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I'll not let her down.
Say "Hello" to the Glee Club (Mrs Woyle + all) Also Mrs Ashely and the other officers.
My landlady doesn't know where I am from so when you answer please don't put you address on the envelope. Pleas use a plain envelope. Will you? Thank you.
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I have a lovely home. My room costs $5 a week and is almost in the center of town. So I can walk to work mornings + home nights.
I miss you + the girls but I'm glad to be out of there. It feels so wonderful.
Well, Dr Van Waters, God bless you + keep
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you and take good care of yourself and the girls.
All my regards to you + the girls + my love + best wishes to Ruth Bowdren of East Wing.
One of your former girls, Mary Vrooman
Give Miss O'Keefe my sincere wishes for the following years. Thanks for everything. I'll not disappoint you
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[left] Miriam Van Waters Superintendent
[center] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Correction Reformatory for Women Framingham, Mass.
January 18, 19e6
[left] Miss Mary Vrooman, 100 Summer Street, New Bedford, Mass.
Dear Mary:
I am very pleased to have your firsttletter and hope you will keep well, and do well, as I believe you will. I do have great faith in youand count heavily on your success. It is fine that you have work you like and a room thattis not half bad. Those things should help in your success.
All goes well here. All your friends are glad to have your greetings. They all send kind wishes and hope you will make out all right.
I shall be glad to hear from you often, and send kind greetings and a blessing.
Faithfully,
Superintendent
MVW?K
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On St. Patrick's Day
Post
Now whether you're Irish or whether you ain't, As sure as it is that St. Patrick's a saint,
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'Tis a pleasure and joy to be wishin' for you The luck o' the Irish in all that you do!
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