Hudson's note and the Ave Maria were received. The secular papers and Army journals promote him so he prefers to take congratulations whether or not he is promoted. His aunt directs her letters "Lt. Colonel." He is stirring up the Catholic Union about Army Chaplains and hopes to have the bill before Congress and then in the columns of the Army and Navy Journal. Mr. Churchill of the Union is to correspond with I.C.B.U. to make them change their tactics. A copy of the Ave Maria should be sent to Father J.A. Fanning, of Fairbury, Illinois. His last paper to the Ave Maria will be sent next week. He is glad that Hudson liked his screed to the "Mirror". He and Mrs. Dallas attended the anniversary Mass of the dedication of the Visitation Church in Brooklyn, New York, Father J.M. Kiely, Bishops John Loughlin, D.D. and Shanahan were present. The beauty of the church is described. The music was the finest having a chorus of fifty voices. Gilbert O'Sullivan was in the choir. Father J.M. Kiely has made a mark in Brooklyn. A custom that impressed Dallas and his wife was the congregation praying for the poor souls. Hudson may open Dallas' relic box whenever he desires, as nothing can be injured. It is inferior to Hudson's valuable collection. His neuralgia is worse and next week he is going to break the routine of the Army and consult a specialist, who is a good Catholic. His dentist has given him a new set of teeth which he doesn't like as he cannot get enough to eat. He good friend Dr. Valery Havard has arrived and, when he completes a retreat with the Passionist Fathers at Hoboken, he is going to consult Dallas about organizing an Army Society for the purpose of distributing Catholic literature to the Army. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 6 pp. 8 vo