SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



October 15, 1918. 



Dear Mr. Deane; 



Since writing my letter of last week, I liave learned 

 that my father has asked Mr. Coville for an indefinite 

 extension of leave of absence and two months have been 

 granted him. Whether he will actually be delayed for 

 this length of time or whether he is only asking for it 

 as a precautionary measure it is impossible to determine 

 until we hear from him. However I think it would be 

 quite worth T/hile to write him again at Guayaquil. H^y 

 will sail from Guayaquil, at any rate. 



We had a lovely long letter from George, last week. 

 He is very enthusiastic about all of his experiences and 

 is working very hard on his Spanish. He knows nothing 

 as yet about the new draft law. They are pretty well cut 

 off from all authentic news. 



We are begiming to be very lonely and anxious to 

 have them come home but we know that George will have to 

 leave us as soon as he gets home so our impatience is 

 tempered by apprehension. 



Mrs. Chase just told me that she is nursing a family 

 of four who are sick with no one to care for tiiem, two 

 colonels and their wives. She gave her name as a nurse. 

 We have been well and are glad to know that you have not 



