No. 109.
France
5/11/18.

My Dear Mater.

A Canadian mail started to come in to-night and I have a letter from Paul, but no others. He has arrived safely, and hopes to soon be able to get down to see you.

Parcel No. 10 arrived O.K. with coffee, cake, etc. all jake and was most welcome. It surely made good time.

Your celebration was a little previous, but I suppose you have since had a really good one. It is very hard to say what the next month will bring forth – possibly the end. We get such varying reports of conditions in Germany. The allied advance of the past few days should help some. If they can get organized in time to give Berlin an interesting week via the air, that will help a good deal, but it would not surprise me to see them ask for peace to prevent against this.

We are fairly busy. I am still inside but feeling mighty well. Am using my eyes a good deal and they bother me some.

From about a ton and a half of seed, we have had nearly (or quite) fourteen tons of potatoes. This is in addition to small stuff and cabbage, turnips, parsnips, beets etc. of which we have had a good crop. They are still setting out cabbage plants etc; it seems as if the growing season is never over here.

I have not heard from Mir. since she reached N.Y., but know just how busy she is. Hope she enjoys herself.

I am attending a series of lectures (at the “Y.”) on the French Revolution and they are interesting. This takes up two nights a week. With my reading, it keeps me pretty busy.

Two of the boys who were turned down for the R.A.F. are I believe coming back to us. English leave is likely to open up some, and I am 36^th on the list. If it comes thro slowly I will likely go to Paris, and Nice, Mentone etc. on or after Dec. 20^th, if I can make it. I can get ten days without it affecting Blighty leave or fourteen which cancels the Blighty. If it looks like peace by that time, I will likely take the fourteen and chance hitting Blighty on the return trip. I may never get over here again.

Thot I mentioned the Red Cross hut. It is a big one, presented to us by the Can. Society. Has a good stage, dressing rooms etc. Tables for writing and easy chairs. It is for both patients and personnel. It has electric lights now and we are having them all thro, even in the men’s sleeping quarters. We have two low trestles with three “bed boards” for a bed, straw ticks and blankets, and anything in the way of a better mattress and for a pillow that you can pinch. We are very comfortable and everything is clean. We have recently had a large stationary fumigating plant erected to replace our two portable ones. It is getting darn monotonous tho, since we are right out of the war – they are going the other way now, rather different from spring.

O! yes, I got that M.O. for $5⁰⁰ all right, as soon as the received the information from Dad. London said it has been returned to them on account of insufficient address, but I have had letters with little more than my number on.

 I don’t see what the Canadian fellows are thinking about, getting married. It would take some girl to persuade me just now. There is too much uncertainty as to conditions after the war.

Sorry about Mrs. G. Wood and that the Flu is so bad. Of course we have it here too, but all precautions are taken.

I think Nerta should prepare to take her B.A. or MacDonald at least, when her two year’s are up, and then quit if she wants to.

I remember who May Lees is now and hope Mir is able to see her. I often laugh about poor Mir. denying ever having seen her, when she was so sick. I hope May is able to visit us some time.

It is indeed too bad about Harry Thompson. After all he went thro, to think he was not spared to see and be of use in the good work our troops have done lately.

I have several letters to write and it is nearing “nineteen” o’clock so I will leave you. Love to all.

Your affectionate son,
Worth.