World War I Collection

Imprinted Paper: ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA IDAHO MONTANA NEVADA OREGON UTAH WASHINGTON

H. L. A. BATES SECRETARY-MANAGER

STANDARD FORMS BUREAU 277 PINE STREET TELEPHONE SUTTER 4560

TRADE MARK STANDARD

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., [handwritten:] Oct 9th 1918

My very dear old Snedward:

I got a fine long letter from you the other day, which took 8 days to go from where you mailed it, to Bordeaux. You wrote to all your brothers at the same time, and Dick sent his to us to read and keep. We read Jos & Les' before forwarding them on. The addresses of your brothers as of today are as follows:

Major N. C. Bates U.S.M.C. Alongapo [ Olongapo ], P.I.

Lieut. L. R. Bates A.S., M.A, RMA "Garden City"[crossed out] Aeronautical Supply Depot and Cocentration [Concentration] Camp Garden City, Long Island, New York

Lieut R. W. Bates U.S.N. c/o Bureau of Navigation Washington, D.C.

H. J. Bates c/o Western Rice Growers, Nelson, Butte Co., Cal.

From the foregoing you will note that Norman has moved from Cavite to Olongapo where he is in command. Dick writes that he is on special secret duty, and heads his letter U.S.S. ----------. That is why I give his address c/o Bureau of Navigation. On the 27th of Sept we got a wire from Les at Riverside that he was leaving on the 30th, or 1st Oct, so Mother and I went down that night on the Lark arriving at Riverside about 2 pm Sat. Old Les came in and stayed with us at the Mission Inn,