CEHBates_MarApr1919_076b

Stationary: American Y.M.C.A. [logo] ON ACTIVE SERVICE
WITH THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
April 23, 1919

Dear Edward:

Started to answer your
letter the other day and then
got side-tracked. Was
surprised to hear from you
as I had given up hope of
anyone being still here, that
I know. It would have
been fun if you could have
got to Paris for a day but
apparently that seems out
of the question as you
are headed for home as
soon as possible. Probably
at Brest now, if not on
the ocean. Last week a
Lieut. Higgins, 127th Inf. had
tea with us. He's a great
friend of Capt. Strawbridge from
New Jersey. The latter having
been up a few days to see