Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1918 — ABSENT OFFICIAL REGAINING HEALTH IN THE SOUTH [ARTICLE]

ABSENT OFFICIAL REGAINING HEALTH IN THE SOUTH

Houston, Tex., Feb. 16, 1918. Editors Republican: We left Rensselaer February 6 and arrived in Houston the next night at ten o’clock and found my brother at the train to meet us. It is certainly lovely weather here, flowers in bloom, peach trees in bloom. We are having onions every day out of our own garden. Mr. McColly is feeling some better than when we left home and I think he is going to improve right along. He gets out every day in the sunshine and takes miles. He is out now watching an old negro make garden. He says to tell you there are plenty of Democrats and negroes down here. The Rensselaer boys have been in to see us several times. John Moore and Omar Osborne were here last night and spent the evening with us. We are going to try to go out to Camp Logan next Sunday. There is never a day but what aeroplanes are flying over the house. Received a supply of the home papers Tuesday and certainly enjoyed reading them. I am going out into the yard now and pick some violets and send them so you will know that we are having real summer weather. With best regards to all friends, we are. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McColly, 1315 Harvard St, Houston, Texas.