Dear Honey Bee

As a way of introduction the following letter was written from Friendsville, PA by my mother
( Honey Bug) to my father ( Honey Bee) on March 11, 1942.  My mother was two weeks shy of her 25th birthday. 
It appears that my mother went up to Friendsville to spend time with her maternal grandmother, Hannah Byrne Coleman who was apparently terminally ill at the time (Hannah (DOB November 1965) died in November 1942 at the home of her youngest child, Kathleen Coleman Fitzgerald).

                                                                                         Friendsville, Pa
                                                                                            March 11, 1942
Dear Honey Bee,
           I am up in Friendsville tonight. Grandma hasn’t much of any fever, but is feeling very poorly. She crys a good deal of the time. Mary Rose is taking care of her.  They also have another woman to help but she isn't expected to stay.  Mother and Dad have gone back to Aunt Mays to sleep.
           I am having a great time with the children.  Frank and Mike had me reading stories from their school book.  One was about little Brownies who give children colds and another was about two knights, - Black and White who had a duel.  Each story has a moral.  The latter one was for boys to dress warm and to change under clothing often.  I said that would be a good moral for you to follow.  Mike says to be sure to tell you about that story.  I had made the remark casually and I didn't even think the kids were listening, but they don't miss a trick.
           I don't know whether I should go to Sonyea tomorrow or not.
           Rosina and John are calling their baby John Joseph and nick-naming him Jack. I haven't seen him or Rosina since I came.
           Anne Fitz is here beside me and she send her love.  Mary Rose says to tell you she was asking for you, too.
                                                                          With love and kisses,
                                                                          Rita xxx1/2 x
xx from Mary
xx from Anne

 Other interesting points:  Frank (DOB: 7-8-1933), Mike (DOB: 1932) and Anne Fitz ( DOB: 2-22-1931)  were children of Kathleen Coleman ( DOB: 1901) and Maurice Fitzgerald who owned a general store on the one main street in Friendsville.  Kathleen was Hannah's youngest of 8 children and she was born several months after her father died as a consequence of a farming accident/fall). 
My mother's cousin Rosina (Coleman) Smith and John Smith had just had their first baby, Jack on March 1st of 1942.  They went on to have 5 more marvelous kids!
I believe when she refers to Mary Rose she is referring to Anna Mae Coleman's daughter, Mary Rose Coleman Hartson (DOB: 6-16-19) since she became or already was a nurse.
Funny, it sounds like my father needed to be reminded to change his underclothing.
I don't know what or where Sonyea is??
I imagine that my mother was away from my father for a week or two and it is interesting to me to realize that although my Mom was having some trouble conceiving a child, she apparently got pregnant with my older brother, Charlie ( DOB: 2-16-1943), shortly after returning to the arms of her Honey Bee.