World War I Collection

[Imprint: H. L. A. BATES 277 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ]

July 15th 1921 Friday 2 pm

My dear old Sned:

I received your letter of yesterday last evening before I left the office, and I note that you will not be home this week end. Jos goes to Brookdale tomorrow, but I suppose will be back Sunday night. Evelyn Hall goes to Los Gatos tomorrow, so I suppose I shall have a good rest at home. I hope that Mr. Shirrell can do something with the Dean about getting you into Stanford Hospital this fall. He probably has influence. Any way if you have to go East, it is good to know they will pay your way there.

Jos and I go to Jacks to dinner tonight. I telephoned Ella to know if they expected us and she said yes. I dont yet know if they leave for Los Angeles tomorrow. Lesley wired me yesterday "Health fine. No opening in studios. May come home for awhile." I hope he will come, but I have no idea when he intends to come. I wrote him that Jack was expecting to go down and would bring him back. No letters from Mother and no news from anywhere of any kind.

Lots of love to you from Jos and me

Always your loving father

H L A Bates

here until the end of the month at the earliest.

I hope Dick can get you into Jefferson, but I had hoped that Mr. Shirrell was going to see the Stanford Hospital people and see if he could get you into there. I have not heard from Mother yesterday or today, but I saw a letter she wrote Ella in which she said she had been sick but was better. I have had so many interruptions writing this that it is now nearly 5 pm so I must stop to go home. Lots of love to you

your loving father

H L A Bates