Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Writes again from Chicago on summer leave and describes activities there having a wonderful time. Carries on with description and mentions that the British War Relief Society were paying their board.

1942-09-26

Two page handwritten letter and envelope

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EXAMINER 1856

LAWSON
YMCA
Chicago

VIA. AIR MAIL

[postage stamp] [postage stamp] [postmark SEP 26 1942]

Mrs H Ellis,
54, Wulfric Rd.,
Manor,
Sheffield. 2.
Yorks.
England.

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51-1478-G.W.D. P.C.90

OPENED BY

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LAWSON
YMCA
CHICAGO

Sgt/Pilot E L Ellis
Lawson Y.M.C.A.
Chicago
U.S.A.

Thursday 2 Sept

Dear Mam & Dad,

as you will see from the address I am again down in the states and having a great time.

It happened that two weeks ago we realised we were elegable [sic] for summer leave so we applied for it at once and got sixteen days so we took it while the going was good.

Greene, the fellow I came with had not been down to the states before so we [deleted] man [/deleted] decided to come down here and we are having a marvellous time.

Tonight we have been out to a house for dinner, and what a dinner. After dinner the two daughters drove us out to the stables in one of their cars, as big as house, and showed us their horses & then drove us back here.

Their mother, I’ve forgotten the name, took our addresses so if you get a letter from here you will know who its from.

People have been taking us out almost every night and as they all have pots of money you can guess we had a great

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holiday.

Its now 11:30 Thursday and we have dates right up to Sunday breakfast and as we are due back in Paulson on the 30th Sept we are leaving here Sunday afternoon.

I’m sorry I did not write sooner but I have been coming home and falling into bed for the last week. I think its about time I got into bed now so I’ll close. I’ll write as soon as I get back to Paulson. Hoping everyone at home is O.K.

Rem[inserted]em[/inserted]ber me to all at 69, 52, & 6.

Your loving son,

Lewis.

P.S. The British War Relief Society is paying our board down here so we are having a cheap holiday.

Can you imagine Chicago on the side of Lake Michigan with skyscrapers and hundreds of neon signs and bright lights, I wish you were here with me,

Lewis