recd 8/6/18 Noted on letter by ANS
Ansd 9/6/18
Elsinore
27 Spring St
Balmain April 29 1918
My dear darling ducky face Norman,
I am pleased to tell you received a nice little letter this
week and the two books you sent. I got the books on Tuesday and the letter on
Thursday evening. Did you send them in the same mail. I believe there will be
another mail in next week. I hope I have some more letters. Write every week
and post them, the same as I do and they will catch the 1st mail.
Your last letter dated Feb 26, nearly 7 weeks ago. I am glad my dear boy your
cold is better. Did you take the Cough medicine I put in your trunk. I am glad
you are settled in your new place now and your hours are a bit shorter, You
have more time to yourself. What did you say to Queen Mary when you saw her.
(did you tell her I was asking about her). How did you come to get in the King’s
stables. I suppose they are very nice.
I hope dear Norman that you have got one of the parcels
before this. I know one of the mail boats went down going home about 3rd
or 5th December with all the mails and parcel but don’t think there
were any of mine on her. As soon as I hear that got one I will send you more. I
will send it with one of the secretaries next time I think. Mr Gillanders told
me to, he said they would be nicer.
Well Norman we have had a busy time here this last week or
two. You know the Sunday School picnic was held on Wednesday 17April and oh
Norman it was a glorious day. A beautiful sunrise, warm and calm tho it was
late in the season to have it and the people did turn out. I did not go. Mrs Cowell
and I were down at Cronulla for a few days. Came home Tuesday night so I had to
wash Wednesday ………I wouldn’t have gone. I didn’t go to the last one when you
were here and another thing. I didn’t believe in them having one now and as the
war so bad. Mr Manning thought best and a lot were against it, but it was
carried all the same..but I think it turned out well. Of course they didn’t go
to all the expense you did last time. No printing and all that. I think they
only had toys for the little children, none for the bigger ones and they had
the concert on Saturday night last and they are going to repeat it next Monday
night, for the rectory fund. I believe it was very good. I won’t be here for
it. I am going up to Illma’s on Monday and of course last Saturday I was
writing to you and it was too late when I had finished to go in and we had our
Vestry meeting on Thursday night and it was very good. They proposed Mr Goode
and Bob Adcock for the Wardens and Bob and Mr Whitlaw{?}got in. Poor Day is out
of it and Mr Goode. I can’t make it out, how he didn’t get in. I am sure he
didn’t like it. So in giving thanks to them all when they had done, Day Cowell
got and said there was another who deserved thanks and that was the Verger Mr
Barwick and Mr Manning said yes and his wife’s name was coupled with it so they
gave us a good clap. [the preceding section was very difficult to decipher ..writing
extra difficult ..a bit emotional}
They have decided to have the tea in June and a sale of work
later on, so I suppose we will be having a busy time but it is not much I can
do to help them. I have taken up another 10.0.0 bond Norm. I wanted to take it
up for you but they said they wanted your signature and you might have a lot of
trouble to get your bond without so I thought I would take one up myself. Mrs
Cowell and I went in to Hordens (you know they and Farmers are giving a phone[?]
and …….each in prizes for all that takes a 10.0.0 bond) so Mrs Cowell and I
went in to get one so we have our prize tickets now. The first prize is a
thousand.[?] My number is 29356. The drawing is to take place in the town hall
May the 10th. Of course we have 5 months to pay up our 10.0.0. No
one thinks I was wise in doing so. I know it all helps the soldiers.
Mrs Thring has gone to Hobart for a holiday and Dode is
playing the organ for her. She was playing this afternoon for a wedding. I did
not send Winnies wedding cake in a letter dear Norman. I sent it in one of the parcels and sent you
a pair of socks. Got plenty yet. Do you darn them at all. You must learn to
darn you know. Now my dear darling son, I must come to an end. Pa has never got
your letter yet and he sends love to you and accept a larger share from your
ever loving Mother, with kisses xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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