June 5, 1922 Camping along the way to California

This letter is a little different from the earlier ones. It is written on a hard postcard type card that matches Edythe's earlier stationery; it has the same light blue border. The envelope looks like it's a prepaid one purchased at the post office. And on this one, she has added her return address on the front for the first time.

This is also the first letter written and mailed from somewhere besides Ottawa. Edythe, her sister Vera and Vera's husband Billy Armstrong, have left Illinois and are making their way to a new life in California.

Addressed to:

Mr. G. Rayson Brown

1468 East 67th St.,

Chicago,

Illinois.

From:

E. G. Sisson.

408 Marcy St.

Ottawa, Ill

Transcription:
Cedar Rapids, Ia.
June 5, 1922

Dearest:

We arrived here last evening at about 7:00 oclock very tired and sick, that is Vera had a head ache. We left Ottawa at 6:00 and drove a distance of 210 miles which was entirely to long but they have such a fine camping ground here. Almost all the campers here have the same stove as we purchased. It works fine.

Last night a group of boy scouts gave us a concert, didn't sound so good out of doors.

Nearly every town has a camp ground for tourists. We had dinner at the camp ground in Clinton and then came on to DeWitt. This is the best place yet. Roads in Iowa are terrible. Well dear heart I will close and go to bed. Will write again soon.

With all my love, I am yours,
Edythe.

An example of urban camping in the 1920s. Image from
http://martinhogue.net/Situations-A-Geography-of-Camping