p.

Oak Park, Ill. May 24. 1896.
My Darling Grace,
Sunday has again come
and nearly gone, and our
Doctorate sermon has been
preached. The Rev Hillis
gave us a most excellent
and helpful sermon.
Sister Grace was the only
one of our family to go
in with me. This is
G.A.R. Sunday and the
funeral of Mr. Lyman's
father was also held
this afternoon. There were
so many services I could
not expect more to go in
as it was nearly 100 Fhr. in
the Shade.

All sorts of events have taken
place since I wrote you on
Wednesday. One is we have
a new servant, an English girl
and a true servant, another
Friday night we received our
official returns and I received
a written statement from the
Faculty of Rush Medical College
that my examinations had
been satisfactory and was
entitled to the degree of
Doctor in Medicine, which
would be conferred upon
me Wednesday May 27. 1896.
An exceedingly happy youth
was the result, altho I
could not believe anything
else could happen.