{Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Canada
Rev. J. Reble, President
104 Hughson St. Hamilton, Ont.
Rev. J. Maurer, D.D., Vice-President
49 Irvin St. Kitchener, Ont.
Rev. H. Schorten, D.D., German Secretary
170 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ont.
Rev. C. H. Little, D.D., S.T.D., English Secretary
Waterloo, Ont.
Rev. E. Holm, Treasurer
Conestogo, Ont.
177 Albert St.,
Waterloo, Ont.,}
Dec. 1, 1929.
Dear Mother:
Sunday night has returned again, and as I am at home with the children I will try to write you a few lines once more. We are having real winter now, with wind and lots of snow. Every morning for the last few days the thermometer has been hovering around zero. Yesterday morning it was just 5% above, and to-day it continues still quite cold. Such cold weather is quite unusual even with us at this season. But for myself I don’t mind it at all. I walked down to Bridgeport this morning, as usual without gloves overcoat or hat, and didn’t mind it at all. I didn’t preach down there, but held my catechetical class after Sunday School while Prof. Aksim was preaching in the Church in German. After the service I came back with him on the streetcar. I intended going down on the dam skating this afternoon, but it snowed too heavily and I stayed at house and did some reading instead. The next two Sundays I will be preaching at Bridgeport. I will also have charge of the Christmas service of the Sunday School there during the holidays. Outside of Bridgeport there is not much preaching to do, but I am booked for one Sunday in January in Maynooth. This place is about 275 miles north-east of here
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and will necessitate my being away for about 3 days. So I am not very anxious to take it, but will do so in order to help out. Our Christmas vacation will begin on the 18th inst and will continue until Jan’y 3, 1930.
On Friday night last Bonnie gave a party for Carolus and Herman and their friends. There were seven couples present including Marion and her beau. One of the boys brought his grammophone and another his electric radio, which furnished the music; and they spent most of the time in dancing. Bonnie furnished coffee and sandwiches and cookies and cakes, which all enjoyed very much. The youngsters had a good time and it was nearly two o’clock in the morning before we got rid of them. Marion doesn’t dance, but Carolus and Herman take to it like ducks to water. Little Frederick stayed up during the whole time and seemed to enjoy the excitement of it as well as the next one. One advantage we derived from it was that we got our dining room floor polished to perfection. Carolus and his friend Theodore Christiansen looked out for that. Besides dancing they had music and played crokinole. I had to buy Herman an overcoat and Arthur an overcoat and a suit of clothes last week. So I have a bill down town for clothing alone of about $60. But they simply had to have them and there was no getting out of it. Catharine made a hundred on her last two examinations on arithmetic and was quite proud of her record. All the children seem to be doing very well in school. Marion stood fourth in her class. Robert didn’t stand so high, but passed in everything. The High School or Collegiate is a new school for him. Things are moving alone fine in the Seminary and a good spirit prevails. I am kept quite busy, but am enjoying the work. But I must close. With love and all good wishes, I am Most Sincerely yours,
[signed] Carroll.
