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My dear Emma and Children:

You see some of us are still in Paris. We are waiting for our movement orders which take some time. I hope they will soon come. It is very tiresome waiting around. I am still studying French everyday and the weather is fine. No news from the Bosch (*) cannons and air raids since we have arrived.
The other day I was walking along Boulevard St. Michael to meet M. Franken and have dinner with him, and who should I meet but Mr. Fry. We were both very happy to hve a few minutes talk. He leaves for some place the next morning. He looked fine and is very much interested in his work. (camoflauge) I spent a very nice evening with Franken. After dinner we went to the movies. He wants to do all he can for me, but I wish he would cut it out a little.
Wednesday I had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Banzet. They live in the same house which is very beautiful, but they both were very sad. They look well but tired. Dr. Banzet had just finished clearnng his hospital of the last wounded from the recent drive which was very hard. We are are waiting now for the next and wondering from what direction it will come. The Banzet's have a very beautiful 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 a splendid work.
The other day I found a note in my room to call up a number by telephone at the YMCA signed Montgomery. Before I got the chance, he came around. We had a nice visit together. When he left Turkey (Legolan), he came by was of France. The YMCA believe he wanted me to stay with him but when I told him I was assigned to the French Army, he was well pleased. He said the work is needed there very much and was sorry that they were not getting more men like me for this division. Mary M. Borglum had written to him that I must be there about this time. Yesterday I had lunch with them and then Mrs. Montgomery and another lady took me to the hospital (American). The women go everyday with ice cream on a large turning can and give the wounded as good a time as they can stand. We had a good time with the boys. They were very happy to see us in spite of the serious condition of some of them. They that are getting well do not want to go back home until they have had another chance. Some of the poor boys look very badly wounded, but they are doing fine. Some of them had no cigarettes. I promised them that I would come back today with a fellow by the name of Jim Hubbell, and together we would have plenty to smoke. You see,