World War I Collection

and we kids that were left here had a swell time. Went swimming in the tank in the morning, rode out to Tea Kettle Inn in Montecito for lunch, and rode all afternoon.

Then went to the Arlington for dinner and the Palace afterwards. The Palace is a moving picture place and Miss Gamble would never let us go because one night she saw some pictures that she didn't think were quite proper. But one of the teachers went in the afternoon and said the pictures were all right, so we went. They were the tamest things I've seen in a long time. We were interested particularly in the Flying A one and picked out all our friends. Jack Kerrigan, the leading man who is swell, wasn't as good as he might have been. He's some class on the street.

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haven't had any real hot weather since and we can't go in the tank. While I'm at Black's we'll go in though. Kathryn Armstrong from Oakland is going to be here too and we'll have some time all right.

We have met Jack Kerrigan of the Flying A company and he's swell. We see him

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April 6, 1913.

Dear Edward:

Didn't see much of you while I was home, did I? Not your fault though as you did try to once or twice.

I was awfully busy though. Went to the city every day but one and that day I was busy all the time and went to the Orpheum in the afternoon.

Nothing exciting has happened since I've been back – Seems ages since I was home. Saw my dear friend Jack Kerrigan friday and he kept turning around and smiling and beckoning to me all the way up State Street for a ways while I was going into a store. The chaperon was too intent on going into the bank to see me and the preformance. Saw him later too when Miss Tudor took Adalene Hatch and me to the