Letter from Julia (cont.) — Margaret Lawson's mother's death; sympathy for Mrs. Pickens
Book 2, Page 154 ·1945
Transcription
Margaret Lawson saying that her mother had died Sunday (the 4th) —
I feel so sorry for Mrs. Pickens — and feel that a “lesser person” would not be able to carry the burden of sorrow and care that she is bearing — and know that even remarkable people must sometimes feel that the loneliness of “carrying on” against such odds is too difficult — I wish that I were nearer and
AI Notes
Continuation sheet of Julia’s letter of Feb. 10, 1945. Picks up mid-sentence from page 153 (‘a letter came yesterday from…’) with the news that Margaret Lawson’s mother had died Sunday the 4th. Julia then turns to ‘Mrs. Pickens’ — the album’s compiler, Amy FitzSimons Walker — reflecting on the strength required of remarkable people to carry on against such odds.