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Montclair N.J.
Dec. 7, 1913
Dear Goo,
In response to your request to have me write a letter I am doing it now because this is the first good opportunity I have had to write you. After we left you at the Grand Central we walked all the way down to 23rd st. I wanted to go down Broadway but [Paret?] and Walworth insisted upon 5th avenue. We went that way and believe me on Sunday nights 5th avenue is the lonliest and gloomiest place I ever struck.
However I’ll ditch the uninteresting stuff and give you a few items of interest. Did you know that you were intimately acquainted with a moving picture actor, in fact danced with one numerous times last winter? Last Tuesday when I was up at the club swimming, I got talking with Allen Brown. I asked him if he was going
Knight was elected for next years foot-ball team captain, he deserves it too.
We lost our first Basket Ball game to Paterson High last Friday by the score of 15-11. Sloke &
I had a good time [making?] conversation with the [Hawleins] girls, Bessie
Daddy and I went out to the theatre Saturday night. It was a pretty bum show except for one act and one of the movie films. Daddy said the latter was worth the price of the show alone, it was good alright -- “In the Midst of the
Well theres one thing in the football season which I can be thankfull for - I collected $10.50 from the Herald for the games and stuff up here in November. I also got back $3.50 from the “Bulletin” for football expenses.
Since it is 10:45 and I began this letter at 9 I will close jetzt & sogleich.
Mit viel Küssens
Von deiner
Bruder
With love
From
Don
P.S. Wir werden ein Weinachtfest [sp:Weihnachtsfest] des Deutchen [sp:Deutschen] Klubs von der Hoch Schule haben am 16th of December, ein play, der refreshments, und terpsichorean reflection.