The War Letters

February 14, 1944

"Well here I am back at Ft. Dix again." Getting back at around 12:20 in the morning. Being Valentine's Day, he was surprised with a bunch of mail. Here is where he fills his family in on the rest of his NYC trip. After mailing the letter, he checked out and went down to Penn Station and checked his bag. From there he walked to Times Square and took the subway back to Fellman's. As mentioned in the previous letter, he'd had dinner with Mrs. Fellman, Elizabeth and Agnes. After dinner, Elizabeth had some sort of engagement, so she suggested Frank and Agnes go over to Radio City. This was fine with him as Agnes was "soft and sweet smellin", so they headed to Radio City to see Jane Eyre with a stage show. On their way he saw both Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral, which impressed him very much. It was an hour wait to get into Radio City, deemed the largest movie house in the world. The show was pretty good, but long and he almost fell asleep, but they knew they had to meet Elizabeth at the Savoy, though they did not have a definite time, so after the show they went to the Savoy. Apparently Elizabeth had been there a while, and blamed "poor Agnes" for the miscommunication. The "tirade was terrific", not what he expected from a sophisticated woman of the world. Since they were too late to get cocktails, they grabbed a bite and then headed to Penn Station. He was invited back the following week, but he doesn't think he'll make it again, though he had a great time and he gained a lot of confidence in knowing he could get himself around the city, unless it's something special he doesn't thing he'll return to NYC as a Private again.