Thursday, 1PM

Dear little love:

Holmes and I have been getting along very well. Our bedroom has a long seat, transverse to the train — it is about 7' long, so I can lie stretched out. There is even room for Holmes at the end.

Most of the good scenery was in the region we covered at night. H. & I talked for a while about our work, and then went in the lounge car, where we saw Wickman (you remember "Wick" of the Commonwealth Fund — a bald fat fellow). We had dinner with him & then went to bed early, getting up at 10:30 & having breakfast. For supper I had cream of mushroom soup & spanish omelet, & for breakfast honey-dew melon & french toast. I didn't sleep quite so well as usual. Holmes seemed to sleep well — he has been missing most of the past few nights' sleep. I hope he finds this trip restful.

The train is very comfortable. The privacy of our room is pleasant.

Wick may be able to recommend someone for the bacteriology-immunology job I need to fill. He thinks that there is a man available in Cleveland.

I hope that you can arrange to come

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soon to be with me in Pittsburgh & other Eastern points, little love. I shall try to postpone any trips until the latter part of the period, so that you will be along.

Tomorrow we shall stay with Johnson, & then see Yost [?] on Saturday, & go on to Pittsburgh Sat. night.

Give my love to the children.

Your own

Paddy