Aunt Mamie runs for Congress 1949

Letter to Mama from Mamie November 12, 1949

….I thought that before I had some pictures made for campaign for U. S. Congress from this 13th district that I had better settle down to how I really should look all the time.

….I just hope that you will live to see the day that I am Congresswoman and earning about $15,000 a year.  The minute that I do--you are going off the old age pension and I will surely have something done to that house to make it more comfortable.

 Most everything else would stay as it is except that I would spend a greater part of the year in Washington D. C. every year.
 

Mamie was not elected to Congress from Los Angeles but we are proud of her for her ambition anyway.