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Conger Reynolds correspondence, March 1-17, 1918

1918-03-06 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 3

was really clever about it wasn't she? And it was surely splendid of her to break the news in that sympathetic, approving way. You may be sure I shall lose no time now that I know how to address her, in writing my thanks. 
Bless the girls for giving me fifteen "Rahs." That's six more than I could have expected. Now I know we'll have a big house party for them sometime. It was beautiful, all of it, I wish I could have seen it. You are fortunate to have such an adoring lot of girls to whom to be patron saint. I wish I could have added my kisses to theirs, or could do it now. You shall have them in addition to all those for other reasons when I come marching home. 
Even though the design of your silver masking will not help me now to get the birthday silver I had in mind I'm glad to see it. I hadn't known whether You ever sent it. The method I finally took of sending you a

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was really clever about it wasn't she? And it was surely splendid of her to break the news in that sympathetic, approving way. You may be sure I shall lose no time now that I know how to address her, in writing my thanks. Bless the girls for giving me fifteen "Rahs." That's six more than I could have expected. Now I know we'll have a big house party for them sometime. It was beautiful, all of it, I wish I could have seen it. You are fortunate to have such an adoring lot of girls to whom to be patron saint. I wish I could have added my kisses to theirs, or could do it now. You shall have them in addition to all those for other reasons when I come marching home. Even though the design of your silver masking will not help me now to get the birthday silver I had in mind I'm glad to see it. I hadn't known whether You ever sent it. The method I finally took of sending you a