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three months experience at sea.

All the boys in our class whom I have
heard about are in some branch of the
service. Claude Rohiver is a second
lieutenant in field artillery, stationed
in Virginia. Larry Mitchell is at an O.T.C.
at Camp MacArthur, Texas. Olin Wellborn,
Ken Vaughan and Harold Weise got
into the last Ensign's school down at
San Pedro. Jack Reith has been at the
Master Gunner's school at Fort Scott and
is now going east to an O.T.C. in
heavy artillery. Did you know that
Jimmy Merritt is married to Maurinne
Gillam? And Helen Baker stunned
all the sisters by marrying Ralph
Reynolds. Did you know him? She met him
six months ago and went out with him
just four [underlined] times before he went east. He
proposed by letter, came out here on a
furlough and three days later they were
married, and on their way back
to the east. Ed, you'd better look over
the available supply of French girls ---
matrimony is certainly the last word
these days.

I saw Margaret Rolph to-day. Her husband
has gone across and she is taking a
business course. Can you imagine that?
Margaret, of all people!

This letter reads like a class or matrimonial
directory, but I hope you find some new information
in it. When you get a chance let me know
how you are getting on, won't you? Wishing you
lots of luck,

Sincerely, Leslie