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Show ITE IN SOCKS BRIHG5LETTER Ogden Woman Who Knitted for Reel Cross Receives Belated Answer Writinc from Budapest, Hungary; to Ihahfc In r for some woolen socks knit Ited during wartime ostensibly lor the j American soldiers In Prance, Ladlrtlaus j Pa ray. a young student, expresses lu a letter received by Mrs. S. J. Beggs, 2117 Adams aenin, appreciation jof the gift and glvep a glimpse of the I plight iu which Central Europe has found Itself. Although she is SI oars ol ae now, Mrs. Bcggs knitted dunn? the war over fifty pairs of BOCkS, Joining with members of the Eastern Star in Rpd Cross efforts. Paray describes himself as a self-ItaUfhl self-ItaUfhl student of English His letter, let-ter, which follows, proves this assertion: asser-tion: "l have your socks received and when I got It I found this little paper which 1 could a 111 fie read but not fnl jly. I reel me s to be obliged owing ;you the gift you sent. I can't speak well English because 1 have It by myself, my-self, without a muster learnej. and therefore I can't know English per-fectly, per-fectly, Therefore I couldn't read your paper thoroughly and so understood nut. But I understood as much, that I know your address and so I write you , lo thank you th- goodness you have proved. I bless oti ami am ever gra'c-fililj gra'c-fililj to you. "Cur mtscr is unspeakable bad and great, Wc can't buy to ourselves no clothes nor victuals. I am student of university and so cannot earn nothing. I have, moreover, five brothers, three 61 tors, two brothers all less aged than 1. My father is a pensioned civil ol ficer of railway. His salary is 1200 crowns per month, two dollars in America. We bless thf good Amerl cans who help our poor hungaryS. "I demand you. dear miss, that if you p.pt this letter answer to me end WrSle also a b-tter. I'm very curious Whether vou receive this letter. 1 thr.nk you'once mere your gift and air every thankfully t.i you. (Signed) "LADISAUS PARAY. ' I "Budapest. 1921. It Jan tin rv. |