Folder 1

1959 Dec 03, 9 p. no env. Letter to Mary from Frances in Strasburg News about friends and family; discussed Mary’s Aunt Orpha’s funeral
1959 Dec 04, 1 p. no env. Letter to Mary from Ruth Clifford Discusses Mary’s Aunt Orpha’s passing and funeral service, “I trust you will forgive me for using your first name, but that is the only one that seems appropriate. Orpha never spoke of you any other way.”
1959 Dec 04, 3 p. no env. Letter to Mary from Eva Shares the moment of Mary’s Aunt Orpha’s passing; described the funeral. 1959 Dec 04, 2 p. w/env. Istanbul Daily Press Turkish-American Relations; Cumhuriyet; Middle East, Yeni Sabah; Domestic Affairs
1959 Dec 07, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks “Well now I’ve gone back every day to the General Services Department to try to get this telephone moves from next door. Every day they forget;” head “through the grapevine” that she is to have a new counterpart soon; “Drove down town today. You should see the decorations, fearful and wonderful for Ike’s coming;” joined the crowd to see President Eisenhower, “I believe Turks are better behaved than Americans in a crowd;” was able to catch a glance, “I thought being short I’d never see him but I did, a good view for a minute and I burst into tears. He certainly is different that these diplomats. He is a warm, friendly citizen.” Istanbul Daily Press Ankara weather
1959 Dec 11, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Finally got a scraper to scrape the ice from her vehicle; “Now before I go any further let’s get one thing strait--if H--- froze over I wouldn’t make a speech about Rotary- only to Rotary about Home Ec. in Turkey. I am an educator and specifically a Home Economist, I speak only of that which I know and feel I am trained and prepared;” discussing travel plans; discusses how difficult currency is to handle in Turkey.
Newspaper Clippings The Stars and Stripes, Dec. 7., 3 p., “300,000 Turks Line Streets to Welcome Ike”
Memorandum “Christmas Party in Embassy”
1959 Dec 12, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Mentioned the Clutter Murder; went with her counterpart and one of the Information men to the main I.C.A. building to watch a film of Ike’s visit in Ankara, “I was terribly disappointed because there was no picture of Barbara, Ike’s daughter-in-law;” is frustrated with the lacking of planning on the part of the Turks when it comes to preparing for a trip; “I heard a funny story this am. There was a fire in the Turkish Embassy not long ago and the Turkish fire department reported twice to help but were not allowed in;” is going to entertain the Turkish Home Economics Association.
1959 Dec 19, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Says they’re trying to force her to make out a program for another participant and she’s refused to all the sub-bosses; had an invite to spend Christmas in Jerusalem; had a bit of a problem with her boss
1959 Dec 21, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Instead of taking a vacation, she’s been working and thinking to herself; Talked to the boss about being the only Home Ec. not able to go to India; is disappointed because I.C.A. had chose the weaker of the two girls that have come back from the United States; had made song sheets for a group; gearing up for Christmas parties
Memorandum “Christmas Party in Embassy”
1959 Dec 30, 3 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Had come back from visiting her friend, Rachel in Athens, who works for an Organization training Greek girls as domestics to ship to Australia and Canada; Mary is going to try and organize herself to be tougher on her counterparts in order to get them to work.