Dear Mom, Dad and All:

     A few lines to let you know that I received the Rosary for Evelyn and have sent it on to her.  She has received a letter from Irene and another from Florence and was very glad to hear from some of my relatives.  George wrote me sending on the letters from Mom and Jerry which I read, and sent to Evelyn.  She had a tooth pulled Monday and wasn't feeling so good Monday night so didn't go down to her instructions until Tuesday.  Ordinarily she goes every Monday and Thursday.  The Rosary was a very thoughtful gift and I know she will be grateful for it.  One of her girl friends at her office gave her a St. Christopher medal to remember her by.  She was very pleased with that too.  I haven't been doing anything of interest that I can write about myself.  Life goes peacefully on as far as I'm concerned.  That air raid you mentioned having read about in the paper didn't bother us any.  It was during the night and I slept through it.  No bombs were dropped.  I still haven't heard any bombs.  I think that must be some kind of a record over here.  Wednesday night I visited my old landlady and her husband gave me four lovely rose buds to pretty up my room.  They've opened up now and are about the size of the peonies we used to have in the back yard.  Two orange colored, one pink and one deep red one.  They sure smell nice.  All the flowers are blooming here now, thousands of different kinds.  I've never seen so many in my life.  I didn't have Katherine's address when I sent out the wedding invitations and as Bug was in the process of moving didn't know where he was, either, to get it.  I sent the Dullea's to Fargo thinking they were there.  Sorry.

Love to all, (Cont'd next page)

Thatch

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I didn't put any street address on the Dullea Invitation thinking they would get It anyway.  I didn't know they weren't in Fargo until I saw Bug two weeks later and it was too late then to send one so they would get it before the wedding took place.  The same applied to Katherine's, although the one to Dulleas was addressed "and Family".  Your V-mails have been arriving in good time of late.  Dad's letter to George broke all records though, being delivered five days after it was mailed.  I still think Dad has the APO jinxed as his letters always come the fastest and always get through.  I guess the Jerries have the wedding ring for sure now, since the Rosary and George's watch came already.  We were unlucky that time.  I still don't know how much I am out as you didn't tell me how much it cost.  We'll have to have Frank make another after we get home.  Have been looking at the ads in the papers you sent and see lots of dishes advertised.  You might pick up one of those bargain breakfast sets with service for four.  Also any other similar items you think we will be needing when the time comes.  I suppose everything will keep getting scarcer over there too as time goes on, so it's best to get things while they are still available.  Deduct the necessary funds from my allotment.  Eve gets a kick out of reading the ads as there are none in the papers over here any more.  The daily London papers are limited to four pages and the Sunday papers to eight pages by the paper rationing.  Imagine the New York Times being cut down to four pages.  There is a war on over here!  Guess that's all for now.  Eve is writing to all the relations and Sister Gertrude.  Love from us both,

Thatch