we shall miss them for many a long day to come

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Dear Norman,

Your welcome card came safely to hand on Friday.

I was very pleased to hear from you, also to see by it that you are having a good time.

I have just come home from Sunday school. We had the usual teacher's meeting at which we mostly discussed the coming Bazaar. I am helping on the Miscellaneous Stall. I think, in fact I am sure it will be a great success. Mr Orr has been most successfull in writing to different firms, most of them have responded well. Ada Dodd is having a sweet evening on the twenty sixth of this month to help furnish her stall, so we are looking forward to a pleasant evening.

I suppose by this time you will have heard all the sad news regarding the loss of three more of the boys Dave, Charlie and Les, it was a terrible shock to us all, knowing them as we did, but still we must not grieve for them, knowing that they are in safe keeping and out of further suffering, but we shall miss them for many a long day to come.

The trouble is who can we get to fill their place as well as they fill it. but I suppose God will provide.

We are all very pleased to have Mr Allen back with us again but of course we are sorry it has to be under the sad circumstances but I am sure he will be a great help to the school as in previous years. I dare say by this time you will have been down to Leicester to see our relations. I trust you had a pleasant time and are continuing to do so.

Well Norm I think I have told you all the news there is to tell this time. Mother and Dad wish to be kindly remembered to you and trust you are well as we all are just now. I will close with best wishes,

from yours sincerely

Doris

PS Thank you very much for the Photo. I think it is a splendid one of you. DW