Jan 28, 1945
Dear Mother:
I guess the first thing you noticed is my new stationery. We had it made up a couple of weeks ago and received it yesterday. it is more along the line of what I have been wanting for quite a while. It is not just what I want but it will do fine until then.
The other day you said that a box is on the way and I got it yesterday (Sat.) You said that the candy inside was not too good but I have heard comment quite to the contrary. Really it was wonderful. Of course it tasted great and it was not too soft. I had an idea that it was going to be hard as a brick but actually it was just right. Maybe you didn't get to sample it. The Seeleys and Sam all thought it was wonderful. Mr. Seeley was a candy salesman at one time.
Today we went to the First Plymouth Congregational Church here in town. We asked the deacon's wife to come to church with us and she said that he guessed "Will" wouldn't mind too much. However we had to promise to go to church with them next week.
This church is really a very elaborate structure. They have bells all around the steeple which they play each Sunday morning. The building was remodeled and added to recently and cost the church $120,000. The interior is really beautiful have brown trimming and tinted pillars extending from a very high ceiling to the floor.
Even though the place was beautiful the minister is not too hot. Of course he is a very talented man as he would have to be but the has a poor voice and poor delivery. If it hadn't been for Sam I would have gone to sleep. So you see the church does not make a man great, but rather a man can make a church famous. You probably noticed that the minister has a radio audience. He is a hard worker I am told because the church is only $40,000 in debt.
We had to go out to the Base this morning to see if we were alerted for shipping. We also were supposed to get fitted for a new oxygen mask. We were neither put on the alert or got the mask so it was a rather wasted 2 1/2 hours. We did get back in time for church so we felt O.K.
Oh darn I forgot to mention the rest of the box. The slippers fit just fine. In fact I am wearing them right now. They were just what I wanted. I wanted the leather soles so I could do a little walking around in them. They look good too so they really do the job. I also got the socks. I haven't looked them over yet to see how well you did the job but I hope I won't find a lot of lumps all over them where you sewed them up. I really am in need of some heavy socks to go under my heavy shoes.
Is William still short of "butts"?
With love
Austin xxxx
The other day you said that a box is on the way and I got it yesterday (Sat.) You said that the candy inside was not too good but I have heard comment quite to the contrary. Really it was wonderful. Of course it tasted great and it was not too soft. I had an idea that it was going to be hard as a brick but actually it was just right. Maybe you didn't get to sample it. The Seeleys and Sam all thought it was wonderful. Mr. Seeley was a candy salesman at one time.
Today we went to the First Plymouth Congregational Church here in town. We asked the deacon's wife to come to church with us and she said that he guessed "Will" wouldn't mind too much. However we had to promise to go to church with them next week.
This church is really a very elaborate structure. They have bells all around the steeple which they play each Sunday morning. The building was remodeled and added to recently and cost the church $120,000. The interior is really beautiful have brown trimming and tinted pillars extending from a very high ceiling to the floor.
Even though the place was beautiful the minister is not too hot. Of course he is a very talented man as he would have to be but the has a poor voice and poor delivery. If it hadn't been for Sam I would have gone to sleep. So you see the church does not make a man great, but rather a man can make a church famous. You probably noticed that the minister has a radio audience. He is a hard worker I am told because the church is only $40,000 in debt.
We had to go out to the Base this morning to see if we were alerted for shipping. We also were supposed to get fitted for a new oxygen mask. We were neither put on the alert or got the mask so it was a rather wasted 2 1/2 hours. We did get back in time for church so we felt O.K.
Oh darn I forgot to mention the rest of the box. The slippers fit just fine. In fact I am wearing them right now. They were just what I wanted. I wanted the leather soles so I could do a little walking around in them. They look good too so they really do the job. I also got the socks. I haven't looked them over yet to see how well you did the job but I hope I won't find a lot of lumps all over them where you sewed them up. I really am in need of some heavy socks to go under my heavy shoes.
Is William still short of "butts"?
With love
Austin xxxx
