I am rather late with my letter but have been ill and unable to write as I hoped. I have had La Grippe¹ and also ear trouble but am very much better now and with my three boys and Betty am kept busy every minute, so letter writing is generally put aside.

Most of you have no doubt heard of Papa's death which occured last October while he was visiting at his boyhood home in Tioga, Pa. It came as a shock to us all as he had seemed to be in good health for some time. It was very hard indeed to take up life again without him.

Lynn and Donald are both working and doing splendidly and each has a car which we enjoy very much.

Billy is doing very nicely in school; he had quite a severe accident to his right hand last year just before school closed, while in his woodworking class. He nearly severed the index finger and when it healed there was a swelling on the knuckle which caused stiffness in the joint. During his Easter vacation we had an Xray taken which revealed a splinter of bone in the joint so he went back in the hospital and was operated on by a specialist and is just now recovering but we feel it is not much better. We are very anxious because it will be such a handicap to his athletics when he enters college.

Betty, my youngest, is getting along famously and just at present her time is very much occupied in school by an Operetta which is to take place the first of June. She has been taking Character and Interprative Dancing at Eastman School of Dramatic Art² this winter so she has been quite a busy girlie, and is very well.

We are very pleasantly situated here in Rochester and are very glad we located here as there are so many privileges for the children in school and wonderful opportunities for us all.

We have a radio from which we derive a lot of pleasure and are always hoping we may hear some of the Cousins broadcasting.³

The boys join us in sending love to you all,