From: France
Wed. 10 Oct. 1917

Dear Mother -

I must try and write a few lines this time as I have sent cards the last two times and they must be rather disappointing. There is four of your letters in all, before me here, that I have received since writing the last letter. Those of Aug. 22 & 27 I received on Sept. 21 and acknowledged on a card. You mention a Miss Hayes you met in Athens whom I remember. I was attending the Athens High School when she broke her hip and remember the incident well. I was indeed surprised at news of Evelyn Purvis's marriage. Don't know the fellow at all. I am glad that Morley Sheffield is safely married to someone else. I would not care to see him as Ollie's husband.

I received two more letters from you yesterday morning - those of Sept. 2 and 9. What a busy time you must have had getting them off to school again. I hope Gladys likes it at Poole's Resort and it is indeed so nice to be able to talk over the phone. You are having lots of rain are you? We are having lots here too now and I suppose that from now on there will be more rainy days than clear ones. I have caught a slight cold already but I usually have one in winter time and it is not amounting to anything. I am really feeling fine and have been having a pretty good time lately. I hope you got the letter I sent a short while ago asking for sweater and socks. There is no special hurry at all you know, and I do hope the parcel you send will get through alright. Too bad I didn't get the last one you sent. Some of the fellows get parcels regularly every mail (two weeks) from home or friends and very few, if any, go astray. The parcels are nice sometimes but a fellow doesn't really need them as rations are usually all he requires and we have our pay for extras at the canteens.

Oh, so Harley Ferguson is getting back to Canada is he? I hope you are able to see him. One should consider him fortunate in a way as he has done his bit without having to come over here, but I suppose he will be dissatisfied. I hope you are keeping real well and not worrying about me. No one runs needless risks out here and all sorts of precautions are taken.

Love to all - Gladys, Harold, Cecil, Arthur & yourself.
Yours affectionately,
R.G. Brown