he is a steady, reliable wonderful fellow. No, I certainly do not like Mr. Everick better than Dug. At 6 oclock I met Mrs. Keith and Katherine at the Cosmopolitian Club. Later Uncle Bondi came and brought an awfully nice fellow with him. After dinner K. & I went to the Manhattan Operal house to see Pavlova and never have I seen anything so wonderful in all my life. She just didnt seem to belong to earth at all. Of all the Grand Opera in the world give me the type I saw last night it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Let me tell you something perfectly wonderful! Chalif told Mr. Keith that I had talent. Everyone says that from him that is marvelous because he is very honest and always tell you just exactly what he thinks. Of course that just sent me up into the Seventh Heaven of Delight! O, yes, I have signed up for toe-dancing & will begin this afternoon am just crazy to start it. So now you see I certainly have enough to keep me busy, Regular Normal Class, Senior Normal Class, Greet Interprative and Toe dancing. And it will take some practicing to keep up with it all too because believe me it is the hardest thing I ever ran up against, but gee, how I love it! Mrs. K. has given me the portrait she painted of me, said she decided not to sell it but to let me have it. We have it hanging up on the wall, will bring it home when I come next spring. It wont be worth while to bring it Xmas. Yes, Katherine and I get our own breakfasts & we have nice [o??s] too. We use George Washington coffee, just put a half a teaspoon full in a cup of hot water & you have a dandy cup of coffee. No grounds of trouble of any kind. Then we always have fruit and bread and marmalade or four. It really is awfully nice. Mrs. Keith gave me $50 to get a dress with & I think I shall go down to-morrow and get it. Lucy Wheeler said she would be glad to help me & Mrs. K. says she is an awfully good shopper. Havent see Florence yet, we went by there once but she was not at home. No I dont see much of Annette or Mary, You have no idea how time flies & how few things one can really do. Am so glad you are sending some candy sure do want some! Loads of Love, Hazel. Ask Dearie about it she is in Tville. Golly, but I would like to be there too! Friday, Dearest Family, I didnt intend writing again to-night but something quite wonderful happened and I just must tell you right away, I had my first professional offer to-day and as a sole dancer! Mr. Orcard, one of my teachers is going to take another girl & me to Philadelphia to dance for a week at once of the theaters there. He and the other girl are to do a duet and I am to do a solo. It is a character solo danced with Beuder Masques a very famous dancer danced it at the Criterion for four months last summer she is now in some show and he has asked me to do her dance! Then if I make good he said would get me solos off and an at the theaters here he is ballet- master of the Rivoli-Rialto and Criterion, three of the largest movie houses here. Dont you think that is wonderful after just two years work to get a start as a solo dancer! I am just so happy over it I could die! There maybe I can make enough to come back with mother it will be my own money! Here in New York I will be chaperoned alright and we have arranged it so that I will be in Philadelphia. Grace (the other girl) & I are going to room at the Y. W. C. A. Then Walter Dugger, who lives there is going to take me & bring me home from the theater every night. Then Dearie is coming back & she is going to stop over in Philadelphia & be with me from Thursday 6th thru the 8th. We think we are going the week of April 2nd. Cant write any more, will tell you more when I find out myself. Love, Hazel Wednesday Night My Darling Mother, Our travellers returned to-day much to our surprise. At least three of them, E, [Ha??] & Miles. They left Sandy in Cleveland where he took the train to Pittsburgh to visit his girls family. He is really in love. All three seemed mighty glad to be back. They did 10,000 miles in 4 weeks too far to go so fast. Of course they had a wonderful time and we have spent all afternoon listening to their stories. E. brought me a lovely imported silk scarf and Miles a beautiful pig-skin bag ($20 he impressed me.). I was amazed!! They were terribly sorry to hear of your accident. I thought Miles was going to cry Maybe he cares more for all you than we realize. He is off in his new car to-night, to a dance at WIlloughby, Johnnie is over in the Carriage House preparing for his movie as this is his night. He made $5 last week! I can never tell you how grateful I am to Betty for writing me every day. The one to-day made me feel so much happier about you. Do just as the Dr. tells you and we will be home before you know it. I havent said much about it but Miles was so shocked at his fathers appearance to-day that we have just about persuaded him to go to [Ha???n] next week for a check up at the hospital. I dont really know what is the matter but something really is and for the first time I am really worried. He has just gone to pieces didnt even make the Directors meeting to-day and he comes every up [?] Georgia for those. But you have enough troubles of your own and I dont want to worry you with mine. Take good care of yourself darling you are in my thoughts constantly. Loads of love for you and Sallie. Devotedly, Hazel Friday, Dearest Mother, Just a hurried note to-night as I am waiting for Ben Ali, Edith & Clarence Shearn and a Mr. Franklin to come take me to the movies. I had a rest from pasing to-day and Clarence & I have been walking and riding all over the country. Our places are at last settled. Dearie & I leave [Ont??ra] on Thursday 20th, get to New York the same day. You leave Tville Saturday 21st so you will arrive in New York Sunday 22nd. Let me know when your train arrives, I know you come in the Penn station, [I] I will sure be there to meet you. I dont dare think about it at night because I get so excited I cant go to sleep! To think that I will see you in about two weeks golly!!!!!! 2 Mrs. Haggin is giving a dinner party in my honor to-morrow night. Will write you all about it. Never have had such a wonderful time in [O?t??a] as I am having now. I miss school like the dickens though and will be awfully glad to get back. You all have told me so much news in the last few letters! I am so awfully sorry the Dodge [ag???] is to be taken away from Stewart Maxcy, I wonder what he did to lose it, and if they will still stay in Tville. I am glad Caroline Herring has a bean, hope he is a serious one as I imagine she would like to get married. Mrs. Wheeler is just fine, never saw anything like her in all my life. Ben Ali ruined the last big beautiful picture he painted and it just nearly broke my heart. However he is going to do it over. Just now he 3 is painting a lovely sketch of my head with a silver & blue band around it. I am so glad Billy has a job. You said you did not know what Mr. Buitton would do. Is he out of a job? Is Lex Grantham back in Tville, I thought he was working somewhere else. So the Seareys have bought the Crocroft house. Is that the one near Mary Mack? I may be awful simple, but just what did Nell Crocroft go to Atlanta for? Had a nice letter from Mary Mack to-day. Give her my love and tell her I am going to write the very first chance I have. Loads of love for everybody and plenty for your own sweet self. Your little girl, Hazel. See you on the 22nd! Western Union Telegram Newcomb Carlton, President George W. E. Atkins, First Vice-President Class of Service Symbol Telegram Day letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. 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