Miss Lottie Thomas lived in Rhodes, an unincorporated community within the township of Bentley in the Great lakes Bay region of east-central Michigan.
The community was named for a lumber merchant who served as the first postmaster of Rhodes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Township,_Michigan
In July of 1920, Lottie was celebrating a birthday.
Lottie received a postcard greeting from her Aunt Hazel.
Aunt Hazel mailed the postcard from Bridgeport, a township near Saginaw, near the western edge of Lake Huron.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport,_Michigan
The face of the postcard is a charming drawing of a young lady wearing a broad-brimmed hat and carrying a basket.
Her intense gaze and sly smile suggest flirtation.
On the reverse, Aunt Hazel refers to herself in the third person when she writes:
“Aunt Hazel will be looking for youse and Babe most any of these days for dinner”.
The proposed dinner would require a trip of almost 50 miles, so it might require some planning.
The address suggests that Lottie is living with a relative, Ben Thomas. This may be her father.
Aunt Hazel offers additional news, “Agnes is sick today” and “Grace has 5 teeth”.
One hopes that Lottie was delighted by the birthday greeting and that she was able to join Babe and all the others for dinner at Aunt Hazel’s.
