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GEORGIA WARM SPRINGS
WARM SPRINGS, GA.

Easter Sunday,
April 17, 1927.

Dear Father,

Since writing Ruth last week, I have received the splendid, helpful letter from you of last Monday, also the welcome letter from Mother, with lovely card for Easter, and an Easter card and few lines from Grandmother Hasbrouck. Just as I wrote this, Burdette came by with three letters, which I'll open. The mail comes in (directly from the train) on Sunday, but it does not go out, as the post office is closed.

The mail brought Aunt Etta's Easter card, and your letter of Friday, with checks enclosed. Glad Ruth is home, and that the color, of the house will be, I judge, "snappy", like the Prince of Wales' suit. Yes, the bottom of the pool is smooth and level concrete, except at the point it changes depth, and one of the finest things I do is a lot of walking in the water.

I believe I did come away without Mr. Davis's address. Kindly supply. (I have 151 Springdale Rd.) You did alright on the auto fire insurance, to let it lapse, as the rate is too high in proportion to the valuation allowed for the car.

My brace came this week, and is alright except that Dr. Hubbard agrees it will have to be shortened, on the inside. It presses upon the moving hip-bone. Now is the time to get it alright, and I will send it up for the change, with a letter by Dr. Hubbard.

To-day is more like Fourth of July than like Easter. Even in the morning, the weather is distinctly hot, without a coat. The maid has just come around with ice water, and Miss Mahoney, coming by, recalled that she went in swimming here on both Christmas day and New Years. The weather continues to be beautiful, and, although Friday morning was cloudy and cool, we went into the pool in sunshine in the afternoon.

I am beginning to feel acclimated, and feel perfectly splendid. I did not sunburn, and am now past the tender stage. I eat two eggs and bacon each morning for breakfast, meat for the other two meals, fine rich milk, and yet am hungry each meal.

There was no means of getting to church this morning. A radio was brought over from the hotel, in hopes that we might get it going for services, but I do not know whether it has been conditioned, as yet.

A young man, Edward Brown, from Cleveland, is learning to typewrite on this machine by the touch method under my direction. His mother says that he can buy the machine if he makes a good showing, and he comes each day, and is making good progress. So I may leave the machine here when I start north. Under the circumstances, you folks better make free to use the Remington which is now at the house, as I would then draw that machine into service.

Ask Ruth whether she ever heard of the Edgerton and Carpenter algebra books. Mr. Edgerton came down here Friday to join his wife and son, who is here for treatments. He teaches in the Dickinson High School, Jersey City, one of the biggest high schools in the country. Has 4,000 pupils. Mr. Edgerton has published five algebra textbooks, for the different courses, within the past five years.

Last evening I joined a table of bridge, with Edward Brown, Edward Edgerton, and Miss Williams. Most of the others play poker, etc. If you should be sending any parcels post package (I do not know of anything I need) please enclose my pack of auction bridge cards.

Thursday I went along when the Ford went to the village, and while there I got a 35cts haircut, to my great improvement and relief.

Colored people come for the laundry on Monday and bring it back on Thursday. The cuffs are rubbed clean -- contrast with Courtney's -- although I found that one of them had been worn out on the process. 50cts for 2 shirts, underwear, four handkerchiefs, some soft collars, etc.

I hope that your cold will speedily improve, under the favorable conditions of warmer weather. Tell Ruth to make good use of the car. I only wish that she could drive it down here to visit me.

With much love to you all, I am

Affectionately yours,
Paul

5:45. -?- took Bill and me for a ride this afternoon. He drives well, Ford car, with hands only. We went down to the public pool, where there were many cars, and for quite a ride in the country.