World War I Collection

Tuesday

Dear Edward:

I wonder if your mother has already told you that I would be opening at the San Diego Hypodrome Sunday? Roberta Lion told me your family were going South. Well I thought I was, but evidently that is not

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Friday - Aug 16th 1918

My dear old Snedward:

I suppose you must be about over now but I have of course no way of tellIng where you land i.e. in England or France. It certainly was hot in New York, and you must have been very glad to get to sea where it would be much cooler. I imagine the trip across this time of the year would be very pleasant, provided your tummy did not go back on you. A long letter from Dick today, in which he says owing to his duties as Executive Officer, he could not be spared, hence could not get leave to see you before you left. He speaks very highly of you, but feels badly about not being able to get over there himself. He is still apparently on the East Coast, this letter having taken the usual time of 6 days to come across.

I have invited Mother, Roberta Lion, Colonel Glassford, Lieut Lewis & Lieut Hatch to take lunch with me at the Commercial Club tomorrow, to see General Pau. I see by this mornings paper that the Chairman of his commission dropped dead last night in his room in the Hotel, so I dont know how the lunch is going to be! Lieut Lewis came to our house last Sunday. Mother was asleep in her room, and I was asleep on the lounge in the sitting room. I woke up with a start, all bunged up with sleep, and went to the door. He said he was Dick's roommate or classmate all

able to be here. And I guess I will be till summer anyway (unless something unexpected happens) and then I'll hit for the high Sierras.

Got your address from Roberta Lion so guess its authentic.

A very merry Christmas and best wishes as ever

Doris

37 East 76th Street New York City

Do you know that I heard a wee bit of gossip just the little while I was in Alameda. Mrs Medcraft told me she thought Roberta Lion was engaged to Dick - And Caroline Field said she thought she was to you. Now for heavens sakes tell me is there anything to any of this stuff? I met your Mother and Father flying for the train Roberta was seeing them off - She never even spoke to me the darn little snip!! I don't care if she is engaged to you Dick - Tiny and Leslie all at the