{Lutheran Theological Seminary and Waterloo College
Waterloo, Ontario}
June 10, 1921.
Dear Mother:-
Your kind letter to Bonnie was received by her during my absence at Synod and was read by myself also on my return. It was appreciated highly as were also the newspaper and the clippings which you sent. Mr. Childs seems to be an ambitious lad and bound to complete his education in spite of the barrier of having a wife and children. I am glad to see that he is making good. You did not say in your letter to Bonnie whether you intended to accept Hazel’s pressing invitation to come to Washington, so I am in about the same position I was in last week as far as your address is concerned and will do as I did then address your letter to your home at Hickory, N.C. I went to Synod last Monday morning and returned on Friday around noon. It was a long, tiresome trip, but we had fine weather from start to finish and a splendid harmonious convention of Synod. The attendance of both pastors and delegates was the best we ever had. We had some distinguished visitors also, Dr. [?].C. Hoffmann our Supt. of Home Missions, Dr. Bachmann, Rector of the Mary J. Drexel Deaconness Home, and Rev. Walters of the Rajahmundry Mission in India. The people of the congregation in Ottawa entertained us royally and on one afternoon gave the delegation a trip over Ottawa and vicinity showing us the various beauty spots; and Ottawa is certainly a picturesque city. It is not as clean as Waterloo and Kitchener, but has
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many attractions both natural and artificial. We were also conducted through the new Parliament building which is larger and far superior to the old. Pastor Bermon and I were placed out on the Dominion Experimental Farm where we were the guests of a Mr. Holtz, the florist and horticulturist. The farm was in all the glorious beauty of summer and the flowers – especially the peonies – were magnificent. They claim to have the finest collection of peonies on the continent. We were about 40 minutes out from the city by trolley, but our delightful situation amply repaid us for the distance necessary to travel in going to and returning from Church. Pastor Bermon seemed to fall in love with Miss Holtz and ‘rushed’ her throughout the convention. I wouldn’t be surprised if that doesn’t make a match as she seemed to be as eager to be with him as he with her. His case with Miss Werth has fallen through on account of some trouble her brother had in his love affairs for whom she is keeping house. We were kept very busy from the time we reached Ottawa Monday night until Thursday night and were a rather tired bunch when we got back. But a few days of rest have brought me around again. The weather was rather on the warm order until to-day which was quite cool. My garden is growing fine. I have the best corn of any body in the vicinity and an abundance of it and my garden as a whole is the finest I ever had. I am succeeding also in keeping it quite clean. I expect to have a fine crop of potatoes this year which ought to be quite a help in reducing the cost of living. Yesterday our old cluck came off with eleven chickens, one of which died and to-day I set another hen with 15 eggs. If we are successful in raising them we ought to have a good supply of fowls and eggs. Our few hens have been laying fine ever since early in the spring.
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Dr. Hoffmann preached in St. John’s this morning, Pastor Bockelmann being away on his vacation, and Prof. Zinck preached this evening. Bonnie and the boys except Robert were down at Church to-night. I stayed at home and kept the baby. She was a little cross and I had to put her to sleep three times and then she didn’t stay put. But she is growing fast and is strong and healthy and is a beautiful baby. The children are still going to school. Arthur passed his examinations last week, but failed to grade. I hardly expected he would as he had graded once through the year but he only fell down in one subject and that was arithmetic, which is the only thing with which he has any difficulty. Herman is doing better work lately and may grade and Carolus expects to get through with honours. Prof. Willison went from Ottawa down to Nova Scotia to serve the Northfield Parish during the summer months. He left his wife and family here to look after his garden. Prof. Zinck and wife and Dr. Hoffmann and family will also probably remain here through the summer. We are looking forward to a treat this week in the Convocation of Church Musicians which will be held in St. Matthew’s Church Kitchener, June 15. Drs. Ohl Rud and organist Benbow of Buffalo will have the work in charge and the various Lutheran choirs of the twin-cities will participate. The next big event will be the Summer School in the Seminary building the last of July. Well, I must close. Hope you enjoyed your trip and have arrived safe at home again. With much love and all good wishes, I am
Most Sincerely yours
[signed] Carroll H. Little.
