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June
singing out to me, or if everybody was not calling me it sounded very much like it, they were on all sides I did not know where to look, & felt properly lost. The first I saw was Allice Lewin, Lil Finigan & Gladys Albert. When I got inside I was met by Alma, Etta, Saidee, Wally Lewin & Esme. Outside the rest of my friends crowded around & on the trip home we were all in one Taxi-Cab about 15 of us, every where they could possibly poke a flag out of the car they had one. On arrival home the front of the house was hidden behing [behind] strings of flags of all sizes & shapes, & the house, ground, & gardens was all cleaned & polished up for the occasion.
For dinner Polly & Stan all the Lewins & ourselves were here. The dining room was adorned with flags of "Welcome Home" & colored streamers, & looked lovely. I spent my leave rather quietly, not going away at all & not taking any of the consissions that the Railway department allowed me. I had a free pass on all Government tramways during my leave. The only time I went