World War I Collection

727 Paru Street April 30th 1918

My own dear Edward –

We came home feeling really blue last night and had no sooner arrived at the house than dear old Grandma Daniels – trotted in (looking more frail than I have ever seen her) – and carrying a beautiful scarf which she has knitted

Kew – Be careful what you say about A.D. don't give out any hints about Dick in connection therewith. Dick likes M. Kew next [underlined] to A.D. he said –

Les graduated No 4 – a tie between him & another one you graded the same – quite good – no news yet – I may [underlined] send you a late Occident with 2 of Lesleys poems in it – Send it back if its on your way – but don't lose it – I sent Grandma Daniels scarf two days ago – to you with your gloves – hope they reach you safely – don't neglect to write to her will you dear – We thought

727 Paru St.

June 14th 1918

Darling Edward

I have not written you this week but wrote to Nor Dick & Les. Jocelyn left on Tuesday for Rice fields just heard from him. The heat is great [underlined] 114° when he got there which is terrific but next day a thunderstorm came in which also [underlined] was terrific as he & young Linderman both thought they were struck

[Written vertically on left margin:] I brought Grandma Daniels a nice bunch of flowers yesterday I thought it was her birthday but was mistaken it was on the 11th June.

which came today --- dated August 8th so I suppose it is still too early to hope for a letter from you quite so soon. Dear old Grandma Daniels is sick a trained nurse in attendance & very weak & low - but saying funny things as ever. They try to make her take nourishment & she can't apparently i.e. has no inclination, the nurse brought her a soft boiled egg & tried to coax her to eat it. She asked what it was & the nurse told her. "I would just as soon take a bite out of Bobs!' said she -- as quick as a flash. She keeps the nurse laughing all the time Mrs Durney says - with

& who sends things from them to Raymond to send something to you too she said --- canned things I think dear. Grandma Daniels is better I am glad to say and able to go driving once more - It is good to see her out again --Edith & Mrs. W. are at Lodi - Edith ordered there by Dr --- but is better. Jack is wretchd [wretched] with infection of the Cynus [Sinus] --- from his nose but is on the mend we think -- They are to move next week to a nice house on Clinton just along Union St -- Mrs James (Blanche Tisdale) wife of Dr Edwin Poved the dentist left three a.m. to go ahead on Red Cross work so you "may see" [underlined] her sometime, she is a fine woman.

Fond love my dearest one from each one of us -- I am not surprised that you find yourself cool more so than you expected -- I [underlined] expected you would be so -- Blessings & prayers from us all -- Your loving Mother R. Helen Bates