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interesting also.

That was pretty good about what Mrs. Rolph said wasn't it. You surely hit strong with her & as you say Margaret will be sorry.

Mrs. Sargent says the transport will possibly be in Saturday with Helen & Harriet. I think Monday the 15th but she says she heard the 13th on good authority.

I expect to go down to Stanford Saturday & see

you know a suberb [suburb] – they commute to New York every day but they live at Shippan Point Stamford Connecticutt [Connecticut]. Guthies are probably away on vacation –

I just got Frances' address from Roberta it is 71 Post Avenue Apartment 32 – New York City. I know you would love to see her. If you can & her Mother. Give them our love if you see them.

Mrs. Sargent said Mr. Acker's business number is 200 Broadway [Wall - crossed out] [Street - crossed out] New York - It is some surety Company I think – Not in his name you see.

did too. Jos has been elected to the Skull & Keys and I believe they run him next week. He is tickled to death. We are all well at home but Mrs. Sargent got letters from Helen in which she said she had arrived at Manila with the "flu" and was taken from the ship to the hospital where she stayed for two weeks. She says that Nor looked about the same as when she left him, but that he had been very ill twice last year, 1st with Amoebic Dysintery, and last November with "flu" and a touch of pneumonia.

You know he wrote us that he had gone to the hospital to take preventative treatment for dysintery so as not to alarm us, but he really had it. I dont think he should be kept out in the tropics any longer. They are going to spend millions in San Diego for a Marine Base and I would like to see him sent there or to Mare Island. We are not to let Nor know that we know he had been so ill. I hear that Joe Durney is going East and also to Europe on business, also that Raymond is expected home shortly! Of course you have heard that Marguerete has a son. I have not seen either her or the baby. Taft arrived this morning. He is on a lecture tour favoring the League of Nations. There is no news that I know of, so au revoir mon cher fils

tou pére devouée HLA Bates

Old Marcellin the gardiner was at our place yesterday and told Mother that he cried with joy when he read of your having received the C de G.

Wed. Eve., Jan. 5, 1921.

Dear Ed,

Mrs. Sargent phoned tonight and asked you and I to dinner Saturday evening. She phoned your mother to see if you would be home on Sat. Your mother said you would be. Mrs. Sargent is having a young man there and she is anxious to have you meet him. I told her we would go. I hope it is alright with you. I thought I had better let you know as you can be home in time on Sat. I imagine dinner will be at 6 P.M. She did not say what time.

Sincerely, Marion

most of the afternoon, "The Way of An Eagle." it is a very good book. I am goiung to bed early to-night and finish it. Martha and Joc went down to your house for dinner to-night.

Mrs. Sargent phoned your mother last night to see if you could go to dinner. She asked her who you would like to have and she told her Marion. Mrs. Sargent did not ask Martha and Joc as she thought it would be too much work for her as she is doing her own cooking. The young man she has staying with her is her nephew. She told Martha he [inserted above line] is around