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[illegible] Down South
Salisbury Plain
Nov. 14-14

Dear Griff
I dropped the slaughter of germans for 
a few hours and visited Elias de Durham
Lodge 586 within a small dogs bark of 
Salisbury spire.  In military rank I was
junior to the two officers who were visiting
with me, so the brutes made me go
through the swear [illegible] and then vouch
for them.
First [illegible] out of the box I fogot the name
of Noah and all his descendants, but they
gradually came back to my memory and I
was able to sneer condescendingly at my
friends the Majors.  There was to have been
a 3rd [illegible] but military duties kept
him away. The tools and ornaments were
impressive and its work would have been
well done.  never more than one at 
Lodge, and no emergencies I believe.
We knew nobody there  had found
that one old friend Thos Fletcher
was a P.M. of this Lodge.  Many of the 
old ones knew him & were delighted to 
hear of him.  Kindly [illegible] Fletcher Jr
know [illegible] when you meet.
All well here & up to the knees in work
and mud.  Give as always my love to
Mrs. Griff and continue to write regularly
to Yours [illegible]
JH McInyn[?] Capn
[illegible]
[illegible]

BC Archives, MS-1901 Russell, Alma M., 1873-1964.  Victoria; librarian.
Box 1 Selected miscellaneous letters and ephemera, 1914-1917
File 11