World War I Collection

and they are all to stay there until sent abroad.

Mothers birthday was last Sat, so we burned 7 candles in honor of the event. She wants to buy a new fur cape, so I shall try to get it for her. Helen has not been very well lately, but is better. She got a letter from Norman that he had had dengue fever. She expects to go back next month, and wants Mother to go along, but Mother says that while she would like to, she will not, while the war lasts. The Germans are certainly getting licked just now, and I only hope, that the Allies have enough men on hand now not to have to stop driving them. Last night Mother and I had tea at the Lions. I suppose Wilfred will be home again early next month. Medcraft told me today that Russell got back last night from Chicago. He had enlisted in the British or Canadian forces as the U.S. rejected him. He got as far as Chicago where he was re-examined and rejected.

Yesterday we were called on by Lieut Lewis U.S.N. who said he was Dick's room-mate at Annapolis for 4 years. He was a nice bright young fellow and is stationed at the United Iron Works in S.F. "with Hatch" [underlined]. They are superintending the building of submarines or destroyers, but expect to go to the Atlantic very shortly.

Well Edw dear, my letters are always short as I am always in a hurry in the office.

Lots of luck to you, and the best kind of a time, with a safe & soon return.

We send you all the love we have, and hope in two or three weeks to hear from you.

Always your loving father

HLABates

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Friday - Aug 16th 1918

My dear old Snedward:

I suppose you must be about over now but I have of course no way of tellIng where you land i.e. in England or France. It certainly was hot in New York, and you must have been very glad to get to sea where it would be much cooler. I imagine the trip across this time of the year would be very pleasant, provided your tummy did not go back on you. A long letter from Dick today, in which he says owing to his duties as Executive Officer, he could not be spared, hence could not get leave to see you before you left. He speaks very highly of you, but feels badly about not being able to get over there himself. He is still apparently on the East Coast, this letter having taken the usual time of 6 days to come across.

I have invited Mother, Roberta Lion, Colonel Glassford, Lieut Lewis & Lieut Hatch to take lunch with me at the Commercial Club tomorrow, to see General Pau. I see by this mornings paper that the Chairman of his commission dropped dead last night in his room in the Hotel, so I dont know how the lunch is going to be! Lieut Lewis came to our house last Sunday. Mother was asleep in her room, and I was asleep on the lounge in the sitting room. I woke up with a start, all bunged up with sleep, and went to the door. He said he was Dick's roommate or classmate all