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Baptist Hospital Christmas Card

Baptist Hospital Christmas card sent in 1928 from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird.

Handwritten message on the back of the card: "Christmas 1928. Dear Miss Baird - Another year has flown swiftly by and you are at your post of duty, faithful, smiling and efficient. In fact you beat the world in keeping sweet and cheerful and it is a great joy to all of us to have you with this institution. This gold ($5.00) piece would have to be a mighty big one to represent your value to the Baptist Hospital. We just want to wish you and yours a Merry Xmas, Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Baptist Hospital Christmas Card

Baptist Hospital Christmas card sent in 1928 from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird.

Handwritten message on the back of the card: "Christmas 1928. Dear Miss Baird - Another year has flown swiftly by and you are at your post of duty, faithful, smiling and efficient. In fact you beat the world in keeping sweet and cheerful and it is a great joy to all of us to have you with this institution. This gold ($5.00) piece would have to be a mighty big one to represent your value to the Baptist Hospital. We just want to wish you and yours a Merry Xmas, Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Baptist Hospital Christmas Card

Baptist Hospital Christmas card sent in 1928 from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird.

Handwritten message on the back of the card: "Christmas 1928. Dear Miss Baird - Another year has flown swiftly by and you are at your post of duty, faithful, smiling and efficient. In fact you beat the world in keeping sweet and cheerful and it is a great joy to all of us to have you with this institution. This gold ($5.00) piece would have to be a mighty big one to represent your value to the Baptist Hospital. We just want to wish you and yours a Merry Xmas, Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Baptist Hospital letter to Houston donor

  • MS 163
  • Collection
  • July 17, 1924

This collection consists of 1 letter from 1924 on Baptist Hospital stationary from Robert Jolly, hospital superintendent, to Mrs. S.F. Carter asking her to send a check to furnish a room in the new hospital. Physical Description: The paper is fragile and subject to degradation. The paper has torn along the folds. The collection is contained in the Small Manuscript Collection (SMS) within one folder measuring 0.0625 cubic feet.

Subjects: Baptist Hospital, Houston, Robert Jolly, Mrs. S. F. Carter, Women's Auxiliary

John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center

Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas card with the following message: [FRONT] "Xmas 1926 - Dear Miss Baird: This little coin ($5.00 gold coin) is not for you to go to housekeeping on, but just a token of appreciation from this hospital for you and your sweet and [willing?] ways. We have never seen you angry or cross and" [BACK] "we wish for you a the joy of the Xmas time and for us the joy of having you a long time. In other words this hospital is for you strong and still. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Christmas Card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Christmas card. [FRONT] Snow covered trees and The Season's Greetings in lower right corner. [BACK] Blank. [INSIDE - LEFT] Handwritten note: "Dear Lucille - Although you are a visitor so to speak yet you seem like one of the regular family for you were with us so long. Now, as always in the past, your good cheer and bright smile make us all feel better and inspire us to keep "smilin". We want you to know we love you and appreciate you and wish for you and Bill a most happy Christmas and better things next year - Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [INSIDE - RIGHT] Printed message: "Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Memorial Hospital Houston."

Christmas Card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Christmas card. [FRONT] Snow covered trees and The Season's Greetings in lower right corner. [BACK] Blank. [INSIDE - LEFT] Handwritten note: "Dear Lucille - Although you are a visitor so to speak yet you seem like one of the regular family for you were with us so long. Now, as always in the past, your good cheer and bright smile make us all feel better and inspire us to keep "smilin". We want you to know we love you and appreciate you and wish for you and Bill a most happy Christmas and better things next year - Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [INSIDE - RIGHT] Printed message: "Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Memorial Hospital Houston." Envelope addressed to "Lucile".

Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas card with the following message: [FRONT] "Xmas 1926 - Dear Miss Baird: This little coin ($5.00 gold coin) is not for you to go to housekeeping on, but just a token of appreciation from this hospital for you and your sweet and [willing?] ways. We have never seen you angry or cross and" [BACK] "we wish for you a the joy of the Xmas time and for us the joy of having you a long time. In other words this hospital is for you strong and still. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Christmas Card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Christmas card. [FRONT] Snow covered trees and The Season's Greetings in lower right corner. [BACK] Blank. [INSIDE - LEFT] Handwritten note: "Dear Lucille - Although you are a visitor so to speak yet you seem like one of the regular family for you were with us so long. Now, as always in the past, your good cheer and bright smile make us all feel better and inspire us to keep "smilin". We want you to know we love you and appreciate you and wish for you and Bill a most happy Christmas and better things next year - Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [INSIDE - RIGHT] Printed message: "Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year Memorial Hospital Houston."

Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas card with the following message: [FRONT] "Xmas 1926 - Dear Miss Baird: This little coin ($5.00 gold coin) is not for you to go to housekeeping on, but just a token of appreciation from this hospital for you and your sweet and [willing?] ways. We have never seen you angry or cross and" [BACK] "we wish for you a the joy of the Xmas time and for us the joy of having you a long time. In other words this hospital is for you strong and still. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly."

Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead, with Robert Jolly, Superintendent and Mrs. Robert Jolly, R.N., Superintendent of Nursing [Lillian Jolly] noted in header. [FRONT] Handwritten message in blue ink: "Xmas 1927 Dear Lucille B.R. - Another year has gone by and Xmas is here again. Your [conscientious?] attention to duty and your cheerful smile and sweet disposition are good to have around. You do us all good just to see you. You keep us out of the "dumps". ($5.00 gold coin) This little coin is not much and certainly does not express our appresiation [appreciation] adequately, but it is just a Xmas token to say Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. We wish you and your husband the best of everything for 1928. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [BACK] "1927" is written in blue ink, upper right corner.

Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead, with Robert Jolly, Superintendent and Mrs. Robert Jolly, R.N., Superintendent of Nursing [Lillian Jolly] noted in header. [FRONT] Handwritten message in blue ink: "Xmas 1927 Dear Lucille B.R. - Another year has gone by and Xmas is here again. Your [conscientious?] attention to duty and your cheerful smile and sweet disposition are good to have around. You do us all good just to see you. You keep us out of the "dumps". ($5.00 gold coin) This little coin is not much and certainly does not express our appresiation [appreciation] adequately, but it is just a Xmas token to say Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. We wish you and your husband the best of everything for 1928. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [BACK] "1927" is written in blue ink, upper right corner. Envelope addressed to "Miss Lucile Baird". [FRONT] There are handwritten notes on the upper part of the envelope along the crease in blue ink: "Our wedding present from the Baptist Hosp, Drs. nurses - [...?] and etc. silver plated [community(?)] silver-wear Jan. 1-1927". [BACK] Handwritten in red ink: "me and my dear friends and work [associates?] Baptist Hospital 711 Lamar Houston TX. About 1925 I worked first as a P.B.X. operator then was moved to front office - I have many happy memories today - [4.27.88?]"

Note: P.B.X. is a reference to the telephone switchboard. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_switchboard

Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead from Mr. and Mrs. Jolly to Lucile Baird

Handwritten Christmas greeting on Baptist Hospital letterhead, with Robert Jolly, Superintendent and Mrs. Robert Jolly, R.N., Superintendent of Nursing [Lillian Jolly] noted in header. [FRONT] Handwritten message in blue ink: "Xmas 1927 Dear Lucille B.R. - Another year has gone by and Xmas is here again. Your [conscientious?] attention to duty and your cheerful smile and sweet disposition are good to have around. You do us all good just to see you. You keep us out of the "dumps". ($5.00 gold coin) This little coin is not much and certainly does not express our appresiation [appreciation] adequately, but it is just a Xmas token to say Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. We wish you and your husband the best of everything for 1928. Your friends Mr. and Mrs. Jolly." [BACK] "1927" is written in blue ink, upper right corner.

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