7. This is the 7th and I have not had a line yet

Elsinore

September 23 1917

My dear darling boy,

Another Sunday and another letter.  This is the 7th and I have not had a line yet but I suppose they will all come in a heap. Well my dear boy I wonder what you are doing now? How are you enjoying yourself and what sort of passage have you had?

We had our Confirmation on Friday night, the bishop came out and we had Mr Wilton, Mr Best and Mr Moore. There were some candidates from St Mary's and one or two of St Mark's. I think there were about 60 all together. We had a good congregation and a goodnight. They all turned up this morning again to Communion and Mr Wilton is now with the Sunday School and after that is the Men's Service. So he is busy enough of it. He is stopping at Mr Manning's. He will be stopping till Wednesday and Mr Manning is going back with him for a week or so. Mr Wilton's Curate is coming here next Sunday.

Matey Elliot has enlisted at last dear Norman. He has gone into Officer School and so has Jack Story. There came a letter from Charlie Cox this week. I will enclose it for you. I suppose he is in this other big push now. They seem going ahead all right.

Well Norman the strike is not over yet. I expect it will be next week, it is  the miners that are keeping back. We get no Gas, only of a night now. I wish it was all over so we would have our trains running. They are not coming down this way yet, they don't run to the boat? yet, only as far as St James Church, but I suppose they will be all right in a week or tow. Illma says she writes to you every Sunday, so I expect you will have enough letters when you arrive in England to read.

Be sure to let me know about the papers, if you get them or not. Pa is fine. He is over at the church now and I know sends you best love. I don't know how many have told me to remember them to you. I think all your girls. So goodbye dear Norman with heap of love from your loving Mother.