December 27 1910

Salt Lake City Utah Dec. 26.

Dear mother:-

Einar and I are at Augusta’s home now at Salt Lake. We are having a good time and she has quite a nice home. We got here Xmas eve and had to walk about two miles from the street cars to get here. Yesterday all of Einar’s sisters came out here for Xmas dinner. Edla, Ester and Judith also two other Swedish girls that said they knew pa. Miss Peterson and Henderholm.//

We had a fine time. Judith won’t say anything in English but the others do. The three girls gave me a box with ½ doz linen handkerchiefs in. They are fine ones aleight with my initial in one corner. We are going out to Grantsville on Thursday. Aunt Hilda wrote to Einar and said she will meet us at M---is or Tooele. I guess we’ll get to see the girls again, before we go. They are very nice girls but we can’t get along very well on account of the language. I got yours and pa’s letters //just before leaving Provo. Gerald and Lyn both got letters from their mothers too. Lyn went to Nephi and Gerald went to Marysville. We are going to a theatre tonight.

Pa said he enclosed $15, but it never came. He forgot to put it in I guess. I sent you all a book, I was in such a hurry and couldn’t think of anything.

We three boys got Sister Lynton a half dozen hakfs for Xmas. They had a Xmas tree and lots of company but I wasn’t there. They just got a fine new piano into their house on Sat. //I will practice there after holidays part of the time. My piano teacher gave me a picture of a fine musician for Xmas.

Salt Lake is a fine city. I wish Uncle August and his family could move to Arizona. Maybe I’ll want the rest to, when I see them. I am sending my deportment card again.

I got Augusta’s little girl here is about the size of Fay. She’s awful cute. Talks Swedish to Einar and a little English to me. She cried every time I looked at her at first but now she comes to me// all the time.

I got 100% in English in the examinations but I don’t answer many questions in the class so I am marked (A) on the card.

My theology mark is between 95 and 100 %.

Brimhall wrote on the outside of my examination paper:- “This is the best Examination paper I have received yet and I want you to come and see me at my office or home sometime.”

I haven’t gone yet.

They didn’t mark Geometry in this time. I don’t know why. I need a music stand and a case// for my cello. That is a cover for it. It’ll crack if I don’t keep it covered. Will it be all right if I send to Lyon and Healy for these things also some strings. Will you see pa about this, as I am only writing to you this time. The case wont cost over $1.50 I don’t think.

There isn’t any thing else to write so will close.

From your son

Albert.

The only place to write now is to Provo, as I’ll go back in a week. I didn’t get the things you told about as I had to leave.