JUNE 6th, 1901 - THE HONEYMOON ______________________________________________________________________________________

On the day after she was married, Ruth wrote to her mother from The Cliff House on Casco Bay where she was spending her honeymoon. The envelope and stationary bear the "Cliff House and Cottages, Willard, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, C. B. Dalton, Manager" heading. The envelope is postmarked Portland, Jun 6th, 5 PM, 1901, and addressed to "Mrs. A. C. Jones, S. Paris, Maine." On the back it is postmarked South Paris, Rec'd Jun 7, 10 AM, 1901.

June 6, 1901

My dear Mama & the rest -

We had a lovely car to take our journey in but it was so hot that I looked rather red in the face. Gertrude Merrill was at the McFalls station and Ella Littlefield met us at Portland. By the heading of this paper you will learn where we are. It is only a short ride from Cape Cottage Casino (on the side toward Portland). Perhaps you remember it as "Cliff Cottage, Glen and Sunny bank" on the right hand side going to Cape Cottage. We have nice rooms - and splendid table. The house is being remodelled so it looks rather rough outside. We have been down to the cliffs and oh what an appetite I have already. I guess the people here think I never had anything to eat. I went to sleep about 10 o'clock and at 12, woke up and the electric light was burning and Ed was up killing mosquitoes with my corn broom. They have put screens on today so I guess we will enjoy a little rest from the torments. Alice and Charles are down in the Summer House, well I don't know what they are talking about. Must go to dinner. With love to all from -

Mrs. E. L. Greene

June 6, 1901.

At the Cliff House, Ed and Ruth had room 22, which was on the second floor, the fifth window from the right in this picture.

A poor photo by Ed's standards, but this is Ruth on their honeymoon. I don't know the identity of the seated woman.

On the blank back page of the pamphlet describing Cliff House, Ed made this sketch:

The Cliff House pamphlet includes a photo which appears to me to have been taken at approximately the same spot at that where Ed made his sketch.