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#144 Navy #3247 (Military Govt) FPO San Francisco Thurs 22 Feb. 1:15 am My dearest darling A hospital corpsman has just dashed in (I'm on duty) looking for Dr. Hershey - he didn't say what for, no sooner had he gone out the door in the direction of the tent I indicated than I heard a sudden unmistable(sic) sharp cry: the population of our camp had been increased by one. It yelled lustily for the better part of a minute. I'm a little too dazed from a long evening's letter writing to know just where to begin - particularly with 12 or 13 of your letters to answer! (All the back ones came through today, plus 3 new ones up thru 164 of Valentine's Day) - so I'll just put down odds and ends as I think of them. Fran knows, and likes, margarita - “lively little devil,” I think he called her. He was hoping, as I do, that you could soon get together with his mother on time and transportation, and pay her that postponed visit - As to [Hincie?], Fran said the one thing he found it hard to forgive her was that Mrs. Conrad was hurt by her bluntness in breaking off the engagement (something which Fran says he understands - she had previously [pg 2] had a long, drawn-out and indecisive one)…Fran's stepfather, whom he likes well enough but with whom he isn't intimate is a professor of education at Cal (Berkeley). I'll buy some stamps tomorrow with the two dollars, darling - half special, because I've already bought some, and half air mail - but don't you dare do that again. Thank you for the page on schools. Most of them sound too commercial, but I'll write Mercersburg and maybe one or two others. It will be interesting to see what sort of reply I get. Yes, that small clipping M and F sent is the affair I was referring to. As you may have gathered, it did not take place on this island - the ceremony, I mean. M and F must have missed a longer article in the Times of Feb. 5, a copy of which somebody here gave me. It was full of misstatements. Incidentally the “speech” a part of which was quoted in something that I translated several months ago - had quite a job rendering the flowery Japanese into acceptably straightforward English which nevertheless said essentially the same thing - that “crystallized salt of the sweat…” is a stock [pg 3] phrase which I translated literally. Keep sending Ernie Pyle. I like him. It was fun getting Wendy's “chewing and crinkling paper”. The picture of the Brown Palace lobby full of livestock I had, curiously, seen just five minutes before I opened the letter in which you sent it. I think it was Charlie's clipping, received from Helen. Haven't received Life for more than a month - just 3 copies altogether - and assume that's it now being sent to you instead. Tell Bobbie that I shall take his baking picture to school with me tomorrow and show it to some of the children. I was much amused about the Valentine to Sally. And very happy that your flowers arrived on time. I was afraid, having sent in the order only ten days ahead this time (tho I thought of it long before) that it might have got caught in the mail jam. Enjoyed the Sunsut School Notes. Was interested in the article on Father Cho, but I have learned to take such things written [pg 4] from a policy point of view with a grain of salt. A book to look up for Wendy (I’d order it except that there's too good a chance you may have seen it already) “The Little Builders’ ABC” by Nell Reppy. Simon and Schuster 1943, $1.25 Did I ever tell you to look for newsreels that were taken at the school (before the new buildings) and are going the rounds of American theaters? Tel's wife just happened to see them about 3 weeks ago and was naturally quite excited. No military personnel in them - just children, teachers and the locale. Darling, will you send me some baby oil for my hair? I'm almost out. Should have mentioned it sooner; can't buy anything to replace it with. And this place is so dusty that I wash my hair almost every day. Hate to leave you especially tonight, darling. But it's almost two a.m. I love you lots and lots and lots Warren
