Camp Mills May 20 – 1919

 

Dear Mabel:

 

            I went to New York yesterday and went out to see our cousins but they have gone to the country.  A short time after I left the company barracks a friend of theirs who is stationed at this camp [came] to see me and tell me where they were.  He left a note telling me where they were.  He also said he would be around to today and see me.  I just now met him and he tells me that Cousin Emma is at a town called Jericho, L.I. about twenty five miles from here.  It is to[o] bad she is not at the same place she was last year as it is only about a half hours walk from here.  Cousin Matilda is at Great Barrington, Mass. and she said she would pay my fare both ways if I would come to see her.  It takes about five hours to reach the place.  I am afraid I will not be able to get there as we are liable to leave any day.

 

            I was lucky to get my pass to New York yesterday as orders came today not to issue any more passes as we are likely to move out at any time.

 

            I received two tickets for the reception they are going to have at the Coloseum [sp] when we return.  We were told to send them home to whoever we wished to have them.  If you belong to the Auxilliary Ass’n. you will not need a ticket so you can give them to somebody else in that case.

 

            I do not know how true it is but there is a rumor floating around here that we may parade in Chicago next Saturday.  I hope it is true.

 

            I received a letter from Eva today that she wrote when we were on the Mt. Vernon.

 

            Well this is all for this time and I hope I will see you soon after this letter reaches you.

 

                                                            Love to all

                                                                        Theo