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From Solon H Borglum
Secetary
A.E.F.
Y.M.C.A.

Mrs. Solon H. Borglum
Norwalk, Conn.

On Active Service

With the [strikethrough/] British [strikethrough] American Expeditionary Force

Hotel D France

my dear Emmi & children

You see some of us are still in Paris. We are waiting for our movement orders which takes some time. I hope they will soon come. it is very tiresome waiting around. Still studing french every day and the weather is fine. No news from the Bosch. wathc there canon's on air raids since we have arrived. The other day I was walking along Boulvd. St. Michel to meet M. Franke and have dinner with him and who should I meet [strikethrough/] but [strikethrough] Mr. Fry. we were both very happy to have a few minutes' talk. he leaves for someplace the next morning. he looks fine and is very much interested in his work (camouflage) I spent a very nice evening with Franken. after dinner we went to the movies. he wants to do [strikethrough/] very [strikethrough] all he can for me, but I wish he would cut it out a little. Wednesday I had dinner with Mr. & Mrs. Bonzet. [strikethrough/] they [strikethrough] live in the same house, very beautifull. but they both were very sad. They look well, but tired. Dr. B had just finished clearing his hospitle of the last wounded from the recent drive, which was very hard. we are waiting now for the next, wondering from what direction it will come from. Bonzet have a very beautifull little dog, a hunter. I wish that the son they have left could be sent to America to instruct. he is flying now. Well I wish our bunch could soon get busy. I received a letter from Mildred. She is in another camp now which moves around from place to place. So I am sure she is doing splendid work. The other day I found a note in my room to call up a number by telephone at the Y.M.C.A. signed Montgomery. before I got the chance, he came around. we had a nice visit together when he left Turky (the Legation) he came by way of France the Y.M.C.A. stoped him here and put him in charge of the Paris section. I believe he wanted me to stay with him. But when I told him I was assigned to the French army, he was well pleased 

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