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Number 5

Dear Emma and Children:

I mailed a letter to you this morning in which I told you that I had not heard from you yet. This noon two letter came - No. 1 and one with no number (but June 18 date). I was mighty glad to hear from you and make fast to let you know your letter came.
I am very glad Paul you played the bugle for Picknell even little things help. Often they seem small, but a little job can often turn out to be a pretty big one.
Jimmy and I went down to mail our letters this norming [[morning]] and while waiting, Jim was looking at a morning paper. In th [[the]] list of wounded he saw the name of a young lieutenant whom he knew when he was a little boy. So Jim is quite upset today. We are trying to locate him but have not succeeded as yet. We understand he was dangerously wounded. When Jim arrived, the first letters he received in Parish were from the mother of this boy.
Yesterday when I was at the hospital with Mrs. M., two of the boys who were seriously wounded were reported dead that morning. So they thought it quite a joke to be eating ice cream and be dead at the same time. There are many other things I must remember to tell you when I come home. (We cannot write)
It is very sad about Dick D. Let us hope he will get well, fight through it all and then come over. Tell our neighbors that I am always inquiring about Connecticut boys, and that if they need to know anything I will find it out through the YMCA. We get alot of news first hand from the front direct from the boys. But you get it before we do through the papers. Of course right from the boys it sounds fresh anyway.
I know that the package Mary sent is for her brother, but I had to break it open and lost the address, so if she will send it, I will send it to him at once. The advice we received was not true anyway because our trunks were not examined any way. Tell Mary her brother will get the package.
Mr. Montgomery is very ice to me. Tomorrow noon I am to dine with him and three professors. I wish you would have Montey telephone to Mary and tell her that her brother hunded me up and is doing all he can to make me at home here.
Now I must not write too much in one letter or there will not be anything to write in the next. Just wanted to let you know that your good letter came today.

Lots of love and kisses,

Solon

P.S. Do not forget to number the letters. We will leave for s somewhere in France in a few days. Everything is being done to keep the mail going but it cannot be perfect. I know with three level heads everything will go well at home.