Dear Mom;

Today has been quite an uneventful day-as incidentally are most days. In the morning I worked and in the afternoon I tried to sleep without much success. I was rather restless for some reason or another-mostly because each time I would lie down, after a few minutes I would be reclining in a bath of sweat. So I spent the afternoon reading the Chicago Times of July 1^st to the 12^th inclusive. I don’t believe I mentioned to you that I received the above issues about a week ago through the mail. How or why I received them I don’t know, but I have enjoyed reading them even though they are three months old.

Today is the Holy Name Sunday and this afternoon at 5:15 I attended Mass and received communion.

Last night I was present at the H.N.S. Lance and had a very good time despite the fact that I couldn’t talk to the girls who were invited. They don’t talk or understand English.

God bless you, Mom.

Joe.