CEHBates_MarApr1919_064g

Of course this war may have brought
some of them into the Army

you spoke of [illegible] [ensigns?] who are --- but owing to
the lack of men --- but socially a person in that
business would not "rate" anything in this [underlined]
country even & very much less so in
Europe where lines are more rigidly drawn
I hope [underlined] the family do no suppose we [underlined] are
wealthy --- Be sure to be perfectly open
with them in that regard, we have no
desire sail under false colors --- so let
them know we are far from "well off",
& that you have no great expections [expectations]