Charles E. H. Bates Family Correspondence, 1899-1930 - 2

and Jack & Ella dropped in later. We had to find things for Jos to pack, and got to sleep about 1 am, and up again at 6. Jos caught the train with about 1/2 minute to spare. Lesley writes that he is flying alone about 1 1/2 hours per day. They would not give any Sunday leave, and said flying would be seven days in the week.

We got a letter from Dick. I think the poor old Kid felt blue, over Miss Dowden. He thinks they ought to be heading for the U.S. before long but they dont know anything as to their future movements. Last Saturday Mother and Jos came over in the car, picked me up at noon at the office and we drove down to Palo Alto and spent the afternoon at the Cliftons. The Watermans were there to lunch, so they came home with us via Santa Clara and we stopped for dinner at the Estudillo House in San Leandro. It was no good. Dinner was over so we had a poor Spanish Omelette which took 3/4 of hour to prepare. We have all sworn not to go there any more. I wish you would find out if the Zoo in the Park would take Kinkajou and take care of him. We like the little mischief, but he ties us to house, so that we cannot go away over 24 hours.

There is little news around Alameda circles. I dont know what Mother and I are going to do with ourselves, but she ought to have a change.

Lots of love to you very dear old boy. God bless you always.

Your loving father HLA Bates

727 Paru St.

June 14th 1918

Darling Edward

I have not written you this week but wrote to Nor Dick & Les. Jocelyn left on Tuesday for Rice fields just heard from him. The heat is great [underlined] 114° when he got there which is terrific but next day a thunderstorm came in which also [underlined] was terrific as he & young Linderman both thought they were struck

[Written vertically on left margin:] I brought Grandma Daniels a nice bunch of flowers yesterday I thought it was her birthday but was mistaken it was on the 11th June.

by lightning! It was so close however he says he feels fine & perspires freely which he feels is good his appetite has come back too, they have to pull out water grass which means I suspect stooping [underlined] & I wonder [underlined] is it safe? for him – His blood pressure was too high when we were last at Doctors & he gave him orders to take a course of calomel twice 2 a week for two weeks i.e. 4 doses

altogether: Two grains at a time with citrict [citric] of magnesia next a.m. early. We rather disliked such a large dose of calomel but Dr Eaves says [underlined] it is all right –

He said also farm work if not too much heavy [underlined] work would be OK for Jocelyn – but something I fear it is not – too much temptation to over strain at times I fear – sometimes I wonder is Dr. E. old enough to have the necessary wisdom & experience

to know how to advise general treatment in such cases – No doubt as a surgeon he is excellent [underlined] I think he is but sometimes I wonder if he is careful enough [underlined] in Jocelyns case –

He was very nice & gave us an affadavit to file with J's questionnaire stating that he should not be drafted [underlined] under a year at least –

I went to see dear old Dr Tisdale's daughter Mrs James yesterday. I read a little of your letter