20th May 44 Dear Mrs. Hall: You cannot imagine how pleasantly surprised I was to receive your lovely gift of candies yesterday afternoon. Would you be so kind as to thank the ladies of the Oshawa Women's Air Force Auxiliary on my behalf, for their kind thought- fulness. Your gift was greatly appreciated by other members of the mess as well as the writer. All think that the Oshawa Auxiliary is a very fine organization. I feel sure that the lads overseas who are in the thick of the battle must be very thankful for the fact that people such as your unit are so active in the excellent work they