Title: Letter from issei man, 12/25/1941, (denshopd-p140-00037)
Densho ID: denshopd-p140-00037

12/25 8 P.M.

Dear: --

Thank you for Christmas tie and E.J. dictionary. I saw nice sunshine & you this morning 11:15. We eat breakfast oats meal, mush, milk & coffee, bread, butter, berry jam. Noon lunch (dinner) roast turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, stewed corn, mash potatoes, apple sauce, coffee, bread, butter. Supper lamb stew, stew prune, black tea, bread, butter. Buy bowl of rice 5 cents extra. We went out one hour 12:30-1:30 inside yard fresh air.

Many friends ready for going to camp yesterday today. I don't know about me at all if officer ask you bring suits case to me. I wish have some books, newspapers, magazine and another suits because no body knows limit. I wish stand at Hearing but some one going without hearing, seems to me. Elder Schear told me Dr. McConkey will stand witness. I am an elder of the 1st church & one of director of Community Chest (Defense Chest) of Seattle, Wash. I have done among Japanese

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community, Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Also done American organization.

1. First Presbyterian Church of Seattle 32 years

2. Community fund of Seattle 20 years

3. A satificate [certificate] from American Red Closs [Cross] 3-4 years ago.

I took leadership for bring Japanese or Japanese community to Christianize and Americanism or American way. I don't understand why I arrest even war break while other Japanese at business or at home? I done nothing wrong to U.S. or America. O, I pray our GOD father who is living.

Good night K.

Daddy