Sep 24 2:00PM 1912

Chicago , Ill. Sept 23, 1912

423 W 60^th St.

Dear Mother:

I got your letter this morning. It surely looked good to get one from you and Cora the same time, and these were the first two.

I am better acquainted with the school work now and like it better. It takes about two weeks to get settled in a new school. I have three laboratories to work in. There are lots of small instruments etc. to keep track of and use. Yesterday I went with Forrest the boy that whose home I stay at // to his Church. He is quite interested in Church and Sunday School. His Church is the Baptist. My room mate is a Presbyterian and goes every Sunday. I have found out where the Mormons live or go to Church and may go out there next Sundat. Both boys have asked me about what Church I belong to. They surely opened their eyes and didn’t have much to say when I told them “Mormon.” Forrest says he wants to go out to our Church sometime.//

We have had two games of Tennis. Say I went to Spalding+Bros. here and bought some goods as follows:

Indian Clubs retail: 1.00

Tennis shoes 2.25

Tennis Balls 1.00

Guide .10

Of course they will be billed home to the store at wholesale. Ask pa to watch invoice and see if they give correct prices. I may want to buy something from M__Clury and the Farwell’s.

Let me know if you pa wants something from Farwells that I can get.// Ask pa if he remembers about pennant canes that Wilford Hamblin wanted. If he wants maybe I can buy some here.

The people treat us fine and we have a good, clean living.

I took another cello lesson today and it is going to be hard to get positions for a while.

The Sunday School here seemed so bland and the minsters sermon so dry although they said he is exceptionally good.

I’m glad I know about something better. Maybe sister F_____wont need to worry much about me. //

For exercise I will work Indian Clubs and play Tennis. Tennis wont last long though. I am getting used to the city road (?) and will soon be able to go around every place.

I sleep about 9 or 10 hours every night.

I wish that I could have helped with the cleaning of the door yards before I left. The place must look much better now.

I always think of you so much when I am practicing. It seems that you have always //encouraged me in practicing so much that I never get at it without thinking of you and worrying about you at home working too hard and then having to do the same things so much without a change. I think you and Pa ought to have a rest next summer some way. The day time is beginning to go very fast. That’s a good sign to me that I am beginning to get interested.

Tell Alfie that I am going to subscribe $1.00 only and I can get from 12 to 24 of the latest music for dance orchestra.// He won’t need to get any and I’ll bering a nice collection home in the spring. I have practiced lots today. There is lots of work here for students.

The papers say that business promised to be good this fall. You can’t tell much about what they say though.

You must let Anna read this letter, as it seems that I can only write one letter home as I tell everything in one letter. I will write to Kippy soon.

Your son,

Albert.