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Show 1 4 ^ 3 i n g Sh a a t u n g G H I It A, .Oecrli I9178 Ddar Hester: W**"an I out in a few stray general l e t t e rs , wjeb yra-ba«i wrote a coupf© of weeks ago, I also wrote a brief l e t t e r to y@u , which did not get seat . So I- send it aow though there is nothing cf Importance in it* This gives a© a chance to add our Baas and Mew Tears grot lags and to" say that we woaid ve-ro rock erlcv soenttinr toon, with you, i f convenient . ^g^s. p."- il- - * " T at is a big IF how-aver and we shall! have to look forward to -"other years and occasions Yflur oioter Edith started fo- the country feld west of as early Monday A.M, Not,as - e a r l y as she wouHS .have liked however She h e r s e l f was ready at five according to the time set,but no c a r t e r appeared t i l l eight -/hea a late start was made The Chinese have an adage that five classes of men should be .shot at $ i g h t , a n d the cat t a r "-is 0ie of the; five . This man ?as to have pay for the day arid cm? id use that three heme at home very nicely „ We hear that the s t a t i on class was well attnded l l d i t h vent out anj staled it two ;veeks age and left ji in charge of a bible woman , and nm has gone to examine the cornea who have attnded it • She expects to be back tonight or tom#rros/. aad will find plenty of work waitiag h e r , / Xrnas for the kibdergvoten, Xraas for the Suaday School Xrnas for the t a t t e rs and Xrnas for the station. Mrs .Jastman is getjfeig up a scene froai B V r d*s G k e 3 s t i a s G a r o 1 for our s t a t i o n xrnas T?ach of the four iiieri have a small part put .act all t | e ladies. Mrs .Eac'trsan as Mrs.Raggkes has a good deal .to do aad she will ao i t *eix. I have j st come from the church aitrre we have been putt i n g aj toimmiig . Tt i s looking oswfa fresh and . Xmasy. f o r t u n a t e l y fhore. 3rcTplenty of cedar boughs^ fro i tk^ trees which cuiyy^imd tn& ^JOBip:, ox m i , . ^MM^T- J . ^ Whi 1 e ther? M: .: * L°ng of the Gi r 1 • s school came with forty r>f the g i r l s for their rehearsal .They certainly laaje a wlov^ noxt'e** and it is not ""anally unmusical* Helen goes from Sana Ana, wjtere ^}ri3 i s teaching to Los Angeles to spend Xrnas I t the i f e r r a l l s , a family we ;oo- when in Olivet church San Francii£V o« 11 will bo a pleasant ehwns^ for her Helen. © net only teaching in ki'oderfe rteH bat taking a course in the i u s i n e s s College and likes the tattoo almcsjC as well as the former . I wonder if you. have been up to North jjfcrkeley l a t e l y . 1 expect to find- some changes oa oar f-etana I t hardly seems p o s s i b l e tit within four months of your raeaivin^ t h i s we s h a l l have s t a r t e d on xpur &t*ip north , preparatory to t A i l o the a a a w r home 6 We hope to spend a full week in faking and $&jm days in J a p a n . If the war were not on we o*c] be tempt ad to -return via Siberia and Emglano but a close cf the war bef re then, though ioagei for and po^ycni^ for can hardly be expected « Jf I re member rightly vou are alreary owing me a l e t t er and willl have to hurry to | e t it here be fore we start . Suace r e l y Tours 9 Ben.P . Sargent- « |