Milford chronicle., 1918-05-10
LETTER FROM CARLISLE COLLINS
Paris. France. April Is. 1918.

Paris. France April IS. i9iS.
Dear Mother and Father
Today received from you letters dated
/ March Il. 20. q. "a. 26. also received 3
postals from mother and one from Aunt
/ Mary. all very very much appreciated
/ You mention Of having sent $50 Two
different times. 1 received the $50 you
/ sent care Of American Express Company.
/ Paris. but The iother $50 l have not re-
ce.ved / have inquired a. the Amer
/ can Express Company Tor it and they
know nothing Of it. Tomorrow I am go
ing 10 all the American Express COmpan-
/ les and American banks IN search Of IL.
How did you address me when sending
this $50, or course. e II is nor claimed
i, Will be returned 20 you. I have writ
zen you OF receiving NJ o. Of S25. This
money comes IN very handy, as it certain
Is takes money here and army pay is
small an dwheu my Insurance and Lib
er,y boans come out do not have an eX-
cessive amount left
Last sunday ! met Mr.. Su,iow, Mr..
RouN's nephew He took me 20 the
Olympia theatre. and I also had dinner
with him thar evening. Yesterday after-
noon at 3 o'clock he met me here at the
hotel and I went with him 20 spend the
afternoon and evening with his father and
mother and sister AZ their home AZ Vile
neuve ST. Georges. abou; 20 miles from
Paris They certainly are fine people
and have q nice home there They all
speak English very good. which Of course {
makes il fine for me ! want 20 tell you
about that dinner they gave me: first
soup. then chicken. potatoes. green's .
brussels sprouts. bread. cake, cheese and F.
even pudding To say that enjoyed l.
is expressing it only mildly
The town in which they live is a typ- F
cal old French town, very. very old .
houses a large park and lots Of trees and .
grass. The river Seine flows through
the town. and one can get a magnificent .
view Of Paris, 20 miles away. They took .
me through an old French ceme tery. a .
most wonderful place, and quite full now.
since the war. Of course These French
are great for decorations on the graves
and often have pictures Of the dead en-
cased in glass on the tomb.
We lef, for Paris about $50 and ar
rived shortly after 1s Il surely was a
evry pleasant day
Their other daughter Ca pd!nterJ. aged
% years. is on her way home from Nice.
and am invited out again and hope to
spend many pleasant Sundays with them
they treat you fine.
have not yet received the package OF
shoes and tobacco. Am very anxious for
them to arrive. as 1 would like very much
to have them now. Did you send the
army shoes or the other russell ones?
# they don't come expect you had bet
ter send the others. I also want those
khaki suits now as it is getting quite
warm. but it is hardly time for them yet.
1 received a letter from Stokes and
me from D. Holzmucller today: also one
rom Florence Rodrock. Hester O'Brien
,ent a Smilage Book but It Is useless here.
also about S other letters 50
you see 1 am doing real well.
l have not as yet received the Chronicle
With the letters I wrote in. I would like
o see Il.
That persistent big gun still keeps US
umping around and We have had a few
lir raids in the past ten days. I have
them all but they do not inter-
st me much any more.
Did DR.. Stephenson receive the long
etter wrote him? I am having some
pictures finished am enclosing one
{ is very poor The Others will be finish
u IN a rev Gays anu VIII Seuu as soon
8 completed. think they viii be much
,etter. This picture win show me as
at as everl I wish you would have John
bennett inquire about the other $50 you
abled.
Tell Stokes will write in a few days
nd remember me to all Am feeling fine
hope you are all well. Lots OF love.
Carlisle.
'orporal T. C. Collins
Engineers Purchasing Office.
Am Ex. Force. France.
l.. s. NJ p D. No 702