11/06/39 GD's letter to [
1215]'s father:
Dear Mr. [...] [[
1215]'s father]:
Mr. Sugrue has asked me to tell you that it will be perfectly
alright for you to use his article "The Man On the Cross"*
in your SCRATCH PAD. It is only necessary that you add:
Reprinted from the Naugatuck Press, Naugatuck, Conn., by
permission of the author. You see, he wrote it for his home
town paper, by way of letting the home folks know how he was
getting along; and I was so touched by the thoughts expressed
in it that I asked him to let me stencil it to send to some
of our members whom I felt would be interested.
I am enclosing another copy, in case you have sent the other
one to [
1215]... Also under separate cover I am sending his
little pamphlet, entitled "There Is A River," being the
preface to his book on the Life and Work of Edgar Cayce -
which he is now preparing, aided by Mr. Cayce's son.
* [
6/03/64 GD's note: See reprinted under A.R.E. Press
publication combining THE LAST SUPPER, Minor Miracle, and
The Man on the Cross.]
Tom asks me to tell you that he is getting well. Nerves that
were destroyed by high electricity are being rebuilt, by the
use of a Wet Cell Appliance carrying alternately solutions
of Chloride of Gold, Atomidine and Camphor, - also, in the
beginning, Nitrate of Silver. Most of the other treatments,
I believe, are mentioned in his article.
Perhaps you would like to print a little something of his
history along with the article. He was a reporter on The
Herald-Tribune, then became a "foot-loose" reporter for the
American Magazine, - they sent him around the world and he
wrote travelogue articles which were printed in the American
for several months. Shortly after returning from abroad he
was made Assistant Associate Editor of The American Magazine,
but became ill and was unable to do the work. The Magazine
sent him to Florida for a year, then he came here. Since
he has been ill he has finished his first novel, "First
Communion" which will soon be published, and now he is
writing the book on Mr. Cayce's life. In his spare time he
reviews books for The Herald-Tribune, and writes free-lance
articles on almost any subject. His Christmas poem will
appear in the Christmas issue of The American Magazine
(January issue which comes out in December). This is just
to give you a general idea.
We are so happy that [
1215]...is nicely situated and getting
along so well. We are looking forward to the time when he
can spend some time at Virginia Beach, - perhaps next summer.
I believe he would like it here, and - according to his Life
Reading [
1215-4] and past associations - I believe the
personal contact with Mr. Cayce would be fine for him.
With kind regards, I am
Sincerely, Gladys Davis
P.S. We all enjoyed the SCRATCH PADS so much! No wonder
[
1215]'s Life Reading said he had the ability to write; he
comes by that ability very naturally!
12/03/39 [
1215]'s mother's ltr. to GD:
Sunday
Dear Miss Davis-
"It was a happy thought for you to enclose that writing by
Mr. Sugrue. How beautifully he expresses himself and what
a fine appreciative nature he must have.
"I have sent it on to [
1215] and I hope he will want to make
some answer. He has recently started writing verses. This
is a sample."
Sincerely yours, [
1348]
"MY FAMILY" [By 1215]
The family that I am privileged to be in is plenty alright
My dear father through his wise wisdom has kept us from
plight.
My sweet mother through her great understanding has tried
to lead us along the right
way.
My sister, brother and I have tried to adhere and not go
astray.
We three children give thanks to our dear Lord
That it was these two entities He placed here to give us
our room and board.
Now is the time for us of their great kindnesses to realize
Do for them now, so after they have gone, over things undone
we won't agonize.
10/04/41 See
1215-10.
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