Theresa Lambert; Mar. 8, 1920 Chicago

Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you all well. Me, the same old, same old.
Well here is the next letter from Theresa.

As always I'm typing it up in case it's hard to read. I am also including all of the misspellings.

Dear Freind;
I suppose it is high time I wrote
to you but I haven't time to turn around,
especially this week on account of the con-
cert my music teacher gave last night.You
should have been there we had a glorious time.
You could have had a dance with me don't you
see. Katheryn did not go because she is not
dancing during lent. Poor thing I am sorry
for her. How many leap year letters did you
get? I sent one to a fellow here in Chic.
but I did not sign my name to it. This
fellow is my cousin's freind and he shows her
the thinking she wrote it but she pulled it off
so good that he didn't think I sent it at
all. All the time she told me to write it.
She is a nut. We didn't get home till three
this morning and Charlotte slept with me.
I got up at ten this morning. Oh boy getting
naughty, eh? I am going to the show this after
noon and see ;ary Ankle Oh boy.  I think

my mother is going to Hayward in a short time
but no chance for me going though. It's
heck I'll tell the world we live in.
Well I guess I will close now, will write
more next time.
Your freind,
Theresa
P.S. Give my best regards to your mother,
brother, and father. How do you like my
typewriter?

I think either she did not remember how to spell friend or she is not good at proof reading.
I was trying to figure out the name of the movie she saw. It took awhile but I think I figured it out. She meant "Mary's Ankle"

 

It was a comedy released in 1920.
There are three young men struggling to find their next meal when they encounter a young lady with an injured ankle. One is a doctor who is trying to maintain a charade of success with his uncle who believes the young doctor is well off and married to a woman named Mary Jane Smith. The young doctor falls for the girl with the injured ankle and discovers her name is Mary Jane Smith.
It was also a play in 1917.


I also looked up writing letter during leap year.
Leap year is not just for special babies but it was a nearly forgotten holiday for woman. For the one day it was okay for women to propose to men.

I wonder how many leap year letter Grandpa got that year. There are few letter I've found that could be a letter like Theresa mentioned but I'll share them at a later date. If I remember right they are not signed either.


Now here are a few pictures I picked out for your viewing.

This is a picture of grandpa's brother Peter Joseph.He must have gone by Joe. On the back of the picture it says: Joe Johnson    About 1914.He died in 1923. Right now I'm not sure how but as soon as I know I'll let you know.

This is a picture of a hen that was Grandpa's pet.  On the back it says  Howard Johnson's  pet hen.

No clue who this is. It was from a studio in Providence, R.I. No 75 Westminster Street. I think the studio's name is Morton   Artist

No idea who this is. It was taken in Birnamwood, WI. The name of the studio is L.D. Joanfitt. But I could be wrong. Some writing is hard to decipher.

If you ever know anyone I post please don't be afraid to tell me.

Well I better close for now. So till next time.

Your Friend,

Sandy

Katheryn Clary: Feb. 25, 1920 Chicago

Dear Friends,
I hope this post finds you in good health. I'm doing very well myself. Well here is the next letter from Katheryn.

It is typed but I'll still write it up in case it's hard to read. Plus the message that was written on the back.

Dear Howard:
Well I suppose you think that I died,
but as yet I am enjoying the best of health. How
is your mother and the rest of the family? I hope
they are all well including you. We took some pic-
tures yesterday and I am going to send you the neg-
atives and hope that you will develop them as soon
as possible and send then to me, will you? As you
see I am still working at the same place and like
it as much as ever. What are you doing for your liv-
ing now? Have you as many girls as you had when I
heard from you last? You have quite a stock of them
I'm thinking, a regular "he-vamp" eh? My I never
tho't that of you, but your no different then the
rest are you? How is Tom and Elmer? How many dances
have you been to lately? I have bids to quite a few
but have not gone, altho' I went to one last Sat. at
the Chateau Ball Room and had a very nice time. I am
suppose to go to one down at the Auditorium Hotel
to-nite but my pay day is not until Thursday and I
won't go unless I get a new pair of oxfords. Do you
go to the movies out there very much? I'll tell you
some of the plays I have seen lately. Last nite I saw
Marguirete Clark in "Peggy All of A Sudden", Sun.
Olive Thomas In "Footlights and Shadows", Sat. Viola
Dana in "The Willow Tree", Constance Talmadge in "Two
Weeks" Shirley Mason in "Her Elephant Man", and a bunch
of others that were very good. We go almost every nite
in the week. Well I guess I will close now, and do not
forget to send those pictures immediately, please.
Your friend,
K. Shirley Clary

Send back the negatives
please, and thanks
a whole bunch.

It sounds like she is a very busy. Working and going to the movies. I've looked up all the movies and actresses she mentioned and this is what I learned.


This is the second time she was mentioned.
The movie she mentioned was actually "All of a Sudden Peggy".
It was a comedy/romance, silent movie.  It is a lost film.

I did find this picture from it.


Olive Thomas Oct 20, 1894- Sept. 10, 1920
She was married to the younger brother of Mary Pickford in 1916. She died of an accidental poisoning while she was in France. It was a big scandal at that time.This film was released in Feb. She made four other films before she died. The last was released after her death.
The movie "Footlights and Shadows" in a lost film.

I found this poster of it but could not find much more on it.


Viola Dana  June 26, 1897-July 3 1987. She acted until 1933.She was married three times and had no children.

There is still a copy of it. But as for any more info on it I could not find more about it.


Constance Talmadge  April 19, 1898- Nov. 23, 1973. She acted until 1929. She was married four times and had no children. She died of pneumonia.
 "Two Weeks" I tried to find a post or picture of it but could not.

Shirley Manson June 6, 1900- July 27, 1979. She died of cancer. She acted till 1929.
As for "Her Elephant Man" I did find out it was a drama that took place in a circus, but no poster.

That's it for the movies. It's sad that so many of them are lost.

As for pictures that could be of Katheryn, I'm not sure if I can pick one that I think is here but I'll try.

After some looking it's hard to think which one could be her if Grandpa even kept any copies. But I will keep on looking for the future. In the mean time here are a couple of other random pictures.

No idea who they are. Just more history slowly fading away never to be thought of again.

Well that's about it for now. maybe next time I'll be able to find a picture that could be Katheryn.
Till next time, take care.
Your Friend,
Sandy