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be late for that but send it anyway
dear for our edification if no other
reason —

Mrs Moore has just rung us up
on the phone to say how delighted
they are about this honor of yours
& says everyone she knows feels
the same way — delighted — because
"you are" she said "one of our
boys!"! — Jack is home so they are
happy. Mrs Phelps rang up this
afternoon too to send her [underlined] congratulations.
Yesterday & the day before I felt so
excited I could hardly keep my
feet on the floor — felt as if I would