Jessie K. Dyer to Woodrow Wilson

Your letter -- a few days ago. mighty glad to get it (as I always am). I went to every hdw. store in Dermott & there are no cages in town, so I wrote to a hdw store in Little Rock and they sent me prices ranging from $250 to $425 delivered to Dermott. So use your own pleasure as to amount you send me and I'll gladly & thankfully receive same and will get the bird-cage. It is mighty nice of you to do this for your name sake & I'm sure he will sing quite proudly in his new cage, given him by such a wonderful man. Oh how proud of you I was when I read the text of your note to Germany in reply to overtures for peace. One of my neighbors went to Camp Pike, Ark. to see her husband last Sunday & she brought the news back with her that peace had been made and that a telegram was received from you, while she was at Camp Pike, ordering that all drilling of men be ceased. The idea! I asked her please not to spread that talk until she knew it was true- I just knew it could not be true, I knew you too well and knew your mind was too great to allow you to be fooled by the low down Germans. Oh how they do deserve punishment.

I am sorry to say Chicot Co. is away behind her quota in the Fourth Liberty Loan. Influenza has been the main cause, I think, for our work had barely started when everything was quarantined & public gatherings forbidden. All three of my little folks have had influenza in a light form. Harry & Josephine are still in bed but are much better.

I had a letter from Jessie, Sunday, and a nice package from her to-day. I have on a little house-dress she sent me -- Did you know she & I are the same size? I can wear her clothes without an alteration & I certainly enjoy wearing them too. I do wish I lived near enough that I could come to see you all. I would be so happy if I could. I wont worry you longer. Thank you, in advance, for whatever you do in regard to the bird cage.

With best love to all of you from all of us. What is Margaret doing now? I would love to hear from her.