Dear Jackie:
This is Sunday afternoon and we are in the Red Cross drinking Coca Cola and eating donuts. We aren't going back for supper. This afternoon it is raining but we have been for a walk down by the river. It is the Neckep river and is very large. There were some birds , that looked a little like our pigerous mostly white with ack tipped wings. The boys would throu them food and they would catach it in the air. If

missed two or three would land on the water after it. It started to rain again so we are back writing. you can tell Grammue that we are listening to a radis program from New York. The red cross radius are about all we hear. Have mother take a picture of you and your dolls and sank some to daddy. Daddy looks at your pictures really every day. The can find anyone to show them to, he brags about his daughter. I know by the paper that you have snow now but over here all it does is rain every day. We haven't had a nice day since we got here. Once in a while

the sun shines for a few hours but not the whole day. Daddy was lucky to be sent here it is much nicer than any other place he has been. The people are clean and there are a lot of paces for recreation but he still thinks of his family and wishes he could be with them. We had a good time together and somday soon, we will start in again. We missed camp this summer, but maybe by the best of next fall, "We hope", we can go to camp and otehr places again together

How do those new skiis work, be sure and have mother write about them & bet you fall down once in a while. Does Mother take you and Sis down street on the sled or does she make your pull sister? These has been a one star and a three star General here this afternoon, they are big shot. Mother will underrstand this. Will close and write another lettter to someone. Cna't divide to whom becasue we won't recivee any mail until last of this month
Love to you all
Daddy P.S. Mailed the pictures of Paris.