They Americans were a good looking lot of men and no doubt will do good work. The crowds that turned out to see the parade beggars description. It was certainly a sight I should hate to have missed.

Well I did fairly well in the short time that I had in looking up relatives don't you think. You will be glad to hear, I thought Uncle Tom was looking well, he is very keen on his summer place and has gone up there for a month to get some fishing and also to get his vegetable garden in shape. He has to go by train these days, no motors are used for joy rides these days. A great difference from old Victoria. How is my old Car, is it comfortably housed? I found the Aunts and Cats all at home at Kew. I had tea with them. I was amused at some of the things they

BC Archives, MS-2685 Box 17 File 3

OLIVER, William Edgar, 1867-1920. Victoria; lawyer. Erroll P. Gillespie, correspondence outward, 1917-1919.