Washington, D.C. August 4, 1939
Dear Bess:
Well this is nigger picnic day. But they don't have 'em like they did in days past. I remember once going to Washington Park with our washwoman to a Fourth of August celebration. I'll never forget it. Had chicken and catfish fried in corn meal and was it good!
The short but sweet note of Wednesday just now came. The girls usually bring it right in when the letter comes. They seem to think it makes things easier on them when I get my letter. Was nice to have lunch with Mrs. Moffett & Miss Carr.
I spent all day yesterday getting bills through. Got my R.R. bridge bill passed and one special one for the R.I. R.R. to build a bridge at Randolph. Also got one through approving a boundary settlement between Missouri & Iowa.
I was in the chair yesterday awhile and Johnson of Colorado was making a speech on keeping beer ads off the radio. I wrapped for order and requested that the Senate be quiet so the Senator from Colorado could be heard-and the Senator from Colorado said he didn't want to be heard, he was just making a speech. I had to really call for order then.
We'll get done today and I should be home a week from tomorrow if everything holds together. Guess my trip to Va Beach [sic] will have to go by the board. Guffey wants me to expound the Battle of Gettysburg to him Sunday. I won't if I can dodge it.
Kiss Margey. Love to you. I am tired. Harry