Letter to Aileen Means Gladden from "Velma"

The Gladden Correspondence Collection

Original four-page paper letter and envelope

1926-10-11

Edith Aileen Means; Edith Aileen Means Gladden; Aileen Means; Aileen Gladden

Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden

Velma

Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

A letter sent on October 11th, 1926, to Aileen Means Gladden from a woman by the name of Velma, living in Birmingham, Alabama, possibly a cousin or friend of Aileen's. In the letter, Velma apologizes for an absence in correspondence and notably asks Aileen how married life is; Michael Gladden Jr. and Aileen had been married for less than a month at the time that this letter was sent.

Born in 1905 in Montgomery, Alabama, Edith Aileen Means was married to Michael Gladden Jr. on September 13th, 1926, in Orange County, Florida. Michael Gladden Jr. would marry his second wife, Marie Stapler, on June 10th, 1935, after Aileen had left, expressing dissatisfaction with life in Apopka. According to a death record from Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, Aileen Means died on September 29th, 1962.

LETTER:

Birmingham Ala
1221 6th Ave North.
October 8 1926

Dear Lean.

How you enjoying married life. I hope fine. I know you dont know what to think of me waiting so long to write but Lean dear I been had some many different ones from Montgomery see I was there last untill they keept me for a go all the time. I am not going to wait that long any more.

The young man was ere when you was had gone when. come back so now I have Tom, Cousin Robete Lankin and another boy stoping here. Mrs Johnson stay next door home spent a whle with me and also Mrs Curtis Lewis from home so you see how it been on Festus Adams.

How is Florida did the storm do any harm there where you. I thought of you doing the time.

So they tell me Mrs Naomi Heues had a fine baby boy now about four weeks old now.

I don't know what to say about you and Kate so close together changen names. I hope you like it Lean. I know yoou look talking about Mrs. Gladen. Hurry up and grow so you will look like a married lady.

Lean write me some thing I been thinking about Montgomery. Papa wrote us to coe home for the winter and I like here. Tom went home two weaks ago spent twoo days Emmett and lillie and all week at home at the time.

How Mrs. Means is she there with you all at home love to her if she is there also remember me as Velma to Mr. Gladden. I would like very much to meet him soon. Tell you I wish you all the happiness in the world.

Be sweet your
True Friend
Velma

Tom said Hello Mrs. Gladden.